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Plea deal The former Weybridge town clerk pleaded guilty to embezzling municipal funds. See Page 3A.

The Panther men lost an NCAA TXDUWHUÀQDO RQ )ULGD\ WKH ÀQDO game for three seniors. See Page 1B.

ADDISON COUNTY

INDEPENDENT Vol. 67 No. 13

Middlebury, Vermont

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Thursday, March 28, 2013 â—† 44 Pages

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ADIN  GIRARD,  LEFT,  Jenna  Howlett  and  Holly  Rancour  work  on  their  team’s  potato  latkes  during  the  Bridport  Central  School  Iron  Chef  competition  last  Thursday  afternoon.  Four  teams  of  students  squared  off  in  the  cook-­off,  during  which  they  used  healthy  ingredients  in  making  creative  dishes.

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By the way

The  Brandon  Artists  Guild  will  convene  a  jury  at  the  Granary  Studio  Center  on  Union  Street  in  Brandon  on  April  14  to  judge  po-­ tential  new  artist  members.  For  detailed  information  and  an  appli-­ (See  By  the  way,  Page  18A)

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Sneezing  his  house  down GLEN  EASTMAN,  LEFT,  and  Benjamin  Fox  rehearse  a  scene  Tuesday  night  from  the  Little  City  Playersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  production  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fractured  Fairy  Tales,â&#x20AC;?  which  presents  alternate  versions  of  classic  stories.  The  show  opens  March  29  at  the  Vergennes  Opera  House.  For  more  photos,  see  Page  2A. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

PAGE 2A — Addison Independent, Thursday, March 28, 2013

‘Fractured Fairy Tales’ THE LITTLE CITY Players are presenting a twisted take on clas-­ sic stories with their production of “Fractured Fairy Tales” at the Vergennes Opera House. The show runs March 29 and 30, and April 5, 6 and 7.

Pictured from Tuesday’s rehearsal are, top left, Tsering Chophel, and, top right, Kelly Burkett and Isaac Bicknell. In the middle is Mat-­ thew Giles, and to the right is Burt Guran. At right, Carly Huston sits at the table;; above is Glen Eastman.

Independent photos/Trent Campbell

Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  March  28,  2013  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  PAGE  3A

Former clerk pleads guilty to embezzling Brandon  to  revote  town  budget %ULVVRQ IDFHV ¿QH XS WR \HDUV LQ SULVRQ

By  JOHN  FLOWERS WEYBRIDGE  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Former  Wey-­ bridge  Town  Clerk  and  Treasurer  Karen  Brisson  pleaded  guilty  to  a  charge  of  felony  embezzlement  in  U.S.  District  Court  in  Rutland  on  0RQGD\ 7RZQ RIÂżFLDOV VDLG DQ DXGLW had  determined  that  she  had  embez-­ zled  $485,000  in  town  funds  since  2006.

Brisson  agreed  to  pay  restitution  to  the  town.  Chief  Judge  Christina  Reiss  released  Brisson  on  conditions  pending  sentencing,  which  is  sched-­ uled  for  July  18.  Brisson,  50,  faces  up  to  10  years  LQ SULVRQ D ÂżQH RI XS WR and  full  restitution  for  all  stolen  funds.  Her  actual  sentence  will  be  determined  with  reference  to  federal  sentencing  guidelines.  Court  docu-­ ments  state  that  if  Brisson  honors  the  provisions  of  the  plea  deal,  pros-­ ecutors  will  recommend  to  the  court  â&#x20AC;&#x153;that  she  be  sentenced  to  a  term  of  imprisonment  at  the  low  end  of  the  sentencing  guidelines  range,â&#x20AC;?  among  other  possible  sanctions.

Brisson  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  who  served  as  Wey-­ bridge  town  clerk  and  treasurer  for  more  than  26  years  before  resign-­ ing  in  November  after  admitting  her  transgressions  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  embezzled  the  money  primarily  by  writing  checks  to  herself  and  depositing  the  checks  into  personal  accounts,  according  to  WKH 8 6 $WWRUQH\ÂśV RIÂżFH $IWHU KHU plea  on  Monday,  the  U.S.  Probation  2IÂżFH ZLOO SUHSDUH D SUH VHQWHQFH report,  which  will  include  input  from  the  town,  that  the  court  will  examine  before  passing  sentence.

2IÂżFLDOV KDG LQLWLDOO\ EHOLHYHG WKH amount  of  missing  money  to  be  be-­ tween  $100,000  and  $150,000.  The  WRZQ KLUHG WKH DFFRXQWLQJ ÂżUP RI Telling  &  Associates  to  conduct  a  forensic  audit  of  the  townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  books.  That  recently  completed  audit  re-­ vealed  the  larger  $485,000  account-­ ing  discrepancy  dating  back  to  2006.

Weybridge  Selectwoman  Gale  Hurd  said  bank  records  are  not  available  to  determine  whether  any  embezzling  might  have  taken  place  pre-­2006,  and  that  the  selectboard  is  ready  to  partici-­ pate  in  the  ongoing  legal  process. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  am  happy  that  the  town  of  Wey-­ bridge  and  the  selectboard  will  have  input  into  the  sentencing  document  to  the  pre-­sentence  investigation,â&#x20AC;?  Hurd  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  all  been  surprised  at  the  extent  of  the  alleged  embezzlement  compared  to  what  we  were  led  to  believe  in  November.â&#x20AC;? +XUG FRQÂżUPHG ODVW 7KXUVGD\ WKDW the  townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  municipal  insurance  policy Â

By  LEE  J.  KAHRS Brandon  Reporter BRANDON  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  There  will  be  a  re-­ vote  on  Brandonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  municipal  budget  next  month.

Organizers  turned  in  petitions  con-­ taining  more  than  the  required  564  signatures  to  Brandon  Town  Clerk  Bill  Dick  on  Monday,  which  amounts  to  at  least  20  percent  of  the  electorate  as  required  by  state  statute.

On  Monday  night,  the  select-­ board  approved  a  motion  to  warn  a  re-­vote  election  for  Tuesday,  April  30,  pending  availability  of  the  Ne-­ shobe  School  polling  place.

Brandon  voters  approved  the  $3,292,280  municipal  spending  plan  on  Town  Meeting  Day  by  a  vote  of  428-­420.  Roughly  $2,480,000  of  that  budget  was  to  be  raised  by  taxes.  The  budget  represented  an  in-­ crease  in  spending  of  10.3  percent,  or  $240,000,  over  the  current  year.

The  budget  includes  an  addition-­ al  full-­time  position  in  the  Public Â

KAREN  BRISSON,  WEYBRIDGE  town  clerk  for  more  than  a  quarter  century,  pleaded  guilty  in  U.S.  District  Court  in  Rutland  Monday  to  em-­ bezzling  money  from  the  town.

AP  photo/Toby  Talbot

through  the  Vermont  League  of  Cities  year  to  get  residentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  input  on  what  to  and  Towns  will  cover  embezzlement  do  with  the  repaid  money. losses  up  to  $500,000,  In  the  meantime,  Wey-­ minus  a  $500  deductible.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am happy EULGJH RIÂżFLDOV DUH WDN-­ The  insurance  policy  will  that the town ing  steps  to  tighten  up  not,  however,  cover  relat-­ of Weybridge the  townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  accounting  ed  legal  fees  and  the  costs  procedures. of  the  forensic  audit.  Hurd  and the seâ&#x20AC;&#x153;We  are  going  to  be  said  the  town  will  work  lectboard will looking  at  changing  the  hard  to  recoup  all  of  its  have input into way  that  we  do  business  losses  in  the  case. the sentencing internally,  as  far  as  offer-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  expectation  is  that  document to ing  training  to  our  elected  ZH ZLOO EH PDGH ÂżQDQFLDO-­ auditors  and  the  new  town  the pre-senly  whole,â&#x20AC;?  she  said. clerk/treasurer,â&#x20AC;?  Hurd  Brisson  has  already  of-­ tence investisaid.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  have  voted  to  fered  to  give  a  mortgage  gation.â&#x20AC;? hire  Telling  &  Associates  â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Gale Hurd to  do  a  regular  municipal  on  her  home  to  the  town  as  part  of  her  restitution.

DXGLW IRU ÂżVFDO \HDU The  Weybridge  selectboard  plans  to  2013,  just  so  we  know  we  are  going  call  a  special  town  meeting  later  this  to  be  getting  off  on  the  right  foot.â&#x20AC;?

until  2015  or  2016.  The  road  needs  substantial  paving  and  drainage  re-­ pairs.  The  total  estimated  cost  of  that  project  is  $670,000.

This  section  of  Creek  Road  fronts  Fucile  Field,  where  Middlebury  Union  High  School  hosts  varsity  soccer  and  lacrosse  games.

Middlebury  will  receive  the  side-­ walk  money  through  the  federal  Safe  Routes  to  School  project.  The  sidewalk  will  extend  to  the  Trail  Around  Middlebury  path  and  the  new  Addison  County  Transit  Re-­ sources  headquarters.  The  sidewalk  is  intended  to  provide  greater  safety  to  student  athletes  using  the  Fucile  Field  as  well  as  to  pedestrians  in  general. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  really  helps  us  out  a  lot,â&#x20AC;?  Selectman  Dean  George,  a  member Â

of  the  townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Public  Works  Com-­ mittee,  said  of  the  grant.

But  the  federal  money,  to  be  dis-­ tributed  through  the  Vermont  Agen-­ cy  of  Transportation,  comes  with  a  waiting  period  driven  by  some  hefty  administrative  mandates,  according  to  Werner.  Among  them,  according  to  Werner:  A  requirement  that  sepa-­ rate  engineering  or  consultants  de-­ sign,  manage  and  oversee  construc-­ tion  of  the  project. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  could  do  the  project  tomor-­ row,â&#x20AC;?  a  frustrated  Werner  said  on  Wednesday.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;But  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  long  process  and  procedure  that  the  feds  and  the  state  have.  It  costs  the  taxpayers  at  least  10  percent  (of  the  project  costs)  to  access  the  money.â&#x20AC;?

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BURLINGTON  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  A  program  that  uses  community  contributions  to  pay  farmers  to  adapt  their  farm-­ ing  practices  is  helping  to  protect  nesting  habitats  of  grassland  birds,  in  particular  the  bobolink,  which  has  declined  in  numbers  in  recent  years.

The  Bobolink  Project  is  a  col-­ laborative  effort  of  University  of  Vermont  (UVM)  Extension,  UVMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Rubenstein  School  of  Environment  and  Natural  Resources  and  the  Uni-­ versity  of  Connecticut  (UConn).  It  offers  a  way  for  Vermonters,  who  value  the  contributions  that  farms  make  to  the  environment,  to  pledge  WKHLU ÂżQDQFLDO VXSSRUW WR WKRVH IDUPV interested  in  managing  their  lands  for  wildlife.

This  summer  the  project  hopes  to  SUHVHUYH VHYHUDO DFUH KD\¿HOGV in  Addison  and  Chittenden  counties  for  bobolinks,  the  amount  of  acreage  dependent  on  the  number  of  pledges  received  by  April  29.  Information  about  the  project  and  how  to  pledge  can  be  found  at  www.bobolinkpro-­ ject.com.

Once  one  of  the  most  common  birds  in  Vermont,  bobolink  popu-­ lations  across  the  Northeast  have  plummeted  by  40  percent  in  recent  decades.  The  reasons  are  many,  in-­ cluding  loss  of  habitat,  eradication  as  a  pest  in  its  wintering  grounds  in  South  America  and  destruction  of  nests  and  young  due  to  earlier  mow-­ LQJ RI KD\ÂżHOGV DQ LQFUHDVLQJO\ common  practice  as  farmers  seek  to Â

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SALISBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  On  Wednesday,  April  3,  at  7  p.m.  there  will  be  a  pub-­ lic  meeting  at  the  Salisbury  Com-­ munity  School.  This  meeting,  hosted  by  Integrated  Energy  Solutions,  will  discuss  the  methane  digester  being  installed  by  Ernie  Goodrich  and  the  pipeline  going  from  the  digester  to  Middlebury  College.

This  pipeline  will  follow  Shard  Villa  Road  to  Creek  Road  and  on  to  the  college.  It  is  a  small  line  and  will  not  be  under  high  pressure.  Resi-­ dents  should  attend  and  listen  to  the  information  about  this  project,  which  will  undoubtedly  be  followed  by  oth-­ er  digesters  in  the  future.

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But  many  of  the  people  behind  WKH UH YRWH LQLWLDWLYH DUH RQ ¿[HG LQ-­ comes  and  say  that  the  10-­plus  per-­ cent  increase  is  too  much  on  top  of  the  tax  increases  that  will  come  with  approved  local  school  budgets.

If  voters  fail  to  approve  the  Bran-­ don  municipal  budget  in  the  re-­ vote,  the  selectboard  will  have  to  make  adjustments  in  the  spending  plan,  then  send  the  budget  back  to  residents  for  another  vote.  Town  of-­ ÂżFLDOV KRSH WKDW D EXGJHW ZLOO EH DS-­ proved  well  before  June  30,  the  end  RI WKH ÂżVFDO \HDU Some  Vermont  towns  take  a  hard-­ HU OLQH RQ UH YRWHV ,Q 6SULQJÂżHOG for  instance,  a  re-­vote  can  only  be  taken  on  the  municipal  budget  if  it  was  approved  on  Town  Meet-­ ing  Day  with  a  turnout  of  less  than  15  percent  of  registered  voters.  In  Brandon,  30  percent  of  the  townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  2,820  registered  voters  went  to  the  polls. Â

Farmers enlisted to preserve bird habitat

Middlebury  lands  $250,000  sidewalk  grant By  JOHN  FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Middlebury  has  landed  a  $250,000  federal  grant  to  install  a  1,560-­foot  stretch  of  side-­ walk  along  the  west  side  of  Creek  Road,  a  project  that  will  be  done  in  concert  with  major  repairs  to  the  road.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  good  news.

The  bad  news  is  that  state  and  fed-­ eral  authorities  will  not  be  able  to  release  the  money  for  around  three  years  due  to  various  administrative  hoops  associated  with  the  grant,  ac-­ cording  to  Middlebury  Director  of  Operations  Dan  Werner.  Since  the  town  needs  to  do  the  sidewalk  and  street  improvements  simultaneous-­ ly  in  order  to  minimize  disruption,  Creek  Road  will  likely  continue  to  languish  on  the  project  to-­do  list Â

Works  Department,  which  increases  Public  Works  salaries  by  $31,925.  The  board  also  approved  elevating  the  half-­time  recreation  director  po-­ sition  to  full-­time  at  an  additional  cost  of  $24,450.  The  third  big-­ticket  item  is  a  new  loader  for  the  Public  Works  Department.  The  machine  will  cost  $160,000,  and  will  be  pur-­ chased  though  a  municipal  lease  VSUHDG RYHU ÂżYH \HDUV The  selectboard  has  defended  the  budget,  save  for  Selectman  Richard  Baker,  who  declined  to  vote  either  way  for  the  spending  plan.  Select-­ board  Chair  Devon  Fuller  said  the  town  has  close  to  level-­funded  the  budget  for  so  many  years  that  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  time  to  start  putting  money  back  into  the  town  for  maintenance,  the  public  works  employee  and  the  loader.  He  also  argued  that  hav-­ ing  a  full-­time  recreation  director  would  strengthen  the  Recreation  Department  to  where  it  can  gener-­ ate  its  own  programming  revenue Â

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maximize  crop  yield  and  income. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In  Vermont,  birds  like  the  bobo-­ link  that  nest  in  tall  grass  depend  KHDYLO\ RQ WKRVH PDQDJHG KD\ÂżHOGV ´ says  Dr.  Allan  Strong,  a  wildlife  bi-­ ologist  with  UVMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Rubenstein  School,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;but  harvests  during  the  nest-­ ing  season  destroy  nests  or  expose  Ă&#x20AC;HGJOLQJV WR SUHGDWLRQ ZLWK PRUWDOLW\ near  100  percent.  Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  where  the  Bobolink  Project  comes  in.â&#x20AC;?

The  program  works  with  farmers  ZLOOLQJ WR GHOD\ PRZLQJ RI KD\ÂżHOGV until  after  the  bobolink-­nesting  sea-­ son  with  the  understanding  that  they  should  think  about  bobolink  habitat  as  a  farm  product  that  they  sell  for  a  IDLU SURÂżW MXVW OLNH KD\ PLON RU PHDW The  goal  is  to  connect  farmers  who  would  protect  bobolink  habitat  if  eco-­ nomically  feasible  to  consumers  will-­ ing  to  pay  for  that  farm  commodity.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  win-­win  situation  for  farmers, Â

the  community  and  the  bobolinks  and  other  ground-­nesting  birds. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  project  is  not  only  about  con-­ servation,â&#x20AC;?  Dr.  Lisa  Chase,  UVM  Extension  natural  resources  special-­ ist,  explains,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;but  is  also  university  research  into  the  most  effective  ways  of  capturing  the  publicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  value  for  habitat  protection. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Community  members  pledge  what  they  feel  is  appropriate  for  varying  levels  of  protection,â&#x20AC;?  she  notes.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  are  billed  after  the  SURMHFW GHWHUPLQHV KRZ PDQ\ ÂżHOGV it  can  support,  and  billed  only  at  the  needed  amount  that  corresponds  to  WKRVH ÂżHOGV ´ To  learn  more  or  to  contribute  to  the  Bobolink  Project,  visit  the  web-­ site  (www.bobolinkproject.com)  or  contact  Stephen  Swallow  at  (860)  486-­1917  or  stephen.swallow@ uconn.edu.

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Two  battles  on  the  horizon In  the  ongoiQJ EXGJHW EDWWOH LQ 0RQWSHOLHU *RY 3HWHU 6KXPOLQœV SLWFK WR DYRLG KLJKHU WD[HV UHVRQDWHV ZLWK WKH DYHUDJH 9HUPRQW YRWHU DQG 0DLQ 6WUHHW businesses,  while  Speaker  of  the  House  Shap  Smith  has  the  political  muscle  of  the  House  (and  the  support  of  a  host  of  lobbying  groups  representing  the  low-­ income  population)  on  his  side  to  support  a  package  of  tax  increases  to  balance  the  budget.  How  the  Vermont  Senate  responds  to  the  dueling  budget  proposals  will  play  out  over  the  next  few  weeks  with  one  certain  impact:  a  compromising  voice  that  favors  aspects  of  both  sides  while  panning  others.  It  is  an  established  pro-­ cess,  always  with  variables  that  keep  the  dance  interesting.

The  most  recent  drama  has  focused  on  increased  taxes.  The  governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  bud-­ get  held  most  taxes  steady,  with  two  exceptions:  what  appears  to  be  a  unani-­ mous  agreement  between  the  administration  and  Legislature  to  raise  the  gaso-­ line  tax  by  6.7  cents  this  year  to  avoid  losing  a  $56  million  federal  match,  followed  by  an  additional  7  cent  hike  next  year  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  all  of  which  would  be  used  for  road  and  bridge  construction  and  repair;Íž  and  a  proposed  tax  on  break-­open  tickets  that  the  governor  initially  predicted  could  raise  $17  million,  but  now  appears  will  raise  just  less  than  $7  million.  The  governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  budget  proposal,  nonetheless,  increased  General  Fund  spending  by  5.8  percent  over  last  year,  including  adding  79  new  positions  to  state  government.

The  House  proposal  spends  less  and  puts  more  in  reserve.  It  raises  spending  by  4.7  percent,  and  puts  $7  million  back  into  state  reserves  or  rainy  day  funds,  while  creating  62  new  state  positions.  In  total,  the  proposed  House  budget  rais-­ HV PLOOLRQ LQ WD[ LQFUHDVHV IRU WKH *HQHUDO )XQG LQ ¿VFDO \HDU 7KRVH taxes  include:  a  50-­cent  hike  on  a  pack  of  cigarettes  (raising  it  to  $3.12  from  the  current  $2.62);͞  adding  a  0.5  percent  hike  on  meals  for  one  year;͞  removing  the  sales  tax  exemption  for  soda,  candy,  vitamins,  supplements,  bottled  water  and  clothing  purchases  of  $110  or  more;͞  and  collapsing  the  top  two  income  tax  brackets  into  one  and  charging  the  higher  rate.  The  House  also  approved  $4  million  in  new  taxes  for  the  Education  Fund.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  thumbnail  background.  Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  where  we  think  two  upcoming  battles  might  be  fought:  Â&#x2021; Taxing  the  wealthy:  The  House  membership  is  more  progressive  than  not.  When  push  comes  to  VKRYH WKH\ ZRXOG UDWKHU WD[ WKH ULFK WKDQ FXW EHQHÂżWV WR WKH SRRU RU HYHQ VKLIW EHQHÂżWV IURP RQH SURJUHVVLYH SURJUDP WR DQRWKHU 7KH FRXQWHU ZLOO EH HYLGHQFH that  taxing  the  wealthy  few  has  its  limits,  and  could  drive  wealthy  taxpayers  out  of  state,  thus  lowering  revenues.

