This Sunday, 4/30, is the Annual ARPA Reporting Deadline

Our ARPA Compliance and Reporting page has a wealth of information and resources. If you need more help, email arpa@vlct.org ASAP!

ARPA: Vermont NEUs Guide to Treasury's Compliance Portal

With helpful screen shots and explanations, our guide walks you step by step while you meet the 4/30/23 deadline to report your town's 2022 ARPA expenditures in the U.S. Treasury's portal.

Submit a Legal Inquiry or Ask A Question Online

Instead of calling or emailing us, log in at vlct.org/login and click "Submit an Inquiry" or "Ask a Question" under Quick Tools in the main menu. This feature of our new Municipal Access Portal (MAP) makes it easy to submit a legal inquiry or ask a financial, federal funding, or general question.

Handy Info for Listers, Assessors, and Boards of Civil Authority (BCAs)

This Municipal Assistance Center topic page currently features three timely resources: the 2023 Lister and BCA deadlines poster and two convenient toolkits – one for BCAs and one for listers & assessors.

Town Highway Emergency Vehicle Bridge Postings

To ensure that emergency responders are aware of the potential safety concern of bridge weight limits as they relate to emergency vehicles, VTrans will, before July 30, 2023, start installing new weight limit signs on some municipal-owned bridges.

2023-24 Dental Renewal/Open Enrollment is Underway

VLCT's group dental insurance rates are holding steady again – Yay! Moreover, the orthodontic rider is now an option for groups of any size, and all subscribers will have a 24/7 Teledentistry option.

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OTHER NEWS & EVENTS

Apply for a Worksite Wellness Award by 4/30!

Municipalities “creating organizational culture to support employee wellbeing” are encouraged to apply for a 2023 Governor's Award for Worksite Wellness. You can learn more, apply this week (or eleven months from now), and attend the conference in October.

State Seeks Help for Siting and Building More EV Charging Stations

In order for electric vehicles to be more widely used, the State of Vermont asks property and business owners interested in hosting, building, or managing public-access plug-in electric vehicle (EV) charging stations to answer the survey linked above.

Village Meet-Up on Tue 6/6

The Preservation Trust of Vermont and the Vermont Department of Housing and Community Development will host this first day-long meet-up, in Strafford on 6/6, to explore and celebrate the past and future of community connections and village revitalization. Register by 5/22.

NLC’s Hispanic Elected Local Officials (HELO) 2023 Summer Conference

In Coral Gables, Florida, 5/24 to 5/27, Latino/a/x elected officials and allies will gather to network, share best practices, and discuss challenges and priorities facing Latino and Hispanic communities.

MVP Creating "Fitness Courts" in New York and Vermont

The MVP Health Care and NFC Campaign in New York and Vermont are delivering outdoor wellness infrastructure to help communities change health outcomes. Already 15 Fitness Courts^® are open in New York, and MVP is expanding the effort into Vermont's 14 counties in 2023.