News & Events
Last Updated: 3/9/10
The Vermont Planners Association sponsors and organizes meetings and workshops throughout the year. In addition we occasionally produce technical documents. Below is a listing of those events, as well as any other opportunities available to planners. We urge you to check this section of our site for regular updates on what is going on with VPA and our partners.
In addition to the information below, you can communicate with other VPA members around Vermont through the VPA List Serv using the link below.
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News
VPA Comments on H-509
H. 509 relates to the Lake Champlain TMDL and involves the implementation of best management practices relating to erosion control and stormwater management on the farm and in the construction and maintenance of roadways. VPA has provided the House with comments on this bill. They are available for download below and will be archived in the Legislation section of this site.
VPA Comments on H-509 - VPAH509comments.pdf - File Size: 87KB
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Legislative Updates Posted
Sharon Murray's legislative updates for 2010 are now available in the legislative reports section of our web site. Keep up-to-date on VPA's activity at the state house with Sharon's consise and informative reports.
Other planning related news is available from the Northern New England Chapter of the American Planning Association (NNECAPA)
www.nnecapa.org - Open in New Window
Events
VPA Spring Workshop Scheduled
The VPA annual spring workshop will focus on the legal landscape following the 2008 VT Supreme Court JAM Golf decision, including an update on court cases involving land use and writing defensible, standards-based regulations.
Date: Friday, April 23, 2010
Location: Vermont Law School, South Royalton, VT
APA Webinars for CM Continuing Education Credits 2010
Co-sponsored by NECAPPA, the Utah chapter of APA will again be offering a number of APA webinars for CM credits. The list offers up to 48 CM credits. To register, use the link below.
http://www.utah-apa.org/webcasts.htm - Open in New Window
A listing of planning related events in Vermont can also be found at the Vermont Planning Information Center (VPIC).
www.vpic.info - Open in New Window
New Publications
VPA has no new publications at this time.
For a listing of older publications from VPA that are not legislative in nature, go to the resources and links section of our site. For legislative documents, please go to the legislation page of this site.