A  chart  created  by  the  Vermont  Department  of  Taxes  for  2011  Vermont  Per-­ VRQDO ,QFRPH 7D[HV VKRZV WKDW RQO\ ÂżOHUV HDUQHG PRUH WKDQ 7KRVH WD[SD\HUV SHUFHQW RI DOO LQFRPH WD[ ÂżOHUV OHVV WKDQ KDOI RI percent)  paid  20.33  percent  of  all  state  income  taxes.  2Q WKH RWKHU HQG RI WKH VSHFWUXP 9HUPRQW ÂżOHUV UHSRUWHG HDUQLQJV of  less  than  $25,000  and  paid  2.3  percent  of  income  taxes  collected.  That  group  UHSUHVHQWHG SHUFHQW RI DOO ÂżOHUV The  next  group,  those  earning  between  $25,000  and  $50,000,  were  made  up  RI ÂżOHUV SHUFHQW RI DOO ÂżOHUV ZKR SDLG SHUFHQW RI DOO LQFRPH WD[HV 7KHUH ZHUH ÂżOHUV SHUFHQW HDUQLQJ EHWZHHQ DQG DQG SD\LQJ SHUFHQW RI WRWDO LQFRPH WD[HV DQG ÂżOHUV ZKR HDUQHG EHWZHHQ DQG SHUFHQW RI ÂżOHUV ZKR HDUQHG 33.65  percent  of  total  income  and  paid  42.57  percent  of  the  stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  income  WD[HV 5RXJKO\ ÂżOHUV ZH ZHUH WROG PDNH RYHU PLOOLRQ DQQXDOO\ What  the  above  information  makes  clear  is  that  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  income  tax  is  DOUHDG\ YHU\ SURJUHVVLYH :KHQ OHVV WKDQ SHUFHQW RI DOO ÂżOHUV ² WKRVH ZKR earn  above  $100,000  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  pay  for  62.9  percent  of  the  stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  income  tax,  that  favors  the  low-­income  population.

So,  hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  conundrum:  Can  the  state  generate  more  revenue  by  growing  WKH QXPEHU RI ÂżOHUV PDNLQJ RYHU RU FRXOG LW JHQHUDWH PRUH UHYHQXH E\ UDLVLQJ WD[HV RQ WKH YHU\ ULFKHVW" 7KDW LV LI ÂżOHUV JHQHUDWH SHU-­ cent  of  the  stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  income  tax  collections,  wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  the  state  be  better  off  trying  to  get  that  number  to  1,500,  rather  than  squeeze  another  percentage  out  of  them  DQG ULVN FKDVLQJ WKRVH ULFK ÂżOHUV LQWR D PRUH WD[ IULHQGO\ VWDWH" &RQVLGHU DOVR that  the  very  wealthy  have  mobility;Íž  they  can  choose  where  they  want  to  live.  Vermont  has  its  charms  and  is  very  appealing,  but  no  one  likes  to  be  taken  to  the  cleaners.  Create  that  image  and  you  create  a  tax  problem.  On  the  other  hand,  make  it  appealing  to  live  in  Vermont  and  could  taxes  from  that  income  group  grow?  It  is  a  discussion  that  deserves  serious  study. Â&#x2021; The  changing  face  of  welfare:  The  stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Reach  Up  program  serves  44,000  Vermonters.  The  state  contrib-­ utes  $24  million,  one  of  the  most  generous  state  subsidies  on  a  per  capita  basis  in  the  country.  The  governor  has  suggested  the  state  subsidy,  which  has  grown  48  percent  in  the  past  8  years,  is  not  sustainable  and  has  suggested  the  program  be  restructured  to  generate  better  results.  The  issue  is  not  about  cutting  spending  for  the  poor  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  although  that  is  the  headline  many  progressives  are  wrongly  repeating.  Rather,  the  story  is  about  shifting  $17  million  from  one  low-­income  group  to  a  subset  within  that  group  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  families  who  need  help  with  childcare.  That  accomplishes  two  primary  ob-­ jectives:  it  boosts  early  childhood  education  (something  that  everyone  says  is  the  most  important  action  a  state  can  take  to  improve  education  results  in  the  long-­term),  and  it  frees  the  parents  to  get  full-­time  jobs.

Opponents  have  done  a  good  job  of  panning  the  idea  based  on  a  simplistic  JXW UHDFWLRQ LWœV D QRQ VWDUWHU WR ¿QDQFH DGGLWLRQDO VXEVLGLHV IRU WKH SRRU E\ having  the  poor  pay  for  it.  But  pursue  that  thinking:  it  presumes  all  current  programs  that  help  the  poor  need  no  improvement;͞  or  that  the  only  way  to  improve  them  is  to  keep  existing  SURJUDPV WD[ WKH ULFK DQG DGG PRQH\ WR WKHP 7KDWœV LQVDQH DQG LQHI¿FLHQW It  makes  good  business  sense  to  review,  revise  and  prioritize  spending  to  those  areas  that  generate  the  most  return  for  the  investment.  That  should  be  the  ongo-­ ing  work  of  the  Legislature.

Currently,  the  Reach  Up  program  makes  a  one-­time  annual  payment  to  re-­ cipients  based  on  a  familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  needs.  If  a  family  is  good  at  budgeting,  they  may  set  aside  so  much  for  heat  assistance,  or  childcare,  or  transportation,  and  the  like.  If  they  arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  well  organized,  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  likely  spend  it  in  lump  sums  on  things  WKH\ QHHG RU ZDQW LQFOXGLQJ LWHPV WKDW GRQÂśW LPSURYH WKHLU ORQJ WHUP ÂżQDQFHV Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  given  that  annual  lump-­sum  payments  are  not  the  best  way  to  allocate  ¿QDQFLDO DLG EHWWHU SURJUDPV FRXOG EH FUHDWHG Votes  on  this  issue  in  key  House  committees  have  been  close,  with  several  LWHPV SDVVLQJ :LWK WKH 6HQDWH ZHLJKLQJ LQ ÂżQDQFHV WLJKW DQG WD[ LQFUHDVHV unpopular,  common  sense  may  yet  prevail.

Angelo  S.  Lynn

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Gun  control  rule  would  hit  dealers At  the  Senate  Judiciary  Com-­ mittee  meeting  on  Thursday,  Sen.  Leahy  said  that  gun  dealers  ap-­ proach  him  wanting  universal  background  checks  (UBC)  so  that  everybody  who  sold  guns  would  be  on  an  equal  footing.  Dealers,  please  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  do  this.

I  can  understand  why  you  would  support  UBC.  In  addition  to  an  equal  footing,  UBC  would  also  mean  more  income  for  you.  But  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  seen  this  before  and  it  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  work  out  well.

About  10  years  ago,  California  in-­ stituted  UBC  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  with  the  support  of  gun  dealers.  Once  it  was  enacted,  all  gun  sales  had  to  go  through  a  dealer.  That  made  dealers  a  bottleneck  for  gun  sales.  Therefore,  they  became  a  ripe  target  for  anti-­gun  local  politi-­ cians  and  bureaucrats.

Shortly  after  UBC  passage,  Cali-­ fornia  cut  the  number  of  dealers  to  a  quarter  of  what  they  were.  In  fact,  this  year  alone,  300  dealers  have  been  run  out  of  business.

In  fact,  California  has  61  times  the  population  of  Vermont  but  only  six  times  the  number  of  gun  shops.  So,  dealers,  please  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  put  a  target  on  your  backs.  Fight  against  univer-­ sal  background  checks.

Victoria  Heisner Benson

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The  yin  and  yang  of  government House  Speaker  Shap  Smith  and  Gov.  Peter  Shumlin  are  as  politically  attuned  to  each  otherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  positions  as  any  member  of  the  same  party  could  hope  for.  And  in  WKH JRYHUQRUÂśV ÂżUVW WHUP WKH WZR ZRUNHG ZHOO WRJHWKHU WR EDODQFH EXGJHWV LQ WRXJK WLPHV DQG PDNH VLJQLÂżFDQW progress  on  steps  toward  health  care  reform,  pro-­busi-­ ness  incentives  and  education.

Why,  then,  is  there  such  a  rift  over  balancing  this  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  budget?  In  particular  over  the  Earned  Income  Tax  Credit  program,  and  the  Houseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  insistence  to  raise  broad-­based  taxes  on  the  rich?  A  fellow  editor  and  I  spent  two-­and-­ D KDOI KRXUV WKLV SDVW 0RQGD\ WDONLQJ with  each  leader  in  their  respective  of-­ ÂżFHV WU\LQJ WR XQGHUVWDQG DVSHFWV RI that  conundrum.  No  clear-­cut  answers  are  apparent,  of  course,  but  hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  an Â

By Angelo observation:  The  governor  is  looking  Lynn at  the  big  picture  and  moving  pieces  of  the  puzzle  around  to  make  it  all  work;Íž  the  House  is  immersed  in  the  details,  making  sure  each  piece  of  the  puzzle  gets  a  fair  hearing  and  the  people  affected  are  not  put  in  jeopardy.  In  this  analogy,  consider  the  puzzle  as  working  com-­ ponents  of  the  government  with  each  piece  reprepresent-­ ing  departments  and  agencies,  programs  and  sources  of  funding  that  affect  individual  Vermonters.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  fair  game  to  recreate  pieces  of  the  puzzle  to  craft  a  different  por-­ trait  of  the  state.  That  happens  more  often  than  you  might  think:  civil  unions,  gay  marriage,  renewable  energy  ini-­ tiatives,  education  governance  and  school  performance,  the  new  face  of  welfare,  farm  to  plate  initiatives,  clean  water  initiatives  and  health  care  reform,  to  name  a  few.

The  governor  sees  his  task  as  creating  a  vision  in  which  the  pieces  of  the  puzzle  create  a  healthy  and  vibrant  state  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  an  enterprise  that  functions  well  and  within  its  means. Â

Because  things  change  and  progress  is  mandatory  to  keep  pace,  it  is  essential  that  the  vision  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  the  picture  the  puzzle  presents  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  changes  to  keep  up  with  the  times.  The  House,  in  contrast,  sees  its  role  as  being  sure  the  individual  pieces  are  made  whole  and  are  not  changed  in  D ZD\ WKDW GLVHQIUDQFKLVHV WKRVH ZKR PD\ KDYH EHQHÂżW-­ ted  from  those  services.  The  House  is  joined  in  that  task  E\ KXQGUHGV RI QRQSURÂżWV OREE\LQJ JURXSV DQG FRQVWLWX-­ encies  who  are  hell-­bent  to  protect  their  turf.  The  different  perspectives  between  the  governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  of-­ ÂżFH DQG WKH +RXVH DUH DSSDUHQW LQ ULIWV VXFK DV WKH FXU-­ rent  spat  over  how  to  balance  the  budget:  The  House  wants  to  add  a  slew  of  additional  broad-­based  taxes,  while  the  governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  budget  seeks  to  reallocate  existing  spending  to  make  government  work  better  while  not  in-­ creasing  broad-­based  taxes.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  easy  to  understand  how  each  side  develops  its  particular  perspec-­ tive  by  observing  their  respective  re-­ volving  doors.  At  the  Legislature,  concerned  constituents  come  to  committee  hearings  to  testify  how  some  new  proposed  change  will  affect  them.  Lobbying  groups  hire  experts  to  research  nuances  in  how  the  legislation  will  have  unan-­ ticipated  consequences  and  testify  why  certain  changes  LQ WKH ZRUGLQJ RI D ELOO ZRXOG EH PRUH EHQHÂżFLDO 7KRVH ZLWK WKH WLPH PDNH WKH WULSV WR 0RQWSHOLHU RWKHUV WU\ WR catch  their  legislators  in  their  hometowns.  By  and  large,  however,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  selective  group  that  catches  the  legisla-­ torsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  ears:  either  those  with  the  time  to  complain  or  those  who  are  paid  to.  The  governor,  on  the  other  hand,  travels  the  state.  He  attends  Rotary  and  service  club  meetings,  Chamber  of  (See  Clippings,  Page  5A)

Clippings

School  sports  take  toll  on  parents If  your  kids  play  sports,  you  know  only  too  well  the  pain  child  left  at  home  and  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  just  the  two  of  us  going  to  the  of  bleacher  fatigue,  or,  as  it  is  known  in  medical  journals,  games  now.  We  spent  plenty  of  years  with  a  toddler  or  gluteus  maximus  agonius. preschooler  in  tow,  and  I  can  tell  you  small  children  add  The  prolonged  sitting  on  pullout  bleachers  for  sporting  an  element  of  pain  that  transcends  the  physical  sensa-­ events  causes  numbness  of  the  backside,  an  ache  in  the  tion  of  a  sore  butt.  They  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  like  to  watch  other  kids  lower  back  and  stiff  knees  and  hips.  (In  colonial  America,  run  around  when  they  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t.  They  will  beg  for  a  snack  rule-­breakers  were  originally  forced  to  sit  for  hours  on  a  but  seconds  after  you  buy  them  a  Rice  Krispie  treat,  set  of  bleachers  in  the  town  square.  The  stocks  and  pillory  they  will  drop  it  through  a  crack  in  the  bleachers  and  were  adopted  only  after  bleachers  were  deemed  â&#x20AC;&#x153;intollera-­ howl  relentlessly  over  its  loss.  And,  in  a  skill  that  sci-­ bly  crewell.â&#x20AC;?) ence  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  yet  explain,  a  3-­year-­old  Other  symptoms  of  bleacher  fatigue  needs  to  go  to  the  bathroom  only  include  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  for  outdoor  events  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  sun-­ when  there  are  two  minutes  left  and  burn  and  heatstroke  or,  alternately,  the  game  is  tied. hypothermia  and  frostbite,  or  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  for  Parents  at  any  given  sporting  event  indoor  events  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  crowd-­induced  agora-­ are  united  in  supporting  their  chil-­ SKRELD KHDGDFKHV IURP WKH Ă&#x20AC;XRUHVFHQW drenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  athletic  endeavors  while,  with  lighting  and  nausea  from  the  cumula-­ a  twinge  of  guilt,  wishing  they  could  tive  odors  of  sweaty  athletes  exuding  be  home  getting  the  yard  work  done. Â

By Jessie Raymond And,  later,  when  they  limp  out  to  the  BO  in  the  poorly  ventilated  gymna-­ sium. parking  lot,  they  are  again  as  one:  a  Also  commonly  experienced  are  group  of  people  having  a  hard  time  stomachaches,  from  eating  at  concession  stands,  and  walking  upright  and  thinking  mostly  about  ibuprofen. mild  depression,  from  coming  home  late  Sunday  night  You  can  see  the  signs  of  bleacher  fatigue  in  your  after  a  two-­day  tournament  and  discovering  that  the  IULHQGV DQG FRZRUNHUV 7KH VKXIĂ&#x20AC;LQJ IURP FKURQLF EDFN house  is  still  as  messy  as  it  was  when  you  left.

SDLQ 7KH SHUPDQHQWO\ Ă&#x20AC;DWWHQHG GHUULHUH $QG WKH IXU-­ 0\ KXVEDQG DQG , KDYH EHHQ GHDOLQJ ZLWK EOHDFKHU rowed  eyebrows,  indicating  worry  over  whether  the  fatigue  for  over  20  years.  It  started  with  tee-­ball  way  dogâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  bladder  will  last  until  they  get  home  after  the  back  when,  and  since  then  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  spent  countless  eve-­ game,  how  the  laundry  is  going  to  get  done,  and  when  nings  and  weekends  spectating  three  childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  worth  on  earth  a  person  is  supposed  to  go  grocery  shopping. of  athletics  covering  pretty  much  every  sport  except  ice  A  generation  or  two  ago,  bleacher  fatigue  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  ex-­ hockey  and  fencing. ist.  Parents  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  schedule  their  lives  around  their  chil-­ Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  wonder  we  can  still  walk. dren  and  preferred,  if  possible,  not  to  see  them  between  Things  have  gotten  easier,  though.  We  only  have  one  (See  Raymond,  Page  5A)

Around the bend

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Our  teachers  are  inspirational I  recently  had  the  pleasure  of  attending  my  sonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  parent-­teacher  conference  at  Beeman  Elementary  School  in  New  Haven.  His  teachers,  Robin  Shalline  and  Dawn  Thibault,  have  co-­taught  the  third  grade  for  more  than  20  years.  They  showed  me  in  great  detail  how  my  son  is  doing  academically:  writing  samples  (of  both  creative  DQG VFLHQWLÂżF ZULWLQJ KLV FXUUHQW level  of  mastery  with  a  variety  of  math  computations,  how  he  has  scored  on  testing  they  have  been  doing.  To  say  they  are  skilled  at  what  they  do  would  be  the  understate-­ ment  of  the  year.  And  what  they  do  for  a  class  of  16  nine-­year-­old  students  is  just  extraordinary.  One  of  the  areas  that  was  most  impressive  was  the  research  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;deliveryâ&#x20AC;?  on  a  unit  they  had  just  completed  on  Woodland  Indians.  Students  did  detailed  research  on  this  native  culture.  Then  groups  of  four  students  built  complex  models  of  a  scene  highlighting  a  wigwam  and  showing  day-­to-­day  life  details  like  a  drying  rack  for  meat  and  a  garden.  Students  then  made  Pow-­ erPoint  presentations  using  photos  taken  of  their  models.  These  models  were  then  exhibited  for  parents  to  view  and  on  this  same  day  the  students  ate  venison  meat  that  was  FRRNHG RYHU DQ RSHQ ÂżUH RXWVLGH WKH school  and  ate  cornbread  too.

But  before  the  venison  and  corn-­ bread,  they  all  sat  under  a  makeshift  wigwam  in  the  playground  and  got  to  hear  their  classmate  tell  the  story  of  how  he  shot  the  deer  that  had  provided  the  meat.  This  unit  also  included  the  students  writing  summary  essays  about  Woodland  Indians  and  what  they  had  learned. $QG ÂżQDOO\ WKH FODVV FRPSOHWHG D spectacular  creative  writing  proj-­ ect  where  students  wrote  poems  from  the  perspective  of  imagin-­ ing  themselves  to  be  a  Woodland  ,QGLDQ ,I 0V 6KDOOLQH KDG QRW WROG me  that  the  poem  she  was  reading  to  me  was  written  by  my  son  I  would  have  sworn  the  piece  was  written  by  an  adult  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  the  writerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  voice  was  PDWXUH VRSKLVWLFDWHG FRQÂżGHQW And  apparently,  his  poem  was  not  the  only  poem  that  had  this  level  of  creative  maturity  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  the  class  as  a  (See  Letter,  Page  5A)

Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  March  28,  2013  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  PAGE  5A

Big  change  deserves  big  debate Big  gas.  Big  wind.  Big  telecom.  time  disagree  on  the  solution.  What  Big  electric  merger.  Big  changes  are  matters  is  how  they  engage  in  the  happening  in  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  utility  land-­ process  to  reach  consensus  or  at  least  scape.  What  does  it  say  about  our  compromise.  We  need  to  encourage  state  when  this  past  town  meeting,  civil  debate  and  give  it  a  full  hear-­ one  Vermont  community  authorized  ing  in  our  structured  decision  making  VSHQGLQJ WR ÂżJKW SURFHVV ² HYHQ LI LW WDNHV industrial  wind  in  their  more  time. town,  and  another  commu-­ Some  readily  see  an  nity  authorized  the  same  alignment  between  the  DPRXQW WR ÂżJKW WKH QDWXUDO public  interest  and  the  in-­ gas  pipeline  in  theirs?  One  terest  of  consumers;Íž  oth-­ renewable  energy  project,  ers  will  occasionally  see  a  one  fossil  fuel,  both  carbon  divergence  and  tension  be-­ reducers.  Policy  makers  tween  the  two.  For  exam-­ and  utility  regulators  have  ple,  if  promotion  of  renew-­ repeatedly  found  these  ac-­ able  energy  is  in  the  public  tivities  to  be  â&#x20AC;&#x153;in  the  public  interest,  do  consumers  interest,â&#x20AC;?  but  still,  citizens  have  a  right  to  weigh  in  on  FKRRVH WR ÂżJKW :K\ LV by Rep. Paul Ralston ZKR SURÂżWV IURP WD[SD\HU that? subsidies  and  the  higher  D-Middlebury The  easy  explanation  is  rates  they  are  required  to  to  dismiss  their  concerns  pay  for  that  energy?  If  the  as  NIMBY  (not  in  my  back  yard).  I  expansion  of  the  natural  gas  pipeline  disagree.  Someone  needs  to  look  after  is  in  the  public  interest,  do  consum-­ their  â&#x20AC;&#x153;back  yard,â&#x20AC;?  and  when  people  ers  have  a  say  in  who  gets  gas  service,  feel  their  concerns  are  not  fully  rep-­ and  do  they  have  a  right  to  question  UHVHQWHG LQ WKH SURFHVV WKH\ ÂżJKW ² the  techniques  used  to  produce  that  and  they  should.  Informed  dissent  is  gas?  If  a  community  will  â&#x20AC;&#x153;hostâ&#x20AC;?  essential  to  civil  society.  People  can  WKH XWLOLW\ GHYHORSPHQW ² SHUKDSV agree  on  a  problem  and  at  the  same  DJDLQVW WKHLU ZLVKHV ² VKRXOG WKH\

Legislative Review

VKDUH VRPHKRZ LQ WKH SURÂżWV HDUQHG" As  we  search  for  consensus,  we  need  to  understand  that  often,  sacri-­ ÂżFHV PXVW EH PDGH IRU ÂłWKH FRPPRQ JRRG ´ $QG VDFULÂżFHV DUH PDGH E\ some  every  time  Vermont  promotes  new  utility  initiatives.  Whether  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  siting  of  wind  machines  or  a  solar  DUUD\ ² RU WKH SRZHU OLQHV QHFHVVDU\ WR WUDQVPLW WKDW HQHUJ\ WR PDUNHWV ² or  the  burying  of  a  natural  gas  pipe-­ line,  people  and  communities  are  af-­ fected  to  various  degrees.  I  do  not  believe  that  citizens  should  abdicate  their  interests  just  because  a  public  opinion  poll  shows  the  major-­ ity  believes  otherwise.  And,  I  reject  as  false  and  counter-­productive  at-­ tempts  to  bully  them  into  doing  so.  The  principled  citizen  has  a  duty  to  dissent  when  the  rights  of  a  minor-­ ity  are  threatened  by  the  majority.  If  Vermont  wants  to  be  a  leader  in  the  UHVSRQVH WR FOLPDWH FKDQJH ² DQG , EHOLHYH ZH VKRXOG ² 9HUPRQW PXVW also  show  leadership  in  reconciling  legitimate  differences  of  opinion  and  interest.  People  naturally  want  to  be  part  of  the  solution;Íž  and  in  order  to  do  that,  their  interests  must  be  consid-­ ered  as  part  of  the  process. Â

Letters to the Editor Cuts  to  anti-­poverty  programs  would  be  short-­sighted $ UHWLUHG $GGLVRQ &RXQW\ VHQDWRU Harold  Giard,  was  very  concerned  about  poverty  from  generation  to  generation.  He  was  less  focused  on  short-­term  budget  issues.  We  would  discuss  how  programs  for  children  could  increase  the  odds  that  they  would  become  functional  tax-­pay-­ ing  citizens.

