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Act 250 stalls Higher Ground
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Kim Anderson captured a snowy owl on her camera recently. The occasional winter Vermont visitors live above the Arctic Circle, but sometimes head south in the winter in search of food.
When someone buys a home, usually they put their life savings into it, said James Dumont. He’s a lawyer for 13 neighbors in South Burlington and its sister city who have been fighting the relocation of Higher Ground to the Burton campus in Burlington, in the hopes their neighborhood won’t become another in South Burlington tormented by excessive noise. Those on the music side celebrated a victory in January after a state environmental commission of the natural resources board granted Burton an Act 250 permit for redevelopment of the space, which the company hopes to transform into an entertainment hub. Dumont’s motion to reconsider was denied by the commission in early March, but he plans to file an appeal, which will put Higher Ground’s permit on hold and send the case to the environmental division of Vermont Superior Court. As Vermonters familiar with
Act 250 know, there’s a good chance that won’t wrap up anytime soon. The Burlington development review board first heard the proposal to relocate Higher Ground from its South Burlington home on Williston Road to the Burton campus on Queen City Park Road, which straddles city boundaries, in July 2020. Much of Burton’s plan to create an entertainment hub in Burlington’s artsy south end, anchored by Higher Ground, remains the same: with zoning changed from industrial to mixed commercial, they plan to build an 11,560-squarefoot performing arts center flanked by an outdoor plaza, food court, indoor skate park and more. The new venue would allow larger capacity, with crowds reaching 1,500 — that’s about 400 more than can fit into Higher Ground’s current South Burlington home. At the time, senior vice president of Burton, Justin Worthley, See HIGHER GROUND on page 21
Childs gets second wind after tough year
South Burlington school board elects first Black chair AVALON STYLES-ASHLEY STAFF WRITER
Travia Childs, the first Black woman to serve on the South Burlington School Board, has also just become the first woman of color to lead as its chair. Convening with the three newly elected board members post-Town Meeting Day, fresh-
man member Michelle Boyer started off their inaugural meeting by nominating Childs for the role. “There is no more equitable, antiracist action that we can take than electing Dr. Childs as chair, basing our choice not only on antiracist action, but on her superior qualifications, her perspective and experience as a member of a traditionally marginalized
group and her proven dedication to public service,” Boyer said, before the action was seconded by new member Kate Bailey. “I feel it is time that we do more than talk about equity.” For Childs, who felt like she spent her first year on the board fighting and not doing the antiracist work she meant to do, she said this vote of confidence from her
co-members feels like her second wind. “I’m glad that someone else not of color is taking a stand. It makes a difference when someone else is fighting for you,” Childs said. Shortly after she was elected to her two-year term last March, Childs’ son, a senior at South Burlington High School, report-
ed a teacher for making a racist remark in class, setting off a series of internal and third-party investigations that took a toll on their family’s mental and physical health, Childs has said. She accused the district of prioritizing the teacher, who received a one-day pay deduction and stayed See CHILDS on page 21
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Council lifts mask mandate AVALON STYLES-ASHLEY STAFF WRITER
The South Burlington city ordinance requiring face masks in public buildings — and semi-requiring them in businesses — has lapsed into eternal rest. Probably. Barring the Omicron variant’s deadlier cousin. City councilors agreed unanimously to not renew the ordinance, which must be extended every 30 days once enacted by a municipality per Gov. Phil Scott until all local mask mandates expire in April. It officially lapsed after the city council
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meeting Monday at midnight. “I just want to, again, reiterate that I will continue wearing a mask, and anybody who wishes to continue wearing a mask should feel free. It’s something that we should all respect,” councilor Meaghan Emery said, though she lent her support for not extending the mandate. Private businesses can still require visitors to wear face masks in their establishments, like requiring people to wear shoes or shirts. In public buildings like the city hall, See MASK on page 19
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tense negotiations during the last year with rural bus drivers. A tentative agreement was reached last week, in time to avoid a drivers strike, that offers “increased wages, bonuses, no-cost health, vision and dental insurance for employees and affordable coverage for families, generous time off and scheduling,” according to a company statement. General manager Jon Moore added that they are starting “a public process for permanent service changes in the coming months.” South Burlington city councilor Matt Cota, who represents the city on the Green Mountain Transit board, reminded the public of the changes before they went into effect at a council meeting Feb. 22. Despite the route cuts, the city’s financial commitment to Green Mountain Transit will not change, Cota said. Masks will no longer be required while riding buses after March 18, but the moratorium on fares will continue, he added, saying that there’s movement in the Legislature to use federal aid to extend the moratorium through July.
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At least a quarter of the units in an O’Brien Farm housing project would be set aside for people who are homeless or at risk of losing housing, and a $1 million state grant could help make that affordable housing dream a reality. South Burlington city councilors praised the project, which is managed by Summit Properties and proposes 94 mixed-income apartments in two separate buildings on Kennedy Drive, at a recent public hearing before agreeing to submit a grant application on the project’s behalf
under the Vermont Community Development Program. City councilor Matt Cota, who recalled the application from his time on the development review board, described Summit Properties’ “commitment” to a “deeper level of affordability” while mixing income levels throughout the buildings as “remarkable.” Local inclusionary zoning, which was extended city-wide in the new land development regulations, requires developers build at least 51 units affordable to individuals earning less than 80 percent See HOUSING on page 19
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Mobile trailers help schools with crowding
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Two South Burlington elementary schools look a bit boxier and a bit beiger since students returned from break. Eight new trailers are officially on site at Rick Marcotte Central School and Orchard School, the solution officials settled on after months of ruminating how to manage increasingly cramped classrooms and mushrooming enrollment. The trailers are a “stopgap measure” in the district’s shortterm plan to bring “immediate relief” to the schools which are over-capacity by state guidelines, said superintendent David Young. Both Orchard and Rick Marcotte have more than 100 students over the state-recommended 85 percent capacity. Growing enrollment would be good news if the schools had the space. But as it is, more students and more staff means less and less room to support student needs in classrooms, cafeterias, gyms and other spaces kids gather. Those actual numbers don’t count future enrollment, which is projected to continue increasing as more housing comes on the market. “I’m a little bit worried of course, and the community knows this, about continued enrollment increases. If it happens over the next year, then it’s going to have a little bit more of some anxiety that comes with that,” Young told school board members in February as he discussed the new trailers, which were chosen through a citizen committee process throughout the fall and winter. The trailers will be on campus through the end of this school year and not used next school year, although if well-kept they could stay in good condition for years, according to director of operations and finance Gary Marckres. The total cost was $57,800 and came out of the current fiscal year budget, he said. The mid-term solution, which Young and the committee are still working through, will likely include zero emission modu-
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lar buildings instead of trailers — prefabricated buildings that would be constructed off-site, delivered to the campuses in chunks and erected like giant Legos. The district is working with partner Vermont Energy Investment Corporation to create school-suitable modular units that would provide a more permanent solution, including running water, electricity, heating and cooling, and restrooms. The trailers will only have electricity, heating and cooling. Both Orchard and Rick Marcotte house the district’s youngest learners, pre-kindergarten through fifth grade, in addition to Gertrude Chamberlin School, which is still under recommended capacity at 269 students. While Orchard is at 441 students and Rick Marcotte is at 415, both are projected to grow next year each by about seven students, respectively. South Burlington High School and F.H. Tuttle Middle School, once thought to be at the top of the priority list in terms of schools needing some rehabilitation, have been knocked down to third and fourth place — although they’re still in the grand facilities plan.
