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VOLUME 46, NO. 46
SoBu joins Burlington, regulates heating systems
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City goes step further by regulating water as well COREY MCDONALD STAFF WRITER
South Burlington last week joined Burlington in passing an ordinance to regulate heating systems in new buildings while taking the additional step of regulating domestic water systems in new construction. The ordinance requires that any new buildings permitted on or after Feb. 15 use a renewable energy source for their primary
heating system and domestic water heating system. “This is our chance as a community to codify the types of changes we need to ensure that everybody is doing their part to stop burning fossil fuels while we make the transition to something that’s cleaner,” said city council member Tim Barrett. The ordinance provides for a two-year waiver period for new multi-family residenSee ORDINANCE on page 20
Opponents of Wheeler Park housing project get a win Project halted after procedural disagreement COREY MCDONALD STAFF WRITER
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Chamberlin School students peruse new dictionaries courtesy of South Burlington Rotary. See page, 13.
Homeowners opposed to a decades-inthe-making housing development in the Wheeler Nature Park were given a glimmer of hope last week after the court rejected the developer’s motion to dismiss their appeal of the project. The regional environmental commission in July approved the project, giving the developer, BlackRock Construction, an Act 250 permit.
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Several homeowners’ associations filed a motion to alter that approval, which was denied by the Act 250 board. They then appealed that ruling, 28 days after the court’s decision. At question was whether the plaintiffs filed their appeal in a timely manner. BlackRock filed a motion to dismiss the appeal as untimely, arguing they had missed the filing deadline. Challenging BlackRock in court are See WHEELER PARK on page 16
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