Annual Meeting

Jan
10
Wed
Clean Water Advisory Committee @ King Farm
Jan 10 @ 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm

1. Basin 10: Tactical Basin Plan: Ottauquechee River, Black River, and Lulls Brook
2. Basin 10: Ottauquechee Basin Project List
• Prioritization
3. Basin 10
• Reclassification Opportunities
• Regulatory Implications of Reclassification
4. TRORC Basin 10 Comments
5. Recommendation of Basin 10 to be reviewed by TRORC Board
6. Other business

TRORC Executive Committee Meeting @ King Farm
Jan 10 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm

For a copy of the agenda, please click here: Executive Committee Agenda 1-10-18

Training on Forest Blocks and Habitat Connectors @ Bethel Town Hall
Jan 10 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

This is an outreach meeting on new statutory requirements surrounding forest blocks and habitat connectors. TRORC is in the process of updating their Regional Plan to include these new requirements and are also revising the Natural Resources Chapter. All are welcome to join and give their feedback on these elements of the TRORC Regional Plan.

Jan
11
Thu
Transportation Advisory Committee @ Thetford Town Office
Jan 11 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am

Introductions.
2. Approval of Nov. 14 Minutes.
3. MRGP Road Maintenance Presentation – Mike Storace, TRORC (45 mins)
• How much will the MRGP standards cost to implement?
• What are the best strategies to maintain stone-lined-ditches?
• Budget and maintenance schedule
4. NUTS (Not up to standard) and other nuggets – Pete Fellows, TRORC (15 mins)
5. Other business – Rita
• PeopleForBikes Applications for Spring 2018 Community Grant Program
• 2018 VT Walk Bike Summit – May 4, 2018 in WRJ

Future meeting topics? Next meeting on Thursday Mar. 8, 2018. Bethel Town Office

Jan
16
Tue
TRORC Public Hearing – Bylaw Amendment @ Randolph Town Offices
Jan 16 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Memo to TRORC Member Municipalities: TRORC Bylaws memo to towns November 2017

Draft TRORC Bylaws: TRORC Bylaws October 26, 2017 draft

Jan
23
Tue
Homes for All: Updating Municipal Policies to Improve Housing Opportunities @ Upper Valley Haven
Jan 23 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

This training provides an introduction on how towns can update their municipal policies to improve housing opportunities. “Homes for All” is a training that will be useful for members of local planning commissions, zoning and development review boards, selectboards and other town officials as they seek to meet the housing needs of residents.

The four main areas that this training will cover are 1) Understanding current housing needs and documents, 2) Regulatory Solutions for Affordable Housing, 3) Non- Regulatory Solutions for Affordable Housing, and 4) Resources. We will also have Ted Wimpey, Director of the Fair Housing Program at the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity to discuss a statewide perspective on ways to address affordable housing in the Greater Upper Valley. Chairs please pass the training information along to other members on your boards. Please let me know if you plan on attending the meeting.

See details below for Meeting information:

Homes for All Affordable Housing Training

Date: January 23, 2018

Where: Upper Valley Haven- The Beverly Fowle Fiertz Community Center (713 Hartford Ave White River Junction, VT 05001)

When: 6:30 p.m.

Vermont Tactical Basin Plan for the Black, Ottauquechee and Connecticut River and Tributaries Public Meeting @ West Windsor Town Office
Jan 23 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

The Agency of Natural Resources has just released the new Draft Tactical Basin Plan for the Black and Ottauquechee Rivers and the Connecticut Riverand tributaries for public review. Many partners in the region, public and private, have contributed to the development of this Plan and thanks are due for their contributions. Public Comments are due by February 16, 2018. Link to the draft plan here.  Comments can be submitted to Marie Caduto.

 

There will also be three public comment meetings:

  • January 23, 2018 – 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. – West Windsor Town Office, 22 Brownsville-Hartland Road, Brownsville
  • January 29, 2018 – 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Woodstock Town Office, 31 The Green, Woodstock
  • January 30, 2018 – 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. 2018, Cavendish Town Office, 37 High St., Cavendish
Jan
24
Wed
TRORC Board Meeting @ Porter Community Room at the Montshire Museum
Jan 24 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

For a copy of the agenda, please click here: TRORC Board Meeting Agenda 1-24-18

TRORC Public Hearing – Bylaw Amendment @ Thompson Senior Center
Jan 24 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Memo to TRORC Member Municipalities: TRORC Bylaws memo to towns November 2017

Draft TRORC Bylaws: TRORC Bylaws October 26, 2017 draft

Jan
25
Thu
Essentials of Land Use Planning @ Tunbridge Public Library
Jan 25 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

This training provides an introduction for members of local planning commissions, zoning and development review boards, selectboard and other town officials. The four main areas that will be covered in this training are:

  1. Planning for a Vibrant Sustainable Community
  2. Roles and Responsibilities of Various Municipal Boards
  3. Ways to Implement the Town Plan
  4. Overview of Meetings, Hearings, and Due Process