Economic and Community Development

St. Johnsbury's Economic and Community Development is focused on building a stronger and more resilient community, industrial base, and markets for it's products and services. The Town Plan sets the overall direction and strategy through goals and policy while the town manager's office ensures successful managment of work that has been approved by the Select Board for investment.

The Economic Development Office of the town manager's office works with community task forces and committees along with Developers and Investors to identify and prioritize the Town's Community Development initiatives. Together they take action to address the requirements of and to obtain the assets needed to achieve the top priority goals of the Town. 

Activities and investment may support the following:

The Town is concurrently working on several high priority multi-year programs targeted to reinforce or build the foundation needed for economic growth. The goal is to make St. Johnsbury a strong, vital, and prosperous town in Vermont and the Northeast Kingdom. 

These programs and initiatives include:

• Improve town infrastructure and Enhance Public Services:  Public Works Program to improve the potable water, waste water and storm water systems; Streetscape and parks redesign and development; Downtown Beautification; Bike/Ped Safety Program - route 5 and Main Street intersection redesign; Waste Management and Recycling Program Oversight; Three Rivers Trail-head and Recreation Path project; Public Safety facilities improvements; Brownfields remediation and redevelopment.
• Grow Community Centers: St. Johnsbury Riverfront Redevelopment; Mixed Use and Residential Neighborhood renewal; Redevelop and Revitalize Downtown Buildings.
• Rehabilitate and develop housing, lead by the Housing Committee and Taskforce: Landlord & Rental Housing Program; Housing Needs & Assessment Study; Drug Enforcement Program; Rental Housing Improvement Grant Program;
• Code Enforcement: Zoning Administration Program: Municipal Civil Code Compliance Program
• Provide Homeowner Assistance: Housing Maintenance & Purchase Incentive Program
• Business Assistance:  Designated Downtown Benefits; Tax Stabilization;  Technical Assistance; Grants Management; Opportunity Zone; Tax Increment Financing (in-the-works), 

To learn more about the work and accomplishments of the town's Economic Development initiatives contact Joe Kasprzak, Economic Development Specialist, at (802) 748-3926 ext. 5, or via e-mail at jkasprzak@stjvt.com. 

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