FILE - Jodi Kelly, left, practice manager at Stonecliff Veterinary Surgical Center, behind, and her husband, veterinarian Dan Kelly, use a canoe to remove surgical supplies from the flood-damaged center, July 11, 2023, in Montpelier, Vt. Two of the Vermont communities hardest hit by flooding have put in an urgent request for $3.5 million in state funding to elevate 20 homes in Barre and the capital city of Montpelier for flood victims who still need safe places to live as the state grapples with a housing crisis. They said at a Statehouse press conference on Tuesday, March 19, 2024 that many many whose homes were damaged or lost are still in a state of recovery and saving houses is far cheaper than building new ones. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, file)
Barre City Manager Nicolas Storellicastro on Tuesday, March 19, 2024 talks about the need for state funding to elevate 20 homes damaged by summer flooding in Barre and Montpelier during a news conference at the Statehouse in Montpelier, Vt. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke)
FILE - A small tractor clears water from a business as flood waters block a street, July 12, 2023, in Barre, Vt. Two of the Vermont communities hardest hit by flooding have put in an urgent request for $3.5 million in state funding to elevate 20 homes in Barre and the capital city of Montpelier for flood victims who still need safe places to live as the state grapples with a housing crisis. They said at a Statehouse press conference on Tuesday, March 19, 2024 that many many whose homes were damaged or lost are still in a state of recovery and saving houses is far cheaper than building new ones. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, file)