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Abby Long of Kingdom Trails Association The latest study focuses on fixes to the clogs that jam Route 114 on busy weekends, including better parking, signs and road crossings. When it gets crazy, I ll stay away from East Burke because there are people parked all along the roadways, said MacDonald. He said customers who don t want to wait in long lines at East Burke beer venues find their way to his place. The growth study consultants also sketched out plans for a visitor center located off the main road on 10 acres that Kingdom Trails owns near the two general stores. Long sees the visitor center as a game changer for its potential to unite the Kingdom Trails community and enhance collaboration.
Captures Thousands of Vermonters’ Ideas for Long-Range Recovery
Vermont Business Magazine As the state finalizes its budget for next year, the Vermont Council on Rural Development (VCRD) releases its summary of feedback from thousands of Vermonters who weighed in with their ideas of what we need to do in the next few years in order to have a prosperous and sustainable Vermont over the next 30. The non-partisan VCRD, a cornerstone group in COVID recovery efforts, recognized that in this pivotal moment of the state’s history Vermonters need comprehensive, broad-based, and long-range goals to unite behind.
The Vermont Proposition (available here) reflects what is on Vermonters’ minds today and their determination to make the state stronger, healthier, more welcoming and equitable far into the future.
PART 8 - Vermont must reform regional coordination and governance and advance efficiency and foresight in state planning.
By Bill Schubart The Vermont Council on Rural Development (VCRD)’s deep dive into the issues facing Vermont is informed by interviews with and input from thousands of Vermonters.
Part 8 is of particular interest to me as I have written about it before.
There are several lenses through which one must view the generation and implementation of public policy in Vermont.
Is it top-down or ground-up?
Is it motivated by ego, privilege, and greed, or by a commitment to the common good?
The significant realms of policy and law are development, environment, equity, healthcare, education, agriculture/food systems, housing, and culture.
Vermont Business Magazine The
Summit on the Future of Vermont on May 26-27 will bring Vermonters together virtually to consider “The Vermont Proposition” – a set of bold and transformational ideas for the state’s economy, environment and people by mid-century. The Summit is produced by the Vermont Council on Rural Development (VCRD).
For 30 years this non-profit and non-partisan organization has supported progress in issues ranging from wood products to downtown revitalization, rural energy development, the digital economy, and Vermont’s working landscape.
Gathered with ideas from more than 3,000 Vermonters, the draft Proposition examines potential steps to take in the next few years in order to have a prosperous and sustainable Vermont over the next 30. This Summit will be highly interactive and include speakers and breakout discussion groups on topics such as Ensuring Quality Affordable Childcare, Advancing Vermont’s Climate Economy, Combating Racism, Protecting the