State officials say it will be summer before applications for money from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development are accepted and the
funds may not be available until August – a year after Irene.
Recent national economic news has raised hopes that the recession is
moderating and better days are ahead, but there’s still plenty to be
concerned about
Economic Recovery director Tom Evslin says he’s disappointed
that the Obama Administration has been slow to establish rules for key
broadband and energy grant projects.
Eighty years ago this weekend, floodwaters ravaged Vermont and left a deep legacy. We hear the memories of people who lived through the flood, and talk with historians about how that disaster changed the state.