Next Meetings of the Local River Subcommittees Headwaters ~ Riverbend ~ Upper Valley ~ Mt. Ascutney ~ Wantastiquet for more information, contact us or call 603-795-2104 Minutes of previous meetings

1. Housekeeping - Minutes of the meeting of February 3

2. CT River Water Resources Management Plan - members' update on local progress

3. Mohawk River/Colebrook Business Park river restoration project - update

4. Permit issues (updates)-

• Columbia Sand and Gravel discharge
• hydro proposal at Murphy Dam
• Quebec Hydro power line
• Columbia River Transportation project

5. Connecticut River Byway

• advise on potential canoe campsite locations in the Headwaters region
• update on history tour routes for byway travelers

6. Announcements and local issues/concerns

Directions: Regular meetings take place in the historic Columbia Town Hall on Route 3, or in the conference room at the Colebrook Town Hall on Bridge Street, just off Route 3.

1. Housekeeping

• Minutes of the March 4 meeting

2. CT River Water Resources Management Plan - distribution and future presentations

3. Permit issues, if any

4. Connecticut River Byway

• update on Byway projects
• advise on potential canoe campsite locations in the Riverbend region
• advise on potential tour routes for byway travelers (both auto tours and bicycle tours)

5. Reports from the tributaries

• Israels' River - ice dam
• Ammonoosuc River
• Wells/Stevens River Watershed Council

6. Announcements and local issues/concerns

Directions: Regular meetings take place in the large front room of the historic Littleton Community House, on Main Street opposite Thayer's Hotel.

1. Housekeeping

• Minutes of the meeting of February 2
• Application to VT Conservation License Plate Program for Watershed Grant

2. Permit issues:

• Proposed rowing facility development at Fullington Farm, Hanover; discussion with Jonathan Edwards, Town of Hanover and Nik Fiori, engineer for Friends of Hanover Crew
• Proposed redevelopment of 9 parcels at Lebanon Plaza near the Mascoma and Connecticut rivers, disturbing approx. 340,897 sf
• Update on Route 4 bridge between W. Lebanon and Hartford
• Update on replacement septic system for Lyme cabin

3. Connecticut River Water Resources Management Plan - reports from members

4. Connecticut River Byway - Community Handbook in preparation

5. News from the tributaries

• Mascoma River nomination to the NH Rivers Program
• Ompompanoosuc River geomorphic assessment

6. Announcements and local issues/concerns

• UVLSRPC program on backyard farming, March 31
• Others

Regular meetings are held at the Thetford Bicentennial Building. Take Exit 14 from I-91 and head west up the hill on Route 113. The Thetford Bicentennial Building/Library is located on the corner of the common on Route 113 at Thetford Hill. Park in the rear and enter the building at the rear door. We meet downstairs.

1. Housekeeping

• Minutes of the meeting of January 26
• Staff changes at CRJC

2. Permit issues, if any

3. Tri-State Targeted Watershed Initiative - update

4. Report from the Commissioners; announcements and local issues/concerns

Directions to the Windsor Welcome Center: From the war memorial just north of the lights at State and Main Streets in Windsor, turn onto Depot Street and go down the hill to the train station restaurant. The Windsor Welcome Center is located to the right in a restored rail commerce building, next to the Windsor Connection Resource Center. Thanks to the Town of Windsor for providing this meeting space.

1. Housekeeping

• Minutes of the October 21 and January 13 meetings
• Application to VT Conservation License Plate Program for Watershed Grant

2. CT River Water Resources Management Plan

3. Permit issues, if any

4. Cheshire County Farm - update on possible future use

5. Connecticut River Byway

• update on Paddlers' Trail of canoe campsites in the Wantastiquet region
• advise on potential tour routes for byway travelers (both auto tours and bicycle tours)

6. Announcements and local issues/concerns

Directions: Regular meetings may alternate between the historic town halls of Westminster VT and Westmoreland NH. The Westminster Town Hall is located in the center of Westminster village, on the west side of Route 5, opposite the post office. It is the only brown building in the village. The Westmoreland Town Hall is located in the center of Westmoreland village, on Route 63. We meet in the large room on the first floor at the rear of the building.