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Hardwick Development Review Board – An Invitation to Serve
The Town of Hardwick is looking for residents who are interested in serving on the Development Review Board.
The DRB reviews development proposals in public meetings and provides a place for neighbors to raise questions and understand how decisions are made before they happen.
After ten years of service, the current chair, John Mandeville, will be stepping down in June. New members are needed to continue this work and to bring a range of community perspectives to the Board.
DRB meetings are held as needed, typically on the 1st or 3rd Wednesday of the month. A hybrid option is available. Meetings generally last about one hour. There is no work requested outside of meetings.
No prior zoning or planning experience is required. Members receive support from the Zoning Office, including guidance on the applicable standards and the questions that need to be addressed during hearings.
If you have ever wondered how development decisions are reviewed, this is where that happens.
For more information or to express interest, please contact Kristen Leahy in the Zoning Office at (802) 472-1686 or zoning.administrator@hardwickvt.gov
Hardwick Essential Services Complex
Join the conversation
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
6:00 PM – Jeudevine Memorial Library – Will also be recorded by HCTV
WHAT?
The Town of Hardwick proposes to develop an Essential Services Complex on the 2.8-acre town-owned Creamery Road parcel. The project will include new facilities for: Hardwick Fire Department * Department of Public Works * Hardwick Emergency Rescue
WHY?
More than 60 years ago, Hardwick residents voted to build a new fire station. Only seven years later, they built a new town garage. After decades of service, these facilities are now both structurally deteriorated and undersized for modern trucks and equipment. Repeated flooding events at the Hardwick Fire Station have added urgency to the effort to build a new station outside of the FEMA-mapped floodplain. At the same time, Hardwick Emergency Rescue has been working out of a building that no longer provides adequate space for equipment, supplies, or for on-call squad members.
HOW?
We currently have a unique opportunity to combine FEMA funding for the fire station, with bonded funds, government grants, and private donations, to develop a complex of facilities for essential services that will serve our community many years into the future. The public/private partnership proposed in this plan will make the larger project more competitive with potential funders, while the co-location of services will increase efficiencies and reduce costs
This is an ambitious plan, but it is also one of critical importance to the Town of Hardwick. Please join us on January 21 for a presentation on the project by our partners at Vermont Integrated Architecture, view site and building plans, ask questions, and share concerns. All are welcome.
Final Presentation of the Mill Street & Main Street Scoping Study – 1-7-26
Final Presentation – Mill Street and Main Street (to the Swinging Bridge crosswalk) Pedestrian and Traffic Study
The Town of Hardwick is conducting a scoping and feasibility study to explore improvements to sidewalks, crosswalks, and traffic flow on Mill Street and Main Street. Community input was utilized to help identify safety concerns and potential solutions.
VHB Consultants will be presenting the final set of concepts to improve our existing issues in this area.
Meeting Details
Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Time: 5:30 PM
Location: Parker Ladd Community Room, Jeudevine Memorial Library, 93 North Main Street, Hardwick
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We Want to Hear from You
This is your final opportunity to learn about possible solutions for the Mill Street and Main Street corridors. Whether you walk, bike, drive, or own a business downtown, your feedback will help shape safer and more connected streets for everyone. Your voice matters. Help us create a more walkable, welcoming Hardwick. For more information, contact:
Kristen Leahy, Zoning and Floodplain Administrator zoning.administrator@hardwickvt.gov or (802) 472-1686
HPC – Warning of Zoning Bylaw Update Public Hearing
Warning of Public Hearing
The Hardwick Planning Commission hereby provides notice of a public hearing being held pursuant to 24 VSA §4444 (Public Hearing Notice) for the purpose of hearing public comments concerning proposed changes to the Hardwick Unified Development Bylaws. The public hearing has been scheduled for December 9, 2025 (Tuesday) at 6:30 p.m. on the third floor of the Memorial Building and by Zoom. To join the Zoom hearing, sign up for a free Zoom account anytime (zoom.us), then at 6:30 on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, go to Zoom and click on “join a meeting”. The meeting number is 871 8541 0510. The passcode is 439879.
To join the Zoom meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87185410510?pwd=urQ12SZUJ1TcE56MU1PMTVorKOuoqX.1
Statement of Purpose:
The proposed changes to the Hardwick Unified Development Bylaws (known hereafter as “Bylaws”) will serve the following purposes:
- Align with state statutory requirements regarding dwelling units, including provisions enabling the conversion of hotels and motels into permanently affordable housing.
- Remove references to local Act 250 review in accordance with updated guidance under Act 181.
- Establish and implement a River Corridor Overlay District to protect floodplains and flood erosion areas.
- Create and integrate a new Village Center Zoning District for East Hardwick to support historic village character, housing opportunities, and pedestrian-oriented development.
Geographic Area Affected:
The Bylaw changes shall apply to all areas in the Town of Hardwick, Vermont.
Table of Contents:
Article 1: Authority and Purpose; Article 2: Zoning Districts; Article 3: General Regulations; Article 4: Specific Use Provisions; Article 5: Development Review; Article 6: Subdivision Review; Article 7: Administration and Enforcement; Article 8: Definitions.
Location Where Full Text May Be Examined:
The full context of the proposed changes can be viewed at the Hardwick Town Offices or on the Town of Hardwick website – www.hardwickvt.gov.
The meeting is open to the public. Interested people may attend the meeting in-person or on Zoom or send a letter or email to the Hardwick Planning Commission c/o the Zoning Administrator’s office to comment on the proposed update. Emails can be forwarded to the zoning.administrator@hardwickvt.gov address.
Zoning Bylaw Update – 2025 – December 9, 2025 Public Hearing at 6:30 pm on the 3rd floor of the Memorial Building.
2025 Updated Hardwick Unified Development Bylaws
Hardwick Planning Commission Report
December 9, 2025 Hearing Notice
Proposed Map for the new Village Center Zoning District
Proposed Table of Information for the new Village Center Zoning District