Unfortunately,  success  is  often  hampered  by  limited  resources  available  to  parents.  Home-­based  services  for  families  are  less  avail-­ able  today.  Positive  long-­term  change  must  involve  the  whole  family.

Reach  Up  was  once  an  effective  program  to  deal  with  families  in  poverty.  Now  social  workers  rarely Â

Community

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These  are  my  comments  and  concerns  on  the  petition  of  Vermont  Gas  Systems  Inc.  requesting  a  cer-­ WLÂżFDWH RI SXEOLF JRRG Vermont  Gov.  Peter  Shumlin  signed  into  law  a  ban  on  fracking  in  Vermont  because  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;not  worth  the  risk  to  drinking  water  suppliesâ&#x20AC;?  and  any  project  scoping,  that  certainly  in  the  coming  years  â&#x20AC;&#x153;drinking  water  would  not  constitute  an  estimate  to  base  cost  overruns  on.

Extravagant  digs?  No  way.  Mod-­ HUQ IXQFWLRQDO DQG HIÂżFLHQW" $E-­ solutely.  The  average  space  per  (Continued  from  Page  4A) employee  is  decreasing  by  over  50  &RPPHUFH JDWKHULQJV EXVLQHVV square  feet.  Even  the  agency  sec-­ openings,  industry  get-­togethers.  He  retaries  and  commissioners  will  no  talks  with  agency  and  department  ORQJHU KDYH SULYDWH RIÂżFHV 6RPH heads  and  discusses  ways  to  be  more  KDYH ZRQGHUHG ZK\ DOO Ă&#x20AC;RRUV RI productive  or  do  things  better;Íž  heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  building  had  to  be  renovated.  constantly  seeking  change  within  Simple,  in  order  to  end  up  with  state  operations  to  make  improve-­ 400  more  workstations  at  National  ments.  The  focus  is  almost  always  Life,  we  needed  to  house  more  em-­ RQ WKH ELJ SLFWXUH ² DQG WKH JRYHU-­ SOR\HHV RQ HYHU\ Ă&#x20AC;RRU nor  accepts  that  in  making  improve-­ &RQVROLGDWLQJ WKH DJHQFLHV RI ments,  some  changes  might  initially  Natural  Resources,  Transporta-­ affect  some  people  in  a  negative  WLRQ DQG &RPPHUFH LQ RQH EXLOG-­ way.  That  happens.  The  bigger  ques-­ ing  will  pay  dividends  for  decades  tion  is  whether  the  state  is  moving  in  by  fostering  cooperation  and  col-­ a  better  direction. laboration,  resulting  in  the  kind  of  &RQVLGHU increased  productivity  so  evident  Â&#x2021; 7KH (DUQHG ,QFRPH 7D[ &UHGLW in  the  aftermath  of  Tropical  Storm  Ă&#x20AC;DS 7KH JRYHUQRUÂśV SURSRVDO ZRXOG Irene.  In  addition,  this  project  al-­ shift  $17  million,  out  of  the  $24  mil-­ lows  hundreds  of  state  employees  lion  the  state  provides  the  federal  to  return  to  a  work  in  central  Ver-­ program,  to  childcare  subsidies.  The  mont.  Without  the  move,  the  ANR  governor  believes  that  shift  would  departments  would  be  scattered  FUHDWH EHWWHU EHQHÂżWV WR WKH VDPH around  Vermont  from  Graniteville,  low-­income  recipients.  Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  not  cut-­ to  Fayston,  to  Winooski  in  leased  ting  the  amount  the  state  gives  to  the  space  for  at  least  another  two  years. low-­income  population,  rather  heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  The  ANR  move  to  National  Life  JLYLQJ PRUH WR D VSHFLÂżF VXE VHW is  a  good  news  story  that  should  within  that  group.  He  also  notes  that  not  go  unheralded. the  stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Reach  Up  program  (wel-­

ness  to  spend  30  to  40  percent  of  your  free  time  sitting  in  discomfort  on  the  bleachers  indicates  strongly  that  you  do  not  love  your  children.

You  could,  however,  encourage  them  to  focus  on  music  and  theater  LQVWHDG <RXÂśG VWLOO EH VDFULÂżFLQJ much  of  your  leisure  time  during  their  childhood,  what  with  rehears-­ als  and  performances.  And  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  be  burdened  with  sewing  their  cos-­ tumes  late  into  the  wee  hours  and Â

listening  to  them  run  scales  night  after  night  (bonus  points  if  they  play  clarinet  or  trumpet).

Nothing  says  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  love  youâ&#x20AC;?  like  enduring  a  decade  or  two  of  bleach-­ er  fatigue  for  your  children.  But  if  you  spent  a  comparable  amount  of  time  watching  them  from  a  cushy  auditorium  seat,  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d  at  least  be  telling  them,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Eh,  I  like  you  quite  a  bit.â&#x20AC;?

cursive  writing.  W-­O-­W  on  all  of  this.  What  is  not  to  love  and  appreciate  about  all  of  this?  Thank  you  to  Robin  Shalline  and  Dawn  Thibault  for  all  you  do  and  thank  you  to  Beeman  for  being  such  a  stellar  community  school.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  very  proud  to  have  my  son Â

be  a  Beeman  student.

I  encourage  parents  who  are  reading  this  to  consider  the  impor-­ tance  of  expressing  direct  grati-­ tude  and  appreciation  to  teach-­ ers  for  all  that  they  give  to  our  children  day  after  day,  month  after  month,  year  after  year.  Maggie  Hall  New  Haven Â

Letter (Continued  from  Page  4A) whole  â&#x20AC;&#x153;shinedâ&#x20AC;?  with  this  assign-­ ment.

Meanwhile,  the  third-­grade  class  is  working  on  spelling  every  week  and  Mrs.  Thibault  is  teaching  my  VRQ ZKR KDWHV ¿QH PRWRU VNLOOV

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will  be  more  valuable  than  oil  or  natural  gas,â&#x20AC;?  Shumlin  said  +XIÂżQJ-­ ton  Post).  It  would  be  hypocritical  for  Vermont  having  banned  fracking  in  our  state,  to  build  a  new  pipeline  so  that  fracked  gas  could  be  piped  in  and  sold  to  us.  When  I  asked  at  one  of  Vermont  Gasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  informational  meetings  about  if  the  pipes  would Â

carry  fracked  gas  I  was  told  that  when  the  conventional  natural  gas  runs  out,  there  would  no  doubt  be  fracked  gas  in  the  pipelines.  One  can  also  surmise  that  when  the  fracked  gas  becomes  scarce  then  the  price  of  natural  gas  will  go  up  as  high  as  other  fuels.  Data  from  exist-­ (See  Letter,  Page  12A)

cent  of  those  in  Reach  Up  are  able  to  get  back  into  the  workforce  within  three  years.  When  you  shift  $17  mil-­ lion  out  of  that  program,  the  success  will  be  diminished.  Nor  is  provid-­ ing  childcare  the  only  problem  fac-­ ing  Reach  Up  recipients.  A  lack  of  transportation  is  the  number  one  problem  in  rural  Vermont;Íž  and  we  already  have  other  programs  devoted  to  childcare  subsidies.  Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  hold  this  program  harmless.

Both  are  reasonable  positions.  The  question  the  House  needs  to  ask  is  whether  change  to  the  Reach  Up  program  could  make  it  even  better;Íž  and  whether  the  current  system  is  sustainable.  In  the  past  eight  years,  the  stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  subsidy  has  increased  48  SHUFHQW ² PRUH WKDQ GRXEOH LQĂ&#x20AC;D-­ tion. Â&#x2021; 7KH +RXVH SURSRVDO WR LQFUHDVH ÂżYH GLIIHUHQW EURDG EDVHG WD[HV WR EDODQFH WKH EXGJHW 1HFHVVDU\ Smith  says,  because  the  governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  budget  raises  $30  million  in  new  rev-­ enue  but  balances  the  budget  on  op-­ timistic  break-­open  ticket  revenue,  raiding  all  reserves  and  optimistic  revenue  forecasts.  You  canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  gamble  on  getting  revenues  from  existing  taxes  in  the  hopes  the  economy  will  be  stronger  next  year,  Smith  says.  Revenue  needs  to  be  generated  by  those  who  can  best  afford  it.  In  the  end,  he  says,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  probably  have  to  settle  on  less  new  spending.â&#x20AC;?

The  governor  takes  the  approach  that  the  state  already  spends  enough  and  can  live  within  the  amount  it  currently  raises,  and  that  adding  new  taxes  will  do  more  harm  to  the Â

general  fund  coffers  than  good.  He  also  takes  the  position  that  the  state  cannot  keep  going  back  to  the  top  1  percent  to  increase  their  taxes,  not-­ LQJ WKDW WKH WRS WD[ ÂżOHUV SD\ 20  percent  of  the  stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  income  tax  receipts.  Lose  just  a  handful  of  those  taxpayers  and  you  lose  millions  of  dollars;Íž  or,  pick  up  a  few  more  of  those  high-­income  taxpayers  and  the  state  will  gain  millions.  The  latter  option,  the  governor  says,  is  what  the  state  ought  to  be  doing  to  improve  its  ¿QDQFLDO SLFWXUH 7KH JRYHUQRU OLNHV to  say  he  represents  the  Main  Street  SHUVSHFWLYH ZKLOH WKH +RXVH UHĂ&#x20AC;HFWV the  view  under  the  Dome.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;They  need  to  get  outside  the  Dome  more,â&#x20AC;?  he  says,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;and  get  a  grasp  of  the  big-­ ger  picture.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  are  different  ways  to  ap-­ proach  these  problems,â&#x20AC;?  Smith  counters.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  vision  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  the  only  one  that  makes  sense.â&#x20AC;?

Tit-­for-­tat?  Not  really.  Rather,  we  have  two  very  different  perspec-­ tives  based  on  their  inherent  roles.  The  year-­to-­year  challenge  is  put-­ ting  together  a  continually  evolving  puzzle  without  changing  the  pieces  too  much.  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  the  yin  and  yang  of  government.

Clippings

Raymond (Continued  from  Page  4A) kindergarten  and  college,  except  at  mealtime.  But  things  have  changed.  Nowadays,  not  attending  your  kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  extracurriculars  is  tanta-­ mount  to  child  neglect.

If  you  have  little  ones,  you  may  be  thinking,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  there  some  oth-­ er  way  I  can  be  a  good  parent  with-­ out  having  to  suffer  through  12  or  more  years  of  butt  numbness?â&#x20AC;?

No.  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  afraid  your  unwilling-­

wage.  We  could  replace  this  with  a  substantial  increase  in  the  minimum  wage.  The  earned  income  tax  credit,  along  with  public  funds  for  child-­ care  and  health  insurance  are  also  subsidies  for  low-­wage  businesses.  Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  scapegoat  the  poor  who  are  stuck  in  an  economy  ruined  by  FRUSRUDWH JUHHG 5HYHQXH WR ÂżJKW poverty  is  available  from  wealthy  Vermonters;Íž  but  Gov.  Shumlin  would  rather  tax  fuel,  etc.,  than  ask  his  rich  friends  to  pay.

Will  our  Legislature  try  to  inter-­ rupt  the  cycle  of  poverty  in  Ver-­ mont?  A  start  could  be  a  return  to  a  positive  Reach  Up  program.

Geoffrey  Cobden Weybridge

Vermont  Gas  pipeline  approval  would  be  hypocritical

Agencyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  move  to  National  Life  explained News  stories  last  week  have  re-­ over  400  workstations.  That  would  VXOWHG LQ D VLJQLÂżFDQW PLVXQGHU-­ mean,  if  we  were  building  new,  standing  about  the  move  to  the  Na-­ the  cost  would  have  been  over  $30  tional  Life  campus  by  the  Agency  million,  as  opposed  to  the  $8.6  mil-­ of  Natural  Resources.  One  daily  lion.  In  addition,  before  proceeding  paper  even  editorial-­ ZH YHULÂżHG WKDW PRY-­ ized  with  words  and  ing  ANR  to  National  phrases  like  â&#x20AC;&#x153;extrava-­ Life  would  be  far  less  gantâ&#x20AC;?  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;costs  run  expensive  than  reno-­ amok.â&#x20AC;?  Based  on  nu-­ vating  space  for  them  merous  conversations  at  the  Waterbury  State  and  written  communi-­ 2IÂżFH &RPSOH[ cations  with  Vermont-­ Last  July,  the  ad-­ ers,  I  know  the  impres-­ ministration  publicly  sion  they  received  was  SUHVHQWHG WKH ÂżUVW HVWL-­ that  there  was  a  four-­ mate  of  $7.5  million  to  fold  cost  overrun,  that  legislators  for  the  cost  the  rehabbed  space  is  to  rehabilitate  space  luxurious,  and  that  leg-­ at  National  Life  for  islators  were  surprised  approximately  1,000  when  they  only  recent-­ employees,  thereby  al-­ This  weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  writer  ly  learned  of  the  actual  is  Jeb  Spaulding,  lowing  the  400  or  so  projected  cost.  None  of  Vermont  Secretary  of  employees  of  ANR  to  those  impressions  are  Administration. join  the  Transporta-­ accurate.

WLRQ DQG &RPPHUFH This  project  is  a  ter-­ agencies  at  that  loca-­ ULÂżF GHDO IRU WD[SD\HUV 2I WKH SUR-­ tion.  The  estimate  was  increased  to  jected  $8.6  million  cost,  National  $8.6  million  in  October  and,  again,  Life  is  paying  for  $3.5  million.  The  shared  with  legislative  commit-­ cost  per  square  foot  is  less  than  $50,  tees.  The  earliest  internal  estimates  including  parking,  for  the  renova-­ , FDQ ÂżQG VKRZHG D UDQJH EHWZHHQ tion.  By  comparison,  I  am  told  a  $6.8  and  $10  million.  And  even  if,  reasonable  per-­square-­foot  cost,  as  we  have  heard,  the  House  Insti-­ with  parking,  for  new  construc-­ WXWLRQV &RPPLWWHH KHDUG DQ LQIRU-­ tion  is  about  $400.  We  are  adding  mal  $2  million  guesstimate  prior  to Â

engage  with  families.  Gov.  Shumlin  wants  to  further  reduce  assistance  and  services  to  the  poorest  families  in  Vermont.  A  few  may  do  well.  But  some  mothers  will  seek  help  from  abusive  men.  More  children  will  end  up  in  state  custody.  Older  boys  can  look  forward  to  jail.  All  this  may  save  pennies  in  the  short  run.

Single-­payer  health  care  is  a  posi-­ tive  goal  of  Gov.  Shumlin.  How-­ ever,  on  the  way  he  advocates  cuts  in  health  insurance  now  available  to  low-­income  citizens.

Fortunately,  the  Vermont  House  has  not  allowed  the  governor  to  savagely  cut  the  earned  income  tax  credit,  which  allows  some  low-­in-­ come  workers  to  approach  a  livable Â

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fare)  is  among  the  most  generous  in  the  nation,  and  that  the  spending  could  be  better  structured  to  ensure  the  money  is  used  to  the  greatest  EHQHÂżW Âł,W LV QRW WKH EHVW ZHOIDUH program  you  could  create,â&#x20AC;?  he  says.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  could  be  restructured  to  be  more  effective.â&#x20AC;?

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Letters to the Editor can be found on Pages 4A, 5A and 12A.

Real  Estate  and  You by  Ingrid Punderson  Jackson

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PAGE  6A  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Addison  Independent,  Thursday,  March  28,  2013

ADDISON COUNTY

Albert Savage, 82, Orwell

Obituaries Tracey Sumner, 87, Monkton

MONKTON  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Tracey  Francis  Sumner,  87,  died  Friday,  March  22,  2013,  at  his  home  in  Monkton.

He  was  born  March  19,  1926,  in  Bristol,  the  son  of  Berley  and  Anna  Hallock  Sumner.

He  worked  for  many  years  at  Lathrop  Lumber  Mill  in  Bristol.  His  family  says  he  enjoyed  walk-­ ing  around  Bristol  until  he  moved  to  Monkton  where  he  lived  with  his  son  and  family  until  his  death.

He  is  survived  by  two  sons,  Sidney  Sumner  of  Monkton  and  Charles  Sumner  of  Bridport;Íž  ¿YH JUDQGFKLOGUHQ VHYHQ JUHDW grandchildren;Íž  three  brothers  Tex,  Philip  and  Sonny  Sumner;Íž  a  sister,  Catherine;Íž  and  several  nieces  and Â

nephews.

He  was  predeceased  by  a  daugh-­ ter,  Rebecca;͞  two  brothers;͞  and  four  sisters.

Funeral  services  were  held  at  11  a.m.  on  Thursday,  March  28,  at  Brown-­McClay  Funeral  Home  in  Bristol.  Interment  will  be  in  Greenwood  Cemetery  in  Bristol  in  the  spring.  Friends  were  invited  to  call  at  Brown-­McClay  Funeral  Home  in  Bristol  on  Wednesday,  March  27,  from  5  to  8  p.m.  Memorial  contributions  may  be  made  to  Project  Independence,  112  Exchange  St.,  Middlebury,  VT  0575,  or  Helen  Porter  Healthcare  &  Rehabilitation  Center,  30  Porter  Drive,  Middlebury,  VT  05753.

TRACEY Â SUMNER

ORWELL  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Albert  Savage,  82,  a  longtime  resident  of  Orwell,  passed  away  peacefully  Sunday  morning,  March  24,  2013,  at  Shard  Villa  in  Salisbury  with  his  wife  by  his  side.

He  was  born  May  22,  1930,  in  White  River  Junction,  the  son  of  George  and  Laura  (Woodward)  Savage.

Mr.  Savage  graduated  from  the  Hartford  High  School  in  1948.

He  married  Janet  Gray  on  Oct.  19,  1952.

For  several  years  he  was  a  dairy  farmer  in  White  River  prior  to  relo-­ cating  to  Orwell  in  1971  where  he  continued  farming.  The  farm  contin-­ ues  to  be  operated  by  his  son  Allen.

He  was  a  member  of  the  Free  and  Accepted  Masons  Independence  No.  10  Lodge  in  Orwell.

Mr.  Savage  served  on  the  board  of  the  Eastern  Milk  Producers  and  the  Eastern  A.I.  Sire  committee.  He  VHOĂ&#x20AC;HVVO\ VHUYHG WKH WRZQ RI 2UZHOO as  a  lister  for  over  25  years  and  as  a Â

Emile Desautels, 88, Middlebury MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Emile  J.  Desautels,  88,  of  Middlebury  died  early  Saturday  morning,  March  23,  2013,  at  his  home  following  a  long  illness.

He  was  born  on  Sept.  6,  1924,  in  Middlebury,  the  son  of  Henry  and  Justine  (Bourgeois)  Desautels.  He  attended  Middlebury  area  schools.  He  grew  up  helping  on  his  parentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  farm  and  learned  to  move  buildings  from  his  father.  As  a  young  man  he  worked  erecting  radio  towers  on  the  East  Coast.

In  1948  he  married  Mary  Sankowski  at  the  St.  Stanislaus  Polish  Church  in  West  Rutland.

He  owned  and  operated  Desautels  House  Moving  Inc.  until  his  retire-­ ment  in  2008.  His  family  says  he  was  an  avid  stock  car  racing  fan  and  enjoyed  annual  trips  to  Florida  for  the  Daytona  500.

He  is  survived  by  his  son,  Roger  Desautels  of  Middlebury,  and  his  daughter,  Victoria  Aubert  and  her  husband,  Jean-­Luc,  currently  residing  in  India;Íž  two  granddaughters;Íž  and  his Â

brother  Maurice  and  wife,  Claire,  of  Middlebury.

