Below is an ongoing collection of documents and reports pertinent to MRVPD.

MRVPD Structure

• MRVPD Articles of Agreement
• MRVPD MOU 1998

MRV Annual Data Reports

• 2005 MRV Data Report
• 2006 MRV Data Report
• 2007 MRV Data Report
• 2009 MRV Data Report
• 2010 MRV Data Report
• 2013 MRV Data Report
• 2014 MRV Data Report
• 2015 MRV Data Report
• 2016 MRV Data Report
• 2017 MRV Data Report
• 2018 MRV Data Report

MRV Town Plans

• Fayston

  • 2014 Fayston Town Plan

• Waitsfield

  • 2017 Waitsfield Town Plan

• Warren

  • 2019 Warren Town Plan

MRV Historic Documents:

• MRV Perspectives Series (1980)
  • MRV Perspectives 1980
  • MRV Perspectives – Attitude (1980)

• MRV Growth Study (1980)
  • Intro and Executive Summary
  • List of Studies as of 1983
  • Questionnaire: Attitudes Towards Growth and Development
  • 1981 MRV Growth Projections
  • MRV Traffic Tables

• MRV Archaeological Survey (1988)
  • 1988 Archaeological Sensitivity Zones

• Valley Forum Series (1990)
  • VFS 1990 Final Report
  • VFS Schedule
  • VFS Housing in MRV
  • VFS Rural Resource Protection in MRV
  • VFS Case Study 1 – Planning, Tourism, Open Spaces
  • VFS 6/7/91: Coping With the Economic Downturn
  • VFS Valley Reporter Articles (1990)
    • History of Valley Planning (9/13/90)
    • Do Local Planning Tools Work (9/13/90)
    • Will the Valley’s Economy Succumb to Recession (9/27/90)
    • St. John Makes Season Predictions (10/11/90)

• Warren Village Improvement Plan (1996)
  • Warren Village Planning: 6/8/92
  • Warren Village Improvements Plan: Landplan Inc.
  • Warren Village Improvement Plan Sketches
  • Warren Village Improvement Plan: Recommended Projects

• Rural Resources Protection in Vermont’s Mad River Valley: Kicking Stones Down a Dirt Road (1998)
  • Kicking Stones Down a Dirt Road Document

• MRV Watershed Facts (2002)
  • MRV Watershed Facts – 2002

• Valley Vision Series: 2020 (2004)
  • Visioning Summary
  • Valley Reporter Vision Series Articles (2004):
    • What a Difference a Decade Makes (8/26/04)
    • Resort Housing (9/16/04) 
    • The Importance of Participation (11/4/04)

• MRV Hill Farm Research Project
  • Historical Essay: Hill Farming in the Mad River Valley – Lyssa Papazian (2013)
  • Hill Farming in the Mad River Valley Documentary Film (Spring 2014)

MRV Housing Resources

• MRV Housing Studies
  • 2001 Mad River Valley: Affordable Housing Needs & Strategies 
  • 2005 Waitsfield Residential Hamlet Study – Burnt Rock
  • 2006 MRV Housing Study
  • 2017 MRV Housing Study Full Report
  • 2017 MRV Housing Study Overview

The Housing Studies seek to analyze the circumstances that create barriers to
affordable housing in the MRV through a needs assessment, summary of types of housing needed & options, barriers to creation, and strategies to creation.

• • MRV Housing Study Update Presentation: MRVPD Steering Committee Mtg. 12.20.18
    • 2018 MRV Housing Study Update (MRVPD Steering Committee 12.20.18)

• MRV Housing Coalition (MRV HC):
  • MRV Housing Coalition Bylaws (Updated 2009)

• • MRV Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)
    • Accessory Dwelling Unit Booklet (2009)

In fall 2009 the Mad River Valley Housing Coalition developed Open a New Door: A Guide to Creating & Renting Accessory Apartments in the Mad River Valley

• • Mad River Valley Affordable Land Initiative (VALI)
    • Affordable Land Initiative Application
    • Affordable Land Initiative Guide to Donors

Transportation & Recreation

• Waitsfield Village Parking & Pedestrian Circulation Study (2006)
  • Study/Plan Document

• Warren Safe Routes to School Pedestrian Improvement Study (2013)
  • Report/Plan Document

• MRV Moves Active Transportation Plan (2016)
  • MRV Moves Plan Document
  • Appendices
  • Project Documents Website

• Sugarbush Access Road Scoping Study (2017)
  • Final Study/Plan (Feb. 23, 2017)
  • Sugarbush Access Road Scoping Study: Figures 2017 (Updated 2019)

