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Citizen Participation Strategies
for Municipal Planning in Vermont

The Citizen Participation Strategies for Municipal Planning in Vermont series is a collection of factsheets covering several citizen participation tools and techniques for use by:
  • local land use officials
  • land use staff
  • other community leaders and groups
This factsheet series covers five types of participation activity. Each factsheet gives a brief overview of its activity, compares it to the others in the series, and points the reader in the direction of further resources.

These factsheets were developed by the UVM Center for Rural Studies and published by University of Vermont Extension (FS 176: 1-6).

Download the factsheets...
1. Introduction
...background on citizen participation and how to use this factsheet series
[22 kb .pdf] Last Reviewed in August 2004
2. Public Meetings and Hearings
...the most common venue for public input can be easy and effective if done correctly
[34 kb .pdf] Last Reviewed in August 2004
3. Community Planning Surveys
and Technical Appendix
...a well recognized and often used method for gathering widespread public input
[both 34 kb .pdfs] Last Reviewed in August 2004
4. Community Visioning Events
...interactive forums for collecting community values and priorities
[36 kb .pdf] Last Reviewed in August 2004
5. Citizen Advisory Boards
...share the initiative - and the workload
[34 kb .pdf] Last Reviewed in August 2004
6. Using Local Media Resources
...a crucial piece of any community decision-making or input-gathering work
[38 kb .pdf] Last Reviewed in August 2004

Questions and Comments on these Factsheets

These factsheets are in .pdf format.
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This material is based upon work supported in part by the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under Award No. 2002-34269-11806.
Also: Special thanks to Vermont's U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy.
Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or of U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy or his staff office.