St. Johnsbury Community Visit Report – 2015

We completed our 3-month Community Visit process in St. Johnsbury. Community members identified 5 priority areas for future action: Improve Community Communications and Promote a Positive Town Image Develop a St. Johnsbury Warming Shelter Redevelop and Revitalize Downtown Buildings Redevelop the St. Johnsbury Riverfront Improve Housing in Downtown St. Johnsbury Read the Report and Action…

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Swanton Community Visit Report – 2015

We completed our 3-month Community Visit process in Swanton. Community members identified 5 priority areas for future action: Expand Outdoor Recreation Opportunities, River Access, Bike-ability, and Bike Tourism Create the Swanton Arts Council (established following the January 28th Community Visit Day) Build a Swanton Economic Development Committee Unite the Community to Reduce Substance Abuse Improve…

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Summit on Creating Prosperity and Opportunity Confronting Climate Change – 2015

The Summit on Creating Prosperity and Opportunity Confronting Climate Change brought together over 400 innovative business, non‐profit, and community leaders, elected officials, public policy advocates, students, and interested residents to begin to frame policy and investment strategies to advance the development of the Vermont Climate Economy. Over the course of the day, Summit participants developed…

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A call for action

By Steve Pappas, Times Argus: www.timesargus.com A summit at Vermont Technical College on Wednesday showed exactly how far Vermont has progressed when it comes to climate change, but also how far we still have to go if we want to be economically viable — and sustainable — on the world stage. “Creating Prosperity and Opportunity Confronting Climate Change” was the name of the conference…

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