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THINK SPRING – Trees, Shrubs, Fruit Trees, Berries Saturday

May 7, 2016

9am-11am

VT Technical College- Red Schoolhouse Randolph Center, VT Order your plants by April 8

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Dear Local Officials,

The TRORC region is short thousands of homes that are affordable.  Many of TRORC’s towns could benefit from more homes, as this would lead to more community members – employees, employers, customers, students, volunteers – as well as allowing current community members to move in to more appropriate housing for them.  Zoning regulations can inadvertently get in the way of producing such homes. Come discuss ways in which regulations can be changed to encourage more housing in your town with TRORC Senior Planner Kevin Geiger. Some of the topics that will be discussed are reduced lot sizes, mixed uses, waivers as incentives, and more. There will be two meetings over the next few weeks with one in Norwich and the other in Bethel a week later with more details to come. Please let me know if you plan on attending either one of the meetings.

See details below for Meeting:

Norwich Area Meeting

Date: June 1, 2016

Where: Tracy Hall: Norwich, VT

When: 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Bethel Area Meeting

Date: June 8, 2016

Where: Bethel Town Hall 318 Main St.

When: 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

The Barnard Town Energy Committee is hosting an information session on heat pumps and solar energy on Tue., May 10 at 6:30 PM at the Danforth Library in Barnard

Grow It! Workshop

Join garden expert Charlie Nardozzi and garden leaders from your region for this Vermont Community Garden Network workshop exploring strategies for recruiting and engaging gardeners and volunteers. Learn strategies to boost your garden programs, share stories and ideas, and celebrate this growing movement. This workshop is designed for community and school garden leaders and is open to anyone working with a community-based garden. A hearty snack will be provided.

Save the date!

Vermont Community Development Association

2016 Spring Conference

Tuesday May 17, 2016 – 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

New State Office Complex, Waterbury, VT

The entrepreneurial pipeline:

The role of makerspaces, co-working spaces, and incubators

Sustained Growth, Connectivity and Collaboration in a Community

• How conditions for organic growth and evolution are created
• What drives the demand
• Is the need being met?

Come hear how flexible workplaces are supporting Vermont’s startup economy.

Complete registration packets will follow soon. This will be a limited ticket event so don’t delay in registering. Contact Theresa Bachand at VLCT for more information at (802) 229-9111 or at [email protected]

UPDATE MAY 6TH:

Dear Colleagues:

The VCDA Spring Meeting on Tuesday, May 17th – The Entrepreneurial Pipeline: The Role of Maker Spaces, Co-Working Spaces and Incubators – has created a great deal of interest, which has necessitated a move to larger space.  Fortunately, it is in the same community, Waterbury, at St. Leo’s Hall, which is adjacent to the state complex.

We had requested more chairs in the reserved space at the state complex to accommodate a larger crowd but the fire marshal’s orders prohibit this.  Rather than turn people away, the Board decided a move to larger space was the best solution.  It will be very convenient for any of you who want to visit the state complex following the meeting.

Directions:  Exit 10, Waterbury, turn down towards the town, take the round-about to Main Street, which is also Rt. 100.  St. Leo’s Hall is located behind St. Andrew’s Church, 109 South Main Street. There is a parking lot plus parking on the street is allowed.

Having a large crowd is a nice problem to have, and with the line-up of speakers on the program, we are looking forward to an interesting, productive day.  Reminder: registration deadline is Thursday, May 12.  For your convenience, the Agenda and registration form are attached.

Mary Miller, Meeting Coordinator

Please register for What’s New in the Natural Resources Atlas on May 18, 2016 10:00 AM EDT at:

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6769137113567758338

Erik Engstrom of the VT Agency of Natural Resources will give a tutorial on the Natural Resources Atlas HTML5 viewer (an online mapping application) and show some tips and tricks, as well as what’s new in the latest viewer release. This webinar will be most useful for those who use the Silverlight version and have not yet migrated to the new HTML5 viewer yet. Questions and feedback are welcome!

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

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When: Sunday, May 22nd 5:00-8:00pm

Where: Court Street Arts, North Haverhill, NH

Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1601185890200831

There has been interest in starting a networking group for young professionals in the Cohase Region. We’re hosting this event in hopes of gathering people together and finding out what would be helpful.

So, you probably have a few questions… Mainly, What is young? What is professional? Honestly, we don’t want you to get too hung up on the phrase “young professional.” The audience that we’re shooting for is the 21-40 crowd, but we also don’t want to discourage people from either side of the age spectrum that are interested in getting involved. Professional speaks to the fact that this is a group to discuss ideas, projects, business, economic development, creative economy, volunteer opportunities, networking, etc. You can be working for yourself, working for a family business, working for a corporation, volunteering for a local organization, etc. As long as you’re interested in bringing a project to the table, would like to brainstorm, would like to share connections, would like to offer your skills, or would just like to support this cause, you’re welcome and encouraged to come.

What’s the agenda? We are setting aside time for introductions, to introduce initial ideas for this group, and to collectively brainstorm what a group like this should offer to members and the community. We’d like your input.

What towns are included in the Cohase region? Technically, Bradford, Piermont, Haverhill (N Haverhill, Woodsville, Pike), Newbury (Wells River), Fairlee (W Fairlee), and Orford. That being said, we’d welcome people from the surrounding area as well. Have friends from Thetford, Hanover, Lebanon, Warren, Littleton, etc. that are interested? That’s awesome. Bring them.

QUESTIONS? Contact Monique Priestley at [email protected] or 802-222-1909

May 24, 2016 9:00am to May 25, 2016 4:00pm

1 Main Street
Randolph Center, VT