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Gov. Phil Scott has announced a major funding initiative using federal American Rescue Plan Act funds, and housing is at the top of the list for the funds.
The four-year, $1 billion spending plan may help get some of the 2,000 homeless people out of emergency housing in hotels and motels including five properties in Manchester.
That topic came up again at Manchesterâs Select Board meeting Tuesday when board member Heidi Chamberlain asked about the townâs homeless population.
Chamberlain first brought the Manchester issue up in mid-March.
The board is concerned about rising crime rates, zoning violations, and the human toll of families living in substandard housing offering only a cramped motel room and bathroom with no kitchen facilities.