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News Briefs

Undergrounding Utilities

On August 11, the Vermont Public Service Board held a hearing regarding the burying of utilities in designated growth centers. Karen Horn wrote this letter to Chairman Volz offering constructive criticism of the hearing.

The Wireless Open World Project

A $116,830,835 broadband project will bring wireless broadband to virtually every unserved home, institution and business throughout Vermont. Read more here.

Vt. Telecommunications Plan

The Final Draft of the Vermont Telecommunications Plan, posted here, is now available for comment. It also will be available at regional planning commissions, regional libraries and on request from the Department of Public Service. For more information, contact Deborah Shannon, Telecommunications Policy Analyst.

More than $6 Million Available for Home Buyers

USDA Rural Development still has more than $6 million in funding available for low and very low income homebuyers in rural areas across Vermont through the Single Family Housing Direct Loan program. These funds must be spent by September 30, 2010. For more information, contact the USDA Rural Development's Montpelier office at (802) 828-6012 or visit its website at www.rurdev.usda.gov/vt.

Vt. River Corridor Planning Guide

The Vermont River Management Program of the Agency of Natural Resources has released a second edition of the Vermont River Corridor Planning Guide. The new edition contains previously undrafted sections pertaining to the gathering and use of other watershed information, methods documention, watershed strategies, and monitoring.

Competive Local Government Grants

ANR seeks Vermonters' Help with Salvage Yard Survey.

Many H1N1 links are on the VLCT Flu Page.

Energy Efficiency Guide

The Vermont Chapter of the Sierra Club assembled a Guide to Improving Energy Efficiency in Vermont Buildings that can help evaluate and implement energy efficiency retrofits in municipal buildings.

Environmental Assistance Office

The Environmental Assistance Office provides guidance to permit applicants, offers environmental compliance assistance to Vermont businesses and municipalities, and provides assistance to municipal household hazardous waste programs. Here is a link to its newsletters and regulatory briefs.