Development

Williston Development Review Board 05/24/2016

The Williston DRB consists of a seven member Board appointed by the Selectboard for staggered three year terms. This Board is responsible for reviewing and approving all proposed development projects. This includes conditional use, variance, site plan, and subdivision approvals. The Board also reviews Certificates of Appropriateness as recommended by the Historical Preservation Committee.

Senator Patrick Leahy: EPA's Gina McCarthy Joins Leahy and Welch to Announce New Brownfields Grants 05/20/2016

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy, Senator Patrick Leahy, Congressman Peter Welch, Governor Peter Shumlin, and Mayor Miro Wienberger announce the selection of 218 Brownfields Grant investments across the country, including in Vermont.

The Brownfields Assessment Grants of $400,000 each to Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission (CCRPC) and the Windham Regional Commission (WRC) will support the assessment of brownfields sites, the redevelopment of which is complicated by the possible presence of environmental contamination.

Both the State of Vermont and the City of Burlington have active brownfields redevelopment programs.

For more info visit: https://www.leahy.senate.gov/

Vermont Interfaith Action: Housing and Homelessness 05/17/2016

Host Debbie Ingram, VIA Executive Director, discusses Housing and Homelessness with VIA volunteers Bill Thompson, Virginia Munkelwitz, and Rev. Beth Ann Maier.

More information at: (802) 651-8889 | office@viavt.org | www.viavt.org

South Burlington Development Review Board 05/17/2016

The South Burlington Development Review Board meets on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month.

Colchester Planning Commission 05/17/2016

The Colchester Planning Commission meets at 7:00 PM on the first and third Tuesday of each month at the Colchester Police Station, Kirker Community Room. Further information can be obtained by contacting the Department of Planning and Zoning.

Burlington Development Review Board 05/17/2016

Information on the Burlington Development Review Board is under the City's Planning and Zoning Office.

Common Good Vermont: Managing Multiple Revenue Streams with QuickBooks 05/13/2016

Wendelyn Duquette, president of QuickStart, and experienced nonprofit financial resource discusses the challenges nonprofits face and how to improve financial practices. This program also previews the upcoming Finance Friday webcast series on March 18th and May 13th, 2016 in partnership with Common Good Vermont.

For more info visit:

https://events.commongoodvt.org/event/finance-fridays-managing-multiple-revenue-streams-with-quickbooks/?instance_id=995

https://livestream.com/cctvfreespeechtv/CGVTFinanceFridays

Winooski Development Review Board 05/12/2016

The five member Winooski Development Review Board acts as a quasi-judicial body on proposed development within the City of Winooski.

Essex Junction Planning Commission 05/05/2016

The five members of the Essex Junction Planning Commission are appointed by the Village Trustees. The commission meets on the first and third Thursday of each month to review development applications, update the Land Development Code, and assist in the update of the Comprehensive Plan.

Burlington Ward 6 NPA Meeting 05/05/2016

Neighborhood Planning Assemblies (NPAs) are grassroots, neighborhood organizations that were established in each of Burlington's seven Wards to empower citizen participation in City government. Working as neighborhood advocacy groups, Neighborhood Planning Assemblies facilitate communication between the citizens of Burlington and city government through regular meetings scheduled in each Ward. Ward 6 meets the first Thursday of the month.

Meeting place: Greek Orthodox Church 600 South Willard Street

Featured Story

CCTV Receives NEH Grant to Support Community Archives

CCTV Center for Media & Democracy is pleased to announce receipt of a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant alongside 32 peer archival institutions across the country. This $49,927 grant award will support efforts to preserve and expand access to audio/visual community history materials in the CCTV Archives. Read more about this opportunity here!