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After almost 59 years in its landmark building on Williston Road in South Burlington, Alpine Shop is moving. The shop’s new building is currently under construction next to the Hannaford Superstore, 947 Shelburne Road, South Burlington, and is expected to open sometime this spring. The new store will be nearly 20,000 square feet on one floor and will give a nod to the Tyrolean design elements of its existing shop. “The increased space will improve their gear rental and service operations plus grow their core snowsports, tennis, paddleboard and surf, and casual and outdoor apparel offerings,” owner Andy Kingston said in a press release. “We will also begin to sell golf equipment and clothing be adding a Trackman 4 golf hitting bay for customer club fitting.” Founded in 1963, the store was purchased 11 years ago by Vermont residents Andy and Becky Kingston. “We are looking to create even more of an experience for our customers, including providing local beverages, food and entertainment in the upcoming year,” Becky said.
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CRIME & COURTS South Burlington Police Blotter
Vermont State Police Blotter March 1, 1:36 a.m., two South Burlington 16-year-olds were involved in a one-car crash on Browns Trace Road in Jericho. The driver reported she slid off the road while negotiating a turn and hit a tree. The 2016 Subaru Impreza was totaled. The driver was taken to University of Vermont Medical
Center as a precaution. The crash remains under investigation. March 6, 1:50 a.m., Brendan Skwire, 51, of South Burlington, was arrested for DUI No. 1 refusal after troopers pulled him over in South Burlington for “defective equipment.”
Total incidents: 158 Car crashes (property damage): 16 Alarms: 11 Traffic stops: 10 Disturbances: 9 Agency assists: 8 Larceny: 7 Domestics: 7 Mental health issues: 3 Incidents: Feb. 27 at 11:15 a.m., police responded to Market Street
for a report of a domestic incident. Feb. 27 at 9:47 p.m., someone reported a case of threats and harassment on Farrell Street. Feb. 28 at 4:10 p.m., an officer conducted a traffic stop near the corner of Kirby Road and Lilly Lane. Feb. 28 at 8:04 p.m., a juvenile reportedly ran away from Allen Road. March 1 at 10:22 a.m., K9 officer, Rush, helped the department with a case on North Avenue. March 1 at 2:17 p.m., police served a trespass order to an individual from Healthy Living Market and Cafe. March 2 at 8:27 and 8:37 a.m., two different car crashes were reported after the fact, one in the Al’s French Frys parking lot and the latter near the corner of Hayes Avenue and Hinesburg Road. March 2 at 2 p.m., police dealt with a traffic hazard on Central Avenue. March 3 at 10:43 a.m., police investigated a report of child
abuse and neglect. March 3 at 1:39 p.m., a car crash that caused property damage, but no injuries occurred near Moe’s Southwest Grill on Williston Road. March 4 at 2:12 a.m., police responded to the Burger King on Shelburne Road for a reported theft of service. March 4 at 1:51 p.m., police assisted with a mental health issue on Shelburne Road. March 5 at 10:41 a.m., an officer assisted the public on Barrett Street. March 5 at 1:08 p.m., an officer checked on the wellbeing of someone on Sherry Road. Arrests: Zane D. Davison, 27, of Hardwick, was arrested March 1 for domestic assault. Ryan J. Lamothe, 42, of South Burlington, was arrested March 1 for domestic assault and driving under the influence, second offense. Jeffrey W. Finnegan Jr., 27, of Wheelock, was arrested on an in-state warrant March 6.
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OPINION
Important bills face crossover deadline Legislature tackles consumer protection, social justice Legislative Update Rep. John Killacky This week and next are the two most crucial times in the legislative calendar as all bills voted in the House and Senate must make crossover so that the other body has sufficient time to deliberate and iterate with further amendments. Investing federal stimulus funds has been a central focus to undergird the economy. Workforce development, child care John Killacky and housing shortages Vermont House of Representatives are being addressed. Pension liability fair to District 7-3 teachers, state employees and taxpayers was proposed, and strategies to combat our climate crisis outlined. Broadband buildout was implemented. Balancing budgets, both in the mid-year January adjustment and the proposed fiscal year 2023 budget is a priority. In my committee, the House Committee on General, Housing and Military Affairs, we are making progress on Vermont’s housing shortage and are focused on multiple issues relating to housing Vermonters. A few statistics: • Federal relief funds totaling more than $57 million have helped Vermont renters stay in their homes and helped make landlords whole. • Federal relief and general Fund dollars have enabled the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board to develop 475 new units of rental housing and to bring several projects online that will result in over 1,100 new rental units by 2023. • Federal dollars allowed 1,300 households to exit homelessness in 2021, with continued work to be appropriated in the months ahead. This year in the annual budget adjustment, the House included $50 million to support more mixed-income units, multi-family rentals and to increase shelter capacity, with priority given to populations who may be displaced from the motel voucher program or are currently without housing. Between now and the end of the session in May, we expect to allocate up to $25 million to rehabilitate 400 existing units that are offline because of code violations as well as a pilot for middle-income buyers.
Consumer, worker protections Other committee bills focused on consumer and worker protections. H.157 created a “light-touch” registry for construction contractors, along with requiring a contract for work over $3,500. The governor vetoed this bill, but we hope to find a compromise. Worker protection bills included S.78, streamlining the arbitration process for employees of the Vermont judiciary; H.320, prohibiting agreements that prevent an employee from working for an employer following the settlement of a discrimination case; and H.477, enabling employees to take crime victim leave and expanding to family members who also qualify for this leave from work.
National Guard, liquor laws, human remains The committee also worked on various bills concerning the Vermont National Guard, the Department of Liquor and Lottery and an alternative method for the final disposition of human remains. H. 571 extends the National Guard tuition benefit program as an enhanced recruitment tool supporting members seeking a master’s degree, a second baccalaureate degree or appropriate certificate training. H.244 allows a new method of organic reduction giving Vermonters another option for their permanent disposition choices. The commissioner of liquor and lottery requested technical corrections and updates of statutes which will be developed along with other liquor bills. These are expected to pass out of committee and onto to the House floor this week.
