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Map courtesy of the Vermont Natural Resources Board Two months after lawmakers voted to overhaul the state’s land use and development law, Vermonters have a way to visualize temporary changes ...
A legislative commission is nearing the end of its work to recommend changes to Vermont's Act 250 land use law ...
A new interactive map has been developed to show developers where new housing can be built in Vermont as of now, before the Act 181 reform changes the state's land use and development laws in 2027.
“This is going to be the first of its kind, all one degree sheet that’s fully mapped for the surficial geology at a scale, that land use planners that towns and municipalities, private ...
Vermont Those early surveyors had to climb mountains, ford rivers and slog through swamps as they divided the land into 251 towns and then apportioned the towns into lots. But their maps and ...
The new board will soon begin mapping which parts of Vermont should be exempt from Act 250 and which ones require stricter environmental protections.
According to Santa's Land's website, the park was founded in 1957 by Jack Poppele, a New York City radio pioneer who dreamed of building a roadside attraction in Putney after vacationing in Vermont.
With 613,971 conserved acres, Vermont is No. 8 in the nation for land protected through nonprofit land trusts.
Ben & Jerry's socially aware ice cream factory near Waterbury put northern Vermont and its back-to-the-land vibe on the foodie map in the late '70s. Now the area boasts talented cheese-makers ...
A lawsuit over an Orange County public right-of-way could have sweeping ramifications for connecting Vermont towns. State lawmakers are now looking to clarify who controls these legal trails.
The design and governance of the new “land sovereignty" fund in Vermont will be determined by Black, Indigenous, and other people of color.
The South Burlington, Vermont City Council is discussing community resilience and biodiversity protection. On Monday, the council heard an overview of and discussed how to meet the provisions of a ...