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The Vermont Rail Council
The Vermont Rail Council was originally created by executive order in 1993 to provide advice to the Governor and the Agency of Transportation on rail issues. By new Executive Order #13-03 dated August 5, 2003, Governor James Douglas established the Vermont Rail Advisory Council and designated its membership and duties anew. This new executive order supersedes Executive Order #08-01. Membership is drawn from owners of private rail industry, operators on state-owned railroads, freight shippers, environmental and economic development organizations, regional chambers of commerce, regional planning commissions, the House and Senate transportation committees and travel and recreation organizations.
The members of the Rail Council voted to create an “Infrastructure Subcommittee” two years ago, and this summer of 2007 they saw the need for and created a “Passenger Rail Subcommittee” to focus attention on these individual areas. Items of issue and concern surrounding freight and passenger rail come before these subcommittees and they in turn make recommendations and provide information to the general Rail Council. Some seats on the Council have come to term, and membership has been reviewed by the Agency and Governor’s office. There will be new members appointed shortly as well as some members retaining their seat with new termination dates in order to maintain the Executive Order suggested membership roster.
The Council meets bi-monthly or as needs dictate and the meetings are open to the public. Meetings are held in the Boardroom on the 5th floor of the Transportation Building, North Lobby of the National Life Insurance Company complex in Montpelier, Vermont. The Rail Council is staffed by the Operations Division. For more information contact Nancy Rice at (802)- 828-5993.
2008 MEETING SCHEDULE
Unless otherwise noted all meetings will be held
on
Wednesdays
National Life Building, Montpelier
North Lobby Entrance
Vermont Agency of Transportation
5th Floor, Board Room
1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE MEETINGS:
February 6, 2008; April 2,
2008; June 4, 2008; August 6, 2008; October 1, 2008; December 3, 2008
Please Note: June 4,
2008 meeting has been changed
to TUESDAY, June 10,
2008
Meetings for Infrastructure and Passenger Rail Subcommittees will be determined separately.