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Annual Meeting
THE 1st OF BALE’S 6-PART SERIES ON BUILDING RESILIENT COMMUNITIES THAT RACDC IS PLEASED TO CO-SPONSOR!!!
Hear stories from Lindsey Warren, Kirk White, Kevin Barry and Christopher Piana about area where people have pulled together around common goals. Flexibility, collaboration and intention to draw people together are the common elements. Hear from those who have come together with a vision and often few resources to create vitality, cohesion and a strong sense of community. Come, be inspired!!!
Cost: Suggested donation $5. Program will have light food fare provided by Black Krim Tavern. No one will be turned away due to cost. Supported by the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation and the Sustainable Future Fund of the Vermont Community Foundation
For more information contact 802-498-8438 or [email protected].
For a copy of the agenda, please click here: TRORC Board Meeting Agenda 2-28-18
Beginning in 2018, Vermont’s Act 171 requires that municipalities and regions that are updating their municipal and regional plans identify areas that are important as “forest blocks” and “habitat connectors” and plan for development in those areas to minimize forest fragmentation. As town and regional plans come up for revision, many communities are now attempting to create the required maps and write appropriate language. This webinar will provide background, tools, and samples for this implementation process.
We will cover:
- What Act 171 requires of towns and regional planning commissions
- Sample town and regional plan language
- Guidance on finding, interpreting, and creating the required maps using the VT Agency of Natural Resources’ BioFinder website
- Case studies of policies that maintain and protect forests and connectivity
We’ll also leave time to respond to questions. The panel of presenters includes: Jens Hilke or Monica Przyperhart, VT Fish & Wildlife; Jamey Fidel, VT Natural Resources Council; Clare Rock, Central VT RPC.
The webinar will be offered on the following dates and times:
- January 29, 2018, 6-7:30 pm
- February 12, 2017, 2-3:30pm
- March 1, 2018, noon – 1:30 pm
To register please visit: https://vcgi.vermont.gov/events/list
THE 2nd OF BALE’S 6-PART SERIES ON BUILDING RESILIENT COMMUNITIES THAT RACDC IS PLEASED TO CO-SPONSOR!!! Program Sponsor: Rural Vermont
CREATIVE SOLUTIONS, PERSISTENT CHALLENGES: LAND ACCESS FOR NEW FARMERS. All area farmers invited; seating limited to first 100.
The future of Vermont’ working landscape depends on equitable land access and successful transition of current operations. In an era of increasing real estate prices, challenges of development pressure and marginalized farm viability, how can the working lands future we all envision for Vermont be realized? Presenters are: Lila Bennett – Tangletown Farm, W. Glover, Corie Pierce – Bread & Butter Farm, shelburne, and Graham Unangst-Rufenacht, Robinson Hill Beef, Calais/Plainfirld. This evening is also “Feed Your Farmer” night; a full-course dinner served by Black Krim Tavern. . Come, be inspired!!!
March 14 program with full-course dinner is
a suggested donation of $10-$15 (all farmers are free). No one will be turned away due to cost. Supported by the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation and the Sustainable Future Fund of the Vermont Community Foundation. For more information contact 802-498-8438 or [email protected].
Agenda
- Introductions
- Approval of Jan. 11 Minutes
- FY2020 Project Prioritization / Pre-Candidate Bridges presentation/discussion and TAC final ranking – Rita
- Better Road awards / upcoming field season
- Other business
- Woodstock Village bridge 51 closure – 21 day closure in April/May 2018
https://southcentralvtbridges.vtransprojects.vermont.gov/bridge_projects/woodstock_village/ - ADA Transition Plans – Why its important for your Town
- Woodstock Village bridge 51 closure – 21 day closure in April/May 2018
Future meeting topics? Next meeting on Thursday May 10, 2018
Snow Date Thursday, March 22, 2018
Cornerstone Creative Community (3cVT) announces its second Community Wide Mashup for member of the creative sector from our forty town East Central Vermont Region, Sunday, March 25th from 12 pm – 4 :30 pm at the Center for Cartoon Studies, White River Junction, VT
We invite you to join us for a Pot-luck & Networking opportunity starting at NOON followed by presentations and updates from 3CVT committee members and creative community leaders to discuss initiatives at work aimed at branding, unifying, developing and strengthening our creative economy.
3cvt mashup agenda:
12:00: Potluck & Networking
2:00 – 4:30: Programming,
presentations & community
discussions
Welcome By:
Eric Bunge, Managing Director: Northern Stage
Discussion Panel Members:
Trip Anderson, Executive Director: AVA Gallery
Matt Bucy, Community Developer & Filmmaker: mattbucy.com
For a copy of the agenda, please click here: TRORC Board Meeting Agenda 3-28-18
THE 3rd OF BALE’S 6-PART SERIES ON BUILDING RESILIENT COMMUNITIES THAT RACDC IS PLEASED TO CO-SPONSOR!!!
Solutions from Around the World Seen Though the Film Tomorrow (March 28; note 7 PM start)
TOMORROW is not just a film, it is the beginning of a movement seeking to encourage local communities around the world to change the way they live for the sake of our planet: Start small and write a new story for the generations to come. The film follows five broad themes: Agriculture, Energy, Economy, Democracy, and Education). Discussion following will aim to cover two of these topic areas most relevant to this series. Come, be inspired!!! For more information contact 802-498-8438 or [email protected].
For a copy of the agenda, please click here: Executive Committee Agenda 4-11-18
THE 4th OF BALE’S 6-PART SERIES ON BUILDING RESILIENT COMMUNITIES THAT RACDC IS PLEASED TO CO-SPONSOR!!! Program Sponsors: Cornerstone Creative Community of Vermont, Alliance for Vermont Communities, Vermont Council on Rural Development
What Does a Local and Sustainable Economy Look Like? (April 11)
Even in rural Vermont, pressures to grow in unsustainable ways keep appearing despite the growing
understanding that those models can no longer be sustained in today’s world. What are some of the emerging
(or, perhaps, “old”) ways of building thriving and resilient communities that provide counterpoint to an old
paradigm of large scale or industrial growth?
• Cornerstone Creative Community (3CVT) — Anni MacKay
• Alliance for Vermont Communities — Alex Buskey
• Vermont Council on Rural Development — Paul Costello . Come, be inspired!!! For more information contact 802-498-8438 or [email protected].