Staff told LCAB that conservation focus areas were set by GIS analysis for a prior bond cycle and are used to award ranking points, but projects outside those areas remain eligible for county funding; staff also highlighted that FEMA/HMGP buyouts will add county-owned open space suitable for mitigation, trails and other activation.

The board approved a special-use permit allowing limited fill in the Beaver Creek Reservoir floodplain to construct a new raw-water pump station and related infrastructure; the applicant and staff said the project will not raise the 100‑year base flood elevation and the pump station is sized to meet Crozet demand to at least 2075.

The Montgomery Planning Commission’s draft zoning regulations (July/September 2026 draft) updates district rules and adds detailed flood- and river-corridor standards that tie the town’s map to FEMA and Vermont ANR data and require compensatory flood storage or hydraulic analysis for many projects.

Commissioners debated whether large new power or data-center projects (including proposed generation and transmission) are captured by current mitigation and permitting processes and urged clearer municipal engagement with utilities and grid operators.

City engineer Thomas Deersio told the council the zoning overlay must be updated to match revised FEMA maps and current state wetlands law; the proposed amendment replaces the decades‑old wetlands overlay with a focused floodplain protection district to preserve residents' access to federally backed flood insurance.

Commissioners continued redline review of the zoning code, debating whether to consolidate agricultural categories and where to allow RV parks, mobile-home parks and campgrounds—members cited floodplain/developability concerns and proposed creating a new '2a' category for clarity.

At a July 16 meeting, the Scarborough Parks and Conservation Land Board reviewed a Scarborough Land Trust proposal to transfer eight town‑owned parcels and extend easements on two more, citing floodplain protection, wetland values and marsh migration; the board scheduled site visits and further scoring ahead of council consideration this fall.

Local residents oppose the Rowan Ranch project, citing floodplain concerns and community impact.

The Raleigh City Council adopted a motion to deny rezoning case Z3825 after debate over late changes and floodplain protections, a decision that sends the applicant back to planning to rework conditions.

Town accepts Mass General Law for property tax exemption for paraplegic veterans unanimously.

The Board approved a $5,000 contribution to Oregonians for Floodplain Protection to support litigation and negotiations over FEMA's revised Biological Opinion implementation that county staff say could limit floodplain development.