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East Central Vermont: What We Want “In Action” Celebration

Thursday, May 26, 2016, 5:30
The Quechee Club
3268 Quechee Main Street
Quechee, Vermont

View the agenda here: ECV Celebration Agenda.

The East Central Vermont: What We Want Plan is finished!

Download the full Adobe PDF version here:
ECV:WhatWeWant

i-Tree Software Training
Two-Part Workshop
June 1^st & 15^th

Registration fee: $25; limited space
Register online by clicking here

i-Tree is a state-of-the-art, peer-reviewed software suite from the USDA Forest Service that provides inventory, analysis, and benefits assessments tools for the trees in our cities and towns.  i-Tree tools can help communities of all sizes strengthen their urban forest management, planning, and advocacy efforts by understanding and assessing the makeup of community forests, and the environmental services and economic benefits that trees provide.  i-Tree tools can support watershed planning, placement of trees, forest conservation, land use decisions, and much more.

i-Tree tools are free and accessible online.  This two-part workshop is intended to teach participants how to apply and promote i-Tree locally in order to make more informed decisions about tree management and stewardship.  This workshop is appropriate for anyone involved and/or interested in urban and community forest management: town planners, VT Tree Wardens, municipal recreation and public works staff, professional arborists, conservation commission and tree board members, educators, landscape architects, foresters, and municipal officials.

Training details:

• The first part of this training will be an introductory live webinar on Wednesday, June 1^st, from 10am-12pm, which participants will join remotely.
• The second part of this training will be a full day training on Wednesday, June 15^th from 9am-4pm at the Vermont Technical College in Randolph.
• Registration is $25 and space is limited; click here to register.
• The training will be led by Dave Bloniarz and John Parry, both with the USDA Forest Service.
•  Participants are asked to bring their own laptop computer, if possible, to the in-person training on June 15^th
• Morning refreshments and lunch will be provided at the in-person training on June 15^th.

This training is co-sponsored by the Vermont Urban & Community Forestry Program, a partnership between UVM Extension and the VT Department of Forests, Parks, & Recreation, and the USDA Forest Service: State and Private Forestry, Northeastern Area. 

Questions?  Contact Elise Schadler with the VT Urban & Community Forestry Program.  Flyer attached; please spread the word!

Dear Local Officials,

The TRORC region is short thousands of homes that are affordable.  Many of TRORC’s towns could benefit from more homes, as this would lead to more community members – employees, employers, customers, students, volunteers – as well as allowing current community members to move in to more appropriate housing for them.  Zoning regulations can inadvertently get in the way of producing such homes. Come discuss ways in which regulations can be changed to encourage more housing in your town with TRORC Senior Planner Kevin Geiger. Some of the topics that will be discussed are reduced lot sizes, mixed uses, waivers as incentives, and more. There will be two meetings over the next few weeks with one in Norwich and the other in Bethel a week later with more details to come. Please let me know if you plan on attending either one of the meetings.

See details below for Meeting:

Norwich Area Meeting

Date: June 1, 2016

Where: Tracy Hall: Norwich, VT

When: 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Bethel Area Meeting

Date: June 8, 2016

Where: Bethel Town Hall 318 Main St.

When: 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Meet with New Vista Developer.  For a copy of the agenda, please click here: Executive Committee Agenda 6.2.16

For a copy of the agenda, please click here: Executive Committee Agenda 6-8-16

Dear Local Officials,

The TRORC region is short thousands of homes that are affordable.  Many of TRORC’s towns could benefit from more homes, as this would lead to more community members – employees, employers, customers, students, volunteers – as well as allowing current community members to move in to more appropriate housing for them.  Zoning regulations can inadvertently get in the way of producing such homes. Come discuss ways in which regulations can be changed to encourage more housing in your town with TRORC Senior Planner Kevin Geiger. Some of the topics that will be discussed are reduced lot sizes, mixed uses, waivers as incentives, and more. There will be two meetings over the next few weeks with one in Norwich and the other in Bethel a week later with more details to come. Please let me know if you plan on attending either one of the meetings.

See details below for Meeting:

Norwich Area Meeting

Date: June 1, 2016

Where: Tracy Hall: Norwich, VT

When: 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Bethel Area Meeting

Date: June 8, 2016

Where: Bethel Town Hall 318 Main St.

When: 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

ValleyFest: A Celebration of All Things Local runs from 3-9 PM on the South Royalton Green on Thu., June 9. Contact Greg Tisher HERE