He  was  predeceased  by  his  wife  of  43  years,  Mary  (Sankowski)  Desautels,  who  died  in  1991,  and  Elizabeth  (Bette  Swenor)  Pratt  who  died  in  2007.

A  Mass  of  Christian  burial  was  celebrated  on  March  27,  2013,  at  12:30  p.m.  at  St.  Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Church  in  Middlebury.  Burial  will  be  held  at  a  later  date  in  St.  Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Cemetery.

Online  condolences  may  be  made  at  www.sandersonfuneralservice.com.

Robert Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Bryan, 80, Bristol BRISTOL  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Robert  L.  Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Bryan,  80,  of  Bristol  died  Friday,  March  22,  2013,  at  Fletcher  Allen  Health  Care  in  Burlington.

He  was  born  Sept.  6,  1932,  in Â

Morrison,  N.Y.,  the  son  of  Guy  and  Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Bryan,  and  Milie-­Jean  Costillo.  Vena  Shepard  Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Bryan. +H ZDV SUHGHFHDVHG E\ ÂżYH EURWK-­ He  is  survived  by  his  wife,  Fran;Íž  and  ers,  Ronald,  Donald,  Melwood,  Larry  four  children,  Brenda  Lee  Svitavsky,  and  Ed  Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Bryan.

William  R.  Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Bryan,  Nelson  D.  There  will  be  no  funeral  services.

consultant  lister  for  years  after.  His  knowledge  of  the  state  of  Vermont  statutes  and  his  honestly  and  integ-­ rity  have  served  the  town  of  Orwell  immeasurably.

He  enjoyed  watching  sports  and  was  a  fan  of  the  New  York  Giants  and  Yankees.

Mr.  Savage  like  being  outside  cutting  wood;͞  using  his  faithful  Ford  tractor.

Survivors  includes  his  wife,  Janet  Savage  of  Orwell;͞  a  daughter,  Jill  Bourassa  and  her  spouse  Guy  of  (Q¿HOG &RQQ WKUHH VRQV $QGUHZ Savage  and  his  spouse,  Joyce,  of  White  River  Junction,  and  Allen  Savage,  and  Aaron  Savage  and  his  spouse,  Willy,  all  of  Orwell;͞  six  grandchildren,  Corinne  Blair  and  her  husband  Doug  in  the  U.S  Navy  stationed  in  Norfolk,  Va.,  April  Savage  of  Newport,  Va.,  Dr.  Stefanie  Bourassa  and  Kathleen  Bourassa  both  RI (Q¿HOG &RQQ )DDURQ 6DYDJH RI %HOJUDQG 0RQW DQG KHU ¿DQFp

Jeff  Washburn,  and  Todd  Savage  of  Orwell;͞  and  two  great-­grandchildren,  William  and  Olivia  Blair  of  Newport,  Va. He  was  predeceased  by  two  sisters,  Ruth  Simpson  and  Florence  Ayer,  and  two  brothers,  Hiram  Savage  and  Kenneth  Harlow.

Friends  were  invited  to  call  on  Thursday,  March  28,  from  4  p.m.  until  7  p.m.  at  the  Durfee  Funeral  Home,  119  North  Main  St.,  Fair  Haven.  Private  burial  will  be  at  a  later  date  in  the  Hartford  Village  Cemetery.

We  would  like  to  thank  the  staff  at  Shard  Villa  for  extraordinary  care  he  received;͞  the  staff  are  all  angels.  Thank  you  to  Miles  and  Cheryl  Tudhope  for  being  special  friends  and  Leah  Coutermarsh  and  Barb  LaDuc  for  help  with  his  care  and  driving  to  appointments.

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Jean Foote, 85, Cornwall CORNWALL  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Jean  Lane  Foote,  85,  of  Cornwall  died  March  23,  2013,  at  the  Addison  Respite  Care  Home  (ARCH)  in  Middlebury.

She  was  born  on  Feb.  22,  1928,  the  only  child  of  Earl  and  Grace  Lane.  She  graduated  from  Middlebury  High  School  and  earned  her  RN  at  Rutland  Hospital.  As  a  registered  nurse,  she  worked  at  Porter  Hospital  until  she  started  her  family.

In  1949,  she  married  Winfield  E.  Foote  Jr.,  who  predeceased  her  in  1977.

Her  relatives  say  she  continued  using  her  nursing  skills  throughout Â

her  life  to  help  neighbors  and  friends  in  their  time  of  need.  In  later  years,  she  also  provided  child-­ care  for  neighbors.  Her  family  says  she  was  very  proud  to  be  a  farmer  and  lived  on  the  same  dairy  farm  for  nearly  85  years.

She  leaves  her  children,  Charles  (Claudette),  Cheryl  (Edwin)  Ettinger  and  Candace  (Edwin)  Thornton;͞  and  five  grandchildren.

She  was  predeceased  by  a  son,  Calvin,  in  1960.

Private  services  will  be  held  at  a  later  date.  Memorials  may  be  made  to  ARCH  at  Helen  Porter  Healthcare  and  Rehabilitation  Center  in  Middlebury. Â

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Donna Palmer, 69, Leicester LEICESTER  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Donna  M.  Palmer,  Medical  Center. in  a  future  edition  of  the  Addison  69,  of  Leicester  died  Monday,  March  A  complete  obituary  and  funeral  Independent.

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Thomas Stasz, 63, Weybridge WEYBRIDGE  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Thomas  E.  Stasz,  63,  of  Weybridge  died  Saturday,  March  16,  at  Mount  Sinai  Hospital  in  New  York  after  a  long,  heroic  battle  ZLWK P\HORÂżEURVLV +LV IDPLO\ DQG friends  surrounded  him  at  his  bedside  as  snow  fell  in  Central  Park.

A  1971  graduate  of  Middlebury  College,  he  held  advanced  degrees  from  the  University  of  Vermont,  a  Phd  from  Cornell  and  a  JD  from  Syracuse  University.  He  began  his  professional  life  as  a  bench  scientist,  became  the  founder  of  a  startup  company  and  also  worked  as  a  corporate  attorney. Â

His  family  says  he  was  known  for  his  level  head  and  analytical  mind,  as  well  as  his  genuine  concern  for  others.

His  relatives  say  he  was  the  essence  of  the  Renaissance  man:  a  builder  of  homes  and  barns,  an  orchardist,  a  master  syrup  maker,  a  beekeeper  and  an  athlete.  They  say  most  important  to  him  was  being  a  loving  husband  and  devoted  father  and  that  return-­ ing  to  Vermont,  which  had  always  been  home,  was  a  dream.  He  was  able,  despite  his  illness,  to  create  a  home  place  for  his  family  that  will  be Â

treasured  for  generations  to  come.

He  is  survived  by  his  wife  of  41  years,  Bird,  and  his  two  children,  Meghan  and  Jeffrey,  as  well  as  extended  family  and  friends.

A  celebration  of  his  life  will  be  held  at  his  home  on  James  Road  at  5  p.m.  on  Saturday,  May  18.  Memorial  donations  can  be  made  to  the  Addison  County  4-­H  Foundation,  23  Pond  Lane,  Suite  300,  Middlebury,  VT  05753.  The  contact  person  is  Martha  Seifert,  802-­388-­4960.  The  foun-­ dation  supports  the  work  of  young  people  in  agriculture.

Edith Pigot, 101, former Addison County resident SANTA  ROSA,  Calif.  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Edith  S.  (Lane)  Pigot,  101,  of  Santa  Rosa  died  Feb.  26,  2013.

In  the  1950s  she  and  her  family  operated  guesthouses:  Holiday  Hill  in  Salisbury,  Vt.,  and  The  Open  Hearth  in  Cornwall,  Vt. Born  in  New  York  City,  she  was  raised  in  Brattleboro  in  her  younger  years  until  her  fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  work Â

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She  was  married  to  William  B.  Lane  for  32  years.  After  his  death  she  married  Palmer  N.  Pigot  of  Sarasota,  Fla.   Upon  his  death  28  years  later,  she  moved  to  Santa  Rosa  in  1994.  Her  relatives  say  she  loved  her  family,  animals,  gardening,  cooking Â

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She  was  predeceased  by  two  sons,  David  and  William.

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Holding a piece of history is a thrill Little  City  taps THREE-­YEAR-­OLD  Ella  Bearor  helps  her  dad,  Chris  Bearor,  tap  four  of  Bixby  Memorial  Libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  sugar  maple  trees  IRU WKH ÂżUVW WLPH HYHU HDUOLHU WKLV PRQWK The  sap  has  been  running,  and  Chris  Bearor  teamed  up  with  Bixby  Library  youth  librarian  Rachel  Plant  to  present  a  childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  program  on  maple  sug-­ DULQJ 0UV (EHOÂśV NLQGHUJDUWHQ FODVV from  Vergennes  Union  Elementary  6FKRRO YLVLWHG %L[E\ IRU WKH SURJUDP and  it  was  also  presented  as  part  of  the  regular  Thursday  morning  story  time  ODVW ZHHN $ UHVXOWLQJ JDOORQ RI WKH 9HU-­ gennes  libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  own  maple  syrup  will  VRRQ EH DYDLODEOH DV DQ DXFWLRQ LWHP DW the  upcoming  Bixby  Gala!

One  of  Middlebury  Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  best-­ note  in  the  right-­hand  margin  adds  I  imagine  that  Thoreau  would  be  kept  secrets  is  its  fabulous  archive  the  Latin  genus  and  species.  Later,  pleased,  especially  if  these  scien-­ in  the  Special  Collections  rooms  Thoreau  changes  tists  did  not  there-­ of  the  library.  And  one  of  the  best-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;meadow  mouseâ&#x20AC;?  to  fore  dismiss  his  kept  secrets  in  Special  Collections  â&#x20AC;&#x153;deer  mouse.â&#x20AC;?  While  radical  spiritual  is  a  copy  of  Henry  David  Thoreauâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  I,  too,  am  fond  of  exhortations,  his  Walden  that  Thoreau  himself  owned  mice,  I  can  assure  defense  of  contem-­ and  used.  Although  his  emendations  you  that  I  wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  plative  practice  are  relatively  few,  they  show  us  the  â&#x20AC;&#x201C;  indeed,  couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t   or  his  unyielding  Writer  in  Action,  combing  through  have  spotted  this  abolitionist  poli-­ his  own  work  with  care.  Depending  difference.  I  wonder,  tics.  For  Thoreau,  on  what  you  count,  there  are  about  would  it  matter  to  a  every  aspect  of  his  18  adjustments  that  Thoreau  makes  reader  (who  wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  life  and  work  are  to  this  edition,  all  of  which  appear  present  at  the  time)  deeply  intertwined. in  the  multiple  later  editions  of  whether  Thoreau  had  Which  leads  me  Walden  that  grace  my  bookshelves. got  it  right  about  the  back  to  the  copy  of  But  without  having  seen  these  mouse?  But  that  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  Walden  in  Special  changes  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  most  likely  made  with  the  issue.  It  mattered  C o l l e c t i o n s .  the  very  â&#x20AC;&#x153;new-­fashionedâ&#x20AC;?  pencil  to  Thoreau.   Despite  the  new  that  he  helped  design  for  the  family  What  is  unexpect-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;relevanceâ&#x20AC;?  of  business  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  I  would  have  never  edly  fascinating,  Thoreauâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  scien-­ known  the  nature  of  Thoreauâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  however,  is  the  extent  WLÂżF ZULWLQJ WKDWÂśV precision  in  editing.  Sometimes  to  which  Thoreauâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  By Rebecca Kneale Gould not  what  excites  Thoreau  is  simply  correcting  a  careful  accounting  of  me  the  most.  For  matter  of  punctuation,  or  a  printerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  WKH Ă&#x20AC;RUD DQG IDXQD me,  reaching  back  error.  The  most  interesting  marginal  of  the  Concord  woodlands  is  prag-­ into  history  has  profound  value  for  comments,  however,  have  to  do  matically  useful  today.  Dr.  Richard  its  own  sake.  I  was  nearly  rhapsodic  ZLWK 7KRUHDXÂśV VFLHQWLÂżF VFUXSX-­ Primack  and  his  colleague  Dr.  several  weeks  ago  when  in  my  lousness.  In  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Soundsâ&#x20AC;?  chapter,  Abraham  Miller-­Rushing  have  used  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Natureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Meaningsâ&#x20AC;?  class  I  spoke  for  instance,  Thoreau  crosses  out  Thoreauâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  records  to  map  changes  of  the  thrill  of  holding  Thoreauâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;single  spruceâ&#x20AC;?  in  Concordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  plant  copy  of  Walden  in  my  own  hands. and  changes  it  to  species  since  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;What  a  nerd!â&#x20AC;?  I  imagined  my  â&#x20AC;&#x153;double  spruce.â&#x20AC;?  mid-­19th  century.  students  thinking  when  they  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  ho And  in  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Baker  What  Primack  and  collectively  burst  into  a  chorus  Farmâ&#x20AC;?  where  Miller-­Rushing  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wow!â&#x20AC;?  But  a  few  days  later  I  knew he  writes  of  the  have  been  able  to  bumped  into  a  student  who  was  that usnea  lichen  do  with  Thoreauâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  barreling  out  of  the  library  with  â&#x20AC;&#x153;that  hangs  in  records  is  to  map  a  huge  grin  on  his  face.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  just  we would have festoons  from  likely  effects  looked  at  that  copy  of  Walden,â&#x20AC;?  he  Thoreau to thank the  the  white-­spruce  of  climate  change  exclaimed,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wow!â&#x20AC;?  Later,  when  tree,â&#x20AC;?  Thoreau  on  the  timing  of  I  asked  him  to  elaborate,  Noah  for contributing has  crossed  WKH Ă&#x20AC;RZHULQJ RI sent  me  an  e-­mail:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;[It]  was  an  to contempoout  â&#x20AC;&#x153;whiteâ&#x20AC;?  plants.  Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  extremely  powerful  experience.  â&#x20AC;Ś  UDU\ VFLHQWLĂ&#x20AC;F and  penciled  in  DOVR LGHQWLÂżHG Thoreau  seemed  so  much  more  of  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;blackâ&#x20AC;?  (thus  the  loss  of  almost  person  when  I  envisioned  him  hold-­ research? sprucing  up  his  30  percent  of  the  ing  the  very  book  that  was  in  my  text  in  more  than  plant  species  that  hands.  Experiencing  this  vicarious  one  way!).

XVHG WR Ă&#x20AC;RXULVK sensation  added  a  whole  new  level  In  addition  to  being  precise  in  Concord.  In  this  case,  Thoreauâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  of  depth  and  importance  to  book  about  trees,  Thoreau  seems  fond  of  extensive  journals  (kept  from  1837  that  was  already  special  to  me.â&#x20AC;? getting  it  right  about  mice.  At  one  to  1861)  are  the  primary  source  Thoreau  would  be  happy  to  hear  moment  in  the  text,  he  points  out  of  this  historical  data,  but  it  is  in  that,  I  think.  I  certainly  was. that  a  mouse-­neighbor  of  his  is  â&#x20AC;&#x153;a  Walden  that  we  see  the  early  emer-­ Rebecca  Kneale  Gould  is  wild  and  native  kind,  not  found  in  gence  of  the  naturalist-­in-­training.  Associate  Professor  of  Religion  the  village,â&#x20AC;?  a  careful  observation  in  Who  knew  that  we  would  have  and  Environmental  Studies  itself.  But  clearly  Thoreau  has  gone  Thoreau  to  thank  for  contributing  to  at  Middlebury  College  and  a  off  and  done  some  research,  for  the  FRQWHPSRUDU\ VFLHQWLÂżF UHVHDUFK" â&#x20AC;&#x153;boutique  shepherdâ&#x20AC;?  in  Monkton.

Ways of Seeing

Vt.  Gas (Continued  from  Page  1A) by  late  this  summer.

The  10.5-­mile  pipeline  segment  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  which  would  bisect  portions  of  Middlebury,  Cornwall  and  Shoreham  before  heading  under  Lake  Champlain  to  IPC  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  is  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Phase  IIâ&#x20AC;?  of  Vermont  Gasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  planned  expansion  into  Addison  County,  formally  called  the  Addison  Natural  Gas  Project.  Phase  I  involves  a  41-­mile  pipeline  extension  that  would  bring  natural  gas  service  from  Colchester  in  Chittenden  County  to  Middlebury  and  Vergennes.  Phase  I  plans  are  already  in  front  of  the  Vermont  Public  Service  Board  36% ZKLFK KHOG LWV ÂżUVW SXEOLF KHDU-­ ing  on  the  project  this  past  Thursday,  March  21,  in  Hinesburg.  The  meeting  was  well-­attended,  and  it  ran  an  hour  longer  than  originally  warned  because  so  many  people  wanted  to  speak.

Jane  Palmer,  a  Monkton  landowner  who  attended  the  hearing,  said  she  was  surprised  by  how  many  people  from  New  York  state  spoke  at  the  hearing  RQ WKH EHQHÂżWV D SLSHOLQH ZRXOG KDYH to  IPC. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  thought  that  was  Phase  II  and  this  hearing  was  pertaining  to  Phase  I  to  Middlebury  and  Vergennes,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.

Some  participants  at  the  March  21  hearing  touted  the  potential  of  around  40  percent  in  savings  for  consumers  who  heat  with  natural  gas  as  compared  to  fuel  oil.  But  others  along  the  project  route  voiced  concern  about  the  pros-­ pect  of  their  property  being  dug  up  for  a  pipeline  they  would  not  be  able  to  tap  into,  that  could  pose  dangers  to  their  safety,  and  that  would  mean  giving  up  rights  to  a  portion  of  their  land  in  perpetuity.

Some  environmentalists,  mean-­ while,  urged  the  PSB  to  reject  a  project  they  said  would  delay  soci-­ etyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  conversion  from  fossil  fuels  to  more  environmentally  friendly  green  energy  alternatives. ,I LVVXHG D FHUWLÂżFDWH RI SXEOLF JRRG by  the  PSB,  the  Phase  I  pipeline  would  be  laid  underground,  largely  within  the  Vermont  Electric  Power  Company  right  of  way,  on  a  schedule  calling  for  natural  gas  to  reach  Middlebury  industrial  park  customers  by  next  year.  Other  Middlebury  clients  and  Vergennes  customers  would  then  be  added  by  2015.

PERMITTING  PHASE  II And  while  Phase  I  is  being  evalu-­ ated,  Vermont  Gas  is  looking  to  get  Phase  II  into  the  permitting  pipeline.  The  $70  million  cost  of  that  segment  is  to  be  underwritten  by  IPC,  which  has  been  looking  for  a  cheaper  alternative Â

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to  fuel  oil  in  operating  its  mill.  The  paper  company  several  years  ago  considered  burning  tire-­derived  fuel,  a  plan  that  was  sharply  assailed  by  Vermont  residents,  politicians  and  environmentalists.

The  Phase  II  segment,  while  not  \HW FOHDUO\ GHÂżQHG LV EHLQJ ORRNHG upon  warily  by  some  Middlebury,  Cornwall  and  Shoreham  residents  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  some  of  whom  have  reported  receiv-­ ing  unexpected  visits  from  engineers  seeking  access  to  their  property  for  the  study  of  potential  pipeline  routes.  In  an  effort  to  coordinate  concerns  and  inform  interested  parties,  Vermont  Gas  has  established  what  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  calling  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;multi-­stakeholder  working  group,â&#x20AC;?  featuring  representatives  from  the  towns  of  Middlebury,  Cornwall  and  Shoreham. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  would  like  it  to  foster  a  stron-­ ger  relationship  with  the  communities  along  the  transmission  line,â&#x20AC;?  Vermont  Gas  spokesman  Steve  Wark  said  of  WKH JURXS ZKLFK KHOG LWV ÂżUVW PHHW-­ ing  at  the  Addison  County  Regional  Planning  Commission  headquarters  in  Middlebury  on  March  15.  The  agenda  for  that  meeting  included  reviewing  the  process,  goals,  roles,  responsibili-­ ties  and  desired  outcomes  for  the  IPC  pipeline  proposal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  group  will  meet  several  times  between  now  and  early  summer,â&#x20AC;?  Wark  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  will  use  the  informa-­ tion  to  optimize  the  route.â&#x20AC;?

Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  representatives  in  the  new  stakeholder  working  group  are  Selectwoman  Susan  Shashok,  Town  Planner  Fred  Dunnington,  Planning  Commission  Chairwoman  Nancy  Malcolm  and  Director  of  Operations  Dan  Werner.  According  to  a  letter  from  Vermont  Gas  to  Middlebury  residents,  the  group  also  includes  Middlebury  College  representative  Tom  Corbin,  treasurer  and  director  of  business  services.

The  working  group  also  includes  members  from  Shoreham  (Kate  Lampron),  Cornwall  (Jim  Duclos  and  Abi  Sessions),  the  regional  planning  commission  and  the  Vermont  Agency Â

of  Transportation.

Shashok  is  already  well-­versed  in  the  arena  of  community-­corporate  relations.  She  was  a  key  player  several  years  ago  in  negotiations  between  the  East  Middlebury  community  and  J.P.  Carrara  &  Sons  on  the  proposed  expansion  of  a  Carrara  gravel  pit  in  the  neighborhood.  The  company  ultimately  agreed  to  a  plan  the  community  could  live  with,  although  Carraraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  eventually  tabled  the  expansion.

