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Vt. Towns Rethink Emergency Response Post Irene
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Nearly eight months after Tropical Storm Irene, Vermont cities and towns continue to evaluate their emergency response systems.VPR News
Ripton To Review Emergency Response Post-Irene
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Town officials in Richmond will consider the most likely emergencies and disasters that could strike Ripton, and whether the town can identify those areas of the community most vulnerable to those events.VPR News
With Extension, Ripton Keeps Irene Damage Tally
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Cities and towns are still adding up flood damage caused by Tropical Storm Irene as they prepare to apply for federal disaster relief money. In Ripton, the select board says the total cost to town roads will exceed $100,000.VPR News
Ripton Learns Tough Lesson In Working With FEMA
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As towns across the state work to rebuild transportation infrastructure devastated by Irene, one local official is warning others to work closely with FEMA from the outset in their effort to recover the cost of those repairs.VPR News
Forest Service releases plan for White River Valley
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The U.S. Forest Service has improvement plans for some of its land in five towns in the White River Valley. The goal is to improve wildlife habitat, and networks of hiking trails and roads in the area of the Green Mountain National Forest known as the Upper White River Area.VPR News