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Emery appreciates support, calls for more election transparency identified objectives and realize Guest Perspective desired outcomes. This is true on the council itself, but also in our Meaghan Emery public deliberations with advisory I’m very gratified by the committees and commissions, city outcome of the election on Town staff, regional, state and federal Meeting Day and thank you for partners, and most importantly your confidence and faith in me. with you, the public. I’m also very heartened because During the campaign, it was you rose to my call that we, as a suggested that my commitment to city, urgently address two crises tackling climate change weakened facing South Burlingmy resolve to address ton and the country: the housing shortage, a housing crisis and which is false. My chalrelated fiscal challenglenger also questioned es, compounded by the the legality behind a climate crisis facing the public endorsement planet. that I had received from You answered affira local organization matively to the call for called Voices of the balance by electing both Environment (VOTE), Tim Barritt and me so which formed a political Meaghan Emery that we on the city coun- Vice-chair, action committee this cil could move forward South Burlington town meeting season. with these priorities, This allegation, too, had City Council confirming that they are absolutely no basis, and indeed your priorities. I repudiate its implicaDuring the campaign, I tions. answered many residents’ quesMembers of the public can and tions with emails and phone calls have organized themselves into and responded to comments on policy-minded groups to address social media posts. I was lucky a specific issue, whether the need enough to catch some of you at for business-friendly policies, a home when going door-to-door, halt to F-35 flights, land conserwhich allowed me to directly hear vation, and more recently, climate your concerns, your feedback change action steps. These groups and requests. Now, as a newly engage with the council as do re-elected official, I will seek to members of the public, through respond to them by actively work- emails, letters and phone calls, in ing on concrete solutions. Given addition to public meetings. the challenges we face, it will take Voices of the Environment many of us working together to made itself known to me and reach our goals. all the candidates when we Councilors do not work alone. announced our campaigns. In Our whole mission is to establish addition to its stated mission relationships with others so that of “protecting the remaining the political will is there to meet precious natural resource lands
in South Burlington from relentless development pressure,” it sought candidates who shared similar positions on 12 different issues, and they chose to endorse Barritt’s and my campaigns based on our responses to the questions made publicly available on their website. My challenger’s responses are there too. Let me be clear. I consider myself a “little guy,” and I have in all seven campaigns that I’ve run been an advocate for the little guy. And so, I understand the concern that political action committees create the perception that candidates are bought — and that this corrodes the public trust. For this reason, I ask Voices of the Environment members to reconsider forming a PAC. And yet, I am struck by this: Its mission is to advocate policy in line with the state’s climate action goals, which are designed to protect the little guy. One of the guiding principles of the Vermont Climate Action Plan is equity. People with deep pockets will likely manage — or have the luxury of believing they can manage — the personal and social upheavals that climate change will bring. Studies show that climate change will most affect those who are socioeconomically disadvantaged and ethnic minorities. This fact makes my commitment to climate action and creation of environmentally responsible, mixed-income neighborhoods all the stronger. And so, I do wish to publicly thank the South Burlington See EMERY on page 8
Letters to the Editor Universal school meals good for business To the Editor: Vermont families with children were five times more likely to experience hunger in 2021, according to a survey from the University of Vermont. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact income and long-term savings, kids’ nutrition is attended to for many at one place — school. As the pandemic spread, the federal government stepped in with waivers that allowed all children to eat breakfast and lunch at school at no cost to their families. These waivers are set to expire in June, and childhood hunger is still a constant threat for far too many Vermonters. Why are we thinking of taking food away from our kids when they still need it? Vermont’s House Committee on Education is digging into a bill that would require all schools to offer two meals per day to every student, without charge, making school meals an educational expense, as they should be. We hope the committee and all legislators will support that bill. How do free breakfast and lunches for Vermont students impact the economy, businesses, communities? The answer is simple: Kids who are well-fed can more easily develop, grow and learn. By empowering them to sit in class without hunger pangs and brain fog, we are helping them succeed in their studies and to eventually join — and lead — Vermont’s workforce. As business owners, we are looking for every edge we can find these days. Being able to recruit workers into Vermont by telling them their kids get a great educa-
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tion here, and they will be fed and focused because our schools provide healthy meals, is a significant benefit. Making sure these meals — which include many local foods — are available to every student, every day, would make a difference for our businesses. When parents or guardians aren’t stressed about getting their kids’ meals packed in the morning, or remembering to charge up their school meals accounts, one important item is lifted from their own plates. When Vermont students are treated equitably and don’t have to face stigma in the cafeteria, they can learn better and focus on following their passions, making them more likely to succeed at school and later the workforce. Universal school meals are good for students, good for business and good for Vermont. We hope the Vermont Legislature will enact it this year. If you’d like to add your name, businesses or organizations to a list of supporters of universal school meals, go to bit.ly/3IHanTA. Cathy Davis Jericho Board president Hunger Free Vermont
So few voters shouldn’t determine election outcomes To the Editor: I found it very disheartening to learn that only 20 percent of registered voters in South Burlington voted in the March 1 election. Voting is a privilege, but also an obligation. There’s no excuse not to vote. Absentee ballots can be mailed to your home or completed early at city hall. A small number of people decided our future. Do these results really reflect the wishes of the majority of residents? We don’t know. It’s certainly possible that the election results would have been the same if more people had voted, but there’s no way to know for sure. I feel that something must be changed in future voting. What if we decide that at least 50 percent of residents must vote for a result to be final? What about 75 percent? Wouldn’t that help confirm that the needs of South Burlington residents are heard and met? Naturally, the ramifications of not meeting this type of voting requirement would need to be discussed. It’s time to investigate ways to See LETTERS on page 7
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REQUIEM FOR A MEADOW BY DELMONT P NERONI
I gaze across this meadow turning green and meditate on grass becoming hay; then think of fields and pastures that I’ve seen now covered with macadam’s empty gray. The meadow’s rich with myriads of lives, of bees and blossoms, rabbits, birds, and mice, and yet the life that in this meadow thrives will be the profit god’s new sacrifice. For profit always measures out in blood the price that people and the earth must pay, and now I watch the green drown in the flood of concrete as it wipes this field away. And when all green is gone with every seed, why, then, I wonder who we’ll find to blame, when it was us who let them do the deed that someday we’ll remember to our shame. COPYRIGHT 3/3/2015 DELMONT P NERONI
Voices Of The Environment (VOTE) is a political action committee dedicated to prioritizing protection of South Burlington’s environment. Reprinted due to a typo in last week’s issue.
