About the Mad River Valley Planning DistrictThe Mad River Valley Planning District was created in 1985 by the Towns of Fayston, Waitsfield and Warren. The Purpose of the Planning District is to "carry out a program of planning for the future of the Mad River Valley. The planning program shall be directed toward the physical, social, economic, fiscal, environmental, cultural and aesthetic well being of the member Towns and its inhabitants." The Planning District currently has a full time Executive Director. The District is governed by a Steering Committee that consists of a Select Board Member and a Planning Commission member from each of the three member Towns, a business representative from the Mad River Valley Chamber of Commerce, and a non-voting representative from Sugarbush. The Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission (CVRPC) has a non-voting ex-officio seat. The three towns and Sugarbush fund the Planning District equally. |
News & NotesUVM Local Community Initiatives CourseFor the 4th year in a row, the MRV will once again partner with UVM this fall through UVM's Local Community Initiatives service-learning course, whereby students take an active role in local projects addressing a variety of essential community issues in the MRV. Interested community groups are encouraged to propose projects before the May 25th deadline. The project submittal form is available here, or by contacting Joshua at mrvpd@madriver.com.. Mad River Flood TalkMRVPD and its partners in the Mad River Watershed Conservation Partnership held a community talk on 11/10/11 entitled It's a Mad River: A Look at Flooding in the MRV & the Evolution of River Management. PDF versions of the presentations are available for download here MRV Energy SeriesMRVPD partnered with VECAN to present a series of energy talks through the fall of 2011.
Summaries and PDFs of the presentations can be downloaded here. Videos of the series can be viewed here. 2010 Mad River Valley Data ReportThe 2010 MRV Data Report provides a wealth of information for community planning purposes. Click here to go to the report page. |