Connecticut River Joint Commissions Inc.

Filing Period

Jul 1, 2012 to Jun 30, 2013

Signed

Dec 23, 2013

Return Version

2012v2.1

Gross Receipts

$76,597

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Continued work, with two rivers ottaquechee regional commision acting as project manager, with byway waypoint communities to install way-finding signs for travelers looking for information and historic and cultural sites and points of interest. Support for this project came from the fhwa national scenic byway discretionary grant program through the vt agency of transportation.

Activity 3

During the last fiscal year crjc has been following and commenting on the federal relicensing of transcanada's hydroelectric facilities at wilder, bellows falls and vernon dams. Crjc attended public meetings and stakeholder meetings and filed comments with the federal energy regulatory commission, raising issues of local concern. In june, crjc established a working group of commissioners and interested citizens to review and comment on revised study plans. In august 2012 crjc co-sponsored a focus group discussion with nh rivers council and mascoma river local advisory committee to discuss how the shoreland water quality protection act could be improved to better protect rivers and tidal waters. The nh legislature passed amendments to the law in the 2013 legislative session. In september 2012 crjc partnered with connecticut river paddlers trail, vermont river conservancy, ammonoosuc conservation trust and connecticut river watershed council to coordinate a volunteer work project to clean up and improve the campsite on fiddlehead island.

Filer

EIN

22-3086288