Massachusetts Eyes HUD Pilot for Low Income Housing
Governor Sargent assigns Julian Steele to coordinate Massachusetts participation in HUD’s Operation Breakthrough. Officials from HUD and 40 MA communities discuss federal goal of 26 million housing units in the next decade and the need for mass production in construction to meet the national target.
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Boston
UPI
Massachusetts
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Francis W. Sargent
Julian D. Steele
State Department of Community Affairs
Sargent
Cambridge
Harold B. Finger
Finger
Steele
Two Groups Vie For Bargaining In Vermont
In Montpelier UPI reports two organizations seek recognition to represent Vermont state workers in collective bargaining. Charles Shea, Vermont State Employes Labor Relations Board chair, will recommend investigation of petitions from Garnett Harvey of the Vermont State Employer Association and Delbert Husted of AFSCME Local 1953. The board plans a July 30 or August 6 Montpelier session to review rules and present petitions to the panel. The board operates under a 1969 law granting state employees the right to bargain collectively.
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American Federation of State County and Municipal Employes Union
Afl-Cio
Windsor State Prison
Shea
Montpelier
Vermont considers a unified human resources department
The human services subcommittee of the Committee on Administrative Coordination will review a legislative proposal to merge health, mental health and social welfare, alcoholic rehabilitation and vocational rehabilitation under a single human resources department. Highway Commissioner John Gray, chair, said the 10 member group will study a bill in the House government operations committee for needed revision. Former Gov. Philip Hoff first proposed the idea as part of Gov. Deane C. Davis’ broader plan to reorganize state government and reduce the 149 agencies reporting to the governor.
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Deane C. Davis
Stafford Offers Draft Reform
Washington Rep. Robert T. Stafford re introduces a bill to reform draft laws. He expects House Armed Services Committee hearings after a special committee submits its report to President Nixon. The measure repeats five provisions from last year, including national classification standards and a 30 day notice induction gap.
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Washington
UPD
Robert T. Stafford
R-Vt
House Armed Services Committee
Stafford
Selective Service
Nixon
Commission Asked to Report on Drug Problem Coordination
The Vermont governor has asked the commission on children and youth to report this fall on better coordinating state efforts against the drug problem under the 1968 law. He will not issue an executive order until more information is gathered. A task group including the attorney general, county prosecutors, the drug rehabilitation chair, and commissioners of education public safety health mental health and corrections will prepare the report due November 15.
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Children and Youth Commission
Davis’ Desk
Land Transfers Routed to Central Vermont Office
The Vermont Development Department will centralize land transfer records by directing the Tax Department to forward property transfer reports to Development Commissioner Robert Wilson. Effective August 1, only sales of 100 acres or more are covered, with extra reporting if regional surges or unusual acquisitions occur. The move replaces fragmented town clerk records with a centralized state system.
Davis backs regionalization plan with incentives
Gov. Davis supports regionalization in principle and urges state aid to assist, not force, communities to join regional districts. He notes a shifted mood since a 1953 study and cites a public hearing Aug. 26 in Montpelier as the education board airs Scribner’s proposal.
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State Education Board
Montpelier
Harvey B. Scribner
Welfare law overhaul eyed by New York commission
Albany report shows the Temporary State Commission to Revise the Social Services Law will widen its probe to include private nonprofit social service operations and funding. Chairman Sen. William E. Adams says a broader review is needed to reveal the true fiscal picture and aid relief for children. In a separate note from Albany, Steven W. Trimm appeals his four year jail sentence for draft evasion, claiming lack of legal counsel advice during his trial. A Saratoga Raceway patron, Gerald L. Brickley, reports $600 stolen after winning a $200 double when a thief followed him to the Gateway Equipment Co parking lot where he works.
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Albany
William E. Adams
Commission
Steven W. Trimm
Chatham
Whoas
Trimm
New York
Latham
Saratoga Raceway
Gerald L. Brickley
Manchester
N.H
Gateway Equipment Co
Brickley
Williamstown Route 7 plan spurs paper dispute
A Department of Public Works letter outlines relocating a short Route 7 section to align with a Vermont project, prompting local consternation but viewed as a paper transaction. The plan would reclassify Route 7 from North Hoosac Road to the Vermont line as a federal aid road, with the spur entering Vermont west of Green Mountain Park.
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Williamstown
State Department of Public Works
Vermont
Green Mountain Park
Hoosac River
DPW
Edward J. Ribbs
North Hoosac Road
Vermont Line
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Honduras
Griffin Inc
Arlington
Davis
Environmental Control Commission
You Carling Brewing Company
Natick, Mass
Hednesford
England
UPID
Sie
Save-Way Supermarket
Bennington
Mammoth Mart
Burlington
API
Dennis Godin
Shelburne
U.S. 7
Godin
Linden
Babcock
Robert Babcock
Bolton
Bolton Valley
Raceway
Down In
Berkshire
North Adams
Boston & Maine Railroad
Hoosac
Mechanicville
N.Y
Pittsfield
Clanchette Brothers
Augusta
Maine
U.S. 2
Canaan
Newport
Maine Highway Commission
U.S. Bureau of Public Roads
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