A way for towns to engage and bring together their residents, set common goals and directions in a neutral and facilitated structure, and access resources that will help them take action on those goals.
The COVID-19 Local Support and Community Action Team (LSCAT) of the Governor’s Economic Mitigation and Recovery Task Force, in partnership with regional and local leaders, and with coordination from the Vermont Council on Rural Development, hosted Community Recovery Visits in the 14 counties of Vermont. Folks from across the state joined Recovery Visit Forums in…
Community members from the Franklin County region came together virtually on July 9th from 6:30-8:30pm in 4 breakout sessions – supporting municipalities in recovery; overcoming isolation and building community unity; advancing telecommunications access and affordability; and Supporting Franklin County businesses – to share action ideas and strategies to accelerate COVID-19 equitable economic recovery and renewal.…
Last year, the Rockingham Selectboard invited the Vermont Council on Rural Development to come to Bellows Falls and hold community meetings for a process called “Let’s Take Action Rockingham” that would lead to defining town wide action steps intended to improve the community and quality of life of its residents.
In 2019, VCRD completed its Community Visit process in Greensboro. Improving broadband and cell service was one of the priorities the community identified through the process.
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.
We completed our 3-month Community Visit process in Rockingham. Community members identified 3 priority areas for future action: Build a Youth Center Advance Community Energy, Efficiency, and Resiliency Redevelop Bellows Falls Buildings Read the Report & Action Plan Falls Area Community TV (FACT) is airing weekly updates as task force groups move forward. Here, Teresa…
POSTPONED. WE WILL BE RESCHEDULING THE FORUMS FOR A LATER DATE. All members of the Barre community are invited to join with friends and neighbors on April 7th to discuss assets, challenges, and ideas for the future of Barre! Forums will be facilitated by the Vermont Council on Rural Development, a neutral facilitator of public…
Through the Wheelock’s Future process, community members came together to identify and prioritize goals, foster local leadership, connect to resources and develop and realize achievable action plans. Through 2 public meetings, community members chose two community priorities for action and signed up for task force groups to move them forward. The new task force groups…
Rockingham residents gathered at Bellows Falls Middle School last Thursday for the third Let’s Take Action forum with officials from the Vermont Council on Rural Development (VCRD) to design three task force blueprints focused on long-term improvements for the township.
On a suggestion by Development Director Gary Fox, the Rockingham Selectboard invited the Vermont Council on Rural Development to come to Bellows Falls and hold community meetings for a process called “Let’s Take Action Rockingham.”