Calendar
Annual Meeting
Stakeholder Discussion
Join the White River Watershed Coordinator in a presentation and discussion on the progress of watershed initiatives in the White River Basin. Learn about the upcoming White River Tactical Basin Plan and priorities and funding for 2018.
- Monday, December 4: Rochester VT Town Office
- Wednesday, December 6: Randolph VT Town Hall
- Thursday, December 7: Royalton VT Town Office
Snack included!
Who Should Attend?
Watershed groups, town officials (selectboard, planning and conservation commission members), foresters, farmers, and anyone with a stake in water quality = YOU!
Stakeholder Discussion
Join the White River Watershed Coordinator in a presentation and discussion on the progress of watershed initiatives in the White River Basin. Learn about the upcoming White River Tactical Basin Plan and priorities and funding for 2018.
- Monday, December 4: Rochester VT Town Office
- Wednesday, December 6: Randolph VT Town Hall
- Thursday, December 7: Royalton VT Town Office
Snack included!
Who Should Attend?
Watershed groups, town officials (selectboard, planning and conservation commission members), foresters, farmers, and anyone with a stake in water quality = YOU!
- Call to order – Mark Warner
- Introductions
- Approval of minutes for 10/19/2017 (attached)
- Action on TRORC $2,000 invoice.
- Action on additional SERC money for trainings- $2,000.
- Treasurer’s report – John Durkee
- Green Mountain Power Storm Response & Recovery – Mike Burke (45 minutes)
- Select Locations for 2018 LEPC Meetings continued
- LEPC12 CERT Update– Brad Salzmann (10 minutes)
- Other Business/Upcoming Trainings – members
- EMD Training – February 10th in Royalton
- Tabletop exercises
- LEOP Workgroup – Tory
- VT Alert Update
LEPC12 Next meeting – February 15, 2018, location TBD
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
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
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 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
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
VTrans will be holding their annual hearing on the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) a staged, multi-year, statewide, intermodal program of transportation projects this Thursday Feb. 1, 2018 @ 2pm at VTrans Montpelier Office. TRORC will be hosting the hearing via Skype at our offices at the King Farm. To view the draft STIP document, click here: https://vtrans.vermont.gov/about/stip
Please RSVP to Rita Seto ([email protected]) if you plan to attend at TRORC offices.
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:
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