Shashok  requested  that  Middlebury  Community  Television  be  allowed  to  tape  the  balance  of  the  working  groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  meetings.  Vermont  Gas  has  agreed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  asked  for  engagement,  transpar-­ ency  and  follow-­through,â&#x20AC;?  Shashok  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;(Vermont  Gas)  seemed  to  be  willing  to  do  that.â&#x20AC;?

The  working  group  is  scheduled  to  meet  every  Friday  morning  through  the  end  of  May,  7:30-­9:30  a.m.,  at  the  ACRPC  headquarters  on  Seminary  Street  in  Middlebury.

Through  the  working  group  and  other  public  meetings,  Wark  said  Vermont  Gas  expects  to  develop  â&#x20AC;&#x153;broad  feedbackâ&#x20AC;?  on  the  Phase  II  project,  feedback  that  he  believes  will  allow  the  company  to  ultimately  pin  down  the  preferred  pipeline  route.  The  company  would  like  to  see  the  Phase  II  pipeline  completed  in  2015. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  are  in  the  early  planning  stages,â&#x20AC;?  Wark  said.

Vermont  Gas  has  already  held  Phase  II-­related  public  informa-­ tion  meetings  in  Middlebury  and  Shoreham.  Wark  said  a  similar  meet-­ ing  will  be  held  in  Cornwall  later  this  spring.

Vermont  Gas  will  also  hold  a  broader  public  meeting  this  Monday,  April  1,  7-­9  p.m.,  at  the  Municipal  Gym  in  Middlebury.  In  a  letter  to  Middlebury  residents,  Wark  said  company  representatives  will  pres-­ ent  a  preliminary  route  for  the  Phase  II  pipeline  through  Middlebury,  and  they  are  interested  in  hearing  feed-­ back  from  the  public.

W

EMINENT  DOMAIN 2QFH D GHÂżQLWLYH URXWH LV VHOHFWHG Vermont  Gas  will  look  to  negoti-­ ate  easements  with  property  owners  along  the  pipeline  path.  If  the  company  encounters  an  unwilling  seller,  it  might  have  to  look  at  the  option  of  taking  land  by  eminent  domain.  That  would  mean  proving  public  good  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  something  opponents  of  the  project  believe  will  EH GLIÂżFXOW JLYHQ WKDW WKH PDLQ EHQHÂż-­ ciary  of  the  project  would  be  one  large  corporate  entity.

But  Wark  reiterated  his  belief  that  public  good  can  be  proven  for  Phase  II  because  the  project  would: Â&#x2021; +HOS WKH ERWWRP OLQH RI D ODUJH regional  employer.  Wark  said  more  than  15  percent  of  the  wood  supplied  to  the  mill  comes  from  sustainably  managed  Vermont  forests.  The  mill  has  600  employees  and  an  additional  700 Â

independent  loggers  and  truckers  from  New  York  and  Vermont  who  directly  earn  a  living  by  providing  wood  and  ¿EHU WR WKH PLOO DFFRUGLQJ WR :DUN Â&#x2021; &UHDWH SLSHOLQH LQIUDVWUXFWXUH that  would  provide  substantial  prop-­ erty  tax  revenue  for  the  towns  of  Middlebury,  Shoreham  and  Cornwall.  He  said  Vermont  Gas  would  also  look  at  the  prospect  of  offering  natural  gas Â

in  Shoreham  Village  and  other  areas  where  there  are  population  pockets  that  PDNH LW ÂżQDQFLDOO\ YLDEOH Â&#x2021; :RXOG EULQJ WKH WUDQVPLVVLRQ pipeline  17  miles  closer  to  Rutland,  allowing  Vermont  Gas  to  serve  Rutland  15  years  sooner  than  previously  planned.

Reporter  John  Flowers  is  at  johnf@ addisonindependent.com.

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p.m.,  Brandon  Music.  This  Vermont-­based  acoustic  trio  plays  original  and  roots  music.  Michele  Fayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  vocals  are  accompanied  by  her  husband,  Tim  Price,  on  PDQGROLQ DQG JXLWDU DQG 'RXJ 5HLG RQ ÂżGGOH *HQHUDO admission  $15.  Reservations  at  (802)  465-­4071  or  info@brandon-­music.net.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;A  Storyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  Storyâ&#x20AC;?  on  stage  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  March  30,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Deborah  Lubar  brings  her  beloved  one-­woman  show  to  the  VWDJH WR EHQHÂżW WKH $GGLVRQ &RXQW\ 3DUHQW &KLOG &HQWHU 7LFNHWV DUH DYDLODEOH DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂżFH 382-­9222  or  www.townhalltheater.org.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fractured  Fairy  Talesâ&#x20AC;?  on  stage  in  Vergennes.  Saturday,  March  30,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  Vergennes  Opera  House.  Little  City  Players  present  this  collec-­ tion  of  classic  stories,  with  a  twist.  Tickets  $12  adults,  $10  seniors  and  students,  available  at  the  VOH,  Classic  Stitching  in  Vergennes  or  www. vergennesoperahouse.org.  Also  on  April  5-­7.  Â

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Kimberly  Krans  Award  reception  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  March  28,  5-­6:30  Stone  Soup  Summit  in  Bristol.  Thursday,  p.m.,  109  Catamount  Park,  off  Exchange  April  4,  3:15-­7  p.m.,  Mount  Abraham  Union  St.  Celebrating  this  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Women  Who  Change  the  High  School.  Addison  County  Relocalization  World  award  winner,  Betsy  Ouellette  of  Waltham,  for  Network  hosts  this  annual  Farm  to  School  gathering,  her  work  at  the  Vermont  Adult  Learning  Childcare  to  discuss  and  increase  local  success  in  the  movement  Center.  Refreshments  provided.  Info:  388-­9180.  to  get  local  food  and  agriculture  into  our  schools.  Free,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Alice  in  Wonderlandâ&#x20AC;?  on  stage  in  Vergennes.  with  a  suggested  $5-­10  donation  for  local-­foods  dinner.  Thursday,  March  28,  6:30-­8:30  p.m.,  VUHS  audito-­ Info:  info@acornvt.org.  rium.  Vergennes  Union  Elementary  School  presents  Art  history  lecture  at  Middlebury  College.  Thursday,  Lewis  Carrollâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  classic  story.  Includes  new  versions  April  4,  4:30-­6  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts,  of  the  Disney  favorites  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  Late,â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Unbirthday  Room  125.  Jessica  Boehman  of  NYU,  a  specialist  in  Songâ&#x20AC;?  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Zip-­a-­Dee-­Doo-­Dah.â&#x20AC;?  Tickets  $5  adults,  Roman  baroque  sculpture,  presents  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ercole  Ferrata  $3  students,  available  at  the  door  1  hour  before  show  and  the  Art  of  Learning  to  Carve  in  Berniniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Rome.â&#x20AC;?  time.  Also  on  March  30.  Free.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  443-­3168.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dancing  Across  West  Africaâ&#x20AC;?  presentation  in  Twist  Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Wool  Spinning  Guild  meeting  in  Middlebury.  Bristol.  Thursday,  March  28,  7-­8:30  Thursday,  April  4,  7-­9  p.m.,  American  Legion.  Guest  p.m.,  Lawrence  Memorial  Library.  speaker  Judy  Comfort  will  give  a  presentation  on  the  The  One  World  Project  will  offer  this  website  Ravelry.  Participants  should  bring  or  borrow  talk  and  slideshow  by  New  Haven  a  laptop,  tablet  or  smartphone.  The  native  Ashley  Bessette,  who  in  2000  SECOND DEGREE REIKI â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Increase your power and understanding, /HJLRQ KDV ZL Âż $OO DUH ZHOFRPH traveled  to  Ghana  and  fell  in  love  with  West  African  dance,  music  and  learn techniques for emotional healing and remote healing, and Info:  453-­5960.  opening  reception  in  culture.  Info:  www.lawrencemelibrary. develop your ability to perceive energy. Prior First Degree Usui Reiki Exhibit  Middlebury.  Thursday,  April  4,  net.  FHUWLĂ&#x20AC;FDWLRQ UHTXLUHG /RYH RIIHULQJ ,QVWUXFWRU LV Barbara Clearbridge. 8-­9  p.m.,  51  Main.  Celebrating  the  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Footloose  the  Musicalâ&#x20AC;?  on  stage  Registration and information: 802-324-9149, www. opening  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Progress  Will  Kill  Us,â&#x20AC;?  in  Bristol.  Thursday,  March  28,  an  exhibit  of  charcoals,  soft  pastels  7-­9  p.m.,  Mount  Abraham  Union  FeelingMuchBetter.org. and  ink  portraits  by  Levi  Westerveld  High  School.  A  Mount  Abe  student  production.  Tickets  $7  each,  on  sale  LEARN TO DANCE SERIES â&#x20AC;&#x201C; BALLROOM, NIGHTCLUB, AND depicting  the  faces  of  French  farmers  at  Martinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Hardware  in  Bristol.  Runs  LATIN. Sunday afternoons, April 7, 14, 21, 28. Mambo -1:30pm from  the  Dordogne  region.  Portraits  are  accompanied  by  short  biogra-­ March  28-­30.  to 2:30pm, no experience required. Classes held at the Cornwall phies  of  the  farmers.  The  artist  will  Armchair  Traveler  presentation  in  Town Hall on Rte 30. $40 for 4 week series, of a one hour lesson be  on  hand  to  discuss  his  project.  New  Haven.  Thursday,  March  28,  7-­9  p.m.,  New  Haven  Community  Library.  each week. For information: www.champlainvalleydance.com Refreshments  served.  Jo  LaFontaine  will  give  an  illustrated  or call John at 802-897-7500. Please bring clean, non marking presentation  on  Zambia  and  its  VKRHV WR ZHDU RQ WKH GDQFH Ă RRU people.  LaFontaine  traveled  to  this  sub-­Saharan  African  nation  in  2008  MIDDLEBURY STUDIO SCHOOL â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s: Papier Mache in Community  health  with  Mothers  Without  Borders.  Free  Motion, Home School Pottery Apr. 5, Mon. & Weds. after school center  open  house  and  accessible.  Info:  453-­4015.  in  Bristol.  Friday,  April  5,  Wheel, Thurs. Hand Building. Adult: Watercolors, AM Int/Adv Oils, Weds. PM Wheel, Thurs. AM Hand Building, Color Workshop for 5-­7  p.m.,  Mountain  Health  Center,  Bristol  Works,  74  Munsill  Ave.  Come  Oils Apr. 13, Digital Photography. Contact Barb 247-3702, email celebrate  the  opening  of  the  Mountain  ewaldewald@aol.com, check out: middleburystudioschool.org. ` +HDOWK &HQWHU WKH ÂżYH WRZQ DUHDÂśV Senior  luncheon  in  new  community  health  center.  Sen.  Middlebury.  Friday,  March  Bernie  Sanders  will  speak  at  6  p.m.  29,  11:30  a.m.-­1:30  p.m.,  Rosieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Restaurant.  CVAA  Refreshments  provided  by  the  centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  neighbors,  and  Rosieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  partner  to  bring  area  seniors  a  monthly  Aqua  Vitea  Kombucha  and  the  Bristol  Bakery  and  luncheon.  Chicken  and  biscuit,  coleslaw  and  straw-­ CafĂŠ.  Ag  Lunch  in  Bridport.  Monday,  April  1,  ³6SULQJ ,QWR 6XPPHU´ EHQHÂżW DXFWLRQ LQ 0LGGOHEXU\  berry  parfait.  Suggested  donation  $5.  Reservations  noon-­1:45  p.m.,  Bridport  Community  Hall.  required:  1-­800-­642-­5119.  Friday,  April  5,  6-­8  p.m.,  Middlebury  Inn.  Help  raise  Legislative  lunch  program  focusing  on  agricul-­ Easter  bake  sale  in  Hancock.  Friday,  March  29,  noon-­2  money  for  the  Boys  and  Girls  Club  of  Greater  tural  issues.  p.m.,  JDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Quick  Stop.  Presented  by  the  Community  Vergennes.  Tickets,  $25,  include  a  Caribbean  buffet  Church  of  Hancock  and  Granville.  dinner  and  admission.  Tickets  available  at  877-­6344  or  VFW  spaghetti  supper  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  March  at  Everywear  for  Everybody  in  Vergennes.  29,  5-­7  p.m.,  Middlebury  VFW,  530  Exchange  St.  %HQHÂżW DXFWLRQ LQ 0LGGOHEXU\  Friday,  April  5,  6-­8  p.m.,  Dinner  includes  spaghetti  and  meatballs  (vegetarian  Middlebury  Inn.  The  Boys  and  Girls  Club  of  Greater  Tai  Chi  for  Arthritis  graduate  class  in  available),  salad  and  dessert.  Takeout  and  call-­ahead  Vergennes  will  hold  a  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spring  Into  Summer  Auctionâ&#x20AC;?  Vergennes.  Tuesday,  April  2,  12:15-­1  p.m.,  orders  available:  388-­9468.  Cost  $7  per  person.  to  support  the  clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  after-­school  programming.  More  1RUWKODQG -RE &RUSV 7KH ÂżUVW LQ D VHULHV Family  Fitness  Night  in  Ferrisburgh.  Friday,  March  than  75  items,  many  with  a  summer  theme,  have  been  of  graduate  tai  chi  classes  meeting  Tuesdays  and  29,  6-­8  p.m.,  Ferrisburgh  Central  School.  Families  are  donated.  Event  includes  a  silent  auction,  live  auction  Thursdays  through  May  23.  Sponsored  by  CVAA,  invited  to  come  out  and  try  six  different  healthy  activi-­ with  Charlie  Barsalow,  a  Caribbean-­themed  buffet  and  these  free  classes  for  people  age  50  or  older  can  ties.  Free  admission.  a  no-­host  bar.  Info:  bgcvergennes@comcast.net  or  on  KHOS LPSURYH EDODQFH Ă&#x20AC;H[LELOLW\ DQG PXVFOH VWUHQJWK â&#x20AC;&#x153;Footloose  the  Musicalâ&#x20AC;?  on  stage  in  Bristol.  Friday,  Facebook.  Register  at  800-­642-­5119,  ext.  1028.  March  29,  7-­9  p.m.,  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fractured  Fairy  Talesâ&#x20AC;?  on  stage  in  Vergennes.  Friday,  School.  A  Mount  Abe  student  production.  Tickets  $7  April  5,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  Vergennes  Opera  House.  Little  each,  on  sale  at  Martinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Hardware  in  Bristol.  Runs  City  Players  present  this  collection  of  classic  stories,  March  28-­30.  with  a  twist.  Tickets  $12  adults,  $10  seniors  and  National  Theatreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Peopleâ&#x20AC;?  broadcast  in  Middlebury.  students,  available  at  the  VOH,  Classic  Stitching  in  GED  testing  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  Friday,  March  29,  7-­9  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Alan  Vergennes  or  www.vergennesoperahouse.org.  Also  April  3,  8:45  a.m.-­1  p.m.,  Vermont  Adult  Bennettâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  brilliant  new  comedy  from  the  National  on  April  6  and  7.  Learning,  282  Boardman  St.  Pre-­registration  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Great  Expectationsâ&#x20AC;?  broadcast  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  Theatre  of  London,  broadcast  on  the  THTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  big  screen.  required.  Call  388-­4392  for  info  and  to  register.  7LFNHWV DYDLODEOH DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂżFH April  5,  7:30-­9:45  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  The  critically  Tai  Chi  for  Arthritis  class  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  382-­9222  or  www.townhalltheater.org.  acclaimed  London  production  of  Dickensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  classic  will  $SULO D P (DVWYLHZ 7KH ÂżUVW LQ D VHULHV Patrick  Fitzsimmons  in  Bristol.  Friday,  March  29,  7-­9  be  broadcast  on  the  big  screen  at  the  THT.  Tickets  of  beginner  tai  chi  classes  meeting  Wednesdays  p.m.,  Recycled  Reading  of  Vermont,  25A  Main  St.  VWXGHQWV DYDLODEOH DW WKH 7+7 ER[ RIÂżFH and  Fridays  through  May  24.  Sponsored  by  CVAA,  Come  and  experience  an  intimate,  acoustic  evening  382-­9222  or  www.townhalltheater.org,  or  at  the  door.  these  free  classes  for  people  age  50  or  older  can  Violinist  Mary  Rowell  in  concert  at  Middlebury  with  this  local  favorite  singer/songwriter.  Info:  453-­5982.  KHOS LPSURYH EDODQFH Ă&#x20AC;H[LELOLW\ DQG PXVFOH VWUHQJWK â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fractured  Fairy  Talesâ&#x20AC;?  on  stage  in  Vergennes.  Friday,  College.  Friday,  April  5,  8-­10  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  Register  at  800-­642-­5119,  ext.  1028.  March  29,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  Vergennes  Opera  House.  for  the  Arts.  Rowell,  with  special  guest  Eve  Beglarian,  Little  City  Players  present  this  collection  of  classic  Gallery  talk  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  April  3,  noon-­1  presents  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Let  Me  Tell  You  Where  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  Been,â&#x20AC;?  a  concert  p.m.,  Henry  Sheldon  Museum.  Bill  Brooks,  executive  stories,  with  a  twist.  Tickets  $12  adults,  $10  seniors  of  music  for  violin,  viola  and  electronics.  Free.  Info:  director  of  the  Sheldon,  will  lead  a  talk  on  items  from  and  students,  available  at  the  VOH,  Classic  Stitching  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  443-­3168.  the  museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  current  exhibit,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Treasures  from  the  in  Vergennes  or  www.vergennesoperahouse.org.  Also  Sheldon.â&#x20AC;?  Info:  388-­2117  or  www.henrysheldonmu-­ on  March  30  and  April  5-­7.  seum.org.  Tai  Chi  for  Arthritis  class  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  Green  Mountain  Club  hike  in  Bridport/ $SULO S P ,OVOH\ /LEUDU\ 7KH ÂżUVW LQ D VHULHV Addison.  Saturday,  April  6,  time  and  meet-­ of  intermediate  tai  chi  classes  meeting  Wednesdays  Green  Mountain  Club  hike  in  Leicester.  ing  place  TBA.  Hike  up  Snake  Mountain.  Easy.  through  May  8.  Sponsored  by  CVAA,  these  free  Saturday,  March  30,  time  and  meet-­ Email  paulettebogan@yahoo.com  or  call  475-­2848  for  classes  for  people  age  50  or  older  can  help  improve  ing  place  TBA.  Hike  on  Minnie  Baker  and  meeting  time  and  place.  EDODQFH Ă&#x20AC;H[LELOLW\ DQG PXVFOH VWUHQJWK 5HJLVWHU DW Chandler  Ridge  trails.  Moderate,  approximately  5  Trinkets  and  Treasures  Rummage  Sale  in  Vergennes.  (802)  865-­0360,  ext.  1028.  miles  at  moderate  pace.  Snowshoes  or  spikes  may  be  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bullyâ&#x20AC;?  screening  at  Middlebury  College.  Wednesday,  Saturday,  April  6,  8  a.m.-­2  p.m.,  VUHS  middle-­school  necessary.  Bring  poles,  water,  lunch  and  snacks.  Car  gym.  Annual  fundraiser  hosted  by  the  Commodore  $SULO S P 'DQD $XGLWRULXP $Q XQĂ&#x20AC;LQFKLQJ ORRN spotting  involved.  Contact  leader  Nancy  Morgan  for  Parents  Teacher  Group.  Household  goods,  furniture,  DW KRZ EXOO\LQJ KDV WRXFKHG WKH OLYHV RI ÂżYH NLGV DQG meeting  time  and  place:  388-­9868.  ERRNV FROOHFWLEOHV ÂżVKLQJ DQG VSRUWLQJ JHDU DGXOW DQG their  families.  See  more  at  http://thebullyproject.com.  Easter  festival  and  egg  hunt  in  Vergennes.  Saturday,  childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  clothing,  toys,  games,  jewelry  and  more.  Info:  443-­5013.  March  30,  9-­11  a.m.,  Vergennes  Congregational  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Knight  to  Queen:  Chess,  Courtly  Life,  and  the  3URFHHGV EHQHÂżW 98+6 VWXGHQWV WKURXJK HQULFKPHQW Church.  All  are  welcome.  Easter  egg  hunt  for  children  programs  and  opportunities.  Game  of  Love  in  the  Middle  Agesâ&#x20AC;?  presentation  through  third  grade.  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  April  3,  7-­9  p.m.,  Ilsley  GMC  Young  Adventurersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Club  labyrinths  and  mazes  Easter  pie  sale  in  South  Starksboro.  Saturday,  in  Ripton.  Saturday,  April  6,  9-­11  a.m.,  Spirit  in  Nature  Library.  Dartmouth  professor  Jane  Carroll  examines  March  30,  10  a.m.-­noon,  Jerusalem  Schoolhouse.  trails.  Andrea  Kane  leads  this  Green  Mountain  Club  WKH PHGLHYDO DUW RI Ă&#x20AC;LUWLQJ WKH SRZHU SOD\V RI ORYH Pre-­ordering  is  recommended  as  extra  pies  are  limited.  event  for  kids.  Info:  877-­6597  or  dreakane@comcast. and  the  skill  of  negotiation  as  expressed  through  the  Varieties  available  are  maple  cream,  coconut  cream,  net.  game  of  kings.  A  Vermont  Humanities  Council  First  lemon  meringue,  blueberry,  maple  walnut,  raspberry,  Spring  Fling  Flea  Market  in  Bristol.  Saturday,  April  6,  9  Wednesday  event.  Info:  388-­4095.  apple  and  chocolate  cream.  Order  at  453-­4573  (leave  Mount  Abe  Family  Swim  in  Bristol.  Wednesday,  April  a.m.-­3  p.m.,  Bristol  American  Legion.  Food  and  bever-­ a  message  if  no  one  answers).  Cost  $13  per  pie,  to  DJHV EDNH VDOH LWHPV DQG ORWV RI WUHDVXUHV 7R EHQHÂżW 3,  7:30-­9  p.m.,  MAUHS  pool.  Cost:  $5  per  family,  $2  EHQHÂżW WKH VFKRROKRXVHÂśV UHQRYDWLRQ IXQG Author  visit  and  bookmaking  for  children  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  March  30,  10:30-­11:30  a.m.,  Ilsley  Public  Library.  Local  author  Joanne  Markey  Weber  and  local  illustrator  Kendra  Weber  Gratton  read  their  newest  book,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Octi  the  Octopus  Faces  His  Fear,â&#x20AC;?  and  show  young  children  and  families  how  their  unique  mother/daughter,  writer/illustrator  team  creates  stories.  After  the  reading,  families  can  create  their  own  books.  Info:  388-­4097.  Rikert  Random  Relays  in  Ripton.  Saturday,  March  30,  10:30  a.m.-­1  p.m.,  Rikert  Nordic  Center.  Third  annual  end-­of-­season  day  of  fun  with  totally  random  teams,  random  course,  random  challenges,  random  tandem  ski  relays,  and  prizes,  fun  and  food.  Event  is  weather-­dependent.  Entry  $5  per  person.  Info:  443-­2744  or  www.rikertnordic.com.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Alice  in  Wonderlandâ&#x20AC;?  on  stage  in  Vergennes.  Saturday,  March  30,  1-­3  p.m.,  VUHS  auditorium.  Vergennes  Union  Elementary  School  presents  Lewis  Carrollâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  classic  story.  Includes  new  versions  of  the  Disney  favorites  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  Late,â&#x20AC;?  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  Unbirthday  Songâ&#x20AC;?  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Zip-­a-­Dee-­Doo-­Dah.â&#x20AC;?  Tickets  $5  adults,  $3  students,  available  at  the  door  1  hour  before  show  time.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fractured  Fairy  Talesâ&#x20AC;?  on  stage  in  Vergennes.  Saturday,  March  30,  2-­4  p.m.,  Vergennes  Opera  House.  Little  City  Players  present  this  collection  of  classic  stories,  with  a  twist.  Tickets  $12  adults,  $10  seniors  and  students,  available  at  the  VOH,  Classic  Stitching  in  Vergennes  or  www.vergennesoperahouse. org.  Also  on  April  5-­7.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Footloose  the  Musicalâ&#x20AC;?  on  stage  in  Bristol.  Saturday,  March  30,  7-­9  p.m.,  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School.  A  Mount  Abe  student  production.  Tickets  $7  each,  on  sale  at  Martinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Hardware  in  Bristol.  Runs  THE  NATIONAL  THEATRE  of  Londonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  production  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;People,â&#x20AC;?  the  new  hit  comedy  by  Alan  March  28-­30.  Bennett,  will  be  screened  at  Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Town  Hall  Theater  on  Friday,  March  29,  at  7  p.m.

