Projects and Grants  currently underway

• Natural Resources Inventory and Wildlife Habitat Assessment with the Towns of Waitsfield and Fayston
• Warren Historic Resources Inventory
• Route 100 Byways Designation  

The MRVPD Work Plan for fiscal year 2007 (March 2006 to February 2007) includes the following :

Mad River Path Association and Mad River Valley Byway -  The MRVPD will assist these groups in completion of pedestrian and the bicycle paths along the River and Route 100 from Warren to Moretown

Inter-town Collaboration – Ongoing work is being done through educational seminars for Town officials and coordination of three town efforts on Valley-wide issues

Data and trends – The MRVPD is developing a plan for better utilization of data currently collected to assist Valley residents and businesses in better planning

Affordable/Work Force Housing – the Mad River Housing Study 2006 was recently completed.  The MRVPD will be working to implement many of the suggestions in this plan to provide more affordable housing in this Valley

Irasville Planning – a sub-committee of the Waitsfield Planning Commission is working hard on implementing new Zoning for the Valley’s Commercial Center in Irasville, for which a Growth Center Designation application is in process

Energy – The MRVPD is coordinating a variety of Valley groups working on Energy Self—Sufficiency for the Valley – and will be sponsoring an Energy Fair this fall

Contact the Mad River Valley Planning District Director, Linda Lloyd at 802-496-7173  or mrvpd@madriver.com