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Rutland planners press ahead on river corridor work; pocket-park grant application seeks nearly $48,206
Summary
The planning commission said it will continue work on a river corridor ordinance after the select board adopted a local hazard mitigation plan pending FEMA adoption. Commissioners also described a pocket-park grant application to Vermont Parks & Recreation for up to $50,000; the request totals about $48,206 with a local match of about 23 percent.
The Rutland Town Planning Commission on Feb. 13 said it will continue drafting a river corridor ordinance after the select board voted to adopt a local hazard mitigation plan pending FEMA approval, a step commissioners said restores the town’s eligibility for some federal disaster-relief funds.
Commissioners said the select board’s action “approving the plan pending adoption” means the town again qualifies for certain federal emergency relief funding. At the meeting a commissioner described how the disaster-relief cost share shifts with…
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