The city of Burlington has rejected a plan by the owners of a hostel to use their Main Street facility as a shelter for homeless families during the winter.

The Bellows Falls Warming Shelter has a new location where local people who are homeless can sleep during the cold months.

Governor Peter Shumlin on Wednesday issued an executive order to reconstitute the Vermont Council on Homelessness. The interagency group is charged with developing a 10-year plan to end homelessness.