Calendar
Annual Meeting
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
For a copy of the agenda, please click here: TRORC Special Board Meeting July 12, 2017
Save the Date
Electric School Bus Workshop in Vermont!
At this day long workshop experts will present on the basics of electric school buses, funding and procurement, & best practices for deployment
When: Thursday, July 13th, 2017, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Where: Hotel Coolidge, Hartford, VT
More Details to Come with the Invitation!
In order to reserve your spot please go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/electric-school-bus-workshop-vt-tickets-33586192205
If you have questions please feel free to reach out to me:
Michelle McCutcheon-Schour
Senior Transportation Analyst
Vermont Energy Investment Corporation
128 Lakeside Ave
Burlington, VT 05401
Direct: (802) 540-7831
DUE TO ROAD DAMAGE, the meeting will be held at the HARTFORD TOWN HALL
Thursday July 13, 2017
Thetford Town Office (3910 VT113, Thetford Center) 9:30AM – 11:00AM
Agenda
1. Introductions.
2. Approval of May 11 Minutes.
3. VTrans Long Range Transportation Plan – Dave Pelletier, Planning Coordinator
Vermont’s Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) is a framework to guide transportation decision-making and investments over the next 20 years. Dave will present the Statewide Survey and Existing Conditions & Future Trends findings, solicit TAC feedback regarding current and projected conditions and trends in transportation, and hear about regional issues and priorities.
4. All Things Roads & Water Quality – Rita
Better Roads Awards
Road Erosion Inventories
Municipal Roads Grants-in-Aid Pilot
5. VTrans Bike Ped projects
• Norwich RRFB Installations
• South Royalton Village Pedestrian Feasibility Study
• Randolph Elm Street Sidewalk Construction
6. Other business?
Future meeting topics? Next meeting on Thursday September 14, 2017. Location TBD
For a copy of the agenda, please click here:Executive Committee Agenda 7-24-17
For a copy of the agenda, please click here: Executive Committee Agenda 8-9-17