Moretown Planning Commission
2023-10-04 18:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Moretown Town Office, 79 School Street, Moretown, VT, 05660
Meeting Schedule

Date: 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month (beginning February 2020)
Time: 6:30 pm
Place: Moretown Town Office – 79 School Street

PC Members

David Stapleton – Chair (d.stapleton@comcast.net)
Karen Horn – Vice Chair (khorn@vlct.org)
John Schmeltzer (metsch@comcast.net)
Deborah Carroll (deborahcarroll59@gmail.com)
Clark Amadon (clark@amadononline.net)

UPDATING THE LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS
Notices of hearings appear in the right sidebar (below on mobile). Documents in review and a record of these documents and revisions will appear in the respective Announcements. Some historical (revised) documents may also appear below.
UPDATING THE TOWN PLAN
The Moretown Planning Commission last updated the Town Plan in January 2016 with support of a state Municipal Planning Grant.
Moretown Housing snapshot: https://housingdata.org/profile/snapshot
DOCUMENTS

LHMP formal approval letter from FEMA
Moretown Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (approved)
Moretown Town Plan – Part 2 SB approved January 4-2016
Moretown Town Plan – Part 1 SB approved January 4-2016
Policies – Moretown Town Plan (2015-11-03)
Local Hazard Mitigation Plan part 2
Local Hazard Mitigation Plan part 1

The 33rd Annual Green Mountain Photo Show
2023-10-05 00:00 - 05:00, 2023-10-05 16:00 - 21:00, 2023-10-06 00:00 - 05:00, 2023-10-06 16:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Big Red Barn at Lareau Farm, 48 Lareau Road, Waitsfield, 05673
It would be a privilege to have you join our event and/or attend the reception.
At the The Red Barn Galleries at Lareau Farm – Route 100 – Waitsfield, Vermon
Show Hours
Thurs/ Fri – 4 to 9 pm
Sat/ Sun – noon to 9 pm
Reception: Sept. 10, 5-7pm

Opening Reception – 33rd Annual Green Mountain Photo Show
2023-10-05 00:00 - 05:00, 2023-10-06 00:00 - 05:00 (America/New_York) | Big Red Barn at Lareau Farm, 48 Lareau Road, Waitsfield, 05673
Join us for the Opening reception of this year’s show.
It would be a privilege to have you join our event and/or attend the reception.
At the The Red Barn Galleries at Lareau Farm – Route 100 – Waitsfield, Vermon
Show Hours
Thurs/ Fri – 4 to 9 pm
Sat/ Sun – noon to 9 pm
Reception: Sept. 10, 5-7pm

$1 Wing Night at Rumble’s
2023-10-05 02:00 (America/New_York) | Rumble’s Kitchen, 102 Forest Drive, Warren, 05674, United States
We’ve been hard at work whipping up a variety of weekly food specials around the resort. Wings pair perfectly with disc golf and cornhole, and Rumble’s has them for just $1 during Throwdown Thursdays.

Live Music Thursdays at The Filling Station
2023-10-05 06:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Filling Station, Rt 2, Middlesex, Vermont, 05068, United States
Join us for The Filling Station’s Thursday night music series! Check out the line-up:

8/17 – Ali T
8/24 – Tom Bisson
8/31 – The Rough Suspects – Acoustic Duo

Home Design/Build
2023-10-05 09:00 - 17:00, 2023-10-06 09:00 - 17:00, 2023-10-07 09:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Yestermorrow Design/Build School, 7865 Main Street, Waitsfield, 05673
This course has been offered since 1980 and is the heart of our curriculum. It is appropriate for a range of individuals, from the person who wants to “do it all” to the person who simply wants to be informed enough to have meaningful and productive conversations with his or her architect and builder. Students will learn through hands-on construction projects, studio sessions, lectures, slide shows, house tours, and discussion. The Home Design/Build Course will provide individuals with the fundamental skills and resources necessary for creating their dream home – be it new construction or renovation. This course is also a good introduction for those interested in pursuing an architecture or building career. At the end of this intensive course, students typically leave with schematic floor plans, a scale model, and section and elevation drawings. They have gained a new awareness of design, materials, and the process of realizing a home that reflects their values and lifestyle.

