>Friends and Colleagues,
>SAVE THE DATE!
>
>VERMONT LAW SCHOOL LAND USE INSTITUTE
>Please save the date of February 24, 2006 for
>
>VERMONT BY DESIGN: NEXT STEPS
>
>Vermont Law School's Land Use Institute is sponsoring a day-long 
>conference to develop means of implementing Vermont by Design: Challenges 
>and Recommendations on Improving the Structure of Planning in Vermont, the 
>final
>report of the Vermont Council on Planning. The Council was established in 
>September 2004 by the Vermont Council on Rural Development to develop 
>systematic recommendations concerning planning in Vermont.   The report
>contains specific recommendations designed to further the goals of 
>advancing governance, authority, and leadership in the planning system; 
>improving coordination and collaboration; expanding education and training; and
>addressing issues of growth and scale.  At the conference, individuals 
>from all sectors of Vermont's planning community, including the drafters 
>of the report, other experts, state and local government officials, and private
>consultants, will meet to assess and analyze the report and prepare a 
>specific agenda of steps to carry out its recommendations.
>
>Details:
>
>9AM to 4PM, Jonathon B. Chase Community Center, Vermont Law School, South
>Royalton
>$25 registration fee includes lunch, refreshments, and materials.
>
>To register please visit: www.alumni.vermontlaw.edu/LandUse
>
>For more information on the Conference, please contact Jane D'Antonio,
>Institute Administrator for the Environmental Law Center, at 802-831-1217 or
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>For more information on the Vermont Council on Planning's Report please
>visit: http://www.sover.net/~vcrd/new_v2/vpcouncil.htm
>
>For more information on the Land Use Institute, please visit:
>http://www.vermontlaw.edu/elc/landuse/index.cfm?doc_id=1182
>
>We hope to see you on February 24!
>
>
>Paul Costello
>Executive Director
>Vermont Council on Rural Development
>P.O. Box 1384
>Montpelier, Vermont 05601
>802-828-6024
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