As many lose motel housing, 91 lawmakers demand more shelters, state of emergency

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Julie Whitney follows her husband Chuck Rouille to their room at the Travelodge motel on Shelburne Road in South Burlington on Sunday, Sept. 15. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger

This story, by Report for America corps member Carly Berlin, was produced through a partnership between VTDigger and Vermont Public.

Nearly 100 Vermont legislators and Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman are now calling for Gov. Phil Scott to intervene on a mass wave of evictions currently underway from the state’s motel voucher program for people experiencing homelessness.

“These are the most vulnerable people, and there’s nowhere for them to go unless we do something,” said Sen. Tanya Vyhovsky, P/D-Chittenden Central, in an interview Tuesday…

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