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Annual Meeting
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].
April 19, 2018
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Vermont Technical College
Randolph, Vermont
Allen House Conference Room #23
Park in lot E (campus map attached)
Agenda
- OPTIONAL – Tour of fire science training facilities – meet at 5:30 in the conference room
- Call to order – Mark Warner, Chair
- Introductions
- Approval of minutes for 2/15/2018 (attached)
- Approval of LEPC12 member list for SERC approval at May 16th meeting (attached)
- Action on TRORC Invoice for $2,000.
- Treasurer’s report – John Durkee, Treasurer
- Findings of nominating committee for June elections– Scott Cooney, Mariah Whitcomb & Gary Moore (10 minutes)
- Emergency Preparedness of VTC and Tour of Fire Science School Facilities – Jay Peterson, Ed.D., Dean of Student Affairs
- Other Business/Upcoming Trainings – members
Carbon Work-Study Discussion
Kevin Geiger – Senior Planner with TRORC and Monica Przyperhart, Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department
This is part of an 8 month long series focused on managing forests for carbon storage and sequestration sponsored by Sustainable Woodstock and the National Park Service. Everyone is welcome and the workshop is free. RSVP with Zach Ralph (info in panel) to receive the suggested reading materials or to learn about the other upcoming discussion topics on carbon in 2018.
Thank you for attending last year’s ANR listening session. I really appreciated the opportunity to hear directly from you about the challenges surrounding the management of our natural resources and possible solutions. This year, I’m taking these conversations a step further by hosting a series of open forums focusing on specific topics that are top-of-mind for many of us right now, including clean water, the long-range management of state lands, and the health of Vermont’s moose herd.
I’d like to invite you to attend one, two or all three of these upcoming community meetings to discuss current challenges and talk about crafting a better Vermont together. And although each session will center around a specific issue, we’ll open the floor at the end of the hour for questions or comments on any topic that you wish to bring forward. Seating is limited to ~35 people so please come early if you’d like a seat.
The first meeting will be held February 27th from 4:00-5:00pm in Montpelier and we will be discussing a very hot topic right now, clean water. The full spring schedule is listed below. I look forward to seeing and hearing from you!
All meetings at Dewey Building, 1 National Life Drive, Montpelier. Seating is limited to ~35 people so please come early if you’d like a seat.
- # 1 – Discussing Vermont’s Clean Water
Feb 27, 2018 4:00 – 5:00 PM
- # 2 – Talking about Long-Range Management of Agency Lands
April 24, 2018 4:00 – 5:00 PM
- # 3 – Update on the Health of Vermont’s Moose Herd
June 26, 2018 4:00 – 5:00 PM
If you’d like more information on any of these meetings, please reach out to Elle O’Casey at [email protected].