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Footage of flooding found throughout Vermont after heavy rain fall.
 

From the Vermont Council on Rural Development:

After 10 months of recovery, how are our communities doing? What resources are serving us well? What opportunities are opening up? A panel of local, state, and federal leaders dealing with the daily ins and outs of Flood Recovery in Vermont help us reflect on what we’ve been able to accomplish, what best practices and resources we can draw on at this point, and what the next phase of recovery and rebuilding may look like.

Panelists include: Pat Moulton, Central Vermont Recovery Officer, State of Vermont; Eric Peterson, Program Manager, Disaster Case Management Program, Capstone Community Action; Sarah Henshaw, Lamoille Area Recovery Network (LeARN); Julie Hance, Chester Town Manager; and, Bonnie Waninger Federal Funding Assistance Program Specialist, Vermont League of Cities and Towns.

Host Bobby Lussier, CCTV's Development Director, chats with Representative Emma Mulvaney-Stanak about recent flooding in Vermont and the state's response.

From the Vermont Council on Rural Development:

As we come together in response to the devastating floods Vermont has experienced, it's important to connect with each other to understand and address the emerging needs in our communities and on our farms and landscape. It's also important to understand resources as they become available and connect to state, regional, and federal partners to move forward together. This session brings together community members and response and recovery leaders to share the needs and challenges that are emerging, early resources that may be helpful, and examples of what is working in their communities as they respond and recover. Panelists share their experiences and best practice suggestions and then we turn to participants to engage in a statewide discussion to identify current needs and pathways forward.  

Guests include: Sarah Waring, USDA Rural Development Director for Vermont & New Hampshire Martha Dale, Londonderry Select Board Liz Gleason, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board Farm Viability Program Director Jason Van Driesche, Front Porch Forum Chief of Staff