July 24, 2013
This year’s 2013 Recreational Trails Program (RTP) Grant Applications are now available on the VT Dept. of Forest, Parks and Recreation website! If there are trail projects identified in your community in need of funds for NEXT year (spring/summer of 2014), you can apply now for a $20,000 grant! Applications are due September 15, 2013. ~ Visit this […]
July 22, 2013
The Vermont Department of Health is pleased to announce that The Vermont Healthy Community Design Resource: Active Living & Healthy Eating has been posted on VT DOH’s website. This new publication is designed to help Vermont’s public health advocates and just regular folks in their efforts to promote healthier places to live. In addition to the […]
FEMA just announced the application period will open on Friday, July 19, 2013 for the FY 13 Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) and Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) grant programs. These are the nationally competitive FEMA mitigation grant programs. PDM funding nationwide is set at $35 million and FMA funding is set at $120 million. These funding sources […]
July 12, 2013
The Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Developmented has provided a summary of planning and zoning laws and amendments enacted during the 2013 session is now available for download here. Highlights include: Flood Resilient Communities Element Required in Municipal and Regional Plans –This requirement goes into effect on July 1, 2014. DHCD interprets this effective date […]
July 11, 2013
FEMA needs your help! Since 2010, FEMA has annually conducted a nationwide survey on risk awareness of U.S. local officials. Survey results track trends and inform federal agencies and state and local communities how to most effectively engage and support communities toward advancing mitigation actions to reduce vulnerabilities to natural hazards. It is now time […]
July 10, 2013
The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources, in partnership with the Vermont Public Service Department and the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets will offer a day-long training and informational session on Ground-Mounted Solar Electric Generation Permitting and Siting. The technical training is intended for solar project installers and developers, including environmental consultants and attorneys […]
June 27, 2013
Join with your favorite planners on September 19-20 in beautiful Meredith, NH for the annual conference of the Northern New England Chapter of the American Planning Association. The conference – “Planning for Everyone” – will provide a focus on the relationship between the work of planners and those who have often not had a voice in the […]
June 21, 2013
In recognition of the community planning and improvement efforts taking place in municipalities large and small throughout Vermont, for the first time in many years the legislature increased the amount of funding by 10%, making $450,000 available for Municipal Planning Grants (MPGs). Maximum funding for grants will also increase from $15,000 to $20,000 for a […]
June 20, 2013
Cross-posted from the Vermont Floodplain Management blog: A number of changes are underway with the National Flood Insurance Program in response to the Biggert-Waters NFIP Reform of 2012. These changes include steps to make the program financially solvent – in particular by eliminating or phasing out existing subsidies in the program. New flood insurance policies […]
June 10, 2013
Course Overview: i-Tree Hydro is a stand alone application designed to simulate the effects of changes in tree and impervious cover characteristics within a defined watershed on stream flow and water quality. It was designed specifically to handle urban vegetation effects so urban natural resource managers and urban planners can quantify the impacts of changes […]