Rescheduled from 12/2/2025
The Municipal Leaders Network is an ongoing series that is designed to set Southern Vermont’s town leaders up for success in supporting community and economic development in their towns. Topics are based on a survey of the issues that are top of mind for our local leaders.
Your municipality can play a role in supporting economic development and grand list growth in your town, even if you don’t have any or many businesses in your downtown or village center. Join us for a discussion about the Town Role in Economic Development. What does economic development mean in a Southern Vermont Town? What does economic development in your town do for the regional economy? Come learn and discuss the role for municipal governments (of all sizes) in supporting grand list growth.
This half day session will dive into several topics, including:
- Defining your municipality’s role in economic development
- Planning for the future and establishing a road map to get there
- Understanding available programs that can help your town support grand list growth, including the new CHIP program
Presenters include Bill Colvin, Executive Director of BCRC and Adam Grinold, Executive Director of BDCC, as well as Jessica Hartleben, Executive Director of VEPC, which has worked to create rules and processes for the Community and Housing Infrastructure Program (CHIP). They’ll be joined by other regional economic development professionals who can share resources and best practices for towns of all sizes.
Bring your questions and projects, and connect with fellow town leaders as well as experts who can provide you with tools and resources to help ensure that your town is supporting grand list growth!
The event is free but registration is required: https://www.cognitoforms.com/BDCC1/MunicipalLeadersNetworkEventRegistration
About the Southern Vermont Economy Project (SVEP)
Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation’s Southern Vermont Economy Project provides training and technical assistance to increase local capacity, skills, and resources in the Southern Vermont Economic Development Zone (encompassing Bennington and Windham counties, and the town of Weston) in order to advance local projects critical to Southern Vermont achieving regional community, economic, and workforce development goals. SVEP is funded in part through the USDA Rural Community Development Initiative. For more information please visit: https://brattleborodevelopment.com/svep/