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Bristol Internal Medicine

Welcomes Dr. Lynn Wilkinson to the Practice.

Gretchen  Gaida  Michaels,  MD

Lynn  Wilkinson,  MD

Emily  Glick,  MD Patricia  Lewis,  APRN

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Riding  high THIS  1877  HIGH-­WHEEL  â&#x20AC;&#x153;penny-­farthingâ&#x20AC;?  bicycle,  one  of  the  rarely  seen  items  from  the  Sheldon  Museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  collection,  is  part  of  the  mu-­ seumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  current  exhibit,  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Treasures  from  the  Sheldon.â&#x20AC;?  Museum  Director  Bill  Brooks  will  present  a  gallery  talk  on  the  exhibit  on  Wednesday,  April  3,  at  noon.

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the  Auxiliary  Scholarship  Fund.  Spring  rummage  sale  in  Bristol.  Saturday,  April  6,  9  a.m.-­1  p.m.,  First  Baptist  Church  of  Bristol.  Shop  for  spring  clothing  and  linens.  Cost  $5  per  bag.  Bags  supplied.  Basketball  tournament  in  Shoreham.  Saturday,  April  6,  9:30  a.m.-­1  p.m.,  Shoreham  Elementary  School.  The  Platt  Memorial  Library  presents  a  co-­ed,  inter-­gener-­ ational,  3-­on-­3,  lightning  round  tournament,  played  on  WKH VFKRROÂśV QHZ J\P Ă&#x20AC;RRU 5HJLVWUDWLRQ WHDP DVVLJQ-­ ments  and  warm-­up  9:30;  tournament  starts  at  10  a.m.  Ages  10  and  up,  $5  per  player,  free  to  watch.  Coffee,  fresh  donuts,  fruit  and  water.  Large-­print  book  sale  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  April  6,  11  a.m.-­3  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  As  part  of  the  libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  regular  book  sale,  there  will  be  a  special  table  featur-­ ing  over  200  large-­print  books.  Proceeds  fund  library  programs.  Info:  388-­4095.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fractured  Fairy  Talesâ&#x20AC;?  on  stage  in  Vergennes.  Saturday,  April  6,  2-­4  p.m.,  Vergennes  Opera  House.  Little  City  Players  present  this  collection  of  classic  stories,  with  a  twist.  Tickets  $12  adults,  $10  seniors  and  students,  available  at  the  VOH,  Classic  Stitching  in  Vergennes  or  www.vergennesoperahouse.org.  Also  on  April  7.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;In  Darknessâ&#x20AC;?  screening  at  Middlebury  College.  Saturday,  April  6,  3-­5  p.m.,  Dana  Auditorium.  In  German-­occupied  Ukraine,  a  blunt,  opportunistic  sewer  worker  takes  bribes  to  help  Jews  evade  capture  through  underground  tunnels,  but  eventually  grows  committed  to  saving  their  lives.  Free.  Info:  www. middlebury.edu/arts.  Pajama  story  time  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  April  6,  6-­7  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  Kids  are  invited  to  drop  in  and  enjoy  a  special  evening  story  time  complete  with  games  and  crafts.  Hosted  by  the  Middlebury  College  Page  One  Literacy  program.  Pajamas  encouraged.  Info:  388-­4097.  Spring  Fling  Pasta  Dinner  &  Dance  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  April  6,  6-­11  p.m.,  American  Legion  Post  27.  Eighth  annual  fundraiser  to  support  the  Vermont  National  Guard  Charitable  Foundation  and  other  causes.  Social  hour  6  p.m.,  spaghetti  and  meatball  dinner  at  7  p.m.,  music  and  dancing  8  p.m.  Music  by  ,YRU\ UDIĂ&#x20AC;H VLOHQW DXFWLRQ 7LFNHWV GLQQHU and  dance,  $8  dance  only  (after  8  p.m.),  available  at  the  Legion  in  advance  or  at  the  door.  Info:  388-­9931  or  352-­1027.  Chris  Dorman  and  His  PBRs  in  concert  in  Ripton.  6DWXUGD\ $SULO S P 5LSWRQ &RPPXQLW\ +RXVH 7KH 5LSWRQ &RPPXQLW\ &RIIHH +RXVH welcomes  singer-­songwriter  Chris  Dorman  and  his  3%5V 3KLOLS +DOWHPDQ %UHWW +XJKHV DQG 5\DQ Hayes.  One-­hour  open  mike  at  7:30  p.m.  followed  by  WKH IHDWXUHG SHUIRUPHUV 5HIUHVKPHQWV EHQHÂżW WKH )ULHQGV RI WKH 5LSWRQ &KXUFK $GXOWV VHQLRUV DQG teens  $6,  children  $3.  Info:  388-­9782.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;In  Darknessâ&#x20AC;?  screening  at  Middlebury  College.  Saturday,  April  6,  8-­10  p.m.,  Dana  Auditorium.  In  German-­occupied  Ukraine,  a  blunt,  opportunistic  sewer  worker  takes  bribes  to  help  Jews  evade  capture  through  underground  tunnels,  but  eventually  grows  committed  to  saving  their  lives.  Free.  Info:  www. middlebury.edu/arts.  Contradance  in  Bristol.  Saturday,  April  6,  8-­11  p.m.,  Holley  Hall.  Alison  James  calling,  with  music  by  Toss  the  Feathers.  All  dances  will  be  taught;  no  experience  necessary.  Beginners  workshop  at  7:30  p.m.  Admission  SURFHHGV WR EHQHÂżW DFRXVWLF LPSURYHPHQWV WR the  hall.  Info:  453-­4613.  Sophie  Shao  and  Friends  in  concert  at  Middlebury  College.  Saturday,  April  6,  8-­10  p.m.,  Mahaney  Center  for  the  Arts.  Cellist  Shao  and  friends  return  as  a  quar-­ tet  to  perform  Brahmsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Piano  Quartet  in  A  Major  and  D %HHWKRYHQ SLDQR WULR 5HVHUYHG VHDWLQJ 7LFNHWV $25/20/6.  Info:  443-­3168  or  www.middlebury.edu/arts. Â

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Pancake  breakfast  in  Starksboro.  6XQGD\ $SULO D P 5RELQVRQ Elementary  School.  Thirteenth  annual  all-­you-­can-­eat  breakfast:  homemade  buttermilk  pancakes,  scrambled  eggs,  McKenzie  of  Vermont  bacon  and  sausage,  local  cider,  home  fries,  toast,  juice,  coffee,  tea  and  Starksboro  maple  syrup.  Adults  VHQLRUV DQG NLGV 0LQL VLOHQW DXFWLRQ DQG D 5HG 6R[ UDIĂ&#x20AC;H IRU WZR WLFNHWV WR D JDPH DW )HQZD\ WKLV VXPPHU 7R EHQHÂżW WKH 6WDUNVERUR VSRUWV SURJUDP Info,  or  to  help  out:  453-­4074.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fractured  Fairy  Talesâ&#x20AC;?  on  stage  in  Vergennes.  Sunday,  April  7,  2-­4  p.m.,  Vergennes  Opera  House.  Little  City  Players  present  this  collection  of  classic  stories,  with  a  twist.  Tickets  $12  adults,  $10  seniors  and  students,  available  at  the  VOH,  Classic  Stitching  in  Vergennes  or  www.vergennesoperahouse.org.  Tracy  Silverman  in  concert  with  the  CPO  in  Middlebury.  Sunday,  April  7,  4-­6  p.m.,  Town  Hall  Theater.  Electric  violin  virtuoso  Tracy  Silverman  joins Â

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Legislative  breakfast  in  Shoreham.  Monday,  April  8,  7-­8:45  a.m.,  Shoreham  Congregational  Church.  Breakfast  at  7  a.m.,  program  7:30-­8:45.  Kindergarten  registration  and  orientation  in  Salisbury.  Monday,  April  8,  9  a.m.-­2  p.m.,  Salisbury  Community  School.  Choose  one  of  three  sessions:  9-­10  a.m.,  10-­11  a.m.,  or  1-­2  p.m.  Kindergartners  can  explore  the  classroom  and  meet  the  teachers  and  staff.  Children  who  are  5  by  Sept.  1  are  eligible  to  attend  NLQGHUJDUWHQ 3OHDVH EULQJ WKH FKLOGÂśV ELUWK FHUWLÂżFDWH and  immunization  record.  Call  Donna  at  352-­4291  to  let  her  know  which  session  you  will  attend. Â

Apr

9

TUESDAY

Behind-­the-­Scenes  Lunch  and  Discussion  at  Middlebury  College.  Tuesday,  April  9,  12:30-­2:30  p.m.,  Wright  Memorial  Theater.  Hear  a  discussion  with  cast,  crew  members  and  the  audience  about  the  upcom-­ ing  production  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Undressing  Cinderella:  A  Festival  of  New  Plays.â&#x20AC;?  Lunch  is  free  to  college  ID  holders;  community  donations  are  accepted.  Info:  www.middle-­ bury.edu/arts  or  443-­3168.  Culinary  herbs  presentation  in  Middlebury.  Tuesday,  April  9,  1-­2  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  The  Middlebury  Garden  Club  welcomes  past  president  Shari  Johnson,  who  will  GLVFXVV FXOLQDU\ KHUEV )UHH 5HIUHVKPHQWV VHUYHG Info:  388-­4095.  3UHVHQWDWLRQ RQ RFHDQ DFLGLÂżFDWLRQ DW 0LGGOHEXU\ College.  Tuesday,  April  9,  4:30-­6  p.m.,  Franklin  Environmental  Center,  Orchard  103.  Libby  Jewett,  GLUHFWRU RI 12$$ÂśV 2FHDQ $FLGLÂżFDWLRQ 3URJUDP SUHVHQWV Âł2FHDQ $FLGLÂżFDWLRQ :KDWÂśV ,W *RW WR 'R With  Oysters?â&#x20AC;?  The  talk  discusses  how  the  rise  in  atmospheric  CO2  is  already  causing  harm  to  marine  ecosystems. Â

Apr

10

WEDNESDAY

Rural  Vermont  annual  celebration  in  Vergennes.  Wednesday,  April  10,  S P 9HUJHQQHV 2SHUD +RXVH 5XUDO Vermont  supporters  from  around  the  state  gather  for  a  special  evening  featuring  keynote  speaker  Philip  Ackerman-­Leist  of  Green  Mountain  College.  Finger  IRRG SRWOXFN ZLQH DQG EHHU FDVK EDU XQLTXH UDIĂ&#x20AC;H SUL]HV 'RQDWLRQV EHQHÂżW 5XUDO 9HUPRQW ,QIR DQG 5693 RU VKHOE\#UXUDOYHUPRQW RUJ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wyethâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Spaceâ&#x20AC;?  poetry  reading  and  presentation  in  Middlebury.  Wednesday,  April  10,  7-­9  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  Cornwall  poet  Gary  Margolis  will  read  poems  from  his  latest  collection,  a  book  that  responds  to  paint-­ ings  by  Andrew  Wyeth  in  Maine  and  Pennsylvania.  Slides  of  the  paintings  will  be  shown.  Info:  388-­4095.  Historical  society  presentation  in  Ferrisburgh.  Wednesday,  April  10,  7-­8:30  p.m.,  Ferrisburgh  +LVWRULFDO 6RFLHW\ 5RXWH 6LODV 7RZOHU ZLOO UHYLHZ WKH discoveries  buried  within  an  1842-­1843  credit  account  book  for  the  general  store  that  once  stood  on  the  Ferrisburgh  town  green.  Free.  All  are  welcome.  Mount  Abe  Family  Swim  in  Bristol.  Wednesday,  April  10,  7:30-­9  p.m.,  MAUHS  pool.  Cost:  $5  per  family,  $2  per  individual.  Info:  363-­5877.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Undressing  Cinderella:  A  Festival  of  New  Playsâ&#x20AC;?  on  stage  at  Middlebury  College.  Wednesday,  April  10,  8-­10  p.m.,  Wright  Memorial  Theater.  Kicking  off  Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  inaugural  New  Play  Festival,  playwrights  from  around  the  nation  have  turned  the  Cinderella  tale  upside  down,  writing  short  plays  using  any  character  other  than  Cinderella  as  the  main  focus.  Two  differ-­ ent  play  selections:  Program  A  to  be  presented  April  10  and  12;  program  B  to  be  presented  April  11  and  13.  Tickets  $12/10/6.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  443-­3168. Â

Apr

11

THURSDAY

Monthly  wildlife  walk  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  April  11,  8-­10  a.m.,  Otter  View  Park  and  Hurd  Grassland.  A  monthly  OCAS-­MALT  event,  inviting  community  members  to  help  survey  birds  and  other  wildlife.  Meet  at  Otter  View  Park  parking  area,  corner  of  Weybridge  Street Â

DQG 3XOS 0LOO %ULGJH 5RDG 6KRUWHU DQG ORQJHU URXWHV SRVVLEOH /HDGHU 5RQ 3D\QH &RPH IRU DOO RU SDUW RI the  walk.  Beginning  birders  welcome.  Info:  388-­1007  or  388-­6829.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Armchair  Visit  to  Chinaâ&#x20AC;?  presentation  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  April  11,  5:30-­7  p.m.,  Ilsley  Library.  Addison  County  resident  Mike  Norris  will  share  stories  and  photos  of  his  recent  trip  to  China,  including  Beijing,  Shanghai,  Suzhou  and  Hangzhou.  Info:  388-­4095.  Northeast  Tenor  Sax  Summit  in  concert  in  Brandon.  Thursday,  April  11,  7:30-­9:30  p.m.,  Brandon  Music.  A  unique  band  comprised  of  several  of  New  Englandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  professional  tenor  saxophonists  backed  by  a  premium  rhythm  section.  Part  of  Brandon  Musicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  monthly  jazz  series.  General  admission  $15;  reservations  encour-­ aged.  Info:  (802)  465-­4071.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Undressing  Cinderella:  A  Festival  of  New  Playsâ&#x20AC;?  on  stage  at  Middlebury  College.  Thursday,  April  11,  8-­10  p.m.,  Wright  Memorial  Theater.  Kicking  off  Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  inaugural  New  Play  Festival,  playwrights  from  around  the  nation  have  turned  the  Cinderella  tale  upside  down,  writing  short  plays  using  any  character  other  than  Cinderella  as  the  main  focus.  Two  different  play  selections:  Program  A  to  be  presented  April  10  and  12;  program  B  to  be  presented  April  11  and  13.  Tickets  $12/10/6.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  443-­3168. Â

Apr

12

FRIDAY

Ballroom  dance  in  Orwell.  Friday,  April  12,  7-­10  p.m.,  Orwell  Town  Hall.  The  GFWC  Fortnightly  Club  sponsors  this  event;  $10  per  person.  DJ  is  John  Danyew.  Light  refreshments  will  be  served.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Undressing  Cinderella:  A  Festival  of  New  Playsâ&#x20AC;?  on  stage  at  Middlebury  College.  Friday,  April  12,  8-­10  p.m.,  Wright  Memorial  Theater.  Kicking  off  Middleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  inaugural  New  Play  Festival,  playwrights  from  around  the  nation  have  turned  the  Cinderella  tale  upside  down,  writing  short  plays  using  any  character  other  than  Cinderella  as  the  main  focus.  Two  differ-­ ent  play  selections:  Program  A  to  be  presented  April  10  and  12;  program  B  to  be  presented  April  11  and  13.  Tickets  $12/10/6.  Info:  www.middlebury.edu/arts  or  443-­3168. Â

L I V EM U S I C Turbine  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  March  28,  8-­10  p.m.,  51  Main.  Sarah  Stickle,  Jen  Crowell  and  Steve  Hartmann  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  March  29,  8-­11  p.m.,  51  Main.  Waylon  Speed  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  March  29,  10  p.m.-­midnight,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.  Crazyhearse  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  March  30,  8-­10:30  p.m.,  51  Main.  Sound  Investment  Jazz  Ensemble  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  April  5,  8-­10  p.m.,  51  Main.  3  Sheets  2  the  Wind  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  April  5,  10  p.m.-­midnight,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.  Soule  Monde  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  April  6,  8-­11  p.m.,  51  Main.  The  Wheelers  in  Middlebury.  Saturday,  April  6,  10  p.m.-­midnight,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.  Dayve  Huckett  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  April  11,  5-­7  p.m.,  51  Main.  Snake  Mountain  Bluegrass  and  the  Connor  Sisters  in  Middlebury.  Thursday,  April  11,  8-­10  p.m.,  51  Main.  Zack  duPont  Trio  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  April  12,  6-­8  p.m.,  Two  Brothers  Tavern.  The  Engines  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  April  12,  8-­11  p.m.,  51  Main.  Casio  Bastard  in  Middlebury.  Friday,  April  12,  10  p.m.-­midnight,  Two  Brothers  Tavern. Â

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Wider city park policy to preserve crĂŠche

to  the  downtown  park,  Aldermen  also  now  plan  to  put  entrances  At  their  Tuesday  meeting,  sign  on  the  parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  but  as  Mayor  Michael  Daniels  said  By  ANDY  KIRKALDY continued  to  work  on  up  one  large  they  are  taking  their  booth  stating  the  city  on  Tuesday,  VERGENNES  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  What  began  aldermen  policy  that  will  not  only  allow  information  as  an  emotional  issue  for  many  a  not  endorse  or  support  any  time,  making  sure  they  are  getting  roughly  60-­year-­old  crèche  does  the  policy  right,  and  making  citizens  of  the  Vergennes  area,  who  the  remain  on  the  green,  but  also  displays,  a  key  element,  according  changes  as  they  go  along.  perceived  a  threat  to  the  popular  to  other  religious  and  secular  to  their  research,  in  allowing  such  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  biting  off  little  bits  and  and  longstanding  Christian  nativity  permit  there  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  as  long  as  they  displays  on  public  property.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  previously  pieces,â&#x20AC;?  Daniels  said.  had  display  on  the  cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  central  green,  displays  Aldermen  signs  that  identify  their  (See  CrĂŠche,  Page  18A) is  now  a  technical  exercise  for  have  planned  to  put  up  four  signs  at  the  sponsors.  Vergennes  aldermen.

