Planning

From the Sustainable Communities Initiative at HUD:

The Vermont Department for Children and Families recently synthesized input from a variety of stakeholders, including VHFA Policy and Planning Manager Maura Collins, as a first step in an effort to re-envision the temporary housing component of the General Assistan

The Vermont Council on Homelessness has been working on writing a new Plan to End Homelessness and just released a draft for public comment.

EPA's Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities program will be offering free technical assistance to communities interested in implementing smart growth approaches.

To help guide its re-evaluation of the Vermont “Downtown Program” (including the new town centers, growth centers, and Vermont neighborhood designations), the Vermont Department of Economic, Housing and Community Development (DEHCD) would like your input. 

The continuing resolution passed by the U.S.

The ECOS (Environment. Community. Opportunity. Sustainability) project has moved into the  implementation phase of its work.  Come meet with others interested in identifying the strategies that will best improve the county's most pressing housing challenges.  

A year ago since Tropical Storm Irene, Vermonters are coming to terms with the fact that extreme weather events will undoubtedly become more frequent.  In response, the Institute for Sustainable Communities, a Montpelier-based nonprofit, is lau

Vermont's Division of Fire Safety has issued the proposed 2012 Vermont Fire and Building Safety Code. 

The Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission, on behalf of the ECOS Steering Committee, is requesting proposals for projects that will progress the goals and criteria of the ECOS Project.