Ad Hoc Senior Housing Committee Pursues Senior Housing Grants
Deerfield Ad Hoc Senior Housing Committee pursues $500,000 rural housing grant. The committee is pursuing a community of choice grant with a June 1st application deadline to fund septic waste pre-processing or accessory dwelling units, according to Chair Lili Dwight's report. Member Carolyn Shores
Ad Hoc Senior Housing Committee · Meeting of March 25, 2026
Deerfield Ad Hoc Senior Housing Committee pursues $500,000 rural housing grant. The committee is pursuing a community of choice grant with a June 1st application deadline to fund septic waste pre-processing or accessory dwelling units, according to Chair Lili Dwight's report. Member Carolyn Shores Ness will explore U.S.
Department of Agriculture housing funding options, and member C. Blake Gilmore noted the Selectboard is also investigating an anaerobic digester system. The minutes show the committee discussed potential bylaw modifications that could allow accessory dwelling units if septic standards were aligned with state requirements.
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Source: the Ad Hoc Senior Housing Committee meeting of March 25, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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