A Canadian postage stamp honors one of the countries first all-Black communities, Amber Valley, Alberta.
School official’s history reminds us that Black history is everyday history To the Editor: I am grateful that the Bowen side of my family knows our history. In 1910 a group of Black families headed by pastor Henry Sneed and his wife Elizabeth Jefferson Sneed, traveled from the all-Black community of Clearview, Okla., to settle what would become one of the first all-Black communities in Canada, Amber Valley, Alberta. My great grandparents Isaiah (Ozia) Coleman and Georgia Ann Jefferson Coleman were one of them. At the time Canada was encouraging Americans to come and settle the uninhabited north. For $10 you could own a plot of land to farm. What Canada didn’t count on was the influx of Blacks fleeing the segregated southern United States. Ozia and Georgia Ann farmed their land and ran a candy store. What I also learned about the Coleman side of my family was that Ozia was the older brother of Elizabeth (Bessie) Coleman. Bessie was the first African American female pilot who toured Europe and America performing stunt flying. Unfortunately, she
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continued from page 6 get rid of voter apathy, and to help residents understand the importance of being involved in the outcome of an election. Laura DeMaroney South Burlington
crashed and died in 1926. It’s amazing to learn how much of an impact our family had in both Canada and the U.S. We are proud of the path that our ancestors laid for us. Black history is everyday history. Bernice Bowen is the baby on this stamp. She is the granddaughter of Columbus Bowen. How is Bernice Bowen connected to my granny, Phyllis
Johnson? Bernice’s grandfather, Columbus Bowen, and Phyllis’s grandfather, Willis Bowen, are first cousins. They were the only Bowens who came to Canada together way back when. Travia Childs South Burlington Travia Childs is chair of the South Burlington School Board.
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Let’s keep eye surgery safe for Vermonters Guest Perspective Elizabeth Houle MD Everyone cares about patient safety. We rely on our vision to navigate productively and independently in this world. Eye surgery is delicate. The consequences of even the slightest misstep are potentially devastating. As an ophthalmologist who performs eye surgery regularly, I am acutely aware that eye surgery has the capacity to benefit as well as the capacity to harm. My duty as a physician is to minimize the risk of harm. Performing eye surgery safely requires thousands of hours of training and closely supervised practice on real human beings. Ophthalmologists acquire this rigorous hands-on training during four years of medical school, followed by four years of residency and, in many cases, an additional one to two years of fellowship training. There is currently a bill, S.158, before
the Legislature that dramatically lowers the standards for who can perform eye surgery by expanding optometric scope of practice. The training proposed in the bill does not require any practical handson experience or supervised surgery — meaning it would allow optometrists to operate on unknowing Vermonters without requiring that they ever have trained on living human eyes. Learning surgery on a cadaver or from a video is not even remotely like operating on a living, breathing, feeling person. Not only is the tissue different, but a cadaver doesn’t become anxious, have difficulty holding still or flinch. These are natural human reactions that can have serious consequences when a scalpel, needle or laser is close to the eye tissues and are only properly addressed after extensive surgical training. Even surgeries that are done in the office and seem simple are not minor, particularly from the perspective of the patients on the other end of the scal-
pel, laser or injection needle, and can I find it troubling that this legislation have potentially dire complications and that jeopardizes the eyesight and safety of outcomes. Vermonters is currently being considered In addition, this legislation fails to against the explicit recommendations of consider the experience, training and professional regulators. mentorship required to Imagine allowing manage surgical complia person to fly a plane If this bill passes, cations, which, as every solo when they’ve only surgeon knows, are ever watched a video will optometrists unfortunately sometimes of flying, maybe even inevitable. Managing used a flight simulator, who have never surgical complications but never piloted an performed these is often technically and actual aircraft. I would emotionally more chalnot knowingly be a procedures on lenging than learning the passenger on that plane, surgery itself. just as I would never real people be If this bill passes, will allow someone who has optometrists who have never lasered a person’s prepared to manage never performed these eye to laser my eye or procedures on real people a family member’s eye. complications be prepared to manage Many people do not complications that ensue know the difference that ensue in their in their patients? between optometrists In 2019 in Act 30, the and ophthalmologists patients? Legislature directed the and need protection from Vermont Office of Profesharm or inappropriate sional Regulation to conduct an in-depth treatment. I want the safest possible study to evaluate a similar proposed surgery for my family, my friends, my expansion of optometrists’ scope of patients and for all Vermonters. practice. After conducting a comprehenPatients who need eye surgery deserve sive, evidence driven study, “the office the best trained doctors. of professional regulation recommends against expanding the optometrist scope Elizabeth (Libby) Houle is a of practice to include the proposed board-certified ophthalmologist who grew advanced procedures. At this time, the up in Danville. She currently lives in office cannot conclude that optometrists South Burlington and practices ophthalhave the education and training to safely mology at the University of Vermont provide these procedures.” Medical Center in Burlington.
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continued from page 6 residents who joined together to raise Ultimately though, if candidates for awareness about the link between local public office are not in tune with the land-use policy, equity and climate change. community, we will not be very effective at I do intend to continue to lead in the city’s what we aim to do. This is what elections effort to move the goals of community are all about. They place a check on elected building and environmental and economic officials and give residents a direct say in sustainability forward. As the voters said, the direction of local policy. we can and must do all of this. As I digest the level of support I My central concern in writing this letter received in the lead-up to the election and is this, and it’s larger than the outcome, I do believe this one election and so that my re-election was a If big money is here you’ll hear me talk about referendum on my record it over the year to come. If and policy positions, to stay in South big money is here to stay in increasingly focused on South Burlington politics addressing the housing Burlington politics, — for example, a sitting and climate crises and then PACs are, sadly, councilor spent more than building our economic $18,000 on his council base to keep South Burllikely here to stay. run just two years ago and ington on a sustainable an additional $10,000 last path. year for a total of nearly $30,000 — then People voted for me out of an underPACs are, sadly, likely here to stay. standing of the size and complexity of the It’s regrettable, to my mind, and I don’t far-reaching problems we face, and I am have a solution to offer other than followhumbled that they saw me as someone ing Vermont’s campaign finance law that ready to tackle our numerous challenges. requires transparency in reporting all polit- The vote was also, I hope, an affirmation ical action committee donations and a strict of my transparency, which is one of the separation between committees and candireasons why I have written this perspecdates. Unless we can all agree to campaign tive. spending limits and then apply pressure on local candidates to abide by unwritten Meaghan Emery is a South Burlington rules, there really isn’t any other way. city councilor.