• MRV Recreation District Strategic Plan (2018)
  • Strategic Plan Document (2018-2022)

 

Community & Economic Development

• Mad River Valley:

  • MRV Economic Study (2014)
    • Study/Report Document
      

• Waitsfield:

  • Master Development Plan for the Irasville Growth Center (2002)
    • Report/Plan Document
    • Appendix A: Location Map; Stormwater runoff sampling locations in Irasville Growth Center
    • Appendix B: Endyne, Inc. QA/QC Plan; Standard Operating Procedures
    • Appendix C: Irasville Growth Center Stormwater Quality Monitoring
    • Appendix D: Irasville Survey Summary
    • Appendix E:Integrating Economic & Demographic Analysis in the Irasville Growth Center Master Plan
    • Appendix F: Town of Waitsfield Municipal Sewer Project of the Town of Waitsfield: Buildout and Wastewater Flow Analysis
    • Appendix G: Irasville Public Forums Information

• • Final Application for Growth Center Designation, Town of Waitsfield (2008)
    • Final Document
    • Appendices found here under Growth Center Application
  • Assessment of Decentralized Wastewater Options: A Survey of Needs, Capacity and Solutions for Historic Waitsfield Village and Irasville, Vermont (2011)
    • Report/Plan Document 
  • Vermont Downtown Action Team (VDAT) Report: Waitsfield (2014)
    • VDAT Report: Waitsfield
    • Waitsfield Pocket Park CDBG-DR Public Hearing (12/8/14)

• Warren:

  • Warren Village Improvement Plan (1996)
    • Warren Village Planning: 6/8/92
    • Warren Village Improvements Plan: Landplan Inc.
    • Warren Village Improvement Plan Sketches
    • Warren Village Improvement Plan: Recommended Projects

• • Vermont Downtown Action Team (VDAT) Report: Warren (2014)
    • VDAT Report: Warren

 

Natural Resources

• Conservation & Flood Resilience

  • MRV Conservation Legacy (2002)
    • Report
  • Ecological Mapping and Build-out Analyses in the Mad River Valley (2011)
    • Report
  • It’s a Mad River: A Look at Flooding in the MRV & the Evolution of River Management (11/10/11)
    • Irene Event & History – Caitrin Noel & Joshua Schwartz
    • River Science & Management – Gretchen Alexander

Energy

• MRV Energy Series Presentations (2011)

  • Local Energy History & the Foundation for our Energy Future | 9/12/11

    • Summary
    • Bill Maclay – Energy History & Renewable Options in the MRV
    • Brian Shupe – Energy Planning & Implementation
    • Carl Etnier – Transition Vermont Energy Descent Action Plan

  • Residential & Community Solar | 9/20/11

    • Video on Youtube
    • Summary
    • Gaelan Brown – Photovoltaics 101
    • Peter Boynton – MRV Community Solar Farm
    • James Moore – VPIRG Solar Community Program

  • Financing Energy Projects & VT’s Energy Plan | 10/24/11

    • Video on Youtube
    • Summary
    • Marianne Tyrell – Financing Residential Energy Efficiency Improvements
    • Peter Adamczyk – PACE Financing
    • Elizabeth Miller – VT Comprehensive Energy Plan

  • Biomass | 11/15/11

    • Video on Youtube
    • Summary
    • Cecilia Danks, PhD & Susannah McCandless, PhD – MRV Biomass Analysis
    • Kimberly Coleman – Harwood Union Forest Project
    • David Frank – Biomass Heating Systems
    • Gaelan Brown – Heating Homes & Greenhouses with Compost

  • Conservation, Weatherization & Efficiency | 12/13/11

    • Video on Youtube
    • Summary
    • Richard Czaplinski – Taking Energy Conservation to its Limits
    • Chris Badger – Energy Monitoring of Small Businesses in the Mad River Valley

 

MRV – UVM Service Learning Course (CDAE 295 Local Community Initiatives)

• Fall 2009
  • Syllabus
  • VFN Structure Group Presentation
  • VFN Structure Group Final Report
  • Mad River Path Association Presentation
  • Mad River Path Association Final Report
  • Renewable Energy Presentation (More info at MRV Energy Wiki)
  • Renewable Energy Final Report
• Fall 2011
  • Compost Power Presentation
  • Compost Power Report
  • Compost Power Flyer
  • Waitsfield Property Assessed Clean Energy Presentation (PACE)
  • Waitsfield Property Assessed Clean Energy Report (PACE)
  • MRV Health Center Report
  • MRV Solar Farm Presentation
  • MRV Solar Farm Information Sheet