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Superintendent Sanchez Winter’s return announces resignation Will stay on until end of school year COREY MCDONALD STAFF WRITER
Champlain Valley School District Superintendent Rene Sanchez will resign at the end of the school year after three years as head of the district. The announcement came at the end of the school board’s March 19 meeting, where board members unanimously accepted his resignation. Sanchez, in a letter to staff and faculty, called his resignation “a bittersweet announcement.” He thanked district employees and said the last three years
with the district’s five towns “will always hold a special place in my heart.” “These are challenging times across the state for public education and I’m very proud for the work that we continue to do for our students and our teachers,” he said. The resignation will not be effective until the end of the school year, Sanchez said, “so my plan is to be laser focused on the remainder of the school year to make sure that we finish strong.” See SANCHEZ on page 12
Hinesburg will test more homes close to landfill Goes beyond state’s recommended testing COREY MCDONALD STAFF WRITER
Hinesburg is moving ahead with an expanded testing program for homes surrounding its closed landfill, going beyond what the state and three environmental groups have recommended. Residents have pressed the selectboard to implement a more widespread testing program following a recommendation by Stone Environmental to end test-
ing for six nearby properties where they said levels were low. That report was based on a semi-annual groundwater monitoring program conducted in fall 2023. The state later agreed with that recommendation, saying in a January letter that the town should stop sampling six water supply wells for nearby residents on Forest Edge, Beecher Hill and PHOTO BY LEE KROHN
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