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‘It’s a bird, it’s a ... it’s a comet’
LIBERTY DARR STAFF WRITER
South Burlington’s House races may be uncontested this General Election, but that isn’t stopping the five candidates from gearing up to hit the ground running come January when the new legislative biennium starts. With some big-picture items returning to their dockets this year — education funding reform, a housing crisis and affordability — the four incumbents and one incoming freshman are sharing their top priorities for the coming session, with some already prepping to introduce a few bills.
Bridget Burkhardt While Bridget Burkhardt may be new to Montpelier, residents will probably recognize her name from the three terms she served on the South Burlington School Board from 2016- 2022. She and her family have lived in South Burlington since 2010, and her love for the community is ultimately what led her to serve on the board, she said, and what now leads her to the Statehouse. With her nearly six years of experience See CANDIDATES on page 16
PHOTO BY THOMAS AHERN
This shot of the C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) comet was taken just after sunset on Oct. 12 when it was closest to Earth (44 million miles) and at its brightest. Thomas Ahern of South Burlington took the photo from South Burlington in the fields off Route 116.
Supreme Court declines to hear land use case LIBERTY DARR STAFF WRITER
The U.S. Supreme Court declined last week to hear a case from two developers in South Burlington who say the city’s land use regulations passed two years ago unconstitutionally seized their property rights.
Developers Jeff Nick and Jeff Davis, owners of a 113.8-acre property at 835 Hinesburg Road, asked the court in March to review two lower federal court decisions that dismissed their lawsuit against South Burlington and three members of its former city council. The dispute stems from a pivotal time in
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the city’s recent history when new land use regulations limited development in designated “habitat blocks,” or wildlife corridors, mostly in an area of the city known as the southeast quadrant. See SUPREME COURT on page 15
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