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Read. Follow. Verify.Vermont allocates $143,000 for brownfields redevelopment at Upper Valley Regional Landfill
Last action · January 14, 2026: Read first time and referred to the Committee on EnvironmentSponsors: Rebecca Holcombe and 1 other
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What This Bill Would Do
Vermont appropriates $143,000 in 2027 to the Agency of Natural Resources for a grant to the Green Mountain Economic Development Corporation to restart site development at the Upper Valley Regional Landfill in Thetford.
Provides state funding to cover probate proceeding costs necessary for acquiring a court-appointed administrator role to transfer and redevelop the abandoned landfill property.
Who It Would Affect
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Green Mountain Economic Development Corporation
Receives grant funding to cover costs associated with site development and probate proceedings.
Agency of Natural Resources
Receives the appropriation from the General Fund to administer the grant.
Residents of Thetford
See potential redevelopment of the former landfill site within their town.
Key Facts
- Appropriates $143,000.00 from the General Fund to the Agency of Natural Resources in fiscal year 2027.
- Directs funds to be issued as a grant to the Green Mountain Economic Development Corporation.
- Funds are designated for reinitiating brownfields site development of the Upper Valley Regional Landfill.
- The landfill site is located in the village of Post Mills in the Town of Thetford.
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- Grant money may be used for costs incurred in a probate proceeding to obtain appointment as Court Appointed Administrator.
- The administrative appointment facilitates the transfer of the site to new ownership for redevelopment approval.
- The act takes effect upon passage.
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Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Jan 14, 2026HouseIntroducedRead first time and referred to the Committee on Environment
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