Montpelier and Plainfield Announce $5 Million Infrastructure Extension to Country Club Road

Vermont’s Agency of Commerce and Community Development has announced the second round of Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) awards, allocating $10,218,236 in federal funds to support recovery efforts in communities affected by the July 2023 floods.

The funding, directed at areas designated as Most Impacted and Distressed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, will benefit Washington and Lamoille counties, with specific investments in Montpelier and Plainfield aimed at expanding affordable housing in flood-resilient locations.

In Montpelier, $5 million will support the Infrastructure Extension to Country Club Road project, which involves installing larger water and sewer lines and rebuilding the access road, including sidewalks and bike lanes, to enable housing development on the city’s 133-acre property at 203 Country Club Road.

According to Mike Miller, director of Montpelier’s Planning and Community Development Department, the grant is critical for advancing the city’s housing plans, which include proposals for 249 to 340 units, with a portion designated as affordable for low- and moderate-income buyers.

Plainfield will receive $5,218,236 for the East Village Expansion project, led by the Plainfield Community Development Corporation, which will create 20 new housing units on a parcel adjacent to the village center, 14 of which will be affordable to low- and moderate-income homebuyers for at least 20 years.

Governor Phil Scott emphasized that the investments are part of a broader strategy to replace housing lost in recent floods while ensuring new developments are situated in areas less vulnerable to future flooding.

The awards follow a December 2025 distribution of nearly $50 million in CDBG-DR funds, leaving approximately $4.2 million remaining from the state’s original $67.8 million allocation from HUD for disaster recovery.