Calendar
Annual Meeting
A copy of the agenda can be found here: Executive Committee Agenda 6-13-18
- Call to order – Mark Warner, Chair
- Introductions
- Election of Officers
- Chair
- Vice Chair
- Treasurer
- Secretary
- Approval of minutes for 4/19/2018 (attached)
- Action on TRORC contract.
- Treasurer’s report – John Durkee, Treasurer
- The Role of the Public Information Officer (PIO) Requirements – Mark Bosma, VEM PIO
- Other Business/Upcoming Trainings – members
- SERC Update – Todd Cosgrove, VT Hazmat Chief
- HMEP Update – Tory
- Emergency Preparedness Conference 2018 – Sept. 7-8
LEPC12 Next meeting – August 16, 2018 at Bethel Town Hall
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].
For a copy of the agenda, please click here: Annual Meeting agenda June 27, 2018
Reservations are required, no walk-ins or late registrations. To register, please email Dee Gish at [email protected].
The third forum will be held in South Royalton, VT on Wednesday, July 25, 2018 from 6:00-8:00 PM in the Chase Community Center at Vermont Law School.
Unlike typical town hall style forums, this one is designed to invite conversation and engage citizens in small group discussions with facilitators. After a brief presentation highlighting the key points of Act 250, community members will have a chance to talk about what matters most to them. The public input will inform the Legislative Commission’s report and any potential legislation to modernize the statutes. Act 250 grew out of citizen involvement fifty years ago and it will be strengthened through citizen involvement now.
To register and for more information, click HERE.
For a copy of the agenda, please click here: Executive Committee Agenda 8-8-18
For a copy of the agenda, please click here: Executive Committee Agenda 9-12-18
For a copy of the agenda, please click here: TRORC Board Meeting Agenda 9-26-18
PRESS RELEASE: Public Forums on a Cost and Benefit Analysis of Policies to
Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Vermont.
The Joint Fiscal Office (JFO) has finalized a contract for independent professional assistance to
complete a study of policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Vermont, per Act 11 of 2018.
That contract is with Resources for the Future (RFF), an independent, nonprofit research institution
whose mission is to improve environmental, energy, and natural resource decision making through
impartial economic research and policy engagement. RFF has decades of experience delivering
solutions to cost-effectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions and advance a reliable and clean
energy system.
Two public forums are scheduled to gain an understanding of Vermonters’ interests and concerns
regarding policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Vermont. RFF will use the information
from these public forums to help inform their study. The general public is invited to participate in
these two public forums. The Forums are scheduled from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. and details are as
follows:
Wednesday September 26, Room 11,Vermont State House, 115 State Street, Montpelier, VT.
Thursday, September 27, Theater room, Billings Farm, 69 Old River Road, Woodstock, VT.
The Joint Fiscal Office (JFO) has finalized a contract for independent professional assistance to
complete a study of policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Vermont, per Act 11 of 2018.
That contract is with Resources for the Future (RFF), an independent, nonprofit research institution
whose mission is to improve environmental, energy, and natural resource decision making through
impartial economic research and policy engagement. RFF has decades of experience delivering
solutions to cost-effectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions and advance a reliable and clean
energy system.
Two public forums are scheduled to gain an understanding of Vermonters’ interests and concerns
regarding policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Vermont. RFF will use the information
from these public forums to help inform their study. The general public is invited to participate in
these two public forums. The Forums are scheduled from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. and details are as
follows:
Wednesday September 26, Room 11,Vermont State House, 115 State Street, Montpelier, VT.
Thursday, September 27, Theater room, Billings Farm, 69 Old River Road, Woodstock, VT.
Please RSVP here https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XF98YTJ
RFF will examine 4 decarbonization policy approaches and will provide qualitative analysis for
other options to reduce carbon. Currently, the plan is to investigate the following policy scenarios:
1. Carbon fee-and-rebate, as in H.791 or S.284 (2018) – The ESSEX Plan;
2. Expanding cap-and-trade if Vermont joined the Western Climate Initiative (WCI);
3. Expanding cap-and-trade if the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) covered
transportation fuels as considered in the Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI); and
4. A carbon pricing policy based on further research and input from stakeholders.
People attending the forum are asked to address the following questions:
A. What do you think are two or three things that a study of policies to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions in Vermont ought to take into consideration, in order to be helpful in answering
your questions and in advancing the climate and energy policy dialogue in Vermont?
B. Starting by considering the policy approaches listed above, which approaches do you think
RFF ought to focus on?
RFF will be represented by Marc Hafstead and Wesley Look. They will attend both public forums
and will be available to answer questions about the study, as appropriate, during the times outlined
above.
For those unable to attend, please feel free to email comments by September 28, 2018 to
[email protected].