- Any -AdvocacyARPAFFAMACRMS June 10, 2024 2024 Legislative Wrap-Up Use the links in the blue Related Links box to navigate to the topic update pages if you want to focus your reading by topic. We are still accepting applications for those interested in serving on a... June 4, 2024 New Wakeboat Rule for 2024 Boating Season A new rule impacting wakeboats and wakesports took effect on April 15, 2024 under Vermont’s Use of Public Waters (UPW) Rules. The Wakeboat Rule regulates wakeboating and wakesports on Vermont’s inland... June 4, 2024 Governor and Vermont Bond Bank Launch ARPA-Funded $6.8M Rural Water Infrastructure Program Montpelier, Vt. – Governor Phil Scott and the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced an award of $6.8 million to the Vermont Bond Bank. This American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)... June 4, 2024 News about Prints of Vermont Statutes Annotated 2024 The Assistant State Librarian asked VLCT to help inform and remind our members of a significant change and deadline for ordering prints of the upcoming Vermont Statutes Annotated , aka "green books"... May 30, 2024 VLCT Public Statement on Passage of S.55 - Changes to Open Meeting Law by Ted Brady, Executive Director, VLCT The COVID-era law allowing public bodies to have fully-remote public meetings increased public participation and made serving in local government easier. VLCT... May 29, 2024 $6.3 Million in VOREC Grants Boost 51 Outdoor Recreation Projects Across Vermont Montpelier, VT – Agency of Natural Resources Secretary Julie Moore and the Vermont Outdoor Recreation Economic Collaborative (VOREC) today announced 51 new recipients of the VOREC Community Grant... May 28, 2024 Act 82 Flood Abatement Reimbursements Extended to 11/15/24 Act 82 of 2024 allows the Department of Taxes to approve reimbursements to municipalities for qualifying state education property tax payments. A municipality may be reimbursed if it abated state... May 21, 2024 New Childcare Payroll Tax Effective 7/1/2024 The 2023 Childcare Bill, Act 76, expands access to and funding for childcare. It also imposes a 0.44% payroll tax that will go into effect on July 1, 2024. Employers may elect to cover the tax in full... Load More