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U.S. Supreme Court to consider South Burlington land use case HABIB SABET STAFF WRITER
A legal battle between developers and South Burlington over the city’s land use regulations could be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. The nation’s highest court is currently considering whether to take a case between the city and developers Jeff Nick and Jeff Davis, owners of a 113.8-acre property at 835 Hinesburg Road, who filed documents with the court in March appealing a decision made by two lower federal courts to dismiss their lawsuit against South Burlington and its city council. The dispute stems from land use regulations passed by the city council in February 2022 that limits development in newly designated “habitat blocks,” or wildlife corridors. In a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court of Vermont in early 2022, the developers alleged that the new regulations, which could prevent them from building on approximately a third of their Hinesburg Road property, amount to an unconstitutional seizure of their property rights. Nick and Davis, who had bought the See LAND USE CASE on page 12
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South Burlington’s Brian Rutherford chases down a loose ball during the Wolves’ 17-8 loss to the CVU Redhawks on May 15 in Hinesburg.
District hires new Tuttle Middle School principal LIBERTY DARR STAFF WRITER
Following a nearly two-month search, Suzanne Gruendling is the new Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School principal. The 25-year education veteran was one
of three finalists and starts her new job July 1. District superintendent Violet Nichols announced the hiring to families May 7 and the school board officially approved her hiring at last week’s meeting. “Our hiring teams were incredibly impressed with Suzanne’s experience as an
instructional leader, her ability to implement systems and structures that benefit students and her work in crisis management,” Nichols said. “We look forward to See PRINCIPAL on page 13
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