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Annual Meeting
DUE TO ROAD DAMAGE, the meeting will be held at the HARTFORD TOWN HALL
Thursday July 13, 2017
Thetford Town Office (3910 VT113, Thetford Center) 9:30AM – 11:00AM
Agenda
1. Introductions.
2. Approval of May 11 Minutes.
3. VTrans Long Range Transportation Plan – Dave Pelletier, Planning Coordinator
Vermont’s Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) is a framework to guide transportation decision-making and investments over the next 20 years. Dave will present the Statewide Survey and Existing Conditions & Future Trends findings, solicit TAC feedback regarding current and projected conditions and trends in transportation, and hear about regional issues and priorities.
4. All Things Roads & Water Quality – Rita
Better Roads Awards
Road Erosion Inventories
Municipal Roads Grants-in-Aid Pilot
5. VTrans Bike Ped projects
• Norwich RRFB Installations
• South Royalton Village Pedestrian Feasibility Study
• Randolph Elm Street Sidewalk Construction
6. Other business?
Future meeting topics? Next meeting on Thursday September 14, 2017. Location TBD
1. Introductions.
2. Approval of July 13 Minutes.
3. VTrans Project Prioritization and Project Selection – Revamping Efforts (VPSP2) – Rita
VTrans is revising its existing system to prioritize transportation projects using
performance management and data analysis based on the condition of the
transportation system. Rita will discuss with the group what VTrans is reviewing on project criteria. Rita will also review how TRORC currently ranks projects and how the new process will be envisioned.
4. TRORC region wide sidewalk inventory – Rita
5. July 1 Flood After Action – Rita
Group discussion on how your town performed during the event (what did the town do well? Improvements? Lessons learned after Irene or did we repeat?)
6. Other business?
Future meeting topics? Next meeting on Thursday Nov. 9, 2017. Thetford Town Office
Come learn all the details of the draft MRGP and the practices that will soon
be required by municipal road crews to reduce erosion and sedimentation
from rain events. Learn appropriate strategies to address ditch spoil in road
drainage areas that will save money and improve water quality.
Funded through Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation’s
Watershed Grants Program
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.
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
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.
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.
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:
- Planning for a Vibrant Sustainable Community
- Roles and Responsibilities of Various Municipal Boards
- Ways to Implement the Town Plan
- Overview of Meetings, Hearings, and Due Process
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.
Introductions.
2. Approval of Nov. 14 Minutes.
3. MRGP Road Maintenance Presentation – Mike Storace, TRORC (45 mins)
• How much will the MRGP standards cost to implement?
• What are the best strategies to maintain stone-lined-ditches?
• Budget and maintenance schedule
4. NUTS (Not up to standard) and other nuggets – Pete Fellows, TRORC (15 mins)
5. Other business – Rita
• PeopleForBikes Applications for Spring 2018 Community Grant Program
• 2018 VT Walk Bike Summit – May 4, 2018 in WRJ
Future meeting topics? Next meeting on Thursday Mar. 8, 2018. Bethel Town Office