Waitsfield Planning Commission (3rd Tuesday)
2023-07-18 19:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Waitsfield Town Offices, 4144 Main Street, Waitsfield, VT, 05673
Duties
The Waitsfield Planning Commission transitioned from a 9-member board to a 7-member board in 2006 to coincide with the formation of a Development Review Board. The DRB has taken on the development review duties that were carried out by the 9-member Planning Commission, which will allow the new Planning Commission to focus solely on its long-range planning, legislative, and other duties. The 9-member board will dissolve when it completes it development review caseload.
The Planning Commission is authorized to carry out the following duties (see 24 V.S.A. Section 4325):
(1) Prepare a plan and amendments thereof for consideration by the legislative body and to review any amendments thereof initiated by others as set forth in subchapter 5 of 24 V.S.A. Chapter 117;
(2) Prepare and present to the legislative body proposed bylaws and make recommendations to the legislative body on proposed amendments to such bylaws as set forth in subchapter 6 of 24 V.S.A. Chapter 117;
(3) Administer bylaws adopted under this chapter, except to the extent that those functions are performed by a development review board;
(4) Undertake capacity studies and make recommendations on matters of land development, urban renewal, transportation, economic and social development, urban beautification and design improvements, historic and scenic preservation, the conservation of energy and the development of renewable energy resources and wetland protection. Data gathered by the planning commission that is relevant to the geographic information system established under 3 V.S.A. § 20 shall be compatible with, useful to, and shared with that system;
(5) Prepare and present to the legislative body recommended building, plumbing, fire, electrical, housing, and related codes and enforcement procedures, and construction specifications for streets and related public improvements;
(6) Prepare and present a recommended capital budget and program for a period of five years, as set forth in 24 V.S.A. 4440, for action by the legislative body, as set forth under 24 V.S.A. 4443;
(7) Hold public meetings;
(8) Require from other departments and agencies of the municipality such available information as relates to the work of the planning commission;
(9) In the performance of its functions, enter upon land to make examinations and surveys;
(10) Participate in a regional planning program;
(11) Retain staff and consultant assistance in carrying out its duties and powers;
(12) Undertake comprehensive planning, including related preliminary planning and engineering studies;
(13) Perform such other acts or functions as it may deem necessary or appropriate to fulfill the duties and obligations imposed by, and the intent and purposes of, this chapter.

Members and Terms
Planning Commission members are appointed for four-year terms. The initial terms were staggered so that no more than three positions will expire at any one time.

Members
When
Appointed
Term
Expires

Robert Cook
2017
Mar. 2025

Alice Peal
2019
Mar. 2026

Kevin Anderson
2020
Mar. 2024

Brian Voigt
2014
Mar. 2026

Steve Shea
2015
Mar. 2023

Emma Hanson
2021
Mar. 2026

AnnMarie Harmon
2018
Mar. 2024

Meetings
The Planning Commission meets on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month, 7:00 PM, at the Waitsfield Town Office. Members are urged to let staff know as early as possible if they will be unable to attend a scheduled meeting so arrangements can be made to ensure a quorum.

Beers & Brats
2023-07-19 12:00 - 19:00 (America/Halifax) | Lawson’s Finest Brewery, 155 Carroll Road, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
Join us for 5th Quarter Butchery Beer Brats and $5 pints of Little Sip IPA, all day long!

Reflections by ‘f7’ Photo Group
2023-07-19 13:00 - 17:00, 2023-07-20 13:00 - 17:00, 2023-07-21 13:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Festival Gallery at Valley Arts, 5031 Main Street,, Waitsfield, 05673
March 22- April 27: Reflections by‘f7’ Photo Group
Reception: March 23, 5-7pm
Artist talk: March 23
Open Tuesday-Saturday 1-5 pm

Design Made Visible
2023-07-19 13:00 - 17:00, 2023-07-20 13:00 - 17:00, 2023-07-21 13:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Mad River Valley Arts, 5031 Main Street #2 Village Square, Waitsfield, 05673
‘Design Made Visible’ is a multi-disciplinary exhibition exploring the ‘table’ as metaphor, May 3-June 22 at Mad River Valley Arts. Open Tues-Sat 1-5pm.

Take-away Suppers from the Round Barn
2023-07-19 15:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | The Inn at Round Barn Farm, 1661 East Warren Road, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
Full suppers to take-home and enjoy and always with an extra special treat.
Pick-ups every Wednesday – check out this week’s menu!

The Round Up
2023-07-19 17:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | The Sweet Spot, 1178 Senor Road, Warren, Vermont, 05674, United States
All are welcome!
This is a free event that has
Food trucks, Music, and Spirits.
A place where friends, families neighbors gather for good conversations, tasty food, and a good time!
The Round Up takes place by the Covered Bridge in Waitsfield, VT.

