Calendar
Annual Meeting
Business Continuity and Planning Training, sponsored by SBDC
Thursday, April 16th from 3-5 at the Windsor Town Welcome Center
3 Railroad Ave Windsor, VT
https://vtsbdc.centerdynamics.com/center.aspx?center=11030&subloc=4
The meeting agenda can be accessed here. For additional information on the TRORC Regional Plan Emergency Management chapter (agenda item 7), please visit http://www.trorc.org/2015-regional-plan-updates-2/.
The Town Officers Education Conferences (TOEC), now in their 70th year, are organized by University of Vermont Extension in partnership with several participating organizations. The conferences are designed to help town clerks, planners, listers, select board members and other municipal officials to do their jobs more effectively by providing updates on tax laws and regulations, municipal record keeping and effective strategies for handling planning, zoning, and other town issues.
The 2015 sessions will be held on the following dates:
- April 1 – Doubletree, Burlington VT
- April 22 – Lake Morey Inn, Fairlee VT
- April 29 – Killington Grand Resort Hotel, Killington VT
The conference brochure and online registration are now available online . For more information please contact Pam Lowell at 802-777-3349 or 1-800-281-6977, x272 (toll free in Vermont).
For the complete Public Hearing Notice, click here: Town Plan public notice 2015 Royalton
A copy of the agenda can be downloaded here: April 2015 Board agenda
For more information or questions please contact [email protected]
How can Woodstock Businesses Reduce Their Flood Risk?
Thursday, April 23, 2015 – 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Billings Farm and Museum Theater, 69 Old River Road, Woodstock, VT
The Vermont Department of Housing and Community Development and its partners are hosting a second community forum about fl ood risks along the Ottauquechee River. This meeting is an
opportunity to provide input on proposed projects in Woodstock.
- Why: To minimize rebuilding and recovery cost and ensure our businesses stay open
- Who: Anyone who lives, works or owns a business in Woodstock
- When: Thursday, April 23, from 6:30 pm to 8:30pm, moderated by DHCD Commissioner Noelle MacKay
Meeting Information: Contact Pete Fellows, [email protected], (802) 457-3188
https://accd.vermont.gov/strong_communities/opportunities/planning/resiliency/VERI/Woodstock
Questions About VERI: Contact [email protected] or (802) 828-1365
The Sustainable Energy Resource Group (SERG) and partners will be hosting an Upper Valley Energy Committee Roundtable event on April 28th. This annual Roundtable promotes networking and information sharing to assist energy committees in carrying out their work. This year’s focus panel will discuss COMMUNITY SOLAR GROUP NET METERING: the opportunities, resources and models to promote community solar group net metering in Vermont and New Hampshire. The event agenda is set as follows:
5:30 – 5:40pm – Welcome and Brief Introductions
- 5 second introduction by all attendees: name, town, and energy affiliation
5:40 – 5:55pm – Sponsor Introductions
5:55 – 6:00pm – Review or Interesting EC Survey Results – Sarah, poll on interest for mini-roundtables, will have slides and pie charts
6:00 – 6:45pm – Energy Committee Updates
- Brief 2 minute update from each energy committee represented. Focus on the most recent and exciting project or challenge.
- Present in alphabetical order
- Have handout of what towns have been up to take notes on
6:45 – 7pm – Organizing Partner Presentations and Other Resources
7 – 8:00pm – Community Group Net Metering – materials and resources with handouts or links for more information
- Joey Miller, Vermont Natural Resources Council
- Kate Epsen, New Hampshire Sustainable Energy Association
- Lynn Benander, Coop Power
8:00 – 8:30pm – Clean up and leave
To register for this event before April 17th, please click here.
For additional information on the location of the second public meeting, please view the following PDF: VTrans Public Meeting. To review more in-depth information on the project, please view the following PDF: VTrans On-Road Bicycle Plan Flyer.