At  the  Legislature:

Senate  passes  health  care  exchange  bill;Íž  Ayer  pleased Sen.  Claire  Ayer,  D-­Addison, Â

while  By  JOHN  FLOWERS chairwoman  of  the  Senate  health  MONTPELIER  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  state  is  Senate  on  Tuesday  passed  a  and  Welfare  Committee.

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By  JOHN  FLOWERS â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  strapped  Central  Vermont  Public  COUNTY  ADDISON  Local  lawmakers  on  Tuesday  Service  Corp.  (CVPS)  back  in  2001.

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The  Public  Service  Board,  in  is  owed  to  electricity  ratepayers  as  a  okaying  the  rate  hike  10  years  ago,  condition  of  the  merger. that  the  ratepayers  would  The  $21  million  in  question  stipulated  to  $21  million  in  value  entitled  represents  additional  money  that  be  (See  Merger,  Page  12A) electricity  ratepayers  were  assessed Â

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to  start  from  the  very  beginning  next  By  ANDREA  SUOZZO MONTPELIER  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  A  bill  that  year.

But  the  committee  has  taken  would  require  labeling  of  genetically  testimony  on  the  topic  PRGLÂżHG RUJDQLVPV *02V LQ extensive Â

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By  JOHN  FLOWERS joined  by  a  whiskey  distillery,  MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  People  seeking  be  plans  for  which  the  Friday  architectural  software  services  at  the  the  Friday  Group  LLCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  headquarters  Group  LLC  President  Lars  Hubbard  submitted  to  the  Middlebury  at  88  Mainelli  Road  will  soon  be  in  recently  Development  Review  Board  (DRB). store  for  a  gastronomic  bonus.

It  was  last  September  that  the  The  6,000-­square-­foot  building  will  soon  be  home  to  the  Champlain  son  Independent  reported  Hubbardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Valley  Creamery,  makers  of  award-­ preliminary  plans  for  the  88  Mainelli  (See  Whiskey,  Page  18A) winning  organic  cream  cheese.  And Â

Bristol board questions revised draft of town plan Selectboard  appoints  VODWH RI WRZQ RIÂżFHUV By  ANDREW  STEIN BRISTOL  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  In  preparation  for  the  Bristol  selectboardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  May  14  public  hearing  on  the  new  draft  of  the  town  plan,  the  board  met  with  the  townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  planning  commission  at  its Â

Monday  meeting.  Selectwoman  Carol  Wells,  wife  of  former  planning  commission  Chair  Tom  Wells,  took  issue  with  the  planâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  lack  of  clarity  surrounding  a Â

key  component:  resource  extraction.  Language  in  the  plan  states  that  commercial  extraction  operations  are  to  be  prohibited  in  the  down-­ town  Village  Planning  and  Rural  Conservation  Planning  areas.  But  Wells  pointed  out  that,  as  the  draft  is  currently  written,  extraction  pro-­ hibition  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  listed  under  policies.  Policy  statements,  Wells  main-­ tained,  hold  the  greatest  weight  over  future  Act  250  proceedings  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  state  legal  hearings  that  determine  wheth-­ er  large  commercial  developments,  like  extraction  operations,  are  per-­ mitted.  Such  policy  statements  can  be  found  at  the  end  of  each  section  of  the  draft  under  the  heading  of  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Policies.â&#x20AC;?  Under  the  article  within  the  plan,  titled  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Interpreting  the  Plan,â&#x20AC;?  it  states:  â&#x20AC;&#x153;In  certain  settings,  such  as  during  Board  of  Adjustment  hearings  or  Act  250  proceedings,  policy  state-­ ments  should  serve  as  the  basis  for  determining  a  projectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  conformance  with  the  plan.  While  other  sections Â

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Curious omission from proposed sugary beverage tax

Letters to the Editor ‘Attack’ on wind opponents seen as unfair, misleading Greg Dennis’ “Ridgeline contro-­ versy, blowin’ in the wind” column (March 21) is a gratuitously mean and misleading attack on environ-­ mental protection advocates, includ-­ ing Middlebury Rep. Paul Ralston, who have reservations about the headlong rush to plant giant wind turbines on Vermont ridgelines.

Wind power, along with solar, biomass and hydro, is an essential

part of Vermont’s renewable energy future;; but that does not mean that there are no legitimate concerns about turbine placement. There are such concerns, including: loss of the unspoiled view;; damage to the fragile and important ridgeline eco-­ systems;; preemption and destruction of private land for road building and industrial access;; killing of large numbers of birds and bats and

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injury to people in the vicinity who are being sickened by the noise and vibration, who cannot sleep and whose homes have lost much of their value. ,I ZH ZDQW WKH EHQH¿WV RI ZLQG power, we will have to make some concessions;; but we should be very clear as to what concessions we are willing to make, exactly what we will get in exchange, how the environmental damage will be mini-­ mized and how we will compensate affected landowners and other individuals. We don’t need a three-­ year moratorium, but a reasonable pause for study is in order as is Act 250 scrutiny of major construction projects, even for “politically cor-­ rect” ends.

Those of us who supported the town meeting resolutions on prospective tar sands oil shipment through Vermont were not willing to trust everything to the Public Ser-­ vice Board. We called for Act 250 hearings on any such move. Isn’t it a little ironic that wind-­turbine proponents now attack Act 250 hearings as a dangerous delaying tactic?

By all means let talk about wind power — where, when and how to maximize its effectiveness. But let Greg Dennis make his case for it on its merits, minus the generalities about climate change that we al-­ ready know, and minus the personal attacks on “NIMBYs,” and “mis-­ guided minorities.”

Michael and Judy Olinick Middlebury

For the record, I am not in sup-­ port of the proposed beverage tax also known as a Fat Tax. It seems no matter how well intentioned these new taxes are, they never seem to accomplish what they intended.

Cigarettes, for instance. Cigarettes VWLOO À\ RII WKH VKHOI 6R ZH WKH SXE-­ lic wind up with more tax burden.

That being said, I believe for this tax to be fair across the board, coffee should be added to the list of beverages to be taxed. I am puzzled by it was omitted.

Here is my argument in support of taxing coffee on the premise of health concerns. Go to your local quick-­stop, Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts, fast food joint. Watch the patron dump the cream and sugar in their favorite beverage. If your chain lists calories, check the calo-­ rie content of some of these new fancy coffee beverages. They not only contain loads of sugar but fat as well. This is a double-­whammy of health concerns.

I’m not a conspiracy theorist but

I have to wonder if the wording of the proposed legislation wasn’t intended to exclude coffee.

Here is another example for comparison’s sake. We could never make alcohol illegal, even with its devastating effects. It is so cultur-­ ally and socially acceptable and would directly affect the lives of the powers that be. Coffee not taxed for the same reason … hmm.

Cindy Cousino Bristol

*DV SLSHOLQH WR ,3 ZRXOG KDYH QR EHQH¿WV WR &RUQZDOO Two countries. Two states. One cherished lake. One small Vermont town where over 100 citizens have signed a petition asking their select-­ board to ensure that established safety standards are followed to protect lives and property. Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys stood up for our rights 235 years ago when New Yorkers tried to bully and steal from the Vermont Republic;; today, we once again need to protect Vermonters.

Citizens of Cornwall: This trans-­ mission line will NOT provide you natural gas to heat your home — it

will only serve International Paper, a New York business that has shown disregard for environmental and health standards that affect Vermont-­ ers.

IP and Vermont Gas stand to make WHQV RI PLOOLRQV RI GROODUV LQ SUR¿W from a pipeline spur through Corn-­ wall and under Lake Champlain to New York;; Vermonters along the route are asked to burden the risk of potential lethal accidents, disrup-­ tion of emergency services and the permanent loss of rights to land along the right-­of-­way — which can be

taken by eminent domain if they don’t cooperate. :RXOG RI¿FLDOV RI 9HUPRQW *DV and IP tolerate high-­pressure gas mains running within feet of their homes? Would they stand for it if their families, pet, wells and property were endangered? As we begin to see WKH ¿UVW JUDYH HQYLURQPHQWDO HIIHFWV of global warming, why are we even considering investing in the expansion of the hydraulic fracked fossil-­fuel infrastructure?

Elizabeth Karnes Keefe West Cornwall

go out of business. It’s not so easy to bring farms back once they go away. There are so many immense and unexpected problems with this technology I don’t want to bog you down by listing them all. The fact is “problems” is much to small a word.

The effects of fracking are devastat-­ ing on a global scale.

I’ve gone to these informational

meetings where Vermont Gas people and a few of my selectboard mem-­ bers talk about how this low-­carbon, clean-­burning cheap fuel will be good for Middlebury. Even if all these wonderful things are true, that’s not good enough. It’s not enough for this Vermont Gas pipeline project to be good for Middlebury and good for Vermont. It has to be good for the planet. We cannot claim to be unaffected by the ruin caused over the large land areas where fracking happens. We cannot buy this fracked gas with any sense of pride or integ-­ rity. People, water, air, and animals in places in and near fracking operations are being hurt badly. If we buy the gas we are subscribing to their pain.

And it’s our pain too because we all live on the same planet, we are all in the same boat, and we cannot sepa-­ rate the common good of people in Vermont from the common good of the planet. If it hurts the earth it hurts us. Climate change is an example of how that works.

Concerning this project there is only one thing Vermont Gas could potentially do that could change my mind regarding my opposition to this project, and that is a guarantee that QR IUDFNHG JDV ZLOO ÀRZ WKURXJK WKH pipeline.

Alice Eckles Middlebury

Letter (Continued from Page 5A) ing fracked wells have shown that this is a boom/bust industry.

Fracking operations are done on a huge scale, taking up more space than any other energy operation, except perhaps tar sands. Dairy farm-­ ers paid for eminent domain rights by fracking operations typically use the money to pay their debts and

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‘Footloose’

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MOUNT ABRAHAM UNION +LJK 6FKRRO RSHQV LWV ¿UVW spring musical March 28 with a production of “Foot-­ loose,” based on the 1984 movie starring Kevin Bacon.

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;How  to  Survive  a  Plagueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  explores  AIDS How  to  Survive  a  Plague;Íž  Run-­ eration  is  carrying  them  toward  the  cause  of  human  rights  and  LGBT  ning  time:  2:00 How  quickly  we  forget.  Writer/ issues  while  the  once-­uninterested  director  David  France  has  done  establishment  is  closing  in  on  a  us  all  a  favor  by  assembling  the  cure.   In  1981,  rumors  had  chronological  history  of  begun  to  spread  in  whis-­ the  AIDS  epidemic  in  the  pers  about  a  disease  that  Academy  Award-­nomi-­ was  striking  white  males.  nated  documentary  â&#x20AC;&#x153;How  Deadly,  and  fatal,  were  to  Survive  a  Plague.â&#x20AC;?  words  that  accompanied  , ZDWFKHG WKLV ÂżOP LQ the  stories.  Was  it  a  form  a  nearly  empty  high  of  cancer?  Why  did  dark  school  auditorium.  Why  splotches  appear  on  vic-­ empty?  Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  students  tims?  What  was  it?  No  hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  even  been  born  one  talked  about  it.  By  when  AIDS  began  its  un-­ the  time  500,000  men  checked  spread  in  1981.  had  died  from  it,  survi-­ By  the  mid-­â&#x20AC;&#x2122;90s  when  vors  knew  that  hospitals  HIV-­positive  people  By Joan Ellis would  refuse  treatment,  could  control  their  dis-­ funeral  homes  would  re-­ ease  with  drugs,  fear  had  diminished.  The  explosive  reality  fuse  services,  and  victims  would  be  of  AIDS  has  vanished  for  young  taken  away  in  black  garbage  bags.  When  it  was  established  that  the  people  who  have  other  things  on  their  minds.  Thirty-­two  years  after  new  plague  was  a  sexually  trans-­ it  hit  the  U.S.,  the  wave  of  this  gen-­ mitted  disease,  fear  escalated  as Â

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Brandonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coburn wins Mrs. Vermont crown

BRANDON  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Brandon  na-­ tive  Stacey  S.  Coburn  was  recently  crowned  Mrs.  Vermont  United  States  2013.  Coburn  will  represent  married  women  across  Vermont  as  she  competes  for  the  national  title  of  Mrs.  United  States  in  Las  Vegas  in  July.  Coburn  lives  in  Brandon  with  her  husband  of  12  years,  James  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jamieâ&#x20AC;?  Coburn,  and  two  sons,  Douglas,  12,  and  Remington,  8.  She  has  15  yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  experience  in  the  insurance  indus-­ try  and  currently  is  the  insurance  operations  manager  at  McCrillis  &  Eldredge  Insurance  Inc.  located  in-­ side  the  Brandon  branch  of  the  Lake  Sunapee  Bank.

Coburnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  platform  is  teaching  the  importance  of  volunteering  and  giv-­ ing  back  to  the  community,  with  an  emphasis  on  working  with  school-­ aged  children  in  various  settings.  She  serves  as  the  Brandon  Youth  Wres-­ tling  manager  and  coaches  youth Â

Mighty  Mites  teams.  She  is  also  very  active  with  various  local,  state  and  global  charitable  foundations  to  pro-­ mote  education  and  awareness  with  organizations  close  to  her  heart  such  as  the  American  Cancer  Society,  the  American  Diabetes  Association  and  the  National  Association  of  Down  Syndrome.

Coburn  says  she  loves  to  spend  time  with  her  family  and  friends  and  enjoys  the  great  Vermont  outdoors  and  activities  such  as  camping,  four-­ wheeling,  hunting,  gardening  and  playing  co-­ed  softball  during  the  summer.  She  says  she  is  looking  forward  to  her  new  adventures  as  Mrs.  Vermont  United  States  2013,  to  continue  to  promote  the  importance  of  volunteering  within  communities  and  representing  the  Green  Moun-­ tain  State.

To  schedule  Coburn  for  a  personal  appearance  or  to  sponsor  her,  email  her  at  Mrsvt2013@gmail.com.

City-­area  churches  sponsor  meals VERGENNES/FERRISBURGH  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  North  Ferrisburgh  United  Methodist  Church  along  with  the  Vergennes  United  Methodist,  St.  Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Episcopal,  Vergennes  Con-­ gregational,  and  St  Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Catholic  churches  in  Vergennes,  is  putting  on  a  monthly  meal.

The  Table  of  Grace  dinners  are  held  on  the  fourth  Friday  of  each  month,  5:30-­6:30  p.m.  at  the  Ver-­ gennes  Congregational  Church.  The  meal  is  free  but  organizers  will  take  donations  if  people  feel  they  can  give.

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people  tried  to  understand  whether  LW ZDV VSUHDG E\ FRQWDFW DFW Ă&#x20AC;XLG air  or  germ.  Born  of  ignorance  and  reality,  fear  rose  on  all  fronts.  In  re-­ action,  victims  and  their  friends,  or-­ ganized  in  militant  protest  marches  to  demand  help  and  recognition.  In  1987  their  groups  coalesced  as  Act  Up  and  TAG,  whose  public  dem-­ onstrations  often  ended  in  violent  confrontations  with  police.  It  is  easy  now  to  say  that  vio-­ lent  protest  was  the  wrong  choice,  but  in  the  face  of  stonewalling  by  hospitals,  government,  politicians,  and  drug  companies,  did  the  pro-­ test  groups  have  any  choice  but  to  escalate  their  militancy?  This  ¿OP PDNHV LW DEXQGDQWO\ FOHDU that  nothing  would  have  happened  through  diplomatic  efforts.  Patrick  Henry  and  Sam  Adams,  after  all,  railed  angrily  before  the  Revolu-­ tion  and  then  stepped  aside  for  calmer  men.  The  Vietnam  draft  riots  were  essential  to  forcing  the Â

Big  jazz  talent  joins  Miles  Donahue MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  Miles  'RQDKXH 4XLQWHW ² ÂżYH MRXUQH\-­ men  jazz  players  whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  spent  a  lifetime  playing  with  the  great-­ est  jazz  legends  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  will  regroup  at  Town  Hall  Theater  on  Friday,  April  19,  at  8  p.m.  for  an  evening  of  jazz  standards  and  original  composi-­ tions.  The  personnel  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  and  their  rĂŠsu-­ mĂŠs  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  are  extraordinary.  Jerry  Ber-­ gonzi  played  saxophone  with  Dave  Brubeckâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  band  from  1978-­1982,  and  can  be  heard  on  nine  of  the  clas-­ sic  Brubeck  albums  of  that  period. Â

Bergonzi  is  a  full-­time  professor  at  New  England  Conservatory  in  Bos-­ ton.

Pianist  Alain  Mallet  did  four  tours  with  Paul  Simon,  and  heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  toured  with  Paquito  Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Rivera  and  Phil  Woods.  He  is  a  professor  at  Berklee  College  of  Music  in  Boston.

Drummer  Adam  Nussbaum  has  played  with  Gary  Burton,  Toots  Thielmans  and  Sonny  Rollins,  to  name  just  a  few.

Jay  Anderson,  on  bass,  has  just  returned  from  a  tour  of  Japan  with  the  Maria  Schneider  Orchestra,  and Â

has  been  the  bass  player  with  the  Joe  Sample  Trio  for  the  last  several  years.

Miles  Donahue  plays  trumpet  and  tenor,  soprano  and  alto  sax.  He  teaches  at  Middlebury  College  and  has  12  albums  available  on  iTunes.

Concertgoers  will  receive  a  free  CD. Tickets  are  $17,  with  a  special  $10  ticket  for  students,  and  may  be  purchased  at  www.townhallthe-­ ater.org,  382-­9222  or  the  THT  Box  2I¿FH 0RQGD\ 6DWXUGD\ QRRQ p.m.),  or  at  the  door.

Addison  Northwest  schools  to  showcase  student  art VERGENNES  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  ANwSU  Biannual  Arts  Festival  takes  place  Wednesday  and  Thursday,  April  17  and  18,  at  the  large  gym  at  Ver-­ gennes  Union  High  School.

The  K-­12  art  exhibitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  theme  is  â&#x20AC;&#x153;A  :RUOG RI 3DWWHUQ 5HĂ&#x20AC;HFWLRQV RI 1D-­ ture  in  Human  Designâ&#x20AC;?  and  includes  work  from  each  child  in  art  classes  in  Addison,  Ferrisburgh,  Vergennes,  Panton  and  Waltham.  Students  from  these  schools  have  been  working  for  months  within  this  theme  and  will  visit  the  show  with  their  classes.

District  students  will  meet  local  artists,  who  will  demonstrate  their  work  with  patterns  in  various  ways Â

during  the  school  day.  On  Wednes-­ day,  Maura  Clancy,  a  basket  maker  from  Salisbury,  will  show  her  hand-­ crafted  baskets.  The  artist  Aurora,  from  Green  Angel  Arts  in  Hunting-­ ton,  will  be  there  to  demonstrate  collage  and  paper  making  from  na-­ ture.

Thursday,  Alissa  White,  also  from  Huntington,  will  be  creating  pottery  on  the  wheel,  and  former  VUHS  alumnus  and  artist  Kyle  Jones  will  be  demonstrating  origami  and  com-­ puter  patterning.

A  special  concert  of  choral  and  instrumental  music  from  students  in  grades  5-­8  will  be  presented Â

Wednesday  evening,  April  17,  at  6:30  p.m.  in  the  VUHS  gym.

Exhibit  hours  are  8:30  a.m.-­8  p.m.  on  Wednesday  and  8:30  a.m.-­3  p.m.  on  Thursday.

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end  of  that  senseless  war.  Does  it  take  rage  to  rally  the  country  to  a  cause?  It  seems  the  answer  is  yes.

By  their  angry  public  protests,  Act  Up  and  TAG  brought  profes-­ sional  and  public  recognition  to  the  AIDS  tragedy.  They  educated  themselves  with  the  unfolding  knowledge  of  cause  and  treatment  and  earned  seats  at  the  research  ta-­ ble.  By  the  mid-­90s,  Act  Up  advo-­ cates  were  working  with  drug  com-­ panies,  doctors,  and  scientists  and  from  this  cooperation  came  the  dis-­ covery  by  medical  researchers  that  a  blend  of  three  drugs  could  control  the  disease  and  prevent  death.  Where  would  this  disease  be  without  the  early  angry  noise  from  Peter  Staley,  Larry  Kramer  and  Iris  Long,  whose  strident  determina-­ tion  forced  the  country  to  recog-­ nize  that  AIDS  was  killing  millions  while  the  establishment  watched  in  silence? Â

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House  panel  considering  GMO  labeling  bill Vergennes Â

By  JOHN  FLOWERS 0,''/(%85< ² :KLOH ODZ-­ makers  spent  much  time  at  a  legisla-­ tive  breakfast  at  the  American  Legion  hall  in  Middlebury  on  Monday  talk-­ ing  about  taxes  (see  story,  Page  1A),  they  also  discussed  important  legisla-­ tion  for  the  farm  community,  among  other  things.

