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Charlotte’s cannabis commission approves local growing permit
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Town gets local newspaper to change its reporting LIBERTY DARR STAFF WRITER
Charlotte’s local cannabis control commission Monday walked back an earlier decision when it improperly denied a cannabis application with some members going so far as to deny that a vote at a previous meeting had even happened, an assertion contradicted by a video recording of the meeting.
The cannabis application from Vermont Cultivars LLC was denied at the March 13 selectboard meeting in defiance of state guidance, with members objecting to former town zoning administrator Keith Oborne’s issuance of the local permit for the growing operation. The commission approved the applicaSee APPLICATION on page 16
Dispute over firewood operation goes to court COREY MCDONALD STAFF WRITER
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A years-long neighborly dispute over a commercial woodcutting operation on a residential road in Hinesburg is heading back to court. Andrea and Allen Lavalette, residents of a 10.1-acre property on Beaver Pond Road, have appealed to the Vermont Superior Court’s Environmental Division after the town development review board last month voted down a conditional use permit
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to operate a commercial cordwood business at their home. Neighbors abutting the Lavalette’s property have written nine letters to the board, calling attention to what they say is unnecessary noise, and an increasing amount of traffic through the area, causing wear and tear on the road. According to documents, the Lavalettes say they process 100 cords of wood per See LAVALETTE on page 11
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