CVRPC News Roundup

September 5, 2025

Community News

Town of Warren - DRAFT 2025 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan & Public Meeting

The DRAFT 2025 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan has been released for review and public comment. This five-year resilience plan identifies natural hazards and prioritizes mitigation actions to lower the overall risk to the community. Once adopted by the Selectboard the town will become eligible for increased financial assistance following a federally declared disaster. As part of the plan update and review process the Town would like to collect your input. There are several ways to engage in the review process and make your voice heard.

• Read the Draft Plan: https://tinyurl.com/3f8t3y79

• Complete the online community survey: https://forms.gle/DrANZLUmns2UgDfMA

• Send comments directly to frasca@cvregion.com and cubbon@cvregion.com

• Participate in the Selectboard meeting to discuss the draft plan:

o Date and Time: 23 September 2025 @ 6:30 PM

o Location: Warren Municipal Building and ZOOM: See agenda and zoom link on the Town Website, https://www.warrenvt.org/departments/select-board/


Notice of Public Hearing


The Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission is considering making application to the State of Vermont for an CDBG Disaster Recovery Planning Grant under the Vermont Community Development Program. A public hearing will be held at 5:00 PM on 9/23/25 at the Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission office, 29 Main Street Suite 4, Montpelier, VT 05602 to obtain the views of citizens on community development, to furnish information concerning the amount of funds available and the range of community development activities that may be undertaken under this program, the impact to any historic and archaeological resources that may be affected by the proposed project, and to give affected citizens the opportunity to examine the proposed statement of projected use of these funds. The proposal is to apply for $1,386,000 in CDBG-DR funds which will be used to accomplish the following activities.

 

This proposal aims to address that shared challenge by collectively supporting long term flood recovery and flood adaptation planning and project implementation with four core elements: (1) Flood Modeling- Aggregate and improve Upper Winooski River Basin flood models, (2) Alternatives Analysis- Using the outputs from the Flood Modeling tasks, identify watershed and municipal scale flood hazard mitigation projects for sub-watersheds in the Upper Winooski by developing a framework to conduct an alternatives analysis, (3) Building Floodproofing - architects and structural engineers will assess and make flood mitigation recommendations for up to 100 vulnerable residential and mixed use buildings, and (4) Public Engagement - identify flood resilience objectives and develop community support for regional, local and building scale projects to recover from recent floods and mitigate future flood hazard impacts.

 

Remote participation also available via Zoom

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87895662722?pwd=GBixSfYYfNv7bw8kuOsKDfKg3OMdE7.1

Meeting ID: 878 9566 2722 | Passcode: 419075 | Dial in # 1 (301) 715- 8592

 

Copies of the proposed application will be available 5 days before the hearing on our website at https://centralvtplanning.org/ and at the Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission office, 29 Main Street Suite 4, Montpelier, VT, and may be viewed during the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday- Thursday. Should you require any special accommodation, please contact Keith Cubbon at 802-262-1022 to ensure appropriate accommodation is arranged. For the hearing impaired please call (TTY) # 1-800-253-0191.  


Notice of Public Hearing



The Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission is considering making an application to the State of Vermont for an CDBG Disaster Recovery Implementation Grant under the Vermont Community Development Program. A public hearing will be held at 5:30 PM on 9/24/25 at the Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission office, 29 Main Street, Suite 4, Montpelier, VT, to obtain the views of citizens on community development, to furnish information concerning the amount of funds available and the range of community development activities that may be undertaken under this program, the impact to any historic and archaeological resources that may be affected by the proposed project, and to give affected citizens the opportunity to examine the proposed statement of projected use of these funds. The proposal is to apply for $2.5 million in CDBG-DR funds which will be used to accomplish the following activities.


This project would be to install a state-of-the-art emergency communications system that incorporates: P25 digital radio technology - trunking and LTE capabilities - redundancy and resiliency features. This funding will directly support: Modernization of the16-site microwave network with all associated necessary equipment at tower locations; this includes replacing and updating all necessary equipment with a focus on redundancy and resiliency of these towers.


Remote participation also available via Zoom

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83413662311?pwd=5jjsXzZLAQRmetGheTZl7wYDaSWKbT.1

Meeting ID: 834 1366 2311| Passcode: 160870 | Dial in # 1 (301) 715- 8592


Copies of the proposed application will be available 5 days before the hearing on our website at https://centralvtplanning.org/ and at the Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission office, 29 Main Street Suite 4, Montpelier, VT, and may be viewed during the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday-Friday. Should you require any special accommodation, please contact Keith Cubbon at 802-262-1022 to ensure appropriate accommodation is arranged. For the hearing impaired please call (TTY) # 1-800-253-0191.


Barre City Railroad Crossing Project

The Vermont Agency of Transportation is upgrading two railroad crossings in the City of Barre, VT, located on VT 14 near Trow & Holden and NAPA Auto Parts stores, and on Hill Street near its intersection with VT 14 and Ayers Street. The Barre City Railroad Crossing Projects team has issued a Project Update regarding the anticipated construction schedule, phasing, and traffic impacts for the 2025-2026 construction seasons. The latest Project Update is available for viewing here: https://conta.cc/4n5Yuu4. The public can sign up at any time to receive these email updates directly by filling out this form. Weekly Construction Updates will begin next week.

Upcoming Meetings

See agendas on our website for details of all meetings.

September

Sept 9 6:30 pm Board of Commissioners

Sept 11 4 pm Clean Water Advisory Committee

Sept 16 4 pm Regional Plan Committee

Sept 18 10 am Brownfields Advisory Committee

Sept 18 1 pm Winooski Basin Water Quality Council

Sept 23 5 pm - Public Hearing CDBG-DR Application - Flood Modeling

Sept 23 6:30 pm Transportation Advisory Committee

Sept 24 5:30 pm Public Hearing CDBG-DR Application - Emergency Communications System

Sept 25 4 pm Project Review Committee


STAY CONNECTED
Facebook