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Vermont Wildland Fire Gear Grant - Apply by 11/3
The Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation has opened its Vermont Wildland Fire Gear Grant program for applications. New for 2025, towns/departments awarded funds through this program...
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Great 2026 Renewal News from the UI Trust
We are very pleased to deliver yet another overall Unemployment Insurance (UI) rate reduction to members for a third straight year! At its October meeting, the VERB Trust Board approved an average 7.2...
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Acrisure’s Employer Compliance Updates, 10/21/25
Sponsored Content And just like that, we’ve reached the end of October. With only two months remaining in 2025, holiday decorations are beginning to appear on store shelves, and we’re actively...
State is seeking public input on Act 250's Tier 3 Rules draft 2
Act 250 Tier 3: Public Input for Draft 2
Vermont's Statewide Development Review System (Act 250) Is Changing Limited or no review in downtown and village centers = Tier 1 areas Additional review in critical natural resource areas = Tier 3...
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Survey RE: Critical Public Safety Communications and 911 Dispatcher System
The Vermont General Assembly created the Public Safety Communications Task Force within the 2023 fiscal year Act 78 budgetary process. This legislation recognized that protecting public safety and...
Tami Pyfer speaking about The Dignity Index at Town Fair 2025
The Dignity Index Left A Mark On Town Fair Attendees
By Ted Brady, VLCT Executive Director The week before Town Fair, VLCT issued a press release announcing that a “national leader in political depolarization” would deliver the keynote address at Town...
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The Rural & Small Cities Program of the Public Finance Initiative
VLCT members might like to look into this interesting resource. The Public Finance Initiative is a non-profit that specializes in developing programs that support government leaders, non-profits...
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Acrisure’s Employer Compliance Updates, 10/14/25
Sponsored Content As we settle into October and the final quarter of the year, the countdown to 2025 feels more real than ever. While autumn brings a welcome change of pace, it also signals the fast...