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UVM and VTrans Seeking Examples of Mudslides/Debris Flows Impacting Town Roads
VTrans is seeking your examples of mudslides or debris flows that affect town roads and which occurred in heavy rains, including those in 2023 and 2024. UVM is working with VTrans to develop a debris...
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Small Fall Event Grant: What Does Community Resilience Look Like in Vermont?
Vermont Humanities works to engage all Vermonters in the world of ideas, foster a culture of thoughtfulness, and inspire a lifelong love of reading and learning. This October, it will sponsor a...
Trouble accessing TA for your projects? We need your feedback!
Your feedback can make a difference. Please help us help you by sharing your feedback in the Vermont Evaluation of Rural Technical Assistance (VERTA) survey about Vermont’s system of community and...
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April 28: MTAP, PILOT, and CHIP Take Two Steps Forward and One Step Back
Just in time for marathon season, the legislature has entered a sprint. Many of VLCT’s priority bills are in their final committees of jurisdiction this week. In this Weekly Legislative Report, we...
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Testimony to Senate Finance Committee Regarding Property Reappraisals
Testimony to the Senate Finance Committee Regarding Property Reappraisal Samantha Sheehan, Municipal Policy and Advocacy Specialist April 25, 2025 VLCT's Considerations for Statewide Reappraisal...
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Join the 6/5 Gathering Focused on the Future of Vermont's Small Towns and Villages!
The Preservation Trust of Vermont, the Department of Housing and Community Development, and the Vermont Council on Rural Development are hosting a daylong gathering focused on the future of Vermont's...
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April 21: Back to Basics – Town Highway and Infrastructure Funding
It’s back to basics this week as lawmakers finalize the Appropriations Bill. VLCT priorities are being considered across both chambers and in multiple committee rooms; in some cases, bills are moving...
Two Ways to Grow a Grand List. Housing scarcity + property revaluation = increasing property values OR housing development = property revaluation = new property tax revenue
Testimony to House Commerce Committee Regarding Proposed CHIP, 4/16/25
Testimony to the House Commerce Committee Regarding S.127 on Housing and the CHIP Funding Proposal Josh Hanford, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Samantha Sheehan, Municipal Policy and Advocacy...