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Recent city council election provides important lessons Finally, our city is an educated community, increasingly aware and worried by the dire John Bossange forecast for the future of our planet. Voters understand that Elections are usually about these next two generations will candidates as well as issues. bear the brunt of the upcoming That was certainly the case in catastrophic climate changes if South Burlington where 70 percent of the voters left no doubt we do not take immediate steps to control the heating of our planet. about the strong public support Residents see taking action right for two candidates as well as here in South the key issues Burlington raised during the Developers, real as a pathway campaign. forward. The winning estate professionals The candiissues included dates who spoke retaining the and lending about taking 3-2 vote on the concrete steps city council to institutions cannot to help mitigate support land the climate development continue to do crisis and the regulations that science behind allow for the business as usual. it gave parents conservation of inspiration to land to mitigate talk with their children about a impacts of extreme weather more hopeful future. events already with us. Although imperfect, the new regulations Future lessons provide natural buffers and wildlife corridors and more extensive Developers, real estate profeswetlands protections throughout sionals and lending institutions the city’s remaining natural areas. cannot continue to do business as Voters overwhelmingly preferred usual. They will be more successthe two candidates who made ful by focusing on developing conserving the environment a innovative and affordable houspriority. ing in urban areas and creative Residents made it clear they understand the principles of smart growth, which calls for the creation of compact village and urban centers, surrounded by rural countryside, protecting important environmental features, including fields, grasslands, pastures, woodland forests, water quality and scenic views. They know Smart Growth increases transportation options, especially for pedestrians. It also prevents fragmentation of farmland and forestland, decreasing the need to expand municipal infrastructure stretched across undeveloped lands to homes outside compact villages and more urban centers, and does not allow for lineal, strip development along well-traveled roads. Residents are not anti-development, but many moved here from other states and have first-hand experience with the short- and long-term effects of sprawl. They’ve seen infrastructure rebuilt, municipal services strained and the inevitable increase in taxes to cover the shortfall, debunking the myth that increasing the grand list was the way to pay for budget shortfalls. They do not want to see that again, especially here in South Burlington.
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Liquor merchants educate customers on Russian vodka ban TOMMY GARDNER STAFF WRITER
Vermont has sided with Ukraine, at least in spirits. Gov. Phil Scott has banned the sale of Russian vodka at liquor stores and bars across the state, in a move of solidarity with the Ukrainian people, who have been fighting back against an invading Russian force for the past two weeks. On March 1, Scott directed the Vermont Division of Liquor Control to remove Russian-owned products from store shelves and cease buying new product from Russia until further notice. The state agency controls all liquor sold in Vermont. “There are few things individual states can do alone, but I am heartened by the overwhelming and united response from the free world in support of the people of Ukraine,” Scott said last week. “Vermonters are inspired by the bravery, courage, and sacrifice of those who seek nothing more than the freedom to determine their own futures. The Ukrainian people are fighting for the same values we believe in, and we must come together to support them.” But what does that mean for vodka fans? On its face, not much. Actual Russian-distilled vodka is rare in this state. According to Jacqueline Posley of the Vermont Department of Liquor and Lottery, there are only four vodka brands on the banned list: Beluga Noble, Hammer & Sickle, Russian Standard Original and Russian Standard Platinum. However, liquor store owners are finding this an opportunity to educate customers on history and commerce, and how the most famous vodkas out there may have Russian names but aren’t made there. At Route 7 Liquor and Deli on Shelburne Road, operations manager Christopher Ward said a lot of people have asked if the stores were going to have to get rid of popular vodka brands like Stoli and Smirnoff, and it’s been an opportune time to educate the buying public about what is being banned. He appreciates that consumers can use the power of the pocketbook but wants to make sure they aren’t boycotting a product that ought not be. For instance, Smirnoff, which is distilled in Plainfield, Ill. “If someone was to not do their research and boycott that product, that’s actually affecting American jobs,” Ward said. “There are certain companies that face backlash for the wrong reason.” Ward said liquor stores like
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The Green Mountain Mahler Festival and Vermont Youth Orchestra Association will present an evening of Ukrainian and Ukrainian-inspired choral and orchestral music to benefit Ukraine relief Saturday, March 19, 7:30 p.m., at the Elley-Long Music Center in Colchester. The festival orchestra and chorus will be led by conductors Daniel Bruce, Jeffrey Buettner, Matthew LaRocca and Nathaniel Lew. Admission is by donation, which can also be made online at vtmahler.org. All proceeds benefit the Ukrainian Medical Association of North America for medical relief and supplies to Ukraine. Donations will be matched, up to a total of $10,000, by a grant from the Futureman Charitable Fund. COVID precautions will be observed, and all audience members must wear a mask.
his who sell to bars — known its name from Stolichnaya after as licensee sales — have also the Russian invasion of Ukraine. fielded questions from bartend- Yuri Shefler, the company CEO, ers and managers. He said one said he was exiled from Russia in bar manager said, “We need to 2000 because of his opposition to find something other than Smirn- President Vladimir Putin. off,” because “I wish for the company ‘Stoli’ to repre“If someone was to produces a lot of sent peace in flavored vodkas, Europe and not do their research and Ward assured solidarity with the employee Ukraine,” and boycott Smirnoff, Smirnoff was Shefler said in good to buy. that’s actually affecting a statement last “That’s the Friday. only time I had a Chris GatchAmerican jobs.” bar almost hit the ell, an employpanic button,” he ee at 116 Wine — Christopher Ward and Spirits in said. Posley said Hinesburg, said the Department of Liquor and he hasn’t had to explain to many Lotteries anticipated confusion people that dumping out their on what is and is not Russian Stoli or Smirnoff isn’t necessary. product and sent agency stores Videos have gone viral since clarifying information for them to the invasion of bar workers and share with customers and posted customers pouring out what they information on the social media assumed was Russian vodka. for 802Spirits, the name given to Gatchell supports the ban, and the agency stores. has had customers tell him they It was a good history lesson, do, too. because the Smirnoff distillery, “It’s a nice sign that people are while having its roots in Russia, interested in what’s going on over has refugee status. Vladimir there,” Gatchell said. “I do think Smirnov — that was the spelling this is the right thing to do.” of the company until 1924 — fled If he gets asked for a recomthe country during the October mendation on what to purchase, Revolution of 1917 and renamed Gatchell suggests a Polish vodka the brand. — he has a particular fondness Stoli also has roots in Russia for Luksusowa, a potato-derived but is now distilled in Latvia. vodka he said is perhaps the best The company officially changed tasting for the price. Plus, he said
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continued from page 3 Back in 2020, district officials hoped to build an athletic complex and a joint middle and high school through a $210 million bond proposal, but voters rejected the bid by a wide margin. The plan, built on years of planning, would have accommodated a growing number of students — up to 1,050 in the high school and 640 in the middle school, according to school officials at the time.
