2026 Regional Plan Update
- Details
WRC is in the process of updating its current 2025 Regional Plan to comply with the Act 181 legislation passed in 2024. Act 181 reformed Vermont’s framework for coordinating state, regional, and municipal land use planning. The focus of this Regional Plan update will be on the Land Use and Housing Chapters in particular. WRC anticipates completing a draft of the Regional Plan update by the summer of 2026. If you have any questions, please contact Matt Bachler, Senior Planner, at 802-257-4547 ext. 112 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Please see below for links to additional information about Act 181:
- WRC Summary of Act 181: click here
- Vermont Land Use Review Board Act 181 website: click here
- WRC Act 181 Workshop for Municipal Officials, June 5, 2025
- Presentation Slides: click here
- Workshop Recording: click here
Draft Regional Future Land Use Maps and Town Meetings
WRC is working on updates to the Windham Regional Future Land Use Map to address Act 181 requirements. WRC is completing the mapping several towns at a time and doing outreach to those communities before moving on to the next group of towns. This page will be updated as draft maps are completed and meetings with towns are scheduled to review the draft maps:
Completed Draft Regional Future Land Use Maps
Scheduled Meetings with Towns to Review Draft Regional Future Land Use Maps
- Winhall Planning Commission, October 22, 2025, 5:30 p.m.
- Weston Selectboard, January 13, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
