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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

Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission has initiated a process to update several sections of the TRORC Regional Plan. Currently, we are looking to adopt the following changes to the Plan in late June:

• The Housing Resources element: Incorporated new Census 2010 data to reflect new housing trends, incorporated data from the “Housing Needs in East Central Vermont” study, and generally expanded upon and extensively edited the element throughout.
• A new Child Care Services element: Expanded upon the pre-existing discussion of childcare provisions in our region that was previously found within the Economic Development element.
• A new Flood Resilience element: Meets the new statutory requirement for a Flood Resilience chapter, as required under 24 V.S.A. § 4302(c)(14) beginning July 2014.
• The Relationship of Regional Plan to Neighboring and Agency Plans element: Economic, housing and transportation relationships between the TRORC region and its neighboring RPC’s were analyzed and discussed, including the Upper Valley Lake Sunapee RPC and other organizations within the Vermont/New Hampshire area.  The Enhanced Consultation process was added into the chapter’s ‘Municipal Plans within the TRORC Region’ section.
• Updates to the Definitions section of the Regional Plan are also included, per the element updates noted above.

The TRORC Board reviewed these updates at their meeting on February 26^th and March 26^th,  and subsequently approved going to public hearing. The Board encourages your participation in these hearings, and welcomes written comments at—or prior to—the hearings.

The documents may be downloaded here:
Child Care In Our Region_3.27.14
Draft Defintions Section_3.27.14
Flood Resiliencev Chapter_3.27.14
Housing Chapter Draft_3-27-14
How Our Plan Relates Draft_3.27.14

Please contact Peter Gregory at: [email protected] or call 457-3188 if you have any questions.

The meeting minutes may be downloaded here: Minutes.4.28.2014.Fairlee

You are invited to attend the annual Upper Valley Energy Committee Roundtable to take place Wednesday, April 30, 5:30 – 8:30pm at the Bugbee Senior Center in White River Jct. The Roundtable is free and a light buffet dinner will be provided. If you intend to join us, please Click Here to RSVP by April 30.

Feel free to share this invitation with other members of your committee. Attached is our map of active Energy Committees in the Upper Valley from last year. Please think of anyone you know who lives in towns without a committee and invite them to join us if they are interested in learning more about and possibly forming an energy committee. We hope all UV ECs and towns will be represented by at least one person.

The Roundtable is intended to promote networking and information sharing to assist energy committees in carrying out their work.  This year everyone will be encouraged to discuss your challenges, barriers and paths to success – a discussion we’ll kick off with a panel of three Upper Valley energy committees. See more in the evening’s agenda below.

We have also sent a link to our annual Upper Valley Energy Committee survey to our contact for your energy committee. Please make sure one representative from your group fills out the survey by April 4, even if no one can attend the roundtable. If no one from your committee has received the survey link, please contact Sarah Simonds at [email protected].

Thanks again for all your continuing great work and we hope you can join us April 30.

Roundtable Organizing Committee

Dan Potter, Southern Windsor County Regional Planning Commission

Chris Sargent, Two Rivers Ottaquechee Regional Commission

Mike McCrory, Upper Valley Lake Sunapee Regional Planning Commission

Sarah Simonds, Vital Communities

Bob Walker, Sustainable Energy Resource Group and VECAN

April 30, 2014 Upper Valley Energy Committee Roundtable Agenda

5:30-6pm: Registration, Refreshments, & Informal Networking

6-6:10pm: Welcome and Brief Introductions

• 5 second introduction by all attendees: name, town, and energy affiliation

6:10-6:15: Quick Overview of Interesting Survey Results

6:15-7pm: Energy Committee Updates

• Brief 2 minute update from each energy committee represented.  Focus on the most recent and exciting project or challenge.

7-8:15pm: Panel and Break-Out Discussions

• 7-7:20pm: Panel: Reflections by representatives from 3 Upper Valley energy committees on starting and maintaining a successful local energy committee
• 7:20-8:00pm: Break-out groups – come prepared to discuss challenges, barriers, successes and failures your committee has faced.
• 8:00-8:15pm: Report back to the large group

8:15-8:30pm: Wrap Up and Adjourn

• Review “Resources” handouts to encourage next steps

Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission has initiated a process to update several sections of the TRORC Regional Plan. Currently, we are looking to adopt the following changes to the Plan in late June:

• The Housing Resources element: Incorporated new Census 2010 data to reflect new housing trends, incorporated data from the “Housing Needs in East Central Vermont” study, and generally expanded upon and extensively edited the element throughout.
• A new Child Care Services element: Expanded upon the pre-existing discussion of childcare provisions in our region that was previously found within the Economic Development element.
• A new Flood Resilience element: Meets the new statutory requirement for a Flood Resilience chapter, as required under 24 V.S.A. § 4302(c)(14) beginning July 2014.
• The Relationship of Regional Plan to Neighboring and Agency Plans element: Economic, housing and transportation relationships between the TRORC region and its neighboring RPC’s were analyzed and discussed, including the Upper Valley Lake Sunapee RPC and other organizations within the Vermont/New Hampshire area.  The Enhanced Consultation process was added into the chapter’s ‘Municipal Plans within the TRORC Region’ section.
• Updates to the Definitions section of the Regional Plan are also included, per the element updates noted above.

The TRORC Board reviewed these updates at their meeting on February 26^th and March 26^th,  and subsequently approved going to public hearing. The Board encourages your participation in these hearings, and welcomes written comments at—or prior to—the hearings.

The documents may be downloaded here:
Child Care In Our Region_3.27.14
Draft Defintions Section_3.27.14
Flood Resiliencev Chapter_3.27.14
Housing Chapter Draft_3-27-14
How Our Plan Relates Draft_3.27.14

Please contact Peter Gregory at: [email protected] or call 457-3188 if you have any questions.

The meeting minutes may be downloaded here: Minutes.4.30.2014.Bethel

The meeting agenda may be downloaded here: Exec Com agenda May 7 2014

For more information, contact Rita Seto at 802-457-3188

Previous TAC Meeting Minutes: TACMar182014

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.

For more information or questions please contact [email protected]

The meeting agenda is available for download here: 5_28_14_Agenda