• VT-100 Active Transportation Corridor Public Meeting

    Yestermorrow, 7865 Main St, Waitsfield 7865 Main St, Waitsfield, VT

    Join the VT-100 Active Transportation Corridor Scoping Study Team and Advisory Committee on November 13th for an engaging public meeting to discuss this important project. This meeting provides an opportunity for municipal leaders, Regional Planning Commissions, federal, state, and local agencies, interest groups, abutting property owners, and community members to share their concerns, ideas, and […]

  • No More Pits: A New Era of Waste Management on the Long Trail

    Green Mountain Club Visitr Center 711 Waterbury-Stowe Road, Waterbury Center, Vermont

    Pit privies are gross. Dig a hole, poop in it until it fills up, cover, repeat. So it is a grand accomplishment, and also a relief, to have finally decommissioned the last pit privy on the Long Trail System in 2024. How did GMC make it to this point, and what still lies ahead? In this […]

  • VTGC Annual Meeting

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    Hear the latest VTGC news: what we’ve accomplished in the past 12 months, and what’s in store for the coming year. All members, stakeholders, and trail users welcome. All stakeholders and members welcome. Zoom. 9 am - noon. Register here. 

  • Public Meetings on New Act 250 Tiers – Morrisville – Oct 21

    Morristown Tegu Building and Remote

    Last year, the legislature passed Act 181, which creates new land designation “Tiers” intended to change the Act 250 permitting process. “Tier 1” areas where growth is planned for and encouraged will have reduced or eliminated Act 250 permitting, whereas “Tier 3” areas with important natural resources will face automatic permitting in most cases. The […]

  • Developing an Outreach Plan to Celebrate your Town’s Woods, Wetlands and Wildlife

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    It can be daunting to plan the outreach for a series of events or plan an outreach strategy that may lead up to a proposed municipal change, sometimes years in the making. In this webinar you’ll learn more about creating an outreach plan with multiple events, separating messages for different audiences and identifying an over-arching theme that helps tie the series together. The panel of presenters includes Elise Schadler and Jens Hilke with years of municipal technical assistance experience and Megan Davin a Communications and Outreach specialist. Join us for this exciting event to help improve your commission’s communications.

  • Act 250 Tier 3 Meeting Rutland – Oct 22

    Tier 3 areas contain critical natural resources that merit consideration in the Act 250 permitting process. Moving to location-based Act 250 jurisdiction means reducing or eliminating Act 250 permitting in areas planned for growth (Tier 1 areas) and increasing Act 250 permitting in critical natural resource areas that lack suitable State-level review and protection (Tier […]

  • Act 250 Tier 3 Meeting October 28 Newport City Gateway Center

    Last year, the legislature passed Act 181, which creates new land designation “Tiers” intended to change the Act 250 permitting process. “Tier 1” areas where growth is planned for and encouraged will have reduced or eliminated Act 250 permitting, whereas “Tier 3” areas with important natural resources will face automatic permitting in most cases. The […]

  • Public Meetings on New Act 250 Tiers – Windsor – October 29

    Last year, the legislature passed Act 181, which creates new land designation “Tiers” intended to change the Act 250 permitting process. “Tier 1” areas where growth is planned for and encouraged will have reduced or eliminated Act 250 permitting, whereas “Tier 3” areas with important natural resources will face automatic permitting in most cases. The […]

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East Montpelier, VT 05651
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