Summits convene state and federal leaders and encourage their cooperative goal-setting and mutual investment in response to key rural priorities in Vermont.
The 2002 Governor’s Summit on Rural Economic Development held at Basin Harbor on June 11th and 12th was particularly timely. With the difficulties facing the wood products sector, the dialogue about long-term agricultural viability, concerns about the regulatory climate and loss of IBM jobs, and the opportunity to integrate marketing across sectors to visitors to…
The 2001 Governor’s Rural Summit on Housing focused on developing plans to respond to a single area of critical and immediate policy concern. With leadership of Governor Howard Dean and his policy staff, the Summit invited participants to take a long view of the housing crisis facing rural Vermont and to partner in the development…
On October 14, 1999, over 40 federal, state, and other rural leaders met for VCRD’s 4th Annual Rural Development Summit. The summit focussed on water and sewer issues, youth issues, and downtown development. Participants identified 16 action steps which are outlined in the report. Read the “4th Annual Rural Development Summit” Report.