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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 6^th 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.

Refreshments served from 5:30 – 6:30 pm.

The ECVEDD Baord Meeting (Open to the public): 5:45 – 6:15.

Program Runs 6:30 to 9:00 pm.

Stuart Rosenfeld, former Principal and Founder of Regional Technology Strategies, Inc., and Jake Claro from the Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund will address the audience to discuss The Impact of Our Local Food System on Education and the Economy.  Jenn Colby from the Center for Sustainable Agriculture at the University of Vermont will also moderate a panel of local food producers and processors who have contributed to the economic development of the East Central Vermont food system in a variety of ways.

A copy of the agenda can be accessed here: April 2015 Board agenda

For a copy of the Public Hearing Notice for the Regional Plan, click here: Regional Plan Public Hearing Notice

For a copy of Public Hearing Notice for the Sharon Town Plan, click here: Sharon Town Plan Public Hearing Notice

For more information or questions, please contact [email protected].

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.

A copy of the agenda is available here: Agenda June 2015

For more information or questions please contact [email protected]

The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation Watershed Management Division is offering a series of information sessions on Lake Encroachment and Shoreland Permitting as it relates to the Shoreland Protection Act in the TRORC Region.

The Shoreland Protection Act (Chapter 49A of Title 10 §1441 et seq.) establishes a new state regulation for guiding shoreland development. The intent of the Act is to prevent degradation of water quality in lakes, preserve habitat and natural stability of shorelines, and maintain the economic benefits of lakes and their shorelands by defining standards for the creation of impervious surface and cleared area in shorelands.