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Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center has completed their latest Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA). Please join via Zoom on Feb. 3, 2022, from 1-3 pm to discuss the health priorities identified in the CHNA, what MAHHC and partners are currently doing to address community health needs, and give input as they make plans for the future. Everyone’s participation and input welcome! Register here.
Webinar Thursday February 3, 5:30pm
Mount Ascutney Regional Commission and Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission are teaming up to present to you a Clean Heat learning opportunity. How can one help to achieve the goals driven by the recent Comprehensive Energy Plan and Climate Action Plan? Options! For Upper Valley residents looking to update or upgrade their home heating system, advanced wood heat may be an effective option. We bring you two experts on the topic who will share how advanced wood heat compares to other non-fossil fuel heating options.
Speakers:
Emma Hanson, Wood Energy Coordinator, VT Department of Forests, Parks & Recreation
Bill Karis, Energy Consultant, Efficiency Vermont
Contacts: Alexander Taft, [email protected] Steven Bauer, [email protected]
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The next meeting of the TRORC Executive Committee will be on Wednesday, February 9, 2022, at 3:00 pm via Zoom. See log-in information below.
- Call to Order, Changes to agenda
- Public Comment on items not on the agenda
- Approval of January 12, 2022, Minutes (attached)
- Acceptance of unaudited January Financial Reports (attached)
- Review draft TRORC Communications Plan (to be distributed as soon as possible)
- Staff hiring update
- Project, Scholarship Program, TRORC Audit RFP, Legislative Updates
- February Full Board Meeting Agenda review
- Executive session if needed
- Other
The next Executive Committee meeting will be March 9, 2022. The date, time and agenda will be posted on www.trorc.org.
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There are a broad range of activities that Conservation Commissions can engage in, from stewarding town owned land to advising on land use planning to developing educational programs and volunteer opportunities. With all these options, it can be overwhelming and it requires careful planning to help a Conservation Commission move forward. Sometimes commissions need to take a fresh look at what they’re doing and make small adjustments to get the group on the same page or get more people involved. Last year the Association of Vermont Conservation Commissions partnered with the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department to produce a new version of the Conservation Commission Handbook as a reference for commissions to use. This webinar will provide ideas for reinvigorating your commission including outreach, strategic planning and the basics that make Conservation Commission an awesome volunteer opportunity
Presenters:
- Jens Hilke, Conservation Planner, VT Fish & Wildlife Department
Repeat sessions of this webinar will be offered on the following two dates:
- Session 1: Tuesday, February 15, 2022, 11:00am-12:00pm. REGISTER HERE
- Session 2: Tuesday, May 24, 2022, 3:00pm-4:00pm. REGISTER HERE
Proposed Agenda
- Call to Order/Approval of Agenda/Introductions/Public Comment on items not on the Agenda – 6:30 p.m.
- Public Hearing. Proposed Tunbridge Town Plan review and Tunbridge Confirmation
- Public Hearing. Tunbridge Determination of Energy Compliance
- Tunbridge Town Plan Approval, Tunbridge Confirmation of Planning Effort, Determination of Energy Compliance – Action. (Draft Decisions attached)
- Acceptance of the December and January Financial Reports (attached)
- Approval of TRORC Board Minutes from December 15, 2021 (attached)
- Staff Presentation of the Climate Action Plan (CAP) and Comprehensive Energy Plan (CEP). Links to these two state plans:
https://climatechange.vermont.gov/sites/climatecouncilsandbox/files/2021-12/Initial%20Climate%20Action%20Plan%20-%20Final%20-%2012-1-21.pdf
https://publicservice.vermont.gov/sites/dps/files/documents/2022VermontComprehensiveEnergyPlan_0.pdf - Staff presentation on draft TRORC Communications and Outreach Plan
- Staff/Commissioner Updates
- Commissioner Items
- Legislative Updates
- Other
- Adjournment – 8:00 p.m.
NOTE: If you are unable to attend, please notify your town’s other representative so he or she can attend. Thank you!
The next TRORC Board Meeting is scheduled for March 23, 2022. A full packet and agenda will be sent out to Commissioners in mid-March.
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Agenda
- Introductions.
- Additions to Agenda and Public Comments
- Approval of November 10 minutes
- VTrans General Fund Bridge Program Proposal – Kevin Marshia, VTrans (30 mins)
As a result of Congress passing the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), they established a General Fund Bridge Program. Kevin will present on VTran’s proposal on bridge funding. - Recap of the 2020 Project Prioritization on the State and Town Highway Bridge capital program. – Rita (40 mins)
Rita will refresh the TAC on our bridge list from 2020 and discuss what the schedule/next steps for the upcoming Vermont Project Selection and Prioritization Process (VPSP2) that focuses on structures. - VTrans US Route 4 Corridor Study – Matthew Arancio, VTrans (15 mins)
Matt will provide a brief overview of the anticipated upcoming corridor study for US Route 4 (Hartford to Woodstock). - Other business (10 mins)
• Grants in Aid Ditching Grants FY23 – due Sept. 30, 2022
• Grants in Aid Equipment Grant – due June 30, 2022
• DEC MRGP REI Annual Report – due April 1, 2022
• VTrans District Annual Class 2 Paving and Structures Grant – due April 15, 2022
Future meeting topics? Next meeting on Thursday May 12, 2022