Poland is the country where most Ukrainians have fled during the Russian invasion. According to the BBC, Poland has taken in 1.2 million Ukrainians thus far. “I personally appreciate buying from refugee countries,” Gatchell said. Stoli also announced last week that it is donating to World Central Kitchen, the organization founded by charismatic celebrity chef Jose Andres. World Central Kitchen started serving hot meals at a 24-hour pedestrian border crossing in Poland, and then expanded that to other neighboring countries — Romania, Hungary and Moldova. It plans to
In the last 10 years, South Burlington has grown roughly 13 percent — about 2,388 new people — and Chittenden County has grown about 7 percent, according to U.S. Census data released in August. But addressing the middle and high schools are part of the long-term facilities plan. In the short-term, the trailers in all their boxy, beige glory will have to do.
add Slovakia to that list soon. Posley said that even if liquor stores or bars wanted to sell a bottle or a pour of something like Hammer & Sickle, they couldn’t. The product codes for those brands are blocked on the department’s point-of-sale system. Alas, Posley said, customers who bought a now-banned bottle cannot sell it back to the state, even if the bottle was unopened. “Liquor sales cannot be returned for a refund unless there was a defect in the product,” Posley said. “Additionally, the codes for these products are blocked, so the system would not allow a refund.”
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COMMUNITY Community Notes ‘We are still here’ program is Tuesday Father and son storytellers and musicians Joseph and Jesse Bruchac of the Nulhegan Abenaki Nation use drum, flute, rattle, and vocals to address the continued presence and vibrant cultural heritage of the Wabanaki Nations of Ndakinna. They present an online lecture through the from Vermont Humanities Council Tuesday, March 15, 6-7:15 p.m., South Burlington Public Library. Space is limited. Register at southburlingtonlibrary.org/911/ we-are-still-here.
Upcoming blood drives Friday, March 18, 12:30-6 p.m., United Church of Hinesburg, 10580 Route 116, Hinesburg. Thursday, April 14, 2-7 p.m., Charlotte Senior Center, 212 Ferry Road, Charlotte.
Student milestones The following University of Rhode Island students from South Burlington made the fall 2021 dean’s list: Marin Edmunds, Traicy Meekins, Mike North and Natalie Straw. The following students from South Burlington made the fall 2021 dean’s list at Vermont Tech: Joel Williams, Margaret Rodgers, Madisen Archibald, Daniel Thurber and Haley Drown. Emma Liebegott, of South Burlington was named to the dean’s list at Hamilton College for the 2021 fall semester. The following students from South Burlington made the St. Lawrence University dean’s list for the fall 2021semester: Ryan Steele and Kristen Varin.
Calling all cans, bottles; meet curbside March 19 Fifth graders at Rick Marcotte Central School in South Burlington are having their annual bottle drive on Saturday, March 19. This fundraiser helps to pay for an end of the year trip to Smugglers’ Notch Resort. The event typically raises between $1,800 to
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Pianist presents program ‘Poetic Unity’ Burlington-based pianist Claire Black offers a series of intimate recitals titled “Poetic Unity” in celebration of her return to Vermont, where she first launched her musical career. The program weaves together musical, historic and personal themes featuring the piano music of Clara Schumann, Robert Schumann and Ludwig van Beethoven, Friday, April 8, 7:30 p.m. Charlotte Congregational Church, 403 Church Hill Road. Black is also offering recitals in Richmond (Sunday, April 3, 3 p.m., Richmond Free Library); in Burlington (Saturday, April 9, at 7:30 p.m., First Baptist Burlington); and livestreamed on Sunday, April 10, at 3 p.m. Admission is by donation in suggested amounts of $20 for adults and $5 for children, payable by cash, Venmo or PayPal at the door. No RSVP required, except for the Charlotte Congregational
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Pierson Library welcomes ‘Watercress’ author Shelburne’s Pierson Library welcomes Jason Chin, the Caldecott-medal winning author of “Watercress,” for a reading Saturday, March 12, exact time to be determined. Visit flyingpigbooks.com for further information, to register and to confirm the time.
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South Burlington ArtMix features headliner Kat Wright The soulful Kat Wright will headline the South Burlington Friends of the Arts’ 2022 ArtMix, Saturday, March 12, at Higher Ground, hosted by Vermont Public Radio’s Mitch Wertlieb. “We’re excited to bring young people and local professionals together to perform, exhibit and discuss their art, and to celebrate their talents with our community,” said Patrick Leduc, chair of South Burlington Friends of the Arts. Proceeds fund the group’s scholarship for South Burlington High School seniors who wish to pursue an arts education after graduation. The annual event showcases a range of professionals in both the visual and performing arts, along with talented high school students, inspired by this year’s theme, “What moves you?” “It’s the perfect opportunity for a great night out with your significant other, or to bring the whole family out to enjoy the arts for the evening,” Leduc said. “Experience and take in a variety of musical and spoken-word performances in addition to amazing local artwork that will just blow you away.” A bonus for participating students will be the experience of taking the stage and showing their work at Higher Ground, a local professional performance venue. Tickets are $15 for students and $20 for adults, and available online at bit.ly/3pPzOuC.
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Young Civilian Conservation Corps enrollees take a break while building a road. Most of the boys who joined the Corps in Vermont gained 10-15 pounds of muscle from their hard work and the three large meals they received each day at the camps run by the U.S Army.
Author seeks stories, photos about CCC camps Marty Podskoch, author of three books on the Civilian Conservation Corps camps in the Adirondacks, Connecticut and Rhode Island, is gathering information for a book on Vermont’s CCC camps. Vermont had approximately 34 camps, including in Colches-
ter, East Burke, Elmore, Jericho, Middlesex, Milton, Moscow/ Stowe, Rickers Mills, Underhill Center, Waterbury, Waterbury Village and West Burke. Vermont was originally allocated four camps, but thanks to the persistence of Vermont state forester Perry H. Merrill, it
received considerably more assistance than other states. A total of 40,868 individuals worked in the Vermont camps, and only about one-quarter of them were Vermonters. Podskoch is looking for photos See CAMPS on page 14
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Dungeons & Dragons Saturday, March 19, 10:15 a.m.-2 p.m. Join experienced dungeon master, Miss Jo, Saturdays at the library and get started on the Shadows of the Moonsea journey. Experience not required to play.
Lego builders Wednesdays, March 16, 23 and 30, 3-4:30 p.m. Projects geared to kids ages eight and up, or ages six and up with an adult helper. Each week, builders explore, create and participate in challenges.
