Waxwing watch
Redhawks down
As their name suggests, Bohemian birds wander from place to place
CVU skaters get shutout by nearby rivals from South Burlington
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Local, regional planners meet to talk Act 250 reform
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BRIANA BRADY STAFF WRITER
Last Thursday, the Shelburne Planning Commission met with its regional counterpart, the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission, to talk through the Act 181 reforms to Vermont’s development review process, Act 250, and how those changes will impact planning in the county. The overarching goal of Act 181
is to promote development in city and village centers while maintaining rural and conservation areas. The focus of Thursday’s conversation was the new future land-use maps that the regional commission is currently drawing up. This meeting was the first of several meant to get input from town officials on how the Chittenden County See ACT 250 on page 13
CVU art celebration back after long hiatus BRIANA BRADY STAFF WRITER
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Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale with her family at the Statehouse last week. With her are her mother, Michelle Jacobson, a new South Burlington resident, and kids, Mira (21 months) and Wesley (4 months). See story on page 2.
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Despite the snow, the hallways of Champlain Valley Union High School were packed with parents and students last Thursday night for Celebrate the Arts, the school district-wide student art show. Teachers from every school had set up student work throughout the halls and classrooms, from pencil drawings to sculpture to work with paper cutouts and crayons. There were also musical and theatrical performances throughout the night
and live student skill demonstrations. It was the first time in six years the schools put on Celebrate the Arts. “What makes me so excited about tonight is that I feel like it pulls together the strength of so many of our different groups of folks who work for CVSD into one big event,” Sarah Crum, the district’s director of learning and innovation, said as she took a See ART on page 12
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