Events
VCRD's Community Visit program is a three-month series of public meetings that includes:
Tuesday, March 19th
4:30-8:30pm
Franklin Town Hall & the United Church
Community members share assets, challenges, and ideas in focus forums.
Community members prioritize action items and sign up for task forces.
Tuesday, May 14th
6:30-9:00pm
Franklin Town Hall & the United Church
Task forces create action plans and work with a Resource Team to identify next steps.
Community Visit Day - Tuesday, March 19th, 4:30-8:30pm
On Community Visit Day, Franklin community members come together to discuss assets, challenges, and ideas for their future in 4 forums. Topics for discussion are chosen in advance by a Steering Committee of local leaders and include Forums on Lake Carmi; Recreation & Community Events; Building a Welcoming Community; and Economic Development: Workforce & Business. A listening team of federal, state, business, nonprofit and philanthropic leaders join the forums and dinner.
This session includes a free community dinner and dessert, childcare provided. Transportation available by request, call the Town Clerk at 802-285-2101. Interpretation services available by request before March 9th, email alyssa@vtrural.org. Find the Facebook event here.
Community Meeting Day - Thursday, April 18th, 6:30-9pm
On Community Meeting Day, Franklin community members come together to review, discuss, and vote to prioritize ideas for action shared in the first forums. Through dot-voting, participants whittle down a list of Action Ideas to a few priorities and then sign up to join local task force groups that moves those priorities forward. Here is the meeting agenda and list of top priorities chosen at the meeting.
This session includes a free pizza dinner and dessert, and childcare is provided. Transportation available by request, call the Town Clerk at 802-285-2101. Interpretation services available by request before April 8th, email alyssa@vtrural.org. See the Facebook event here.
Community Resource Meeting and Task Force Launch - May 14th, 6:30-9pm
On Community Resource Day Franklin community members come together for the final step in the process. New task force groups build action plans, set the scope of their work, and meet with a visiting team of resource providers and experts to identify available resources and funding opportunities. From here forward, all action is focused at the local task force level. Sign up to join a Task Force!
This session includes a free community dinner and dessert, childcare provided. Transportation available by request, call the Town Clerk at 802-285-2101. Interpretation services available by request before May 4th, email alyssa@vtrural.org. See the Facebook event here.
A Zoom option was available for the Collaborate for the Health of the Lake breakout session.