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Northwest Regional Planning Commission
The Northwest Regional Planning Commission (NRPC) is one of eleven commissions serving Vermont municipalities in Northwest Vermont. Among other projects, it helps manage the Missisquoi Valley Rail Trail. As adopted in 1997, the mission of the NRPC is:To conduct regional planning programs.To assist local municipalities,through education, technical assistance, grants and funding; and to aid municipalities in their planning efforts as authorized by Vermont planning laws.To serve as a center of information and as a resource to support the region and its municipalities'interests, growth patterns and common goals.To provide a forum for the discussion of issues which are regional in nature and/or unique to our area of the state, and to serve as a mediator to resolve conflicts as appropriate. Common sense and a spirit of compromise must be allowed to enter the discussion so that the impacts of development may be mitigated.