Greensboro Planning Commission Meeting | February 10
The Greensboro Planning Commission (GPC) is scheduled to hold its next regular monthly business meeting on Wednesday, February 10 at 5:00 p.m. via Zoom. The agenda includes discussion of the Short Term Rental bylaw proposal and the Extended Village Zoning District bylaw proposal. A new draft of the Short Term Rental bylaw was posted on the GPC […]
First Quarter Community Relief Fund Update Emergency Grants
The Greensboro Association’s Community Relief Fund has awarded seven pandemic-related emergency grants totaling $8,750 for the first quarter of 2021. Recipients of the latest grants were Craftsbury Community Care Center, Hardwick Area Food Pantry, Four Season Early Learning, Greensboro Nursing Home, Craftsbury Saplings, Greensboro Free Library and Wonder Arts. In keeping with Greensboro Association’s mission […]
Informational Meetings regarding Town Meeting
Informational Meetings regarding Town Meeting In order to prepare for this novel town meeting, the selectboard is hosting informational sessions on Zoom. The annual meeting will consist of an Australian ballot, very similar to national or state elections. The traditional in-person meeting will not take place this year. These meetings will include an explanation of […]
ZONING – GPC Meeting time change for January 13 meeting
The Greensboro Planning Commission (GPC) has moved the start time for their January 13 meeting to 3:30pm EST (not 5pm as previously announced). The agenda and zoom link for the meeting has been published on the Town website at the following link under the heading “GPC Meeting Agendas and Minutes – 2021”. https://www.greensborovt.org/planning-commission/ This […]
How Does the Town of Greensboro Review and Approve Zoning Bylaws?
The Greensboro Association has received the following information to clarify the process of reviewing and approving new zoning bylaws in Greensboro. This information has been prepared for the GA by the zoning administrator for the Town, Brett Stanciu. Her contact details are below. Currently, there are four new zoning bylaws being considered – For more […]
December 19 UPDATE: New Short Term Rental Bylaw Proposal has changed
The Town of Greensboro’s Planning Commission (GPC) has posted four additional documents on the Town’s official website following our email earlier this week, one of which makes a significant change in the GPC’s proposed Short-Term Rental (STR) bylaw by removing the one week minimum rental period in favor of a new minimum rental period of […]
New Greensboro Zoning Proposals You Should Know About
The Town of Greensboro’s Planning Commission is proposing that the Town enact four significant new bylaws governing property use in Greensboro. These four proposed bylaws have recently been posted on the Town’s official website https://www.greensborovt.org/planning-commission/under the subheading “GPC Meeting Supplemental Documents 2020”. The draft bylaws are subject to further revision by the Planning Commission and […]
UNIVERSAL QUARANTINE MANDATED BY STATE OF VERMONT
With holidays approaching and COVID cases rising in Vermont and nationwide, the State of Vermont has issued a mandatory quarantine for anyone traveling into or returning to Vermont. Governor Scott notes that universal quarantine is particularly critical to observe as we approach the holiday season, as travel and indoor gatherings central to the season are the […]
Halloween Magic Happens!
Just a couple days into Greensboro’s first snowfall, its hard to believe so many of us were so recently strolling up and down Breezy Avenue in a variety of colorful costumes, trick or treating at well decorated locations along the way. Spirits were high, and buoyed by live music, roving artists, and the creativity of […]
Virtual Public Meeting Video Available: Greensboro Watershed Water Quality Trends, Fish Biology Trends, & Opportunities for Increased Protection of Public Waters
The Stewards of the Greensboro Watershed and the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation held a virtual public meeting on August 24 to discuss water quality trends in Vermont’s water bodies in the Greensboro Watershed, including Caspian Lake, Lake Elligo, and Long Pond, and discuss opportunities to increase protection of these high-quality waters. The recording of […]
Halloween Celebration in Greensboro
All are welcome to join the “Hafta-have-a-Halloween Festival” in Greensboro Village, Saturday, October 31st, from 4-6pm. Modern Times Theater is working with area organizations and individuals to create a fun, safe, outdoor event for the whole family. In addition to trick-or-treating and hot food offered by the Greensboro United Church, there will be art activities, […]
High Speed Internet Connectivity in Greensboro
The Town of Greensboro Planning Commission has asked us to distribute the following survey to our membership. High-Speed internet connectivity is the subject of intensive effort in the area through a consortium of users called NEK Community Broadband. Internet connectivity was one of the top things that Greensboro residents identified as something they wanted to improve […]
Gratitude to Our Community and Visitors
At Monday’s Greensboro Emergency Response Team meeting, Town Health Officer Carl Stein reported that the Greensboro area did not see the anticipated spike in COVID cases following either of the major summer holiday weekends. This good news was attributed to the excellent communication efforts of GERT, and particularly to the diligence of summer residents and […]
Lake Health and Links to Resources From the Greensboro Annual Meeting
During the Greensboro Association Annual meeting on Thursday August 6, these links were shared which are resources for lake health and care. Thank you to the Lakewise Organization, as well as Christine Armstrong for sharing them. For more information about the programs on Caspian Lake, please see this article on the Greensboro Association Website. https://dec.vermont.gov/sites/dec/files/wsm/lakes/Lakewise/docs/lp_VermontLakeWiseNativePlantList.pdf […]
The 2020 GA Annual Meeting will be held August 6 at 4pm
The 2020 Annual Meeting for the Greensboro Association will be held on August 6 at 4:00 pm. We sincerely hope many of our members will be able to attend to hear about the great work of the GA in this unusual year. This meeting will occur electronically via ZOOM. Please refer to the email from […]
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