For fiscal years 2010 and 2011, many states are above budget deficits. Some, like California, face severe shortages. Lack of resources requires states to eliminate and consolidate departments and services. Here are some ways to combine affordable housing activities. Vermont is an excellent example.
Vermont currently has two separate bodies of affordable real estate and two additional departments dealing with various aspects of the development of affordable housing. A report by the administration of Governor Jim Douglas ordered recommends consolidation of all departments into one.
Currently, the Vermont Real Estate Agency, the Vermont Housing Finance Authority, and programs within the Conservation Council of Vermont Housing and Department of Economic Development of housing and community programs are offered and similar services. Combine them, the report says, the state could save more than $ 450,000.
Proponents of the consolidation plan say the money could be saved would be reinvested in developing programs that create affordable housing in Vermont. But because the state currently has a budget deficit would probably use the savings to fill the gap. Although there may not directly benefit from the monetary benefits to developers of application procedures simplified. They had only one application is a ministry for the development of Vermont and not have to spend time searching the various departments to determine which applications should be obtained for a certain type of development.
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