Brownington Town Plan Adopted September 9, 2015 This plan was developed with assistance from a Municipal Planning Grant from the Vermont Department of Housing and Community Development. Brownington Town Plan: September 9, 2015 Page 1 1: General Goals and Objectives of the Plan .............................................................................. 6 2: Community Profile ................................................................................................................... 8 Population ................................................................................................................................... 8 Figure 2.1: Brownington Population 1920-2010 .................................................................... 8 Table 2.1: Population of Brownington and Surrounding Communities ................................. 8 Housing Stock and Households .................................................................................................. 8 Income & Employment ............................................................................................................... 9 History......................................................................................................................................... 9 Town of Browington Historical Perspectives ........................................................................... 10 Population Projections .............................................................................................................. 11 Figure 2.2 Brownington Population 2020 and 2030 Projections .......................................... 12 Figure 2.3 Orleans County-wide Population Projections by Age ......................................... 12 Table 2.2: Brownington Population by Gender and Age, 2000 to 2010 ............................... 13 3. General Land Use ................................................................................................................... 14 Table 3.1: Brownington Acreage .......................................................................................... 14 Existing Land Use ..................................................................................................................... 14 Forestry and Agriculture ....................................................................................................... 14 Village Centers...................................................................................................................... 14 Proposed Land Use ................................................................................................................... 15 Land Use Goals ......................................................................................................................... 15 Land Use Strategies .................................................................................................................. 16 4. Transportation ........................................................................................................................ 17 Roads and Highways................................................................................................................. 17 Figure 4.1: Of the following descriptions, which one do you think BEST describes the condition of Brownington roads?.......................................................................................... 17 Parking and Bus Service ........................................................................................................... 18 Airports ..................................................................................................................................... 18 Railroads ................................................................................................................................... 18 Functional Classification .......................................................................................................... 18 Figure 4.2: Which of the following goals do you think are most relevant to Brownington's transportation infrastructure ? ............................................................................................... 19 Figure 4.3: Please rate the importance of each as it relates to Brownington's transportation infrastructure: ........................................................................................................................ 20 Maintenance of Transportation Infrastructure .......................................................................... 20 Table 4.1: Brownington Bridges ........................................................................................... 21 Brownington Town Plan: September 9, 2015 Page 2 Regional and Statewide Resources ........................................................................................... 21 Capital Budget and Planning .................................................................................................... 21 Transportation Goals ................................................................................................................. 22 Transportation Strategies .......................................................................................................... 22 5. Utilities and Facilities ............................................................................................................. 23 Existing Utilities and Facilities ................................................................................................. 23 Educational Facilities -- Elementary and Middle school ...................................................... 23 Secondary Schools ................................................................................................................ 23 Cultural and Additional Educational Resources ................................................................... 23 Recreational Facilities ........................................................................................................... 23 Water Supply and Sewage Disposal ..................................................................................... 24 Solid Waste Disposal ............................................................................................................ 24 EMS-Fire protection ............................................................................................................. 24 Town Garage ......................................................................................................................... 24 Communications ................................................................................................................... 25 Facilities and Utilities Goals ..................................................................................................... 25 Facilities and Utilities Strategies .............................................................................................. 25 6. Housing .................................................................................................................................... 26 Existing Housing Conditions .................................................................................................... 26 Affordability ............................................................................................................................. 26 Table 6.1: Population Paying 30% of Household Income or More on Housing .................. 26 Residential Development Patterns ............................................................................................ 27 Figure 6.1: Acreage of New Home Development in Brownington over the past decade ..... 27 Figure 6.2: Location of New Residential Development in Brownington 2004-2014 ........... 28 Housing Goals and Objectives .................................................................................................. 28 7. Energy ...................................................................................................................................... 29 Conservation of Energy ............................................................................................................ 29 Renewable Energy .................................................................................................................... 29 Figure 7.1: Should the Town Encourage the Following Forms of Renewable Energy? ...... 30 Figure 7.2: Should the Town Development Specific Standards for Siting the Following Forms of Renewable Energy? ............................................................................................... 30 Energy Goals ............................................................................................................................. 30 Energy Strategies ...................................................................................................................... 31 8. Economic Development .......................................................................................................... 32 Present conditions ..................................................................................................................... 32 Brownington Town Plan: September 9, 2015 Page 3 Table 8.1: Work Destination Report: Where People Who Live in Brownington are Employed (all jobs) ............................................................................................................... 32 Table 8.2: Industry and Occupation of Worker, Brownington Workforce ........................... 33 Figure 8.1: Household Incomes, Brownington