Town Plan 2026 Steering Committee

Town Plan 2026 Steering Committee

Final Draft of Town Plan 2026 is now ready for review and comment!​​​​​​ 

Link to Town Plan Final Draft »»»»»» Here

Link for Town Plan Mapping »»»»»»»Planning Department mapping link 

This final draft, which incorporates Steering Committee recommendations based on recent public comment, will be considered at a Selectboard's required second public hearing on January 21, 2026. Please see schedule below.

The final draft consists of an Introduction, the 11 required sections that are the body of the Plan, an Implementation Table, an Appendix of Data and Additional Information, and a number of maps. This complete Plan has received an initial approval by the Planning Advisory Committee of Regional Planning (CCRPC), and we expect it to receive full approval after the Town has approved it by town wide vote on March 3, 2026. 

The schedule for moving forward to adopt the Plan is as follows: 

• November 4, 2025 -  Presentation of the Plan to the Selectboard and the public at a special Selectboard meeting  in the Richmond Free Library Community Room. This hybrid event will feature an overview of the Plan, a Q&A / discussion period,  and desserts, with coffee and tea. Comments will be noted by the Steering Committee members. COMPLETED
• November 19, 2025 – Planning Commission Public Hearing in the Town Center Meeting Room from 7 -9 pm (hybrid). COMPLETED
• Month of December 2025 - Refinements to Plan based on public comment will be considered by Steering Committee and Planning Commission, and the Plan will be reviewed by the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission (CCRPC), which must approve the Plan for it to be legal. COMPLETED
• January 5, 2026 – Selectboard’s first required Public Hearing. If Selectboard accepts the Plan with no substantial changes to the context, meaning or extent of the Town Plan as per 24 VSA §4385, the second required Public Hearing will be scheduled for January 21, 2026. COMPLETED
• January 21, 2026 - Selectboard’s second required Public Hearing. If approved, the Plan will be placed on the Town Meeting Day warning for a town-wide vote in March 2026.
• March 3, 2026 – we hope to have a vote to approve our new Town Plan 2026!

Purpose Statement:

The Richmond Town Plan 2026 Steering Committee will coordinate the development of Richmond’s Town Plan 2026 by engaging with the public, town committees, Planning Commission and Selectboard, and by reviewing and revising the 2018 Town Plan according to public input received as well as new regional and statutory requirements.   Town Plan 2026 must be adopted by November 5, 2026 to remain active, but the goal is to complete the work and put to a town-wide vote on Town Meeting Day in March 2026. Tasks, Structures and Procedures link below as well as a link to the active documents the committee is currently working on.  

Tasks, Structures and Procedures

Steering Committee Google Docs

The Committee is on hiatus pending approval. When active, the Steering Committee meets on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month at Town Hall at 7pm and can be attended remotely, please see agenda if available. Questions may be forwarded to Keith Oborne, Director of Planning and Zoning at koborne@ richmondvt.gov or by phone at 802 336-2289.