April 23, 2009
Today, April 23, on “Relocalizing Vermont” on WGDR 91.1 FM, Carl Eitner of “Relocalizing Vermont Productions” will be exploring a potential new way for municipalities to help their residents and businesses obtain more favorable financing (lower interest rates, longer-term loans) for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. I’ll play an interview with bill sponsor Ginny […]
April 21, 2009
The lastest news from the VT Department of Environmental Conservation is that the Washington County DFIRM maps for floodplain delineation and NFIP regulations are due to be released June 15, 2009. These will be the preliminary maps on which final community coordination meetings will be held, as it looks now, on June 30. More information […]
April 16, 2009
The Census Bureau announced that it will be starting addressing canvasing during the week of April 20 and continuing through July 2. Census employees will be visiting each housing unit to verify the address and GPS the location coordinates. They will knock on doors to introduce themselves and tell the homeowner what they are doing […]
Two Barre City granite sheds are currently enrolled in the RPC’s brownfields assessment initiative. Brownfields are abandoned or underutilized sites who’s redevelopment may be complicated by the presence of real or perceived contamination. With funding from the US EPA the Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission’s brownfields assessment initiatives offers financial assistance to help get these […]