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The New Statewide Property Parcel Mapping Program, July 2016

Primary Information Contact: Leslie Pelch, Property Parcel Mapping Program Manager, VT Center for Geographic Information, 802-882-3002, [email protected]

TRORC Regional Meeting: Monday September 12^th at Vermont Law School

11:30am to 1pm, Hoff Lounge, first floor of Oakes Hall

RSVP to Pete Fellows, TRORC, 457-3188, [email protected]

What is the Statewide Property Parcel Mapping Program Project?

• A project funded by the VT Agency of Transportation to create or update parcel data (the mapping data that depicts ownership boundaries on tax maps, plus associated attributes, like SPAN) to meet the state data standard over 3 years AND to establish an ongoing Program to support annual updates to that data. The Vermont Center for Geographic Information is providing staff and coordination to the creation of the Program.
• Mapping contractors will be chosen by VTrans to do the initial creation/update. Criteria for choosing which contractors work with which towns will include towns preferences and the ability of contractors to create mapping data that meet the state standard.
• A request for proposals will be published in late fall of 2016, seeking mapping contractors interested in working with multiple towns. We expect that about 1/3 of the state will be mapped each year for 3 years.

Why Statewide Property Parcel Mapping?

• Parcel data support many kinds of mapping and analysis; here are just a few examples:
  • Fair and Accurate Taxation and Reappraisal
  • Informed Community Planning and Economic Development
  • Targeted Natural Resource Conservation
• Current Parcel Data varies from town to town in terms of content, age, and availability, which makes it difficult to do mapping and analysis in some towns or across multiple towns.
• An ongoing Program will work with each town to determine the best way to ensure annual data updates that continue to meet the state data standard: from simply collecting updated parcel data from the town’s mapping contractor, to actually editing and updating the parcel data for the town.

You will have more opportunities to learn about this project and provide your input:

• Southern Windsor County RPC, September 7, 2016 – 2pm, Ascutney
• VT Assessors and Listers Association Annual Meeting, September 19 in Fairlee
• VLCT Town Fair, October 6 in Essex

Even if you do your parcels in-house:

• You can take a year off and have a contractor bring them up to the standard.
• You can continue to maintain them; you just have to meet the standard (VCGI will have resources to help)!

More information about the project will be posted as it becomes available at the VCGI website: https://vcgi.vermont.gov/parcels

Turn right onto Cameron Way after the bridge into South Royalton.  There is a parking lot to your right.  Oakes Hall is to your left and take the stairs up one flight, go right and Hoff Lounge is the last room on the right.

Two Rivers-Ottauquechee RPC Transportation Advisory Committee Meeting
Tuesday September 13, 2016
Hartland Town Office, 1 Quechee Rd, Hartland, VT, VT 9:30AM – 11:00AM

Agenda
1. Introductions.
2. Approval of July 14 Minutes.
3. Invasive Plant Species Control – Mike Bald, (1 hour)
Mike will present on methods and techniques to manage invasive plant species.
4. Other business?
• Stagecoach 40th Anniversary recap (Laura
Perez)
• 2016 Transportation Alternative applications
• Way to Go week promotion – September 26 –
October 7
Future meeting topics? Next meeting on Thursday November 10, 2016. Royalton Town Office
• Bethel Revitalization Initiative – Bethel Better Block presentation (will check with Bethel)
• Recap on construction projects completed this season in preparation/review for project prioritization
• Recap of road erosion inventory work? (will check with Pete)

VTC hosts an Introduction to GIS and GPS class taught by VCGI staff each year. This fall, we are offering it as a two-day course completed over two Saturdays.

NOTE: This training is approved for VT Land Surveyors Continuing Education Credit & Wastewaster Treatment Facility Operator Certification

Intro to GIS/GPS ($100, approved for VT Land Surveyors Continuing Education Credit # CE416-0216) :

Participants will gain an understanding of fundamental geospatial concepts which they will then apply in learning how to use online mapping applications, consumer grade GPS receivers, and QGIS open source GIS software. QGIS will be used to explore and display geospatial data, to create new geospatial data, to perform simple geospatial analysis, and to compose basic maps appropriate for printing or publishing. Participants will develop a mapping question or project that they will explore and build on throughout the course. Training manual chapters are posted below so you can check out what is covered or use them for self-training.

