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Scott to meet with Trump/ Bank prez retires/ UVM ROTC wins award

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A new study finds that new housing in the Upper Connecticut River Valley region slowed in 2022 and 2023 after a significant uptick in 2021:  
2021: 710 new homes
2022: 264 new homes
2023: 469 new homes

Today’s Journal-Opinion reports that data from the study comes from 32 towns, including Haverhill (NH), Bradford, Fairlee, Newbury, and Thetford. The vast majority of new homes are being developed in the 12 most populous towns, which includes Haverhill, of that dataset.

Lebanon NH, Hartford VT (AKA White River Junction), and Claremont NH have added the most homes since 2010.

The Vital Communities report says: “[The] Upper Valley needs greater housing diversity, both in type and location. Efforts must continue to add small-scale, affordable projects to all communities in our region to address the ‘missing middle’ housing, such as manufactured housing parks, smaller starter homes in cottage cluster developments, conversions from single-family to multifamily housing, and in-fill development that adds accessory dwelling units or splits up double lots.”

Longtime admin economic development chief takes news job – Joan Goldstein will leave her role leading the Department of Economic Development at the end of April. Goldstein will serve as the next Chief Executive Officer of the Vermont Economic Development Authority (VEDA).

Goldstein has served as the Commissioner of the Department of Economic Development since April 2015. She was initially appointed by former Governor Shumlin and reappointed in 2017 by Governor Scott. During that time, she has taken an innovative approach to redeveloping programs. Goldstein and her team also created and implemented investment programs for COVID-19, flood relief and recovery managed by the Department.

Scott to meet with Trump next week – Governor Phil Scott will attend the National Governors Association Winter meeting in Washington, D.C. this week.

In addition to meetings with other governors and diplomats, on Saturday Governor Scott, who serves as co-chair of the NGA Public Health and Disaster Response Task Force,

will lead a discussion with Hawaii Governor Josh Green on border security with the National Guard Bureau and Department of Homeland Security.

While in D.C., Governor Scott will also participate in a meeting of the New England governors. He will also join fellow governors for a meeting with President Trump and other officials at the White House on Friday.

Bank president retires – After 11 years of service, Tom Leavitt will be retiring as the 14th president of Northfield Savings Bank this autumn.

Leavitt, a Burlington native, was a standout athlete at Burlington High School in the 1970s. The bank’s Board of Trustees has established a CEO Search Committee and retained a firm to assist in the search for Leavitt’s successor. The transition, they say, is a natural and deliberate move, guided by the bank’s Management Succession Planning Program. 

The University of Vermont’s Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program has won the 2023-2024 General Douglas MacArthur Award for Leadership.

This is the third time UVM ROTC has won the MacArthur Award in the last 10 years.

“This is a great honor for this program and our cadets,” said Lt. Col. Travis McCracken, Professor of Military Science, University of Vermont ROTC. “They are exceptional young adults that will undoubtedly go on to achieve great success in the U.S. Army,” said McCracken.

The award is given to the best ROTC program in the Northeast region of the U.S. Army Cadet Command (USACC). USACC is comprised of 9 separate regions consisting of 275 host programs across the country. The Northeast consists of 42 host universities which include all Ivy League schools and other elite universities.

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  1. Governor Scott voted for Harris, told everyone in VT to vote for Harris. He told everyone in VT to vote for Haley in the primary. He has gone against Vermonters’ wishes for many years, signing horrible Bills, letting Bills go through, putting up weak fronts against Bills while giving the illusion that he tried to do the right thing. All a show people. The corrupt local government officials all work together with the big money lobbyists, a corrupt team, not just VT but many other states too.

    The Peoples’ Mandate which they voted for on November 5th is clear, yet VT along with several other states are still not listening and the fraud continues. Can’t wait for the money to be cut-off to VT and to those states still not listening. Can’t wait for the Truth to be exposed.

  3. A hearty congratulations to Tom Leavitt on your retirement! As a fellow classmate since kindergarten, I could not be more thrilled for you! I wish you all the very best!

  4. Goldstein accomplished virtually nothing at DED yet gets promoted.

    just like the other gal who ran DED and was knuckle deep in the EB5 mess yet somehow got a cushy state job when her shelf life expired

  5. I wonder what Scott thinks about his best buddy Doug Burgum becoming Secretary of the Interior and the drill-baby-drill mandate for energy independence.

  6. What happened to Johnny Bananas (Fake News Reporter) article “Canada to be renamed Gay Wisconsin”?? It was posted here on VDC earlier this morning.

  8. The low paid and young do not have a chance in VT any longer. Join the Army: Good pay, education, security, ADVENTURE! At least check out the possibilities.

  9. CONGATULATIONS, UVM ROTC !!!!!!!!!!!

    That exemplary achievement for the MacArthur Leadership Award is something to be very proud of.

    Lead the way young men and women – as you lead your nation in strength, intellect, courage, and righteousness as our Constitution directs. And THANK YOU! God bless you all.

  10. V. E. D. A. Vermont Enabling Drug Activity. Large amounts of taxpayers money flow in this operation.

  13. “…Governor Scott, who serves as co-chair of the NGA Public Health and Disaster Response Task Force, will lead a discussion with Hawaii Governor Josh Green on border security with the National Guard Bureau and Department of Homeland Security.”

    Josh Green – I wonder how the recovery from the Maui fires is proceeding? Media blackout until Gov Newscum said he spoke to Green about handling the LA fires. There is no disaster like a planned and executed disaster now is there?

    Public Health? An appropriate spot for a man who mandated the jabs, and willfully publically disparages any citizen who disagreed with that or any other woke nonsense being shoved down our throats and picking our wallets clean. How many crossed our border since 2021? How many signed up for freebies with our money and resources?

    My guess is if Phil is acknowleged or even greeted by President Trump – the handshake could pull Phil’s shoulder out of his socket. Careful Phil, they’ve got it all or perhaps you all ready know your fate and just playing along for the sake of keeping the peace?

  14. I really don’t think that Trump will give Scott the right time of day. I hope Trump makes him grovel and beg for anything Scott asks.