/tags/municipal-planning Municipal Planning en-US żŞÔĆĚĺÓý Thu, 09 Feb 2023 10:00:00 GMT /2023-02-09/how-vermont-is-trying-to-help-small-towns-get-their-share-of-covid-19-relief-money Some of the neediest Vermont counties have fewer projects in line for ARPA funds, partly because they lack staff to navigate the application process. Thu, 09 Feb 2023 10:00:00 GMT /2023-02-09/how-vermont-is-trying-to-help-small-towns-get-their-share-of-covid-19-relief-money Howard Weiss-Tisman /local-news/2022-09-30/vermont-towns-are-considering-changes-in-their-zoning-regulations-to-spur-more-housing The state is encouraging towns to make small changes to their zoning codes to encourage more housing. Fri, 30 Sep 2022 13:15:05 GMT /local-news/2022-09-30/vermont-towns-are-considering-changes-in-their-zoning-regulations-to-spur-more-housing Howard Weiss-Tisman /vpr-news/2021-11-06/reporter-debrief-after-two-recent-failed-merger-attempts-essex-junction-votes-to-secede-from-essex-town When voting to merge didn't work, Essex Junction voted overwhelmingly to secede from Essex Town and become its own city. Sat, 06 Nov 2021 11:55:31 GMT /vpr-news/2021-11-06/reporter-debrief-after-two-recent-failed-merger-attempts-essex-junction-votes-to-secede-from-essex-town Mary Williams Engisch /programs/2020-03-03/town-meeting-roundup-big-decisions-vermonters-made-in-2020 Town Meeting Day saw Vermonters weigh in on major issues that will shape their communities for years to come, like major school bonding projects, chargingâ€� Tue, 03 Mar 2020 21:33:27 GMT /programs/2020-03-03/town-meeting-roundup-big-decisions-vermonters-made-in-2020 Bob Kinzel, Matthew F Smith /programs/2020-03-02/whats-the-town-plan What is the purpose of a town plan? Is it a philosophical statement about what a town wants to be? Or a practical planning document? This hour, we talk toâ€� Mon, 02 Mar 2020 23:27:01 GMT /programs/2020-03-02/whats-the-town-plan Jane Lindholm, Lydia Brown /vpr-news/2019-01-14/speed-enforcement-in-vermont-declined-in-2018 Vermont law enforcement officers filed fewer traffic tickets in 2018 than the year before, marking the first decline in three years, according to theâ€� Mon, 14 Jan 2019 20:24:52 GMT /vpr-news/2019-01-14/speed-enforcement-in-vermont-declined-in-2018 Emily Corwin /vpr-news/2017-01-27/williston-works-to-create-new-town-forest-at-popular-catamount-outdoor-family-center The Catamount Outdoor Family Center is an oasis of wooded trails and serene wetlands in the heart of rapidly-developing Chittenden County. And it may soonâ€� Fri, 27 Jan 2017 19:54:29 GMT /vpr-news/2017-01-27/williston-works-to-create-new-town-forest-at-popular-catamount-outdoor-family-center Amy Kolb Noyes /vpr-news/2016-09-03/breaking-up-with-your-regional-planning-commission-is-hard-to-do Only the breadth of Portland Street separates the offices of the Lamoille County Planning Commission and the town offices of Morristown. But when it comesâ€� Sat, 03 Sep 2016 12:00:00 GMT /vpr-news/2016-09-03/breaking-up-with-your-regional-planning-commission-is-hard-to-do Amy Kolb Noyes /vpr-news/2016-04-12/colchester-planners-want-input-on-plans-for-transforming-malletts-bay Planners in Colchester have had their eye on Malletts Bay for two decades. Discussions over the years have yielded a set of priorities, and the planningâ€� Tue, 12 Apr 2016 14:13:48 GMT /vpr-news/2016-04-12/colchester-planners-want-input-on-plans-for-transforming-malletts-bay Amy Kolb Noyes /vpr-news/2016-03-25/ousted-newport-city-council-president-slams-fellow-aldermen The ousted president of Newport City board of aldermen is not going quietly. John Wilson had some pointed words for his fellow aldermen at a meetingâ€� Fri, 25 Mar 2016 12:12:49 GMT /vpr-news/2016-03-25/ousted-newport-city-council-president-slams-fellow-aldermen Mitch Wertlieb