COMMUNITY PLANNING PARTNERSHIP
Town of Burke
The Town of Burke is a small rural community in northeastern Vermont. Most of the town is forested, with farms scattered along the valleys that run north to south through the area. The town’s three villages – East Burke, West Burke, and Burke Hollow – all sit below Burke Mountain, a 3,200 foot peak that has long been home to a community-oriented ski area. In 2005, the ski resort and surrounding lands – over 1,000 acres altogether – were purchased by the Ginn Corporation, a national developer of high-end resorts. The town was suddenly faced with the opportunities and the challenges of managing large-scale development, with the possibility of 1,000 new homes and a golf course to be constructed over the next decade or so.
QUICK LINKS
For a complete list of documents, visit the Project Materials page.
DOCUMENTS FOR ENCOURAGING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Materials to review for October 28th Public Meeting - Go to Project Materials
March 2010 Final Town Meeting Survey Results
September 2010 E-Newsletter
Sign up for the project e-newsletters, meeting information and updates
Contact the planning Commission at BurkePC@BurkeVermont.org
DOCUMENTS FOR 2008-2009 PROJECT
First newsletter
Second newsletter
Community Character Inventory
2008 Town survey results
2008 Focus groups summary
Village Center designation application
GENERAL RESOURCES
Town Website
Town Plan
Town Zoning Bylaws
Regional planning information
If you would like to learn more about Vermont’s planning laws and programs that apply to large-scale developments, here is a summary of how land use planning law works in Vermont.
If you would like to learn more about tools and strategies for making growth fit with your community’s future, check out Smart Growth Vermont’s Community Planning Toolbox.
If you are interested in learning about capital budgets and planning, the Vermont Planning Information Center has great resources.
If you would like more information about the incentives available from the State of Vermont for village center revitalization, visit the designated village centers program's website.
For anything related to community meetings, visit the Community Involvement page.
For more information:
Call Noelle at 864-6310 ext. 201 or e-mail noelle@smartgrowthvermont.org
The Select Board and Planning Commission are committed to ensuring that the change that is coming contributes to Burke’s long-term prosperity and quality of life, and have updated the town plan and are continually evaluating and updating bylaws so they protect Burke’s rural heritage, scenic beauty, and ecological value. Burke’s residents have an important role to play in this effort, and broad community involvement is essential to creating a strategy for managing growth that is fair to everyone. The Town of Burke is working with Smart Growth Vermont and the Northeastern Vermont Development Association to assist in several planning projects. Whatever the project, the Town and project partners will work to come to ensure that everyone has a voice in shaping the town’s future.