September 10 and 17(Randolph Campus) – Two Saturdays, 9-5 each. Click here to register: https://greentrainings.vtc.edu/gis-trainings.html

You can check out the manual we use at the VCGI Trainings Web Page:

https://vcgi.vermont.gov/education/training

September 24, 10 am – 2 pm | Mobile Home Replacement Fair and VerMOD Factory Open House in Hartford 
At 2677 Route 5 in Wilder, VT. Learn about Efficiency Vermont’s Mobile Home Replacement process, tour a net-zero manufactured home, and enjoy refreshments, music, and activities for kids. Hosted by Hartford Energy Commission, Efficiency Vermont, and the VT Agency of Commerce and Community Development. Contact Phoebe at Efficiency Vermont for more info: 802.540.7855. Learn More.

The CRJC Mt Ascutney Subcommittee is once again organizing a free Septic System Workshop for homeowners. The feedback from past years was super positive. This year’s workshop will be held on September 17 from 10 to 12 in Springfield Vt.

Septic Workshop Flyer 2016

The Vermont Agency of Transportation has evaluated alternatives to improve, expand, and/or replace the existing Exit 2 park and ride facility.
They are sponsoring a public meeting to obtain public input on the alternatives. Please attend and provide your input.
A draft scoping report with a description and evaluation of the alternatives is available on the following link: Sharon_Park_and_Ride_Scoping-Report.pdf

If you are unable to attend and have comments/questions, please contact Gregory Edwards, Project Manager, Stantec Consulting, 802-864-0223 or [email protected].

September 21, 9 – 11 am | Weatherize Upper Valley Info Session for Vermont Home Performance Contractors
At the Kilton Library (80 Main Street, West Lebanon, NH). Contact Sarah to RSVP and request a copy of the Request for Proposals.

Greetings Developers, Housing Authorities, Non-Profit Community Development Organizations and Consultants:

The Department of Housing and Community Development (in conjunction with the Division for Historic Preservation) is holding its Annual VCDP Approved Historic Preservation Consultant Training on Friday, September 23^rd 9am to 4pm. The training will be held at our offices in the National Life Building, Basement Level, Montpelier Conference Room. Attendance is required by our approved historic preservation consultants who will be on our list to conduct Section 106 reviews for projects awarded Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding for the October 2016-September 2017 program year.

We want to encourage you to attend the training along with the approved consultants to hear how the Division for Historic Preservation is interpreting the Secretary of Interior Standards, what guidance and instructions are being given to the approved consultants from a process and procedural standpoint to be on the same page when the consultant is providing you with a Section 106 report for your project. This training is a great opportunity to be informed of what is required to satisfy the Section 106 review requirements, receive newly developed guidance materials, be briefed on best practice approaches for timing and completing a Section 106 Review, meet the historic preservation consultants that will be on the approved list for the upcoming program year, and ask clarifying questions of the staff.

The training is an excellent overview of the program and how to approach the Section 106 review as one component of the larger Environmental Review required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

The morning session of the training will include a program overview and general Section 106 guidance and the afternoon will include more detailed, technical architectural and archaeological information for the historic preservation consultants. You all are welcome to stay for the entirety of the training, or leave after the morning session. The formal agenda for training is still being developed at this time and will be forwarded as soon it is finalized.

If you have received this invitation as an Executive Director, CEO or President; we ask that you please pass this invitation on to any and all staff that may be interested in attending. There is no limit to the number of staff an organization can send. Please do respond to this e-mail with the names of those who plan on attending the training, as we need to provide a full list to our front desk security.

Please follow-up with me if you have any questions.

Best,

Quin Mann, Environmental Officer

Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development

One National Life Drive, Davis Bldg, 6th floor

Montpelier, VT  05620-0501

Tel: 802-828-1357