Youth advisory board meeting Thursday, March 10, 4-5 p.m. For teenage library lovers to help make decisions about how things run at the library. Looking for new members. Is that you?
Kids’ book club Thursdays, March 10 and 31, 4-5 p.m. Kids in kindergarten through second grade and their parents are welcome to join Ms. Natacha for a book club for kids. March title is “Half Magic” by Edward Eager. Preregister.
Friday movie Fridays, March 11 and 25, 3-4:30 p.m. March 11: “The Secret of NIMH. March 25: “Aladdin.”
ADULTS Tech help by phone Fridays, March 11, 18, 25, 10 a.m.-noon Do you have a new computer or device that you don’t know how to use? Call during dial-in tech help hours for help.
Poetry club Tuesday, March 22, 11 a.m.-noon Come share your poetry in a supportive, comfortable setting facilitated by local poet Jodi Girouard.
Puzzle swap Wednesday, March 16, 2:30-5 p.m. Bring a puzzle you’ve already completed and leave with a new puzzle to put together. Bring any 250-plus-piece general adult puzzle(s) that you would like to trade during the event.
Open mic Wednesday, March 16, 6-7:30 p.m. Performers have eight minutes each to share a song or poem. These can be original works or covers. No microphones at this open mic, just un-amplified voices and instruments.
Morning book group Thursday, March 10, 10:30-11:30 a.m. “Simon the Fiddler” by Paulette Jiles. Set See LIBRARY on page 17
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Will snowy owls be plentiful Vermont visitors this winter? The Outside Story Meghan McCarthy McPhaul Here’s a quiz for Harry Potter fans: What kind of owl played Hedwig in the movies? If you guessed a snowy owl, you’re correct. With their bright yellow eyes, bulky-looking bodies and white feathers that cover everything from their beaks to their large feet, these owls strike an impressive pose. This winter, we may have a greater chance of glimpsing one of these amazing raptors from the far north. Although they breed high in the Arctic, many snowy owls (Bubo scandiacus) fly south for the winter, at least as far south as northern New England and New York. Occasionally a snowy finds its way to Great Britain. In some years,
a greater number of snowy owls migrate from the north and travel farther south than usual, known as an irruption. This winter is shaping up to be a snowy owl interruption. “There clearly are more birds coming this year than we’ve seen in a few years,” said Kevin McGowan of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Although he noted a general increase in the numbers of snowy owls that have been flying south over the past decade. “It seems they are coming further south on a more regular basis. I’ve seen a snowy owl 10 years in a row in upstate New York.” Snowy owls are the northern most breeding raptor and are well adapted to the cold and harsh conditions of the tundra. While most snowies remain in the far north during winter, hunting seabirds along the pack ice, the ones that venture south cause quite a stir.
Irruptive winters tend to occur following summers of booming lemming populations in the tundra. One owl can eat upwards of 1,600 of the small rodents in a year, and owls adjust their clutch size based on the amount of food available. “In low years, they’ll only lay maybe three eggs, and in really boom years they’ll lay up to eight eggs,” McGowan said. “Then you have eight baby owls, and then when those baby owls grow up, you have lots of competition.” That means more owls heading south in search of winter food. Adult females tend to stay closest to the breeding grounds, with males traveling a bit farther south, and young owls migrating the farthest. For an owl that was hatched and reared in the tundra, the southern realm is a strange and often dangerSee OUTSIDE STORY on page 17
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continued from page 16 ous place. “They have absolutely no idea what people are. They’ve never seen a car,” McGowan said. “They’re completely ignorant of what dangers there are.” “They don’t like the forest,” McGowan said. “They like to be out in the open country where they can see all around them. And they like to sit up high. You’ll often see them on the tops of buildings and silos.” The snowy owl’s winter menu extends beyond rodents to include sea ducks and gulls. The owls can expand their hunting, McGowan said, in part because of their large feet and their wings, which are longer and narrower than those of most other owls. That wing shape allows snowy owls to fly fast enough to chase down their prey. Huge feet and large talons allow the owls to grasp mammals and birds that are far larger than lemmings. Those feet, and the rest of the
LIBRARY owl’s head and body, are encompassed by thick layers of insulating feathers, which make snowies the heaviest owl species in North America, at around four pounds. For comparison, great horned owls weigh around three pounds, great gray owls, the tallest on the continent, are about two pounds and barred owls typically weigh less than two pounds. All those insulating feathers are part of what makes snowy owls so well-suited for life in the Arctic, but they can also cause the owls to overheat in warmer temperatures. McGowan notes that when the thermometer creeps above freezing, the owls will often sit on piles of snow to stay cool. Meghan McCarthy McPhaul is the assistant editor for Northern Woodlands. More at the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, nhcf.org.
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New adults book group Tuesday, March 22, 6-7 p.m. Maggie O’Farrell’s “Hamnet,” a portrait of a marriage, a shattering evocation of a family ravaged by grief and loss, and an unforgettable re-imagining of a boy whose life has been all but forgotten.
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Screening: ‘Lady Bird’ Wednesday, March 23, 6-8:30 p.m. Screening of “Lady Bird,” a comedy about a high schooler (Saoirse Ronan) who must navigate a loving but turbulent relationship with her strongwilled mother (Laurie Metcalf) over the course of her senior year. Followed by an 30-minute discussion moderated by adult services specialist and film-lover Yitzi Gittelsohn
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Rex Jewell earlier this year at a race at Cochran’s Ski Area.
Senior wins state titles in slalom, giant slalom LAUREN READ CORRESPONDENT
South Burlington’s Rex Jewell skied off with some impressive hardware after the Division 1 alpine state championships. The senior won the individual state title in both the slalom and the giant slalom, leading the Wolves to a fourth-place finish in the team competition on Tuesday, March 1. Justin Shafritz came in just behind his teammate in third in the giant slalom and second in the slalom. Patrick Sweeney was 40th and Jay Eagle finished in 45th place in the giant slalom for South Burling-
ton. Jackson Rothman was 32nd in the slalom and Eagle came in 44th. Champlain Valley won the team competition, placing four skiers in the top 10 in the slalom and three skiers in the top 10 in the giant slalom, with a score of 55. Woodstock was second with 115 points and Mount Mansfield was third with 126 points. South Burlington (168 points) came in fourth place. Jewell and Shafritz both qualified for the Eastern High School Championships, traveling to New Hampshire to compete on Friday and Saturday, March 4 and 5. Shafritz came in 13th in the slalom and 28th in the giant slalom.
