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FEMA PA and IA Approved for Floods of July 9-11, 2024
For Immediate Release Tuesday, August 20, 2024 PRESIDENT BIDEN APPROVES GOVERNOR SCOTT’S MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION REQUEST Montpelier Vt. – President Joseph Biden today approved Governor Phil Scott’s...
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Vermont National Guard Utilization
TO: Emergency Management Directors and Local Government Officials FROM: Dan Batsie, Department of Public Safety Deputy Commissioner FULL TEXT OF LETTER SENT 8/2/2024 VIA EMAIL The National Guard can...
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Municipal Flood Response - Volunteer Labor Guidance
TO: Vermont Municipal Officials FROM: Kim Canarecci, Vermont State Public Assistance Officer (802-585-4209, kim.canarecci@vermont.gov) FULL TEXT OF EMAIL SENT 7/18/2024, 5:54 PM (Note: Formatting...
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Flood Response Emergency Order for Act 250 Operations
FROM: Peter Gill, Executive Director, Natural Resources Board (peter.gill@vermont.gov) FULL TEXT OF EMAIL SENT 7/15/2024, 3:08 PM Thank you for your efforts past and present on storm recovery for...
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Guidance from VEM for Town Officials Recovery from Hurricane Beryl’s Flooding
TO: Vermont Municipal Officials FROM: Kim Canarecci, Vermont State Public Assistance Officer (802-585-4209, kim.canarecci@vermont.gov) FULL TEXT OF EMAIL SENT 7/16/2024, 8:02 AM Good morning, Vermont...
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2024 Veto Session Update
A special legislative session was held on June 17, 2024, in which legislators attempted to override all seven of Governor Scott’s vetoes from this past session. They were successful on all but one, H...
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2024 Legislative Wrap-Up
Use the links in the blue Related Links box to navigate to the topic update pages if you want to focus your reading by topic. We are still accepting applications for those interested in serving on a...
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May 14 Advocacy Update: Op-Ed; Municipal Tax Sales, Open Meeting Law, Ethics
Find out what happened in the 11th hour and be sure not to miss Ted Brady's op-ed on the 2024 legislative session: Municipal Officials Weather a Tough and Busy Legislative Session. The flurry leading...