Local Community Group Working on Village Revitalization
Strike up a conversation with the locals at one of the general stores in West Burke and you’re bound to hear a little history of the village in its heyday.
One Burke Receives Grants to Fund West Burke Revitalization Project
In 2017, VCRD completed its Community Visit process in Burke. The “One Burke” initiative was formed as part of the process and local task force groups are working hard to move projects forward that the community identified as priorities.
Grant Received For Burke Infrastructure Project
By Amy Ash Nixon, as seen in the Caledonian Record: https://www.caledonianrecord.com/news/local/grant-received-for-burke-infrastructure-project/article_43785238-68bc-5260-a62b-b8b50b4ebfb6.html BURKE — Hoped-for infrastructure improvements to East and West Burke Villages took a recent step forward. Town officials were recently informed by representatives of the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Vermont Department of Housing and Community Development that Burke will receive a…
Burke Community Visit Report – 2017
We completed our 3-month Community Visit process in Burke. Community members identified 3 priority areas for future action: Revitalize Village Infrastructure Expand Educational Facilities Improve Village Traffic & Pedestrian Safety & Build a Trail Connecting East and West Burke Read the Report and Action Plan
Burke Community Action Plan to Be Developed on September 19th
The Vermont Council on Rural Development will hold its last major session in the Burke Community Visit process on September 19th; all community members of the town are welcome to help line up action plans to move priority projects forward. On August 15th over 80 Burke community members came together to set core priorities for…