Calendar

Each program opens with great light food fare from Black Krim Tavern and offers an opportunity to post – and promote – organizing actions that people are committed to act on; an opportunity to launch new ideas, recruit participants and/or inspire deeper engagement… anything that strengthens local capacity and stronger, interconnected communities.

• March 22: The film, “The Economics of Happiness” and dialogue with filmmaker Steven Gorelick (the film offers an overview of why the current global economic model is failing the vast majority of humanity… and then offers positive, dynamic localization actions seen on six continents)
• March 29: “Know Your Farmer — Feed Your Farmer” – a celebration of our local food system and farmers (for one night we turn the tables and the eaters feed the farmers; also many great stories from farmers we know and live music)
• April 12: “Local Dollars, Local Sense” talk with Gwen Hallsmith of Vermonters for a New Economy (actions that we can take at local and state level, including a state bank commission and much more about localizing money exchange and investment)
• April 19: “Slow Democracy” with presenter Susan Clark (author of Slow Democracy; what is the scale at which democracies work well… and how to keep them vibrant)
• May 10: “Learning from Our Local Past” with Camden Walters and Euclid Farnham (what can we learn from our past that can help us relocalize our communities)
• May 24: To be Announced

Organized by BALE (Building A Local Economy) in partnership with Local Futures, Vermonters for a New Economy, Sustainable Woodstock, Rural Vermont, Alliance for Vermont Communities, Peace & Justice Committee of Bethany Church, and Feast & Field Market.
Supported by the New England Grassroots Environment Fund, Larsen Family Fund, Sustainable Future Fund of the Vermont Community Foundation and Catamount Solar Community Grants.

For a copy of the meeting agenda, please click here: TRORC Board Meeting Agenda 5-31-17

For a copy of the meeting agenda, please click here: Executive Committee Agenda 6-14-17

“Housing & Economic Development, The Symbiotic Relationship!”

Thursday, June 15, 2017

Refreshments served from 5:30 – 6:15 p.m. Program to being at 6:15 p.m.

RSVP to Mark at GMEDC, 802-295-3710

The workshop will feature a panel of speakers who will discuss the current housing needs in Vermont and why the subject is so critical to a sustainable economy. They will offer their thoughts on the opportunities and challenges for development from both the private and public perspectives. 

SCHEDULED PANEL MEMBERS:  Sarah Carpenter/Vermont Housing Finance Agency, Andrew Winter/Twin Pines Housing Trust and Josh Hanford/VT Dep’t of Housing & Community Development

June 15, 2017

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Thetford Fire Station

Thetford, VT

Agenda

1. Call to order – Mark Warner
2. Introductions
3. Election of Officers
   1. Chair
   2. Vice Chair
   3. Treasurer
   4. Secretary
4. Approval of minutes for 4/20/2017 (attached)
5. Action on $2,000 TRORC Invoice.
6. Action on application for 2018 LEPC Hazchem funding.
7. Treasurer’s report – John Durkee
8. Solar Field Response – Alec Droussiotis, Conti Solar (45 mins)
9. Hartford Industrial Fire Response – Scott Cooney, Hartford Fire Chief (15 mins)
10. LEPC12 CERT Update – Brad Salzmann (5 mins)
11. HMEP Update – Kevin Geiger
12. Other Business/Upcoming Trainings – members

LEPC12 Next meeting – August 17, 2017 at TBD

Vermont Smart Growth Summit
Friday, June 16, 2017
8:30am – 12:30 pm
Champlain College, Burlington VT

8:30am – 9:00am l Registration and Networking Breakfast

9:00am – 9:15am l Welcome Remarks – Governor Phil Scott (invited)

9:15am – 10:00am l Taking Stock – Where We Have Been & Where We Are Going
Towns across Vermont are facing a wide range of intricate challenges and opportunities – from housing and transportation needs of a changing demographic to financing development while avoiding sprawl and valuing our natural resources. Presenters will frame Smart Growth principles and benefits, highlighting Vermont’s accomplishments, the changing rural economy and the new reality for development.
Presenters:
Kate McCarthy, Sustainable Communities Program Director, VNRC
Noelle MacKay, Director, Community & Economic Development Office, City of Burlington
Peter Nelson, Professor of Geography, Middlebury College

10:00am – 11:00am l Keynote – John Anderson from Incremental Development Alliance
IDA’s focus is on a real estate model where local people can invest in their own neighborhoods and in that process, create new life and value that benefits their communities. We need more neighborhood-based small developers creating buildings that can adapt in times of trouble. Scale makes all the difference, and Anderson will provide insights about how to make small scale development work.

Break

11:15am – 12:15pm l Small Group Discussions – Experts Explore Smart Growth Solutions
How do VT communities apply smart growth to meet their needs? Experts who have been involved with smart growth development in Vermont share the ‘why’ about being drawn downtown, and ‘how’ their vision has been executed. Each expert will address key smart growth issues like transportation, community support, zoning, business competition, public health, sprawl, and issues of equity.

12:15pm – 12:30pm I Closing Remarks – Envisioning Smart Growth in a New Way
Brian Shupe, VNRC

For a copy of the agenda, please click here: TRORC Annual Meeting Agenda FY17

Two Rivers-Ottauquechee RPC Clean Water Advisory Committee
Wednesday, July 12, 2017 4:30 PM
TRORC Office, 128 King Farm Road, Woodstock, VT

Agenda

1. Greetings
2. DEC Clean Water Fund Webinar
Draft Budget for Fiscal Year 2019
Public Survey: Prioritization For the Clean Water Fund Board
Public Comment Opportunities
3. Municipal Roads General Permit Update
4. Other business