Annual Meeting

Nov
1
Wed
Road Foreman Meeting @ Chelsea Town Garage
Nov 1 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am

TRORC Road Foreman Regional Meeting
Meeting agenda for Wednesday Nov. 1, 2017 Chelsea Town Garage
9:30am – 11:00am

1) Introductions (9:30am)
2) Pike Industries – Jeff Salvador, Jared Herbert (20 mins)
Discuss aggregates
3) All Things Water Quality
Better Roads deadline (Upcoming grant cycle) – Rita
Road Erosion Inventories – showing the Final Report – Rita
Municipal Roads Grants-in-Aid Pilot – Rita
Municipal Roads General Permit – Mike Storace
4) Hydroseeder discussion
5) Meeting Adjourn
Stay for lunch!
Please RSVP to Rita ([email protected] or call 457-3188)
Location:
Chelsea Town Garage – 25 East Randolph Road, Chelsea, VT. Phone: (802) 685-4302
Directions:
From Exit 2 of I-89 (Sharon) or Exit 3 (Royalton), go north on VT110 to Chelsea (11.5 miles). Take left on East Randolph Road. Garage on left. Both VT110 village bridges will be open!!

Nov
13
Mon
Training on Forest Blocks and Habitat Connectors @ Sharon Town Offices
Nov 13 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 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.

Nov
14
Tue
Transportation Advisory Committee @ Hartford Town Hall, Conference Room 2
Nov 14 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am

Agenda
1. Introductions.
2. Approval of Sept. 14 Minutes.
3. VTrans Special Research Projects – Dr. Emily Parkany, P.E., Research Manager
Recycled Asphalt Materials
Porous Pavement
Bridge in a Backpack
4. Better Roads Projects – Rita
Grant application reviews
5. Municipal Roads Grants in Aid
Pilot program review and Year 2
6. Other business?
Future meeting topics? Next meeting on Thursday Jan. 11, 2018. Thetford Town Office

Protecting Land and Wildlife in a Changing Climate: Strategies for the Upper Valley @ Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Auditorium E
Nov 14 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Registration is free and a light meal will be served.

Click here to register by November 10th

The purpose of this forum is:

  • Learn about changes we are seeing in our wildlife and ecosystems in response to a changing climate
  • Learn about actions you can take and what is going on locally and regionally
  • Learn new strategies for providing wildlife passage and flood protection
  • Learn how to respond to future changes

Speakers include:

  • Erich Osterberg, Dartmouth College
  • Rick Van de Poll, Environmental Consultant
  • Amanda Stone, UNH Cooperative Extension
  • Paul Marangelo, The VT Nature Conservancy
  • Mark Goodwin, City of Lebanon

For more information click here.

The workshop is FREE, but space is limited. Please register by November 10 by clicking the link above. Contact Sherry Godlewski at [email protected] or (603) 271-6801 with questions.

The forum is hosted by the Upper Valley Adaptation Workgroup

Nov
15
Wed
Training on Forest Blocks and Habitat Connectors @ Bradford Academy
Nov 15 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 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.

Nov
16
Thu
Emergency Management Director Course @ Hartford Fire Department
Nov 16 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

The first delivery of the Local EMD course will be November 16th, 2017, 5:30-7:30pm at the Hartford Fire Station. This will be Block One only, Building a Baseline.

Blocks 2-4 will be offered in the months of December, January and February. Dates are TBD. Times and location remain the same.

  Course Objectives:

Prepare the local Emergency Management Director to perform his/her duties through all phases of a local emergency: Preparation, Response, Recovery, and Mitigation.

Topics covered will include, but are not limited to:

  • Desired Attributes of an Emergency Management Director
  • Local Emergency Operations Planning
  • Animal Response
  • EMD-Responder Relationship
  • Models for Mobilizing Community
  • Designing an Emergency Operation Center
  • Public Information and Communications
  • The Disaster “Process”
  • State Resources
  • Interaction with FEMA

To register for this course, please log into the States LMS via the following link:

https://vermont.csod.com

If you do not already have an account, you can register via the following link:

https://vermont.csod.com/selfreg/register

For registration assistance or questions, please contact Brittany Marquette, [email protected], 802.241.5414

For EMD course or certification questions, please contact Todd Sears, [email protected], 802.241.5527

TRORC Executive Committee Meeting – New Date @ Colatina Exit
Nov 16 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

For a copy of the agenda, please click here: Executive Committee Agenda 11-16-17

Nov
28
Tue
Training on Forest Blocks and Habitat Connectors @ Sharon Town Office
Nov 28 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 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.

Nov
30
Thu
TRORC Energy Committee Meeting @ TRORC
Nov 30 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Essentials of Land Use Planning and Regulation @ Pomfret Town Office
Nov 30 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 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