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 & Notes1/19 VTrans Meeting PostponedThe previously scheduled discussion with VTrans to review the preliminary design plans for the Warren-Waitsfield repaving project has been postponed. This discussion was to take place as part of the monthly MRVPD Steering Committee meeting, held at the Waitsfield School Library. The regular MRVPD Steering Committee meeting will continue, but at the General Wait House (7 PM). Info on rescheduling the meeting will be posted when a date has been set. Affordable Land InitiativeThe Mad River Valley Housing Coalition announced this exciting program in January 2012. The ALI assists in offering property at little or no cost to people who live or work in the Valley and want to build their first home. Additional information and applications can be found here. 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 at the Big Picture Theater. 9/12 - Energy History & Planning 9/20 - Residential & Community Solar 10/24 - Financing & State Energy Plan 11/15 - Biomass & Hot Water 12/13 - Energy Efficiency & Conservation PDFs of the talks can be downloaded 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. |