VERGENNES MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2020 – 2028 Adopted by Vergennes City Council on March 10, 2020 Approved by Addison County Regional Planning Commission on September 9, 2020 This plan is available online at www.vergennes.org Prepared by: Vergennes Planning Commission Danelle Birong Cheryl Brinkman John Coburn Tim Cook Shannon Haggett, Chair Carrie Macfarlane Mike Winslow, Vice Chair Updated from the 2009 Plan which was written with technical assistance by: LandWorks Landscape Architecture. Planning. Graphic Design. 228 Maple Street, Suite 32 Middlebury, Vermont 05753 802.388.3011 (phone) 802.388.1950 (fax) www.landworksvt.com
[email protected] Table of Contents Chapter I. PLANNING OUR FUTURE 1 Section 1.1 About Vergennes 1 Section 1.2 Our Vision for the Future 3 Section 1.3 Community Involvement 4 Section 1.4 About Our Plan 6 Section 1.5 Goals 7 Section 1.6 Policies and Recommended Actions 7 Chapter 2. SUPPORTING OUR PEOPLE 8 Section 2.1 Our Housing and Population 8 Section 2.1.1 Historic and Current Settlement Patterns 8 Section 2.1.2 Population 8 Section 2.1.3 Housing 10 Section 2.1.4 Goals 12 Section 2.1.5 Policies and Recommended Actions 12 Section 2.2 Our Economy 12 Section 2.2.1 Employment and Wages 14 Section 2.3 Goals 14 Section 2.4 Policies and Recommended Actions 15 Chapter 3. SERVING OUR COMMUNITY 16 Section 3.1 Our Community Facilities and Services 16 Section 3.1.1 City Hall and the Vergennes Opera House 16 Section 3.1.2 Police Protection 16 Section 3.1.3 Fire Protection 17 Section 3.1.4 Emergency Response Services