Design/Build for Public Spaces
2023-10-05 09:00 - 17:00, 2023-10-06 09:00 - 17:00, 2023-10-07 09:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Yestermorrow Design/Build School, 7865 Main Street, Waitsfield, 05673
You will engage in the hands-on process of designing and building a full-scale community project alongside a nonprofit partner or local community member. Class kicks off with a client meeting where students address a structural need. From there, the team will work within a budget, propose and develop a design, schedule the work, and ultimately build the structure throughout the duration of this two-week class.
A flagship Yestermorrow course that has yielded whimsical structures like the infamous Snail bus stop structure, a mobile farm stand for Shelburne Farms, and a trail shelter for the Mad River Path and more. Students are given the creative freedom to design a project that meets the unique needs of their client. As a result, this course often produces unique and whimsical structures – a building style that Yestermorrow is known for.
This year, we will be building a structure for the new Warren Dog Park. Make your mark on the community, and provide shelter for your neighbors for years to come.

Burger Night at Hogan’s Pub
2023-10-05 16:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Unnamed Venue, United States
We’ve been hard at work whipping up a variety of weekly food specials around the resort. Enjoy 1/2 priced burgers on the best deck in the Valley from every Thursday night!

Clown Class for Ages 4 & 5
2023-10-05 16:00 - 2023-11-16 17:00 (America/New_York) | Waitsfield United Church Village Meeting House, 4355 Main St, Waitsfield, 05673
Ages 4 & 5
October 5th – November 16th (6 week session; no class Nov 2nd)
Thursday’s 4:00-5:00pm
Waitsfield United Church of Christ – 4355 Main Street
Structured silliness! Led by Kolleen & Bobby Kintz, this class will explore creative movement, comedic expression and ensemble creation. Students will play games, move their bodies, make soundtracks and find their funny. Students will share some of what they’ve learned at a showing for parents during the final class.
This is a drop-off class: we will help create a comfortable transition for your child when they arrive each week.

Parent & Child Clown Class for Ages 2 & 3
2023-10-05 16:00 - 2023-11-16 17:00 (America/New_York) | Waitsfield United Church Village Meeting House, 4355 Main St, Waitsfield, 05673
Kolleen & Bobby Kintz are Offering a New Class!
In addition to our ongoing preschool age clown class, we are excited to announce our newest class: Parent & Child Clown for Ages 2 & 3!
Students and their parents will play games, move their bodies, explore soundtracks and find their funny. We will use tools like songs, puppets, parachutes and more, to help us teach the basic fundamentals of circus and performance through play. The journey starts here!
Parent & Child Clown
Ages 2 & 3
Oct 5th – Nov 16th (6 week session; no class Nov 2nd)
Thursday’s 10:00-11:00am
Waitsfield United Church of Christ – 4355 Main Street
Copy/paste the following link to learn more and register your little clown: https://forms.gle/Dm35UyGBHQE3oDCp8

MRB Pub Music Series: Al’s Pals
2023-10-05 17:00 - 21:00 UTC
Join us for live music, food & drinks from 5:00-9:00pm. Music featuring Al’s Pals

“Slightly Spooky” Pub Trivia
2023-10-05 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Hostel Tevere, 203 Powderhound Rd, Warren, VT, 05674, United States
Bring a team and compete for prizes with four rounds of “Slightly Spooky” themed trivia hosted by the Mad River Valley Libraries. Call the restaurant at (802) 496-9222 to reserve an indoor or outdoor table.

