(Acknowledgements below)
SEON would like to express a heartfelt thanks to the whole Vermont delegation (and especially their staff) for helping us organize, format, and submit the best version of a spending request we could for our community.
Special thanks to staff members for their prompt and careful advice:
- In Representative Balint’s office: Matt Hunt, Kate Huffman Gorud, and Madelyn Smith.
- In Senator Welch’s office: Miles McGuriman, Rebecca Ellis.
- In Senator Sanders’ office: Ethan Hinch, Haley Pero.
SEON would also like to express gratitude to the people and organizations that wrote Letters of Support (sometimes turning around edits in minutes). These supporters include:
- The Windham County members of the Vermont General Assembly
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- Michelle Bos-Lun –Windham-3 State Representative
- Mollie S. Burke –Windham-8 State Representative
- Sara Coffey –Windham-1 State Representative
- Leslie Goldman –Windham-3 State Representative
- Nader Hashim –Windham-16 State Representative
- Emilie Kornheiser –Windham-7 State Representative
- Emily Long –Windham-5 State Representative
- Tristan Roberts –Windham-6 State Representative
- Libby Bennett, Executive Director – Groundworks Collaborative
- Elizabeth Bridgewater – Executive Director of Windham & Windsor Housing Trust
- Kevin Chu (he/him), Executive Director – Vermont Futures Project
- Richard Faesy, Principal – Energy Futures Group
- Alex Farrell – Commissioner of the Department of Housing and Community Development
- Adam Grinold & Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation
- Matt Miller, Principal – RHOImpact
- Susan Westa, AICP, Associate Director – Windham Regional Commission
- Downstreet Housing & Community Development
- The Community Development Support
- Southeastern Vermont Community Action (SEVCA)
- Laurie Felder, VP, Green Lending – NEFCU/ VSECU
Due to the tight deadline, SEON is honored to expect more letters of support, including:
- VT Treasurer Mike Pieciak
- VIA (VT) Architect Andrea Murray
- Brett Ference – VMEC
- Mike O’Hearn – VMEC
- Pat Moulton – Moulton Consultants
- More to come….
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