LIVE MUSIC IN TRACKS!
2023-07-19 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | The Pitcher Inn, 275 Main Street, Warren, 05674
After a brief hiatus, Cooie and Adlai will join us again to entertain you!

Mad River Glen Wednesday Night Live Music Series
2023-07-19 18:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Mad River Glen, 57 Schuss Pass Road, Waitsfield, 05673
Come on up to Mad River Glen every Wednesday for live music and tasty vitals and libations at general Stark’s Pub!
Check out the line up!

7/12 Medicine Tribe Trio
7/19 Evan Jennison
7/26 TBD
8/2 TBD
8/9 TBD
8/16 Ragged Company
8/23 Atom and the Orbits
8/30 Danielle Keegan and friends
9/6 Jaded Ravins
9/13 Alex Budney and Friends
9/20 Easy Street Duo
9/27 She Was Right
10/4 TBD

Moretown Planning Commission (3rd Wednesday)
2023-07-19 18:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Moretown Town Hall, 1147 Rte 100B, 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

Ponding Together
2023-07-20 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Warren Public Library, 413 Main Street, Warren, 05674
Would you like to learn more about all the different critters that live together in the deep? We’ll visit a local pond with our nets and magnifiers to explore the curious life beneath the water. This outdoor family program is suitable for all ages. Part of the MRV Libraries “All Together Now” summer learning program.

11th Annual Green Mountain Watercolor Exhibition
2023-07-20 16:00 - 21:00, 2023-07-21 16:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Lareau Farm, 48 Lareau Road, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
Mad River Valley Arts is pleased to present the 11th edition of the Green Mountain Watercolor Exhibition. More than 100 outstanding paintings fill the Red Barn Galleries at Lareau Farm in Waitsfield, VT. Outstanding artists from across North America compete for awards judged by Tim Saternow, AWS. The watercolor paintings illustrate the diverse styles of watercolor painting in play today. An additional show-within-a-show features the miniature watercolor paintings by members of Whiskey Painters of America. June 18 to July 22, 2023.

Kind Bud & Nug play Valley Meade Dispensary
2023-07-20 16:20 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Valley Meade Dispensary, 8 Vermont Route 17, Waitsfield, VT, 05673
Kind Bud and Nug play a free concert on the deck above Valley Meade Dispensary with food trucks outside. . With a repertoire of over 780 tunes, Kind Bud welcomes audience interaction and welcomes song requests.
Nug will be joining Kind Bud on percussion. Bring a chair or put on your dancing shoes for a good time.

Kind Bud is a guitarist and singer/songwriter from Vermont, performing over 1,000 shows across the United States. Throughout his career, Bud has shared the stage with Oteil Burbridge (Dead & Company/Allman Brothers) David Gans, Michael Falzarano and other members of the New Riders of the Purple Sage and for 12 years, with his twin brother “Budd”,as The Kind Buds.
Bud has performed at music festivals such as the Gathering of the Vibes and the Oregon Country Fair and at venues that include Sweetwater, Fairfield Theatre Company, and Mexicali Live. During the Grateful Dead Fare Thee Well Shows, The Kind Buds performed 3 pre-shows at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. As a soloist, Kind Bud is the poolside musician for Island Gigs, a music destination resort in Jamaica and during the winter, one might find Bud playing an apres ski event at Sugarbush, Stowe, Killington, Jay Peak; Whaleback; Okeemo; Bromley Mountain. Readers may have seen Nug performing on a full kit as the first drummer of Double You or leading the Blizzard Boogie this past winter at Sugarbush Resort.
Kind Bud currently has 2 albums available for listening. “Peace, Love & Music”, recorded live June 21, 2019 at the Stonehenge Music Festival and “Jenuine Kind Bud” ~ songs to uplift humanity inspired by the poetry of Jen Ward. Both can be heard on your favorite streaming music station.
https://open.spotify.com/album/58EaJlik7dhfeiCBmu2kId…
https://music.apple.com/us/album/jenuine/1638327582
https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0B7Z1VZSV…
https://www.pandora.com/…/kind-bud/jenuine/ALwqvmjf9fjvrZJ

Free Wine Tasting at The Local
2023-07-20 16:30 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | The Local: Wine & Beer, 961 US Route 2, Middlesex, VT, 05602, United States
Mosey on in to try some of our rotating featured wines! We’ll give you the story of the wine you’re sampling and answer any questions you might have. It’s a great time to catch up with your neighbors & friends!

MRB Pub Music Series: Granville Daze
2023-07-20 17:00 - 21:00 UTC
Join us for live music, food & drinks from 5:00-9:00pm. Music featuring Granville Daze

Introduction to Herbal Medicine
2023-07-20 17:30 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | ShareMRV garden, Lareau Farm and Forest Lareau Rd, Waitsfield, Vermont, Waitsfield, United States
Click here for More Details
When: Thursday 7/20 • 5:30-7p
Where: ShareMRV garden at Lareau Farm and Forest
The ShareMRV garden is located on the grounds of Lareau
Farm and Forest, at 46 Lareau Road in Waitsfield. Please
bring a chair or a blanket to sit on if you’d like and water.
FREE; no sign-up required.

