VERMONT EDUCATIONAL AND HEALTH BUILDINGS FINANCING AGENCY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

VERMONT EDUCATIONAL AND HEALTH BUILDINGS

FINANCING AGENCY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Vermont Educational and Health Buildings Financing Agency, Winooski, Vermont (the “Agency”), a body corporate and politic constituting a public instrumentality of the State of Vermont, intends to issue its Vermont Educational and Health Buildings Financing Agency Revenue Bond (Brattleboro Memorial Hospital Project) 2019 Series A (the “2019 Bond”), in an amount not to exceed $12,500,000, to make a loan to Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, Inc. (the “Corporation”) for purposes of (i) paying, or reimbursing the Corporation for paying, a portion of the costs of acquiring, constructing, renovating or equipping capital projects at the Corporation’s hospital facilities in Brattleboro, Vermont, including: (a) the demolition of a two story building and constructing a new four-story, 20,180 square foot building on the site to house central sterile processing and cardiac rehabilitation, a new operating room suite relocated from the main hospital, medical offices for surgical staff and exam rooms, and physician office space and exam rooms, (b) renovation of 6,518 square feet of vacated space in the main hospital building to house the anesthesia workroom and equipment storage, post-anesthesia care unit, endoscopy, minor procedure suite, and pharmacy, and renovation of 4,809 square feet of connecting hallways from the main hospital to the new building, and (c) the purchase and installation of three new boilers to replace two existing boilers, (collectively, the “2019 Project”), and (ii) paying a portion of the costs of issuance of the 2019 Bond.  The 2019 Project will be owned and operated by the Corporation and is located at the main campus of the Corporation located at 17 Belmont Avenue, Brattleboro, Vermont 05301.

Please Take Notice that the Agency will hold a public hearing at 9:30 a.m. on November 12, 2019 at its office at 20 Winooski Falls Way, Winooski, VT  05404, at which time any person may be heard regarding the 2019 Project described above and the proposed 2019 Bond.  Documents regarding the proposed 2019 Bond and other public records regarding the 2019 Project described above are in the possession of the Agency and may be examined during regular business hours at the above referenced office of the Agency.

Any person who decides to appeal any decision made by the Agency with respect to any matter considered at its hearing will need a record of the proceedings.  Such person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, including the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.

/s/ Michael Gaughan
Executive Director
Vermont Educational and Health Buildings Financing Agency