Public Meeting

The Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee on Lake Champlain's Future (VTCAC) meets Monday, November 13th, 5:00 – 7:00 pm at the Shelburne Town Offices, Meeting Room 1, 5420 Shelburne Road, Shelburne. Dr. Christine Vatovec, Cary Giguere, and Nat Shambaugh will be presenting on pharmaceuticals, pesticide regulation, and organic contaminants in the Lake Champlain Basin. 

For more information and to RSVP, please email Bethany.Sargent@vermont.gov.

The Clean Water Fund Board will discuss and approve the Clean Water Capital Fund report that lists projects funded with capital dollars in FY2018, due to the General Assembly on November 1, 2017. 

The meeting will be held via conference call. Join the meeting by phone (dial 1-802-552-8456, access code 23951660) or Skype for Business.

• Agenda

The Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee on Lake Champlain's Future (VTCAC) meets Monday, October 16th, 5:00 – 7:00 pm at the Shelburne Town Offices, Meeting Room 1, 5420 Shelburne Road, Shelburne.

Keith Robinson, Director of the New England Water Science Center with the US Geological Survey, will be presenting on the International Joint Commission Lake Champlain-Richelieu River Flood Mitigation Study. For more information and to RSVP, please email Bethany.Sargent@vermont.gov.

Monday, November 6, 2017, 3:30 - 4:30 pm in the Winooski Room (M240), National Life Building, Montpelier

The Clean Water Fund Board will review the results of the October 2017 public comment period and finalize its FY2019 Clean Water Fund budget recommendation. This meeting is open to the public. Please RSVP by emailing Emily Bird. Visit the Clean Water Fund Budget Process webpage for more information.

• Agenda and Materials

Friday, October 6, 2017, 2:00 - 3:00 pm in the Catamount Room (N215), National Life Building, Montpelier

The Clean Water Fund Board will review the results of the September 2017 Clean Water Fund public comment period on the final draft FY2019 budget recommendation, and update their budget recommendation as needed. This meeting is open to the public. Please RSVP by emailing Emily Bird.

The Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee (VTCAC) meeting will be held Monday, September 11, 4:00 – 7:00 pm in Lakeside Hall, ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, 1 College Street, Burlington. To RSVP, email Bethany Sargent.

Draft Agenda

4:00 – 5:00 pm     2018 Lake Champlain Action Plan Working Group Meeting 

Past action plans are posted at: http://www.lcbp.org/about-us/committees/citizen-advisory-committees/vermont-cac/ 

5:00 – 5:15 pm     Welcome and Introductions        
                                       Public Comments

5:15 – 6:25 pm     Guest Presentations: Improving Recreational Public Access in the Lake Champlain Basin
                                       Louis Porter, Commissioner, Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department
                                       Jessica Savage (invited), Staff, Vermont Outdoor Recreation Economic Collaborative;
                                       Recreation Program Manager, Vermont Department of Forest, Parks, and Recreation

6:25 – 6:40 pm     VTCAC Action on Federal Budget Proposals (Lori Fisher and David Mears)

6:40 – 7:00 pm     Other Business
                                       Review and vote on August 14th Draft Retreat Summary (Lori Fisher)
                                       SFY17 and SFY18 Budget Updates (Bethany Sargent)  
                                       Discuss Future Meeting Topics and Retreat Action Items (Lori Fisher and Bethany Sargent)

 Adjourn

The public is invited to attend the Annual Retreat of the Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee on Lake Champlain's Future on Monday, August 14th, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm in the Great Room, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, Vermont.

Please RSVP by emailing Bethany Sargent.

The public is invited to attend the Clean Water Fund Board meeting on Tuesday, September 5th, from 3:00 to 4:30 pm in the Winooski Room (M240), National Life Building, Montpelier. The Clean Water Fund Board will review and vote on the final draft State Fiscal Year 2019 allocations for the 20-day public comment period to be held September 8th - 28th. If you plan to attend, please RSVP by emailing emily.bird@vermont.gov.

The public is invited to attend the Clean Water Fund Board meeting on August 23, 2017 from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm in the Catamount Room (N215), National Life Building, Montpelier. The Clean Water Fund Board will be reviewing the results of the July Clean Water Fund public comment period and discussing any adjustments to the SFY 2019 allocations based on those comments. If you plan to attend, please RSVP by emailing emily.bird@vermont.gov.

Learn about the Clean Water Fund (CWF) budget process and opportunities to provide input on next year’s allocations. Join the conversation on Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at 5:00 pm through a DEC-hosted webinar (via Skype for Business). Attend online or with your local regional planning commission. For more information, visit the Clean Water Fund budget process webpage or contact Kari Dolan.