Warren Public Library cookbook club
2023-07-20 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Warren Public Library, 413 Main Street, Warren, 05674
July’s cookbook club will feature recipes by Ina Garten.
Sign up at the library or online and choose a recipe from any Ina Garten cookbook (yes! we have several for you peruse!) to bring and share with others. Participants meet at the library to enjoy a potluck dinner. (Can’t get to the library before the meeting? Email programs@warrenlibrary.com and a recipe will be sent).

Moretown Development Review Board
2023-07-20 18:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Moretown Town Hall, 1147 Rte 100B, Moretown, VT, 05660
Meeting Schedule

Date: Held on 3rd Thursday of the month as warned
Time: 6:30 pm
Place: Town Office –79 School Street (adjacent to the Moretown School).

DRB Members

John Riley – Chair
Jim O’Neill
David Russo
Paula Mastroberardino-Woods
Greg Nagurney
Craig Oshkello (alternate)

DRB Decisions

Moretown Holdings, LLC (2020)
Butsch
Butsch dissenting opinion
TopNotch Properties/Junipers Fare
Moretown Holdings, LLC
Trek Communities, LLC
Living Tree Alliance
Sainsbury
Jolly Associates
Manchester
H & H Real Estate

MRV Camera Club
2023-07-20 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Mad River Valley Visitor Center, 9 Route 17, Waitsfield, VT, 05673
A gathering for people who are enthusiastic about photography. Learn from speakers and share your work.

MRV Camera Club
2023-07-20 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Chamber of Comerce, 9 VT Rt 17, Waitsfield, Vermont, 05673, United States
Our meetings will provide opportunities to meet like individuals who enjoy sharing, learning, and creating though challenges, presentations, and photo shoots.

My Mother’s Three Mothers
2023-07-20 19:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | Lost Nation Theater, 39 Main Street, Montpelier, 05602
A woman’s search for her birth mother sends shock waves of secrets, shame, choices, & consequences through generations.
Inspired by a true story, Erin Galligan Baldwin’s new play asks “Who owns your story?”
Open Door Theatre’s 2019 staged reading received rave reviews and standing ovations as the play’s themes and events deeply touched audiences.
Lost Nation Theater is thrilled to present the show’s world premiere production, directed by Kathleen Keenan.
This play features mature themes.
Covid Safety Protocols: LNT’s State of the Art Bio-Defense Air Purification “Synexis” System is in service 24/7 keeping everyone as safe as possible. LNT strongly encourages audience members to wear masks which performers deeply appreciate, but masks are not required.
WHEN: Thursday- Sunday, May 25th – June 11th
TIME: 7:30pm Thursday–Saturdays; 2pm Sundays
WHERE: Lost Nation Theater
COST: $10–30 in person (depending on day/ticket type)
INFO: www.lostnationtheater.org
LNT SPONSORS: Capitol Copy, The City of Montpelier, National Life Group, Vermont Mutual Insurance, Eternity, The World, Vermont Arts Council/NEA, Montpelier Community Fund, The Estate of Ted Richards
ABOUT LNT: Lost Nation Theater, named “One of the Best Regional Theaters in America” by the New York Drama League, and Best in Vermont – VT Magazine, won Broadway World’s 2020 Theater of the Decade Award, and the 2019’s Regional Theatre of the Year Award, Yankee Magazine’s Best of New England Award, & NETC’s Outstanding Theater Award.

The play features mature themes.
Curtain is 7:30pm Thu/Fri/Sat; 2pm Sun: May 25–June 11.

The Addams Family – The Musical
2023-07-20 19:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | Lost Nation Theater, 39 Main Street, Montpelier, 05602
THE ADDAMS FAMILY- THE MUSICAL
Book by MARSHALL BRICKMAN and RICK ELICE Music and Lyrics by ANDREW LIPPA
In The Addams Family, America’s darkest family comes to life in this original kooky musical about love, family, and growing up. This goth-feast embraces and celebrates the weirdness in all of us! Directed by Eric Love.
Covid Safety Protocols: LNT’s State of the Art Bio-Defense Air Purification “Synexis” System is in service 24/7 keeping everyone as safe as possible. LNT strongly encourages audience members to wear masks which performers deeply appreciate, but masks are not required.
COST: $10–35 in person (depending on day/ticket type)
Curtain is 7:30pm Wed/Thu/Fri/Sat; 2pm Sun: July 20–August 6.

Boniakowski James Wedding Weekend
2023-07-21 15:00 - 2023-07-23 11:00 UTC
