The brochure for the event can be found here: https://vcgi.vermont.gov/sites/vcgi/files/blog/2014-toec-brochure-final.pdf

Registration is here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/town-officers-education-conference-tickets-8001295089

This course is the second in an environmental series in partnership with the Environmental Assistance Office. This course will be centered around road maintenance with two main focus areas: Managing Street Sweepings, Catch Basin Cleanings and Ditching Materials, as well as Best Management Practices (BMPs) and strategies to help minimize flood and erosion hazards.

Registration is free and strongly encouraged. Click here to register.

The full announcement can be found here.

TRORC will be presenting information about Vermont’s Designation Programs with a focus on changes to the programs as a result of Act 59.  We will also introduce the newest member of Vermont’s Designation Program – the Neighborhood Development Area.

Description: Housing is a key focus of the Vermont Neighborhood Program. This workshop will present attendees with a range of suggested tools that communities can use to encourage housing. It will not only focus on methods to encourage new housing, but also on preserving and improving existing stock. Planners will discuss how communities can utilize the tools to prioritize areas of needs and how to implement housing plans.

Presenter: Ellie Ray, Regional Planner, TRORC

For more information, contact Ellie at [email protected] or 802-457-3188

TRORC will be presenting information about Vermont’s Designation Programs with a focus on changes to the programs as a result of Act 59.  We will also introduce the newest member of Vermont’s Designation Program – the Neighborhood Development Area.

The Vermont Criminal Justice Training Council, Vermont Police Academy presents, Introduction to Incident Command System ~ ICS 100

For full course announcement and registration forms please visit the Criminal Justice Training Council website (https://vcjtc.vermont.gov/training/current_courses) or the DEMHS website (https://vem.vermont.gov/event).  Registration forms should be emailed to me at [email protected]. Typed ‘signatures’ are acceptable on the registration form.  You can also find additional course announcements at the websites above.

A Free Public Forum for Information Sharing, Collaboration and Solutions

Monday, April 28, 2014

5:30 pm – Registration and a light dinner will be provided

6:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Forum

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH Auditorium E; Enter through main entrance and follow signs.

There is still room available to register.

Please register at https://tinyurl.com/UVAW-Apr2014

Description: The time is right to join the conversation about new approaches to strengthening economic development and focusing efforts toward more locally-lead, regional efforts. The East Central Vermont Economic Development District will be hosting a presentation and workshop that will focus on a more localized and resilient economy, an economy that keeps dollars local and makes communities stronger and more resilient; even in the face of energy, climate and economic shocks.

Presenter: Erik Pages, President of EntreWorks Consulting, an economic development consulting and policy development firm focused on helping communities and organizations achieve their entrepreneurial potential. In this role, he has led projects in more than 40 U.S. states and in Asia, Europe, and Latin America.  EntreWorks Consulting specializes in helping small cities and rural communities improve their capacities to support local innovators and entrepreneurs, and to nurture new drivers of local wealth creation.

Registration is required and space is limited. RSVP by Wednesday, May 14 if you would like to attend by sending an email to Loralee Morrow at [email protected].

New Approaches to Building Communities is our first workshop under the newly designated Economic Development District and is also being sponsored by the National Association of Development Organizations Research Foundation and the HUD-funded Regional Plan for Sustainable Development.

2014 Shoreland Trainings Workshop Outline: Understanding the Vegetative Management Practices; Field Techniques for Measuring Slope, Percent Cleared and Impervious Areas, and Mean Water Level; Review of Shoreland Projects – Exemptions, and Registrations and Permits Required.