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Annual Meeting
A special meeting of the TRORC Executive Committee has been called for a site visit to a potential new office location for TRORC. No action will be taken.
The Vermont Agency of Transportation has selected a new park and ride facility site at Exit 3 on I-89 in Royalton.
They are holding a public meeting to obtain public input on the conceptual design. Please attend and provide your input.
If you are unable to attend and have comments/questions, please contact Wayne Davis, VTrans Park and Ride Manager at 802-828-5608 or at [email protected].
Meeting agenda for Tuesday March 21, 2017 VTrans District 4 Garage
9:30am – 11:00am
1) Introductions (9:30am)
2) Gravel Gradation – Todd Eaton, VLR Circuit Rider (1.5 hrs)
Todd will go into discussion of gravel gradation, sieving and material components.
3) Field season (culverts, road erosion, traffic speed studies) – Rita (10 mins)
4) Meeting Adjourn
Please RSVP to Rita ([email protected] or call 457-3188)
Location:
VTrans District 4 Garage – 221 Beswick Drive, WRJ, VT Phone: (802) 295-8888
Directions:
From Exit 11 of I-91 (WRJ), go north on US5, right onto Sykes Mountain Ave, right onto Beswick Drive (McDonald’s corner).
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 agenda, please click here: TRORC Board Meeting Agenda 3-22-17
This training provides an introduction for members of local planning commissions, zoning and development review boards, selectboards and other town officials. The four main areas that Kevin Geiger will cover in this training are: 1) Planning for a Vibrant Sustainable Community 2) Roles and Responsibilities of various municipal boards 3) Ways to Implement the plan 4) Overview of Meetings, Hearings, and Due process. Chairs please pass the training information along to other members on your boards. If you are receiving this message and are no longer part of the board please let me know and I will forward it on to the appropriate person. There will be two meetings during the last week of March in West Fairlee and Royalton. Please let me know if you plan on attending either one of the meetings.
See details below for Meeting information:
West Fairlee Area Meeting
Date: March 28, 2016
Where: West Fairlee Community Building (894 VT Rte 113 West Fairlee, VT 05083)
When: 6:30 p.m.
Royalton Area Meeting
Date: March 29, 2016
Where: Royalton Town Office (2460 VT 14, South Royalton, VT 05068)
When: 6:30 p.m.
March 29, 2017. 5:30pm – 7:30pm. Making River Corridors Work for You webinar. During the webinar, ANR Rivers Program staff expert, Rebecca Pfeiffer, will share information about the importance of river corridors and how towns can get the most from the Emergency Relief and Assistance Fund and model river corridor bylaws. Plus, Lake Champlain Sea Grant staff will share tips for using the ANR Atlas for town resiliency planning. Register Here!
This training provides an introduction for members of local planning commissions, zoning and development review boards, selectboards and other town officials. The four main areas that Kevin Geiger will cover in this training are: 1) Planning for a Vibrant Sustainable Community 2) Roles and Responsibilities of various municipal boards 3) Ways to Implement the plan 4) Overview of Meetings, Hearings, and Due process. Chairs please pass the training information along to other members on your boards. If you are receiving this message and are no longer part of the board please let me know and I will forward it on to the appropriate person. There will be two meetings during the last week of March in West Fairlee and Royalton. Please let me know if you plan on attending either one of the meetings.
See details below for Meeting information:
West Fairlee Area Meeting
Date: March 28, 2016
Where: West Fairlee Community Building (894 VT Rte 113 West Fairlee, VT 05083)
When: 6:30 p.m.
Royalton Area Meeting
Date: March 29, 2016
Where: Royalton Town Office (2460 VT 14, South Royalton, VT 05068)
When: 6:30 p.m.
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.