VERMONT LT. GOV. Phil Scott, left, Jenny Nelson from Sen. Bernie Sanders’ office, Hancock selectboard member Shelley Twitchell, USDA Rural Development Vermont and New Hampshire State Director Ted Brady and Diane Derby from Sen. Pat Leahy’s office pose at a recent ceremony in Chester where the USDA announced a $50,000 grant toward the conversion of Hancock’s 1850 schoolhouse into town offices and a library.
HANCOCK — On Monday, June 23, United States Department of Agriculture officials announced that more than $430,000 in USDA Rural Development Community Facility grants, loans and loan guarantees will be disbursed among eight organizations for the purchase, improvement and protection of community assets.
In Addison County, the town of Hancock received a $50,000 USDA grant toward the renovation of the 1850 schoolhouse, thanks in large part to the efforts of Hancock selectboard member Shelley Twitchell and Town Clerk Sarah Deering, who wrote the grant.
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