- Any -AdvocacyARPAFFAMACRMS April 26, 2024 USDA RD Teams Up with VLCT, State of Vermont to Offer Technical Assistance for Communities Affected by Disaster $1M Pilot Program to Provide Economic Recovery Resources, Guidance MONTPELIER, Vt., April 25, 2024 – Sarah Waring, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) State Director for Rural Development (RD)... April 26, 2024 WLR April 26: Flood Abatement, Local Option Tax, Budget, and More Many bills of interest to municipalities continue to progress through the legislative process. Read more about what happened this week below, and don't miss our latest advocacy updates to Municipal... April 23, 2024 OSHA Proposes Updates to Emergency Response Regulation On February 25, 2024, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register which would update the existing fire brigade... April 23, 2024 First Investment by VLCT's Municipal Reinvestment Program VLCT is happy to announce its first investment as part of the Municipal Reinvestment Pilot Program we announced a year ago this week. Of the eight responses to our RFP, the Vermont Community Loan Fund... April 19, 2024 WLR April 19: Public Safety, Municipal Zoning and Act 250, Property Taxes, and More There's a lot going on this week with multiple bills making substantial progress. Read more about what happened this week below, and don't miss our latest advocacy updates to Municipal Capacity... April 17, 2024 UPDATED 4/19 Legislative Alert: Municipal Zoning Preemptions added to Act 250 Bill The Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy added the below list of municipal zoning preemptions to their Act 250 bill – H.687, including: More than doubling the density requirement from five... April 12, 2024 Testimony Regarding Municipal Ethics (April 11) Testimony was provided as presentation slides. The text of those slides is below, you can also download the presentation. Testimony of the Vermont League of Cities and Towns Ted Brady, Executive... April 12, 2024 Testimony Regarding Workers' Compensation Cancer Presumption for Firefighters Testimony of Joe Damiata, Director, Risk Management Services Vermont League of Cities and Towns Testimony on H.55 An act relating to miscellaneous unemployment insurance. Vermont Senate Committee on... Load More