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February 16, 2023
Hinesburg committee preps for new growth, development
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Renewed interest with recent appointments COREY MCDONALD STAFF WRITER
Will Patten is the owner of the Hinesburgh Public House, a restaurant and pub in the town’s village, and every day out his front door he sees thousands upon thousands of cars drive through along Route 116. Hinesburg, he says, is “a town where everybody drives through, but they don’t stop very often.” But with a boom in residential development expected in the next several years, Patten and others see an opportunity — to generate a downtown business community that could make Hinesburg a place where people drive to and “spend a day or an afternoon,” Patten said. In the next six to 10 years, more than 400 units of residential housing are set either for approval or construction. The town’s population is expected to increase by at least 20 percent, and it’s creating a renewal of interest in the role of the town’s economic development committee, first formed in 2013 that members say has yet to be used to its full potential. “I love Hinesburg, but I think we can do a better job, especially just before we increase our population by 25 to 30 percent,” he said at his appointment hearing in November. Melissa Levy, the chair of the committee since its formation in 2013, has seen new life brought to the committee when, only several months ago, the committee often did See HINESBURG on page 16
PHOTO BY LEE KROHN
“A perfectly formed sentinel watching over the landscape,” says photographer Lee Krohn of Charlotte.
Police cite man in cyclist’s death COREY MCDONALD STAFF WRITER
The South Burlington Police Department has cited a Hinesburg man in connection with a fatal October collision that killed a cyclist. Richard Lewis, 69, of Hinesburg faces a charge of grossly negligent operation
stemming from an incident on Oct. 15 when Lewis, driving near 1410 Hinesburg Road, struck Gerard Malavenda, 65, of Williston, with his car. Malavenda was given medical care at the scene by the South Burlington Fire Department, which transported him to University of Vermont Medical Center where he was later pronounced dead.
“An accomplished and seasoned bicyclist, Gerry had set out on a glorious Vermont day for a ride that would unfortunately be his last,” Malavenda’s obituary reads. Lewis has been cited by the South Burlington police to appear in Chittenden See LEWIS on page 16