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Annual Meeting
The Sustainable Energy Resource Group (SERG) and partners will be hosting an Upper Valley Energy Committee Roundtable event on April 28th. This annual Roundtable promotes networking and information sharing to assist energy committees in carrying out their work. This year’s focus panel will discuss COMMUNITY SOLAR GROUP NET METERING: the opportunities, resources and models to promote community solar group net metering in Vermont and New Hampshire. The event agenda is set as follows:
5:30 – 5:40pm – Welcome and Brief Introductions
- 5 second introduction by all attendees: name, town, and energy affiliation
5:40 – 5:55pm – Sponsor Introductions
5:55 – 6:00pm – Review or Interesting EC Survey Results – Sarah, poll on interest for mini-roundtables, will have slides and pie charts
6:00 – 6:45pm – Energy Committee Updates
- Brief 2 minute update from each energy committee represented. Focus on the most recent and exciting project or challenge.
- Present in alphabetical order
- Have handout of what towns have been up to take notes on
6:45 – 7pm – Organizing Partner Presentations and Other Resources
7 – 8:00pm – Community Group Net Metering – materials and resources with handouts or links for more information
- Joey Miller, Vermont Natural Resources Council
- Kate Epsen, New Hampshire Sustainable Energy Association
- Lynn Benander, Coop Power
8:00 – 8:30pm – Clean up and leave
To register for this event before April 17th, please click here.
Will your board have new members after Town Meeting Day? Do you have questions about how municipal planning law works? Do you need a refresher on the roles and responsibilities of your community’s many boards?
If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you and your members should consider joining us for an evening presentation, where TRORC staff will provide participants with an overview of land use planning in Vermont. We are offering this presentation in two locations. At each location we will tailor the presentation to the needs of the audience to ensure that your pressing questions or concerns are addressed.
This presentation is free of charge. Refreshments will be provided. To register, contact Chris Sargent at [email protected] or by calling 802-457-3188, ext. 12.
Cold climate heat pumps have rapidly emerged as a promising technology for Vermont. Come to a workshop to learn about heat pump options for both hot water and space heating to see if they make sense for your home. This workshop will cover the latest in heat pump technologies, the relative economics of using heat pumps versus other fuel sources, successful case studies, and resources to help you.
The workshop will be led by Jake Marin, HVAC Program Manager with Efficiency Vermont. Heat pump manufacturer reps and/or installers will be on-site to share information. The workshop will be held on Wednesday, May 6th from 6:30-8:00 pm in the Community Room of the Montshire Museum in Norwich, Vermont. Doors will open at 6:00 pm. Food and drinks will be provided. The workshop is being organized by Sustainable Energy Resource Group and is cosponsored by the Donnella Meadows Institute, Sierra Club of the Upper Valley, Two-Rivers Ottauquechee Regional Commission and Vital Communities. For more information, contact SERG at 802-785-4126 or [email protected].
Will your board have new members after Town Meeting Day? Do you have questions about how municipal planning law works? Do you need a refresher on the roles and responsibilities of your community’s many boards?
If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you and your members should consider joining us for an evening presentation, where TRORC staff will provide participants with an overview of land use planning in Vermont. We are offering this presentation in two locations. At each location we will tailor the presentation to the needs of the audience to ensure that your pressing questions or concerns are addressed.
This presentation is free of charge. Refreshments will be provided. To register, contact Chris Sargent at [email protected] or by calling 802-457-3188, ext. 12.
Presentations and panel discussions include: Using Streets to Revitalize Communities, Increasing Downtown Housing Opportunities, Innovating Community Engagement, Restoring Historic Buildings, Attracting Visitors to Your Downtown and much more.
Tours include Walking History of Burlington’s Waterfront and Edible History of Burlington, among others!
This workshop is designed for all local officials involved in the local planning and development review process. Zoning administrators, planning commissioners, DRB/ZBA members, town administrators and managers, municipal planners, and regional planning commission staff are all encouraged to attend.
This year’s “Getting Ahead of the Future” planning conference is to take place in Saratoga Springs, NY. For further information, please visit the APA NE planning conference website.
Come join the Connecticut River Joint Commission (CRJC) for a free septic system workshop.
View the flyer here: Septic System Workshop Flyer
This seminar will offer usable perspectives on providing housing choices, transportation options, and employment opportunities for a range of people at different levels of income; and on building economically vibrant, inclusive communities in Vermont.
Thriving communities welcome a mix of people, regardless of race or ethnicity, and they embrace diversity. These communities include younger and older people, people with different abilities and people with children, families with rising incomes and families on fixed incomes. They promote a mix of land uses and building types, creating opportunities for economic growth, essential services, stable businesses, agriculture, and tourism.
The seminar is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by the statewide Thriving Communities* campaign.
We hope to engage both policymakers and interested citizens in this discussion concerning the future potential of your towns and neighborhoods.
For more information, go to: www.thrivingcommunitiesvt.org
2015 PREPAREDNESS CONFERENCE OCTOBER 19-21 AT JAY PEAK RESORT
The 2015 Vermont Emergency Preparedness Conference will be held on October 19-21 at the Hotel Jay Conference Center at Jay Peak Resort.
The goal of the conference is to provide participants with best practices, lessons learned, practical application of concepts, innovative technology practice, and to advance partnerships in emergency response among communities and the state. There is no cost for the conference.
Questions about the conference can be directed to Richard Cogliano at [email protected] or 802-241-5097.
For registration assistance contact JoAnne Huie at [email protected] or 336-802-1800.
Register here.