Calendar
Annual Meeting
NOTE: Virtual Meeting
Under Act 92, this Board is legally allowed to host electronic meetings due to the COVID-19 situation. If you need accommodations for this meeting, please contact Peter Gregory at [email protected].
TRORC will hold its next Commission Meeting Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. via Zoom (see call-in instructions below)
- Call to Order. Approval of Agenda. Action
- Public Comments
- Public Hearing – Bethel Town Plan Approval and Confirmation Action
- Public Hearing – Bethel and Thetford Determination of Energy Compliance
- Action on Bethel Town Plan Approval and Confirmation (draft decision attached)
- Action on Bethel and Thetford Determination of Energy Compliance (draft decisions attached)
- Speaker. Matt Dunne, former Vermont House and Senate member is founder and Executive Director of the Center for Rural Innovation (CORI). He is joining us tonight to describe his vision for rural economic development and CORI’s role in supporting that vision.
- Approval of October Board minutes (attached)
- Acceptance of October and November unaudited Financial Reports (attached)
- Executive Director and Commissioner updates
- Other
Enclosures
NOTE: If you are unable to attend, please notify your town’s other representative so he or she can attend. Thank you!
The next TRORC Board Meeting will be held on February 24, 2021. A full packet and agenda will be sent out to Commissioners in mid-February.
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While mid-century cars and clothing are cool, would you be surprised to know that the zoning in most communities is from the same era? Did you know that local solutions to housing affordability, community revitalization, climate change, and social justice are often stymied by policy decisions made in the 1970s? A lot has changed since then, from infrastructure spending, to household composition, to consumer preferences – but a lot of Vermont’s mid-century zoning bylaws aren’t keeping up with the times.
Many Vermonters are not getting the outcomes they urgently need because the cumbersome and costly process of overhauling a zoning bylaw is out of reach for most cities and towns. This training will help local leaders identify and select small-scale, incremental changes that can be made without having to overhaul all the zoning bylaws.
The training is built upon Enabling Better Places: Zoning for Great Neighborhoods, a how-to manual that promotes practical, small steps that Vermont’s cities, towns and villages can take to address widespread regulatory barriers that limit the choice of homes available to Vermont residents at prices people can afford. This guide stems from the Congress of the New Urbanism’s (CNU) Project for Code Reform, a strategic initiative to support cities and towns as they reform outdated zoning bylaws in favor of more walkable communities.
To register for this event, click here: https://accd.vermont.gov/sites/accdnew/files/documents/CD/CPR/201208_Zoning4Neighborhoods_Training.pdf
While mid-century cars and clothing are cool, would you be surprised to know that the zoning in most communities is from the same era? Did you know that local solutions to housing affordability, community revitalization, climate change, and social justice are often stymied by policy decisions made in the 1970s? A lot has changed since then, from infrastructure spending, to household composition, to consumer preferences – but a lot of Vermont’s mid-century zoning bylaws aren’t keeping up with the times.
Many Vermonters are not getting the outcomes they urgently need because the cumbersome and costly process of overhauling a zoning bylaw is out of reach for most cities and towns. This training will help local leaders identify and select small-scale, incremental changes that can be made without having to overhaul all the zoning bylaws.
The training is built upon Enabling Better Places: Zoning for Great Neighborhoods, a how-to manual that promotes practical, small steps that Vermont’s cities, towns and villages can take to address widespread regulatory barriers that limit the choice of homes available to Vermont residents at prices people can afford. This guide stems from the Congress of the New Urbanism’s (CNU) Project for Code Reform, a strategic initiative to support cities and towns as they reform outdated zoning bylaws in favor of more walkable communities.
To register for this event, click here: https://accd.vermont.gov/sites/accdnew/files/documents/CD/CPR/201208_Zoning4Neighborhoods_Training.pdf
While mid-century cars and clothing are cool, would you be surprised to know that the zoning in most communities is from the same era? Did you know that local solutions to housing affordability, community revitalization, climate change, and social justice are often stymied by policy decisions made in the 1970s? A lot has changed since then, from infrastructure spending, to household composition, to consumer preferences – but a lot of Vermont’s mid-century zoning bylaws aren’t keeping up with the times.
Many Vermonters are not getting the outcomes they urgently need because the cumbersome and costly process of overhauling a zoning bylaw is out of reach for most cities and towns. This training will help local leaders identify and select small-scale, incremental changes that can be made without having to overhaul all the zoning bylaws.
The training is built upon Enabling Better Places: Zoning for Great Neighborhoods, a how-to manual that promotes practical, small steps that Vermont’s cities, towns and villages can take to address widespread regulatory barriers that limit the choice of homes available to Vermont residents at prices people can afford. This guide stems from the Congress of the New Urbanism’s (CNU) Project for Code Reform, a strategic initiative to support cities and towns as they reform outdated zoning bylaws in favor of more walkable communities.
To register for this event, click here: https://accd.vermont.gov/sites/accdnew/files/documents/CD/CPR/201208_Zoning4Neighborhoods_Training.pdf
REMOTE MEETING: Under Act 92, this TAC is legally allowed to host electronic meetings due to the
COVID-19 situation. This meeting will be conducted through the Zoom remote meeting on- line
platform. See the connection information below. If you intend to join the Zoom meeting and have
never used Zoom before, we recommend you begin the log-in process well in advance of the meeting to
allow time for downloads and connections to occur. Or contact Rita Seto ([email protected] – (802)
281-2927) before the event to walk through a practice session.
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Agenda
1. Introductions.
2. Additions to Agenda and Public Comments
3. Approval of January 14 minutes
4. Vermont Project Selection and Prioritization Process (VPSP2) walk through – Rita (45 mins)
VTrans and RPCs will be utilizing the new project selection and prioritization process this year.
Rita will walk through the initial process and look at the initial projects (Roadway, Traffic and
Safety and Paving projects only. Bridges will be next year).
5. Other business (10 mins)
• VTrans Draft Airport System Plan is available for review – the document is available
using the following link: https://vtrans.vermont.gov/aviation/vermont-airport-system-plan
Virtual public meeting on March 24, 2021 @ 6:00pm link available on the project website
https://vtrans.vermont.gov/aviation/vermont-airport-system-plan
• Grants in Aid Year 4 schedule overview
Future meeting topics? Next meeting on Thursday May 13, 2021
• Project Selection and Prioritization Review and Approval
2020-2021 TRORC TAC Meeting Dates:
July 8 / Sept 9 / Nov 11
Webinar Thursday February 3, 5:30pm
Mount Ascutney Regional Commission and Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission are teaming up to present to you a Clean Heat learning opportunity. How can one help to achieve the goals driven by the recent Comprehensive Energy Plan and Climate Action Plan? Options! For Upper Valley residents looking to update or upgrade their home heating system, advanced wood heat may be an effective option. We bring you two experts on the topic who will share how advanced wood heat compares to other non-fossil fuel heating options.
Speakers:
Emma Hanson, Wood Energy Coordinator, VT Department of Forests, Parks & Recreation
Bill Karis, Energy Consultant, Efficiency Vermont
Contacts: Alexander Taft, [email protected] Steven Bauer, [email protected]
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