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. […]
To all applicants for the HMGP and PDM-C FEMA grant programs: Since a Benefit-Cost Analysis (BCA) is required for all FEMA grant programs, we will be conducting an intensive two-day BCA workshop on October 14-15, 2009 at Vermont Emergency Management offices in Waterbury. A grants overview will also be given during this training session. All […]
September 9, 2009
NRC Reports on Impact of “Compact Development” on Motor Vehicle Travel (September 1, 2009) – The National Research Council of the National Academies released the results of a study, requested by Congress, of the relationship between land development patterns and motor vehicle travel in the U.S. In The Effects of Compact Development on Motorized Travel, […]
September 1, 2009
Please respond to this request for input from the VT Department of Public Service. The survey closes on September 14 so it’s important to respond soon. Thanks. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 will provide stimulus money to many different sectors, including state and local governments. Specifically, Vermont will receive over $700M […]
August 31, 2009
The Button-Up Home Energy organizing session for local officials and residents to put together a home energy savings workshop in your community, as mentioned in the blog 2 blogs below, is confirmed for THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2009 AT THE MEMORIAL ROOM OF CITY HALL, MONTPELIER, FROM 6 P.M. TO 8:30 P.M. Contact CVRPC for more […]
August 27, 2009
The Vermont Button Up program has prepared a 30 minute DVD illustrating basic home weatherization projects that a homeowner with basic handy “person” skills can do. It includes demonstrations on how to do basic air sealing, weatherize an attic hatch or pull down attic stairs or the bulkhead door for your cellar, and how to […]
Home Energy Saving Workshops Available for Vermont Communities Central Vermont Community Action Council is seeking community groups and municipalities to partner in organizing local home energy saving workshops. Last year, community groups and other sponsors organized 100 home energy saving workshops statewide reaching over 2700 Vermonters. We hope to surpass these figures this year. These […]