Grilling Fridays at Paradise Provisions
2023-10-06 00:00 - 23:59 (America/New_York) | Paradise Provisions, 2367 Sugarbush Access Rd., Warren, Vermont, 05674
Paradise Provisions on the Sugarbush Access Road will have its grill and tap room open till 7pm every Friday. Tap room opens at 12pm. Three dollar pours of Paradise Pale Ale on Fridays only. Enjoy one of our Philly Cheesesteaks along with a cold brew while enjoying the view on our front lawn of Sugarbush. Other beverages such as wine, cider and our signature non alcoholic Paradise Kombucha are also available in our tap room

The Local: Free Wine Tasting
2023-10-06 16:30 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | The Local: Wine & Beer, 961 US Route 2, Middlesex, VT, 05602, United States
Mosey on in for our FREE weekly tasting every Friday evening from 4:30-6:30pm. We’re always opening four to six bottles of wine for everyone to try. It’s a great way to learn about what we’re offering in our shop, catch up with your neighbors, and meet new friends!
Hope to see you Friday!
-Sam

Special Pop Up Event Featuring Reid Parsons
2023-10-06 17:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Camp Meade, 961 ROUTE 2, middlesex, 05602
Join us for a special pop up event featuring the beautiful music of Reid Parsons. For one night only, grab a Red Hen Wood-Fired Pizza from the outdoor turtle oven and it’s your final chance to grab a burrito and craft beer from the All Good Burrito Bar! Doors open at 5PM and music starts at 5:30PM.

Valley Players Presents The Glass Menagerie
2023-10-06 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Valley Players Theater, 4254 Main Street, Route 100, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
The Valley Players will present a classic of the American theater this fall. This hauntingly poetic play tells of a single mother and her two adult children struggling to get by in Depression-era St. Louis. Amanda Wingfield (Kitty Coyne, Waterbury), raised in Southern gentility and abandoned by her husband, now tries desperately to provide for her disabled daughter Laura (Lindsay Repka, Middlebury) and adventure-seeking son Tom (Matthew Grant Winston, Montpelier). The cast also includes Michael Smith (Cambridge, VT) as Jim, a high school acquaintance of Laura’s.
Shows: Sept. 29 – Oct. 15
Fridays and Saturdays at 7 pm – tickets $18
Sundays at 2 pm – $14

BUY TICKETS
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Operatic Benefit for Montpelier Flood Relief
2023-10-07 00:00 - 23:59 (America/New_York) | State House Lawn, 133 State Street 101, Montpelier, Vermont, Montpelier, United States
A program of opera and operetta selections to benefit flood relief through the Montpelier Strong Recovery Fund. Soloists and chorus, conducted by Mary Jane Austin, with pianist Alison Bruce Cerutti.

GRITUS 50/70 MILE GRAVEL BIKE RACES
2023-10-07 08:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Mad River Glen, 57 Schuss Pass Road, Waitsfield, 05673
The race will start and finish at Mad River Glen Ski Resort. The course contains 70% dirt roads. Gritus features some tame double track sections that will feel adventurous and a couple of hefty climbs. The short course is 50 miles with 7,000 feet of climbing and the long course is 75 miles with 10,000 feet of climbing. There are some adventurous roads. Cyclists are responsible for navigating the course. There will be two water stops on the course. Entrants will receive Endurance Society swag and finishers will receive a pint glass. A unique award will be presented for the top 3 males and females.

Endurance Society’s Sky Run
2023-10-07 09:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Mad River Glen is hosting The Endurance Society’s Sky Run.
The 5K will climb and descend and the 10K will do two ascents and two descents. This means the finish line will be at the BASE of the mountain where there will be food, drinks, music, etc. The Sky Run will feature a series of climbs that will eventually take you to the summit of the mountain and then back to the base. The ~5k has over 2,000 feet of vertical climbing. The ~10k has over 4000 feet of vertical climbing.
Once the race is over you’ll descend to base camp for a post-race party. The finish line will close at 1:00 PM and course sweepers will pull course markings. Any racers still on course after 1:00 PM will not finish. You are 100% responsible for getting yourself down the mountain. Vehicle support can only be provided in an emergency if you are injured.
Finishers will receive a custom Endurance Society medal and other Endurance Society Swag.
Top 3 males and females of each race will receive a unique award.
The Endurance Society is an organization that is dedicated to providing extraordinary physical and psychological adventures to the endurance community. The mission of the Endurance Society is twofold: To create unique, life-changing, and mind-blowing experiences for adventure enthusiasts, and to utilize our members for community involvement.

