Was Municipal Property Damaged by July 2024 Flooding?

Please submit your claim(s) if you haven’t yet. Late reporting may cause delays.

Registration for Town Fair Opens Tomorrow

As soon as tomorrow you can register to attend the VLCT/PACIF/VERB annual meeting via Zoom on 10/1 and the full day of Town Fair in person – with breakfast roundtables, trainings, exhibits, and more – on 10/2.

Compensation and Benefits Survey Due Fri 8/2

If your municipality hasn’t already submitted your online survey and the accompanying reports, you have until the end of this week to finish.

Primary Election Procedures Guide

This is the ‘go-to’ resource for town clerks from the Vermont Secretary of State’s Elections Division.

Recent SCOTUS Decisions That Affect Local Government

This blog from the National League of Cities summarizes the most municipally relevant decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court's 2023-2024 session.

FINAL Call to Apply for Three-Acre Stormwater Permit Grants

Sun 9/1 is the final deadline to apply for ARPA funds via the Vermont Dept. of Environmental Conservation (DEC). Municipalities and businesses can apply for up to $49,999 in engineering and permit assistance now, or fully fund the costs themselves beginning in 2025.

Subsidized Financing for Your Flood-Damaged Water Systems

Municipal water and wastewater systems damaged by the 2023 floods are eligible for ARPA-derived funding through the Vermont Bond Bank.

Funding for Flood-Damaged Private Roads and Driveways

If you're fielding questions from property owners, use this handout to answer their funding questions.

Nominate an Award-Worthy Person

Do you know someone who provides outstanding service to Vermont local government? Nominate that person to be considered for one of VLCT's three VLCT awards – to be presented at Town Fair.

Nominate a New VLCT Board Member

We seek nominations for new VLCT board members every year because of defined term limits. Please submit this form by Thu 8/15 for nominees to be voted on at the Annual Meeting on Tues 10/1.

Apply for VLCT's Equity Committee

We are seeking volunteers to join the VLCT Equity Committee, to help us center justice, equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging in all aspects of local government.

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OTHER NEWS & EVENTS

Vermont Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Office Hours 8/1 & 8/7

Use these designated "Office Hours" to ask questions about natural hazard mitigation project eligibility, the application process, and the benefit/cost analysis. The pre-application deadline was changed to 8/30.

Learn Ways to Prevent Targeted Violence

On 8/11-12 and 8/22, Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) will offer two virtual, no-cost webinars on targeted violence prevention. Both are open to local government employees.

Vermont Digital Government Summit 2024

Technology-focused public sector professionals will meet with leading industry partners to connect on innovative approaches, get inspired, and discover new technologies that will improve the future of government. In Stowe on Wed 8/21, 8 AM – 4:15 PM.

UVM Leahy Institute for Rural Partnerships Grants

Learn about grants that address rural challenges in our state through collaborations of UVM faculty, staff, and students on the one hand and Vermont communities, organizations, governments, and businesses on the other.