September 14, 2009
SIXTEEN Central Vermont communities have had their pre-disaster mitigation (PDM) plans approved by FEMA! Those 16 towns are: Barre City, Barre Town, Berlin, Cabot, Calais, Duxbury, Marshfield, Middlesex, Montpelier, Moretown, Northfield, Orange, Plainfield, Waitsfield, Woodbury, and Worcester. PDM plans for Fayston, Warren, and Williamstown are awaiting FEMA’s approval. That only leaves 4 more to go!! […]
U.S. Department of Energy – Energy Efficiency and Renewable EnergyEERE NewsDOE to Fund up to $454 Million for Retrofit Ramp-Ups in Energy EfficiencySeptember 14, 2009U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu today announced a new $450 million program designed to catalyze a nationwide energy upgrade that experts estimate could save $100 million annually in utility bills […]
September 10, 2009
Removing Barriers to Strengthen Communities:Fair Housing: Affordable Housing and Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing at the Local Level October 1, 2009 6-9pmThatcher Brook Primary SchoolStowe Street, Waterbury VT Hosted by the Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission Designed to provide relevant information to realtors, lenders, affordable housing developers, property managers, and municipal officials this workshop will: […]
Updated model flood hazard area regulations are now available on the VT DEC website:http://www.vtwaterquality.org/rivers/htm/rv_floodhazard.htm If a community is updating their flood hazard or zoning regulations then these models may be valuable to the work of the Planning Commissions. The table below briefly describes the four models and includes links to pdf versions of the texts. […]