Waitsfield Farmer’s Market
2023-10-07 09:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Local produce, plant starts, fruit trees, bushes, maple, honey, flowers, seedlings, eggs, meats, cheeses, fish, crafts, art, clothes, bread, baked goods, liquors, and prepared foods all by Vermonters.
Saturdays from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
May 13th – October 14th, 2023
* Note: There is a smaller, unofficial market on October 21st that is optional for vendors.

Volunteer Mountain Work Day
2023-10-07 09:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
Volunteer Mountain Work Days will once again utilize pre-registration and limit the total group size. Space is extremely limited, don’t wait, register online by clicking this link.
Registration/Contact information will ensure that we can communicate with participants in the event that covid precautions may be needed or in case severe weather is likely (this will reduce the risk of needing to take shelter in on-mountain facilities where social distancing is unable to be maintained). Events will be confirmed by 6:00 pm the day prior via the contact email provided. A wait list will be maintained with open slots filled by 6:00 pm the day prior.
Any minors that register must be at least 12 years of age, accompanied by their legal guardian/parent throughout the day, no dogs are allowed.

General information: The purpose of Volunteer Mountain Work Days is the maintenance of MRG’s legendary tree skiing and regeneration zones in our mountain forest. This involves cutting lines as well as setting aside areas for new trees to grow. Everything is done with hand tools. Work days are organized and led by Lars Bruns in consultation with ski area management. Volunteer Mountain Work Days are a great chance to get out on the mountain, care for your favorite terrain, and learn about how northeastern mountain forests grow. It is hard work, but also fun and satisfying to see a ski line take shape, and how trees will grow in response to care.
We welcome both experienced veterans and newcomers to the mountain work days. Each person who works a full day receives a complimentary day pass voucher for each day she or he works.
Registration Required – Summer/Fall 2023 Schedule (all Saturdays)

August 19th
September 23rd
September 30th
October 7th
October 28th

Logistics

Report at 9:00 am at the Cricket Club picnic table. We’re back down at 3:30 – 4:00 pm.
Most of the time we hike from the base, so be prepared to hike.
Only in cases of highly probable severe weather will a work day be canceled (registered participants will be notified via email by 6:00 pm the night prior). Working in the rain is fun!
Bring work gloves, hiking boots, drinks & lunch.
Loppers are the most useful tool to bring. Make sure they are in good working order.
Work days navigate our gnarly terrain; no dogs or kids under 12 please. Minors under the age of 18 must register and be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.

The incidence of Lyme Disease is increasing rapidly in Vermont. This disease is debilitating and hard to get rid of. More Info on how to protect yourself while thrashing around the woods of Stark Mountain.
The following tools are not allowed: All power tools such as chain saws, and swinging tools such as hatchets or axes.
Outfitting for Rain Events:

Outer layer – The primary function is to hold in heat, as well as keep water out for as long as possible.

Goretex shell or other rainwear
Waterproof pant shell – old ski pants work well
Waterproof gaiters (Goretex)
Waterproof boots beforehand
Brimmed synthetic hat and fleece hat
If the weather is warm, then staying warm is not a problem. Fast-drying shorts, gaiters, and a rain shell may be sufficient.

Inner layers – No cotton – must keep one warm when wet.

Wool or synthetic shirt and long underwear
Fleece
Wool socks
Thin windbreaker underneath the shell to hold even more heat in

Other Tips

Put dry (synthetic) clothing in a garbage bag
Bring a second synthetic inner layer shirt (in the garbage bag) to change into at lunch
Put first aid kit in a waterproof bag
A thermos of hot tea or soup. Caffeine constricts capillaries and should be avoided
Bring backup gloves. Cold hands will not warm up in wet gloves