South Burlington sports roundup
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Logan Vaughan (25) and Khalon Taylor battle for the ball at tipoff. Taylor got 13 of his game-high 17 points in the first half to lead the Wolves, but South Burlington fell to CVU 48-41 in the March 4 matchup.
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saves in goal. With the loss, South Burlington finishes the season at 8-11-2.
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(4) Colchester 5, (5) South Burlington 2: Colchester scored three goals in the second period to open a 4-0 lead and South Burlington could not mount a comeback in the D1 boys’ hockey quarterfinals on Wednesday, March 2. Nick Kelly and Sean Burke each had a goal for the Wolves, who scored twice in the third period to close the score to 4-2 before the Lakers clinched it with an empty-net goal. Will Hershberg and Drew Dougherty each added an assist, while Blake Truchon and James Chagnon combined to make 45
(2) Champlain Valley 48, (7) South Burlington 41: South Burlington had a lead heading into the second half but could not hang on to it in the Division 1 boys’ basketball quarterfinals on Friday, March 4. Khalon Taylor had 13 of his game-high 17 points in the first half to lead the Wolves, who jumped out to 23-21 lead at halftime. Alex Gordon scored 12 points in the second for South Burlington. See ROUNDUP on page 19
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continued from page 2 senior center or the library, city manager Jessie Baker said staff will still recommend visitors wear a mask, but not require it. The library has many young patrons under the age of 5, she noted. COVID-19 vaccines for people under 5 have not been greenlit by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. “We had a lot of success with that encourage language early in November and Decem-
ber before the mandate was in place. We’d still offer masks at the front door so if people wanted to be masked and protect themselves, they could. I feel completely comfortable with that,” Baker said. The city council’s decision follows the lead of other Vermont municipalities, like Burlington and Brattleboro, which have dropped mask mandates in recent weeks since the governor and the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued guidance easing up on mask requirements. Residents in communities whose hospitals aren’t feeling high strain can go indoors unmasked, the CDC announced in February. Soon after, the Vermont Department of Health announced it will no longer recommend Vermonters mask up while indoors as of March 14.
South Burlington finished the season with a 10-11 record.
Girls’ hockey (2) Spauldling 6, (7) South Burlington 2: Spaulding opened a four-goal lead in the first period and did not look back in a win over South Burlington in the D1 girls’ hockey quarterfinals on Tuesday,
March 1. Mia Angwin and Sabrina Brunet scored for the Wolves, while Hope Brunet, Sofia Richland and Caitlin Bartlett each added an assist. Amber Rousseau stopped 18 shots in goal for South Burlington. The Wolves finished the season with a 6-14 record.
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described the project as “a Ground at 10 p.m. on weekvibrant community resource” nights and 11 p.m. on weekends that would offer a gathering and a cap on ticket sales but space for not just music, but the district commission didn’t community events, private bite. He’s also questioned the events and city meetings. amount of parking planned for While the review process the new venue, which he argued tacked on numerous conditions could push overflow onto resiinvolving traffic control, a ban dential streets. on tailgating “We think before and this needs “If you have 1,500 after events, to be taken and some noise care of before people in a parking mitigation, the the permit Queen City is issued,” lot going out of a Park neighbors Dumont said. didn’t think it “If you have concert with loud was enough. 1,500 people Dumont, in a parking lot music, alcohol, and who also repregoing out of a sented some retail marijuana will concert with South Burlloud music, ington resialcohol and soon be available dents fighting retail marijuathe National na will soon — it’s going to be Guard’s F-35 be available — hell.” planes, which it’s going to be have rocked hell.” the Chamberlin The appeal — James Dumont neighborhood, would delay noted that this isn’t a “not in my issuance of the Act 250 permit backyard” kind of reaction. until the parties are ready to “We don’t realize how head to court, where Higher important noises or sounds Ground will have to present are in our life,” Dumont said. its arguments again as to why “These are modest, middle-in- it should be granted a permit. come homes; the type of hous- If a superior court judge grants ing we need so much more of in the permit, it will supersede the Vermont. Imagine you bought permit granted by the district a home in an area zoned as commission, which is sort of a residential, you put your life “placeholder” for now, Dumont savings into it, and yet you’ll be said. woken up at 1 in the morning In 2020 when Burton won four, five days a week.” development review board He said he proposed time approval, co-owner of Higher limits that would close Higher Ground Alex Crothers told The
Other Paper that the review process was extensive and that their intention is not to build a project “in a way that’s going to create an adverse impact on the neighborhood.” But the permitting process is long, costly and time consuming; something that takes over two years in Vermont and a fraction of the time in other states, he said. As far as traffic impacts go, the district commission’s decision notes a traffic impact study and analyses were already conducted, the project will include traffic demand management and will pay impact fees, 30 bicycle parking spaces will be included, and the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission is exploring pedestrian infrastructure improvements in the area. The commission also addressed the neighbors’ concerns regarding noise impacts, writing that “the sound of a car horn honking is not unique to the proposed project,” and that evidence shows that “noise generated by the operation of the project falls under the World Health Organization threshold guidelines for both annoyance and sleep disturbance.” Dumont has 30 days from the commission’s decision March 3 to file an appeal, after which a status conference will take place to discuss the timeline moving forward. Higher Ground and Burton officials did not respond to requests for comment.
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March 21 - April 20 Aries, the universe is subtly trying to tell you to slow down a bit. Don’t ignore those nagging feelings that you should take breaks whenever you can manage them.
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July 23 - Aug. 23 Leo, the small steps you are taking lately will eventually cover much distance, so keep up the progress. Some things take time and right now it’s a lesson to learn.
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April 21 - May 21 Prioritize your goals and put yourself first for the time being, Taurus. All eyes will be on you and you want to be sure that you are presenting the best version of yourself this week.
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Aug. 24 - Sept. 22 Virgo, even if things seem like they are a bit out of control, find ways to put yourself in a good place Slow down and stay grounded as much as you can.
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May 22 - June 21 Gemini, take every opportunity to foster growth in your professional ambitions. Network as much as you can and explore continuing learning offerings through your job.
CANCER June 22 - July 22 Something surprising may help you feel more connected to the universe around you, Cancer. Sensory overload can be enhanced by spoiling yourself with something special.
Sept. 23 - Oct. 23 Libra, only a few months into the new year you may be having trouble staying motivated with your resolutions. A partner or cheering squad can keep you going.
SCORPIO Oct. 24 - Nov. 22 Physical affection is a great way to showcase your love right now, Scorpio. Take advantage of all the hugs, kisses and subtle touches you can muster in the days to come.
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SAGITTARIUS Nov. 23 - Dec. 21 Sagittarius, space out your tasks so the week doesn’t seem like it is rushed early on. Don’t put too much pressure on yourself to get everything done immediately.
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