TRORC Board Meeting and Hearings

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Hearings for the Randolph Town Plan and the Regional Plan

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICES
TWO RIVERS-OTTAUQUECHEE REGIONAL COMMISSION
Wednesday, September 25, 2019 beginning at 6:30PM
Thompson Senior Center, 99 Senior Lane, Woodstock, VT

Notice is hereby given by the Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission of a Public Hearing for the purpose of hearing comments regarding review and approval of the Randolph Town Plan pursuant to 24 V.S.A. Section 4350. The Public Hearing will be held on Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at 6:30 p.m., at the Thompson Senior Center, Woodstock, Vermont.

In addition, Per Title 24, Chapter 117, Section 4350 Regional Planning Commissions are required to “review and confirm the planning process of its member municipalities at least twice during an eight year period…. and shall so confirm when a member municipality:
1. is engaged in a continuing process that, within a reasonable time, will result in a plan which is consistent with the goals contained in Section 4302 of this Title; and
2. is maintaining its efforts to provide local funds for municipal and regional planning purposes.”

The Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission has deemed that the Town of Randolph has met these tests and shall be confirmed. A Public Hearing will be held immediately following the above mentioned hearing on Wednesday September 25, 2019 at the Thompson Senior Center, Woodstock, Vermont for the purpose of hearing comments regarding the review and confirmation of the planning efforts for this municipality.

Notice is hereby given by the Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission of a Public Hearing to be held for the purpose of hearing comments on the proposed amendments to the Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Plan. It will be held immediately following the above mentioned hearings on Wednesday September 25, 2019 at the Thompson Senior Center, Woodstock, Vermont. The Regional Plan covers all lands within the towns of Barnard, Bethel, Bradford, Braintree, Bridgewater, Brookfield, Chelsea, Corinth, Fairlee, Granville, Hancock, Hartford, Hartland, Newbury, Norwich, Pittsfield, Plymouth, Pomfret, Randolph, Rochester, Royalton, Sharon, Stockbridge, Strafford, Thetford, Topsham, Tunbridge, Vershire, West Fairlee, and Woodstock. A copy of the proposed amendments to the Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Plan are available for review at the Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission’s office during normal business hours and on the Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission’s website: www.trorc.org. Comments may be given in person at the hearing, or prior to the hearing by 4 p.m. on September 25, 2019 in writing to TRORC, 128 King Farm Road, Woodstock VT; or via email to [email protected].

Outlined below is a list of section headings of the Regional Plan chapters that have amendments
proposed:
1. Introduction
2. Definitions
3. Energy
4. Healthy Communities
5. Homes in the Region
6. Land Use
7. Transportation
8. Utilities, Facilities and Services
9. Natural Resources
10. Implementation Matrix

The meeting will be held in an accessible location. Requests for accommodations or modifications made will be honored to the maximum extent feasible, but it may not be possible to fulfill them.

Dated this August 23, 2019, Woodstock, Vermont
Gerald Fredrickson, Chair
Peter G. Gregory, AICP, Executive Director