Green Mountain College Students Create Maps for Region

  Students from the Fall/Spring Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping courses at Green Mountain College (GMC) have created several maps for the TRO Region. Most of the projects that students completed were driven by recommendations in the TRORC Regional Plan and looked at the following: Analysis of bird habitat at elevations over 2,500 feet; Broadband…

TRORC Updates the Regional Plan

TRORC has initiated a process to update the Regional Plan. This encompasses every chapter and appendix of the Plan.  Two public hearings have been scheduled for the draft Plan next month: Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at Damon Hall in Hartland, 6 p.m. Thursday, July 11, 2019 at the Royalton Town Offices in South Royalton, 6…

Year 3 of DEC Grants-in-Aid Announced

Vermont’s Regional Planning Commissions (RPC) and the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) invite your municipality to participate in the Municipal Roads Grants-in-Aid Program. This program provides funding for municipalities to implement best management practices (BMPs) in compliance with the DEC Municipal Roads General Permit (MRGP). DEC has set aside $2.9 million to support BMP implementation…