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REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ)

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Granite Street Historic District Flood Resiliency Plan for the Town of Hardwick, Vermont

The Town of Hardwick seeks a qualified consulting firm specializing in community flood resilience to develop a flood resiliency plan for the Granite Street Historic District—an area severely impacted by recent flood events along Cooper Brook and the Upper Lamoille River.

This plan will build on past assessments and engage residents, businesses, and partners to identify mitigation solutions and enhance long-term flood preparedness.  The purpose of the project is to develop a conceptual plan that identifies potential areas where floodwaters can be spread out and slowed down, and where public infrastructure and/or private investments can be reinforced, protected, elevated, or relocated.

Project Partners:
Town of Hardwick, Center for an Agricultural Economy (CAE), Granite Street Historic District residents

Funding Provided By: Municipal Planning Grant Program administered by the Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development

Submission Deadline:
June 20, 2025 – 3:00 PM

Submit a digital (PDF) and two printed copies to:

Town of Hardwick

Kristen Leahy, Resilience & Adaptation Coordinator

PO Box 523, Hardwick, VT 05843

Email: zoning.administrator@hardwickvt.gov

Short-listed consultants will be invited to submit detailed proposals.

Project work begins July 21, 2025.  End date is March 30, 2027.

For the full RFQ, contact Kristen Leahy or visit hardwickvt.gov or here: https://hardwickvt.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/MPG-RFQ-Hardwick-2025-1.pdf

Office Closure

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In observance of Memorial Day, our office will be closed on Monday, May 26. We will resume normal business hours on Tuesday, May 27.

We honor and remember those who have served and sacrificed for our country.

Thank you for your understanding.

Community Emergency Planning in Action

 in Community / Emergency Operations Plans / Uncategorized / Zoning  tagged Emergency Preparedness / Flood Resiliency / Hazard Mitigation / Neighbor to Neighbor

Following the 2023 flooding, Neighbor to Neighbor, the Town of Hardwick, OSSU, and the Civic Standard teamed up to improve our community’s emergency preparedness. With support from two consultants—Karen Horn and Cynthia Stuart—and funding from an MTAP grant through the Vermont Council on Rural Development (VCRD), a draft addendum to Hardwick’s Local Emergency Management Plan (LEMP) has been created.

🗓️ The draft was presented as part of a class in the Hardwick State framework on Saturday, April 12.
📌 Next steps include recruiting volunteers, integrating the plan with Town systems, and developing online resources.
🗳️ A final submission will be presented to the Select Board in late May.

🔗 Review the Draft Addendums:
View the Emergency Preparedness Addendum (PDF)

🙏 Thank you to the volunteers who’ve dedicated nearly two years to this effort—and to Karen Horn and Cynthia Stuart for helping turn a community vision into a working plan.

Vermont’s Climate Action Plan 2025 Update

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MONDAY, APRIL 14
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
HARDWICK TOWN HOUSE


Voice your climate priorities through diverse engagement activities. Climate Councilors will listen, and then consider public input when revising the Plan (due July 1, 2025). Background materials will be emailed to you a few days in advance of the meeting. Refreshments provided! Kids’ activity sheets available for families.

Follow this link to register and learn more: https://climatechange.vermont.gov/climate-action-plan-2025-update

If you can’t make the meeting but would still like to share your thoughts, click here to submit a written comment: https://anrweb.vt.gov/ANR/ClimateCouncil/PublicInputForm.aspx

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QUESTIONS? Contact anr.cao@vermont.gov or (802) 404-2729 including for accessibility needs (language, transportation, disability, etc.)