At  the  top  of  the  list  was  a  bill  that  would  require  the  labeling  of  foods  FRQWDLQLQJ JHQHWLFDOO\ PRGL¿HG RU-­ ganisms,  known  as  GMOs. The  measure  passed  the  House  Ag-­ riculture  Committee  and  is  now  be-­ fore  the  House  Judiciary  Committee.  Lawmakers  remain  unsure  about  the  ultimate  fate  of  the  bill.  Proponents  continue  to  argue  that  consumers  have  a  right  to  know  if  their  foods  contain  GMOs.

Opponents  of  the  measure  said  such  a  labeling  requirement  would  be  unreasonable  for  Vermont  to  take  on  unilaterally  and  would  pose  an  ex-­ WUD ¿QDQFLDO KDUGVKLS IRU VPDOO EXVL-­ nesses.

Other  discussion  at  Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  breakfast  focused  on: Â&#x2021; + D ELOO WKDW ÂłSURSRVHV WR statutorily  recognize  the  right  to  have  an  abortion.â&#x20AC;?

Local  legislators  said  the  bill  merely  places  Vermont  statutes  in  compliance  with  the  federal  Roe  v.  Wade  Supreme  Court  ruling  that  made  abortion  legal.  But  some  citi-­ zens  on  Monday  took  issue  with  the  bill,  arguing  it  might  be  construed  as  promoting  the  termination  of  preg-­ nancies.  Opponents  also  criticized  the  billâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  reference  to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;women  of  all Â

agesâ&#x20AC;?  in  the  context  of  abortion.

Shoreham  resident  Meg  Barnes  noted  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  dwindling  youth  population. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  need  fewer  people  (in  Vermont),  we  need  more,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.

Waltham  resident  Pat  Brooks  said  she  was  concerned  the  bill  would  permit  physicians  to  terminate  the  life  of  fetuses  just  prior  to  being  born.

Sharpe  said  there  was  no  danger  of  that  happening. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  bill  relieves  no  doctor  of  criminal  behavior,â&#x20AC;?  Sharpe  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  someone  kills  babies,  they  are  not  covered  by  this  bill.â&#x20AC;? Â&#x2021; +HDOWK FDUH UHIRUP DQG WKH stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  ongoing  transition  to  a  single-­ payer  system.  Some  residents,  busi-­ ness  owners  and  lawmakers  remain  concerned  that  there  are  not  yet  some Â

ÂżUP ÂżQDQFLDO QXPEHUV RQ ZKDW WKH impending  health  care  changes  will  cost. Â&#x2021; (FRQRPLF GHYHORSPHQW DQG WKH need  to  create  more  jobs  in  the  Green  Mountain  State.

Rep.  Paul  Ralston,  D-­Middlebury,  a  member  of  the  House  Commerce  and  Economic  Development  Com-­ mittee,  said  the  state  must  do  more  to  train  its  students  and  workers  for  the  next  generation  of  technology,  green  energy  and  other  innovative  indus-­ tries.  He  added  Vermont  is  a  perfect  place  for  businesses  seeking  a  place  in  which  to  launch  new  ventures  on  a  small  scale. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  a  place  where  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  OK  to  be  small,â&#x20AC;?  Ralston  said.

Reporter  John  Flowers  is  at  johnf@addisonindependent.com.

that  will  be  paying  for  these  programs  are  the  ones  who  can  least  afford  it,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.

In  the  meantime,  he  said  the  people  most  in  need  could  tap  into  the  stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  current  weatherization  program  and  1HLJKERU:RUNV D QRQSURÂżW WKDW KHOSV people  make  their  homes  weather-­ tight.

But  Rep.  Mike  Fisher,  D-­Lincoln,  said  the  current  demand  for  weath-­ erization  far  exceeds  the  assistance  available.

He  spoke  of  assisting  a  Starksboro  family  this  past  fall  in  applying  for  fuel  DVVLVWDQFH DQG ZHDWKHUL]DWLRQ EHQHÂżWV in  order  to  stay  warm  during  the  win-­ ter.  The  family  was  able  to  secure  fuel  assistance  and  skirting  to  go  around  the  bottom  of  their  mobile  home  (thanks  to  local  clergy),  but  could  not  get  weatherization  help,  as  there  is  a  one-­year  waiting  list  for  that  program. $V D UHVXOW D ORW RI WKH EHQHÂżW RI the  fuel  subsidies  escaped  the  home  WKURXJK WKH XQLQVXODWHG Ă&#x20AC;RRU DQG URRI â&#x20AC;&#x153;Does  this  make  sense  to  anybody?â&#x20AC;?  Fisher  asked  rhetorically.

Indeed,  lawmakers  are  wrestling  with  a  lot  of  tough  funding  decisions  LQ WKH FRQWH[W RI D SURMHFWHG ¿VFDO \HDU 2014  general  fund  revenue  shortfall  that  was  placed  at  $50  million.  Adding  to  that  pain:  A  looming  federal  seques-­ tration  process  that  could  cost  the  state  another  $15  million  in  revenues.

Rep.  David  Sharpe,  D-­Bristol,  a  member  of  the  House  Ways  and  Means  Committee,  said  his  panel  last  week  recommended  raising  $23.3  million  in  QHZ WD[HV GXULQJ ¿VFDO \HDU DQG an  additional  $4  million  that  will  go  to  WKH VWDWHœV HGXFDWLRQ IXQG WR ¿QDQFH pre-­K  initiatives  in  public  schools.  He  believes  it  will  mean  $3.3  million  for  WKHUPDO DQG HOHFWULF HQHUJ\ HI¿FLHQF\ assistance.

Sharpe  said  the  Ways  and  Means  Committee  passed  a  tax  bill  that  elimi-­ nates  a  variety  of  tax  exemptions,  deductions  and  credits  as  a  way  of  increasing  revenue.  Among  several  changes  in  that  tax  bill,  the  commit-­ tee  removed  the  current  sales  tax  ex-­ emption  for  soft  drinks,  candy,  bottled  water,  clothing  purchases  over  $110,  dietary  supplements  and  vending  ma-­ chine  sales.  The  committee  did  this  as  an  alternative  to  a  House  Health  Care  Committee  recommendation  of  a  penny-­per-­ounce  excise  tax  on  sugar-­ sweetened  beverages.

Sharpe  described  other  steps  his  committee  took  in  an  effort  to  raise  UHYHQXHV WR EDFNÂżOO IHGHUDO DLG UH-­ GXFWLRQV DQG ÂżQDQFH VRPH ² EXW QRW QHDUO\ DOO ² RI WKH 6KXPOLQ DGPLQLV-­ trationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  new  priorities. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  capped  the  itemized  deductions  at  two-­and-­a-­half  times  the  standard  deduction  for  the  income  tax,â&#x20AC;?  Sharpe  added.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;That  is  certainly  not  getting  rid  of  all  of  the  deductions,  but  it  is  re-­ ducing  the  deductions  available  for  the  income  tax.â&#x20AC;?

House  Ways  and  Means  also  recom-­ mended  raising  the  meals  tax  by  0.5  percent  for  one  year  only.

On  the  other  hand,  Sharpe  noted  the  Ways  and  Means  Committee  has  pro-­ posed  eliminating  the  stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  current  health  care  assessment  on  employers,  a  move  he  said  would  save  businesses  a  combined  total  of  $15  million.

Some  of  the  revenue  adjustments  recently  endorsed  by  the  House  Ap-­ propriations  Committee,  according  to  Fisher,  included: Â&#x2021; $ PLOOLRQ LQFUHDVH LQ VWDWH Medicaid  reimbursement  levels  to  help  medical  providers  keep  pace  with  in-­ Ă&#x20AC;DWLRQ 0HGLFDLG VXEVLGLHV KDYH QRWR-­ riously  not  kept  pace  with  actual  costs  of  providing  medical  services,  thereby Â

resulting  in  a  cost-­shift  to  people  who  can  afford  private  health  insurance. Â&#x2021; PLOOLRQ WR KHOS ORZHU LQFRPH people  transition  from  Catamount  Health  to  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  soon-­to-­be-­estab-­ lished  health  care  exchange  under  the  federal  Affordable  Care  Act. Â&#x2021; PLOOLRQ IRU /,+($3 IXHO DV-­ sistance). Â&#x2021; PLOOLRQ IRU DGGLWLRQDO KLJKHU ed  tuition  assistance  for  Vermont  stu-­ dents. Â&#x2021; PLOOLRQ IRU WKH VWDWHÂśV &OHDQ Energy  Development  Fund  (down  from  a  proposed  $5  million). Â&#x2021; PLOOLRQ WR KHOS ÂżOO D IXQG-­ ing  gap  for  the  state  veteransâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  home  in  Bennington.

Fisher  said  the  Appropriations  Com-­ mittee  was  also  able  to  â&#x20AC;&#x153;squirrel  awayâ&#x20AC;?  around  $5.4  million  as  an  insurance  policy  against  expected  cuts  resulting  from  the  impending  federal  sequestra-­ tion.

Participants  at  Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  breakfast  voiced  concern  about  the  toll  the  vari-­ ous  new  taxes  could  take  on  Vermont-­ ers.

Addison  resident  Paul  Boivin  said  he  was  concerned  about  the  proposed  imposition  of  sales  tax  on  sweetened  products,  like  soda  and  candy,  and  the  potential  of  the  tax  to  be  extended  to  agricultural  products  with  natural  sug-­ ars,  such  as  strawberries,  maple  syrup  and  watermelon. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What  about  the  maple  sugar  grow-­ ers?â&#x20AC;?  he  asked,  referring  to  one  of  Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  most  pristine  and  iconic  natural  products.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Are  they  going  to  be  exempt?  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  slippery  slope,  when  you  start  taxing  a  food  by  way  of  VRPHRQH HOVHÂśV GHÂżQLWLRQ RI D IRRG they  think  is  a  harmful  substance,â&#x20AC;?  %RLYLQ DGGHG Âł%\ ZKRVH GHÂżQLWLRQ is  it?â&#x20AC;?

Lawmakers (Continued  from  Page  1A) tive  breakfast  held  at  the  American  Le-­ gion  hall  in  Middlebury  on  Monday.

Fran  Putnam,  a  leader  of  the  Wey-­ bridge  Energy  Committee,  said  weath-­ erization  could  save  the  average  home-­ owner  $1,500  annually  in  heating  fuel  costs,  money  that  could  be  pumped  into  the  economy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  permanent  solution,  so  each  year  you  are  saving  that  money,â&#x20AC;?  she  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  is  not  just  something  that  deals  with  climate  change,  it  is  an  eco-­ nomic  issue.â&#x20AC;?

Putnam  and  other  people  at  Mon-­ dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  breakfast  questioned  the  wisdom  of  pouring  costly  government  fuel  subsidies  into  homes  with  little  or  no  insulation.

Rep.  Betty  Nuovo,  D-­Middlebury,  said  Vermont  could  better  stretch  its  federal  Low-­Income  Heating  Energy  Assistance  Program  (LIHEAP)  dollars  if  homes  were  better  insulated.  Nuovo  is  a  member  of  the  House  Natural  Re-­ sources  and  Energy  Committee  that  took  a  lot  of  testimony  on  H.520.

While  most  local  lawmakers  said  they  supported  the  intent  of  H.520,  not  all  could  bring  themselves  to  vote  in  favor  of  the  measure.  Among  those  voting  â&#x20AC;&#x153;noâ&#x20AC;?  was  Rep.  Harvey  Smith,  R-­New  Haven. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(H.520)  has  some  really  great  things  in  it,  things  that  we  should  be  working  toward,â&#x20AC;?  Smith  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;But  , ÂżQG LW YHU\ GLIÂżFXOW WR VXSSRUW SUR-­ grams  that  we  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  funding  for  this  year.â&#x20AC;?

Smith  said  weatherization  will  be  a  ORQJ WHUP ¿QDQFLDO FRPPLWPHQW IRU the  state  and  he  believes  the  money  is  not  there  yet  to  launch  the  initiative. ³,W LV GLI¿FXOW IRU PH WR VXSSRUW DQ increase  in  taxes  at  a  time  when  most  of  my  constituents  are  really  strug-­ JOLQJ ¿QDQFLDOO\ DQG D ORW RI WKH IRONV

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(Continued  from  Page  1A) create  about  $300,000  in  savings,  both  in  construction  and  land  pur-­ FKDVH FRVWV FLW\ RIÂżFLDOV VDLG PHDQ-­ ing  the  total  cost  of  the  project  would  be  $1.55  million.  City  Manager  Mel  Hawley  said  a  smaller  footprint  means  the  city  will  not  have  to  buy  extra  land  from  a  neighboring  property  owner.  The  council  approved  Alderman  Renny  Perryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  motion  for  a  smaller  station  that  also  included  taking  $100,000  from  the  cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Water  Tower  Fund  to  lower  the  cost  to  taxpayers.  That  fund  is  fed  by  cell  phone  compa-­ nies  that  pay  to  hang  broadcast  equip-­ ment  on  the  cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  former  water  tower  behind  city  hall. +DZOH\ VDLG WKH RULJLQDO PLO-­ lion  project,  including  ongoing  main-­ tenance,  would  have  added  about  $75  a  year  in  taxes  per  $100,000  of  assessed  value  during  a  20-­year  bond  payment  schedule.  On  Wednesday,  he  said  a  $1.45  mil-­ OLRQ ERQG ZRXOG ORZHU WKDW ÂżJXUH WR roughly  $59  a  year  per  $100,000  of  assessed  value.  A  May  vote  will  allow  aldermen  to  keep  their  preferred  site,  a  small  parcel  that  is  the  former  home  of  Vergennes  Auto  Sales.  Owner  Bruce  Barry  has  agreed  to  sell  the  land  to  the  city  for  $240,000,  but  said  after  the  March  vote  he  would  not  wait  forever.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;He  told  me  that  waiting  until  next  March  would  not  be  acceptable  â&#x20AC;Ś  He  would  do  something  with  the  property  before  then,â&#x20AC;?  Hawley  said  at  the  Tues-­ day  meeting.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  he  would  like  a  GHÂżQLWLYH DQVZHU WRPRUURZ PRUQLQJ when  and  if  there  would  be  another  vote.â&#x20AC;?

Benton  left  the  door  open  for  more  public  feedback  before  aldermen  adopt  a  warning  on  April  9,  and  Per-­ ryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  motion  simply  asked  that  a  warn-­ ing  be  ready  to  sign  on  that  date.   â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  want  time  to  communicate  the  project,â&#x20AC;?  Benton  said.  &LW\ RIÂżFLDOV KDYH GLVFXVVHG WKH close  vote  since  March  5,  and  Benton  said  they  decided  scaling  back  was  the  best  option,  with  the  question  be-­ ing  how  far.  ³, WKLQN ZH ZDQWHG WR ÂżQG RXW ZK\ people  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  support  it  â&#x20AC;Ś  if  it  was  size,  cost,  layout,â&#x20AC;?  Benton  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  thought  it  would  not  be  in  the  best  interest  of  the  city  to  put  it  out  for  a  revote.â&#x20AC;?

Those  in  attendance  on  Tuesday  who  spoke  were  supportive  of  the  po-­ lice  department  and  the  project.  Po-­ lice  Chief  George  Merkel  was  asked  if  the  department  could  continue  to  function  effectively  in  the  smaller  building.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  think  this  is  a  workable  facility.  Will  this  still  meet  the  operational  needs  of  our  force?  The  answer  is  yes,â&#x20AC;?  Merkel  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  will  go  on  record  as  saying  this  is  an  excellent  plan.â&#x20AC;?

Public  works  head  Jim  Larrow  wanted  to  be  sure  that  the  force  would  not  outgrow  the  building.  But  Merkel  VDLG LWV VL]H ZRXOG EH ÂżQH DV ORQJ DV it  is  equipped  properly,  while  Haw-­ ley  said  the  structure  is  designed  to  KDQGOH IXOO WLPH RIÂżFHUV DQG DO-­ lows  for  expansion  from  its  current Â

strength  of  six  full-­  and  four  part-­time  members.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;At  the  end  of  the  day,  this  is  a  small  department,â&#x20AC;?  he  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  Burl-­ ington.  This  is  Vergennes,  Vermont.â&#x20AC;?

GETTING  THE  MESSAGE  OUT Before  aldermen  made  their  deci-­ sion,  questions  turned  to  communi-­ FDWLQJ WKH EHQHÂżWV RI WKH SODQ Former  alderman  Peter  Garon  sug-­ gested  adding  opponents  of  the  plan  to  the  councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  police  station  commit-­ tee,  a  suggestion  that  the  council  wel-­ comed  and  later  acted  upon.  Garon  said  doing  so  would  help  reach  out  to  and  educate  those  who  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  un-­ derstand  the  unique  needs  for  a  police  station,  such  as  locker  rooms.  Merkel  agreed,  pointing  out  in  re-­ sponse  to  those  who  didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  understand  ZK\ WKHUH ZHUH ORFNHU URRPV WKDW RIÂż-­ cers  can  be  covered  with  blood,  urine  DQG HYHQ Ă&#x20AC;HDV LQ WKH FRXUVH RI D GD\ÂśV work,  and  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  unfair  not  to  allow  them  to  change  before  going  home  to  their  families.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;The  more  people  are  informed,  the  more  palatable  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  going  to  be,â&#x20AC;?  Merkel  said.  Planning  commission  chairman  Shannon  Haggett  suggested  the  coun-­ cil  use  social  media  and  other  tools  to  broadcast  a  stronger  message  before  May. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  heard  some  pretty  wacky  reasons  people  were  saying  no,â&#x20AC;?  Haggett  said.  ³, ZRXOG XUJH WKH FLW\ FRXQFLO WR ÂżQG some  creative  ways  to  get  the  word  out.â&#x20AC;?

Former  alderwoman  Christine  Col-­ lette  suggested  that  both  the  old  and  new  plans  be  put  on  the  ballot.  But  Hawley  responded  that  although  292  people  had  said  yes  and  he  hoped  they  would  again,  that  there  was  too  much  divided  opinion  to  return  to  the  origi-­ nal  proposal.  Hawley  said  after  the  vote  he  re-­ Ă&#x20AC;HFWHG EDFN RQ WKH LQIRUPDWLRQDO meetings  that  preceded  it  and  real-­ ized  there  had  been  questions  about  WKH VFRSH DQG VRPH RI WKH VSHFLÂżFV RI the  project,  concerns  to  which  city  of-­ ÂżFLDOV KDG QRW SDLG HQRXJK DWWHQWLRQ In  retrospect,  he  said,  the  mixed  re-­ sult  should  not  have  been  a  surprise,  and  now  it  was  time  to  adjust  the  plan  to  take  into  account  those  objections.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  think  we  listened  to  them,â&#x20AC;?  Hawley  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll  tell  you  what  I  did  after  the  vote.  I  took  my  pencil  out  and  started  X-­ing  out  rooms.â&#x20AC;? $OGHUPHQ EULHĂ&#x20AC;\ GHEDWHG ZKHWKHU to  buy  just  the  land  alone  or  to  sched-­ ule  a  vote  on  the  entire  project  in  May,  and  whether  to  devote  the  $100,000  from  the  Tower  Fund  to  the  projectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  up-­front  cost.

Hawley  urged  the  council  to  act.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;If  you  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  a  vote  by  the  end  of  May,  there  will  not  be  a  (new)  po-­ lice  station  in  Vergennes  by  the  end  of  2013,â&#x20AC;?  Hawley  said.

Perry  agreed  and  made  his  motion,  which  was  approved  unanimously.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  can  have  two  information  meetings  before  the  vote  and  just  go  for  it,â&#x20AC;?  Perry  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;There  were  a  lot  of  people  who  voted  for  it.â&#x20AC;?

Andy  Kirkaldy  may  be  reached  at  andyk@addisonindependent.com.

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Giving  back

WhistlePig

(Continued  from  Page  1A) all  have  a  heart.  This  situation  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  all  in  is  tough  enough,  but  luckily  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  got  the  staff  here  to  help  us,â&#x20AC;?  Michelle  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  over  there  ¿JKWLQJ IRU RXU FRXQWU\ DQG WKH\ donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  have  what  we  have.  So  why  not  give  back?â&#x20AC;?

Shipping  cookies  to  foreign  war  ]RQHV ZDV QRW H[DFWO\ ZKDW ZRPHQœV group  founder  Leila  Joseph  had  in  mind.  Joseph  came  to  the  Graham  Shelter  as  one  of  its  two  AmeriCorps  volunteers  earlier  this  year  and,  among  other  duties,  works  as  a  case  manager  there.

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JOHN  GRAHAM  SHELTER  Director  Elizabeth  Ready,  front,  Ameri-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;When  we  heard  we  were  having  a  Corps  volunteer  Leila  Joseph  and  shelter  volunteer  Nancy  Menard  have  womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  group,  I  think  we  all  kind  of  all  helped  with  the  shelterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  cookies  and  cards  project.

Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell dug  our  heels  in,  because  we  werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  going.  We  said,  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  want  to  go  sit  Abe  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;With  working  two  jobs,  they  come  home  to  their  families,  in  a  womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  group,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?  Michelle  said.  (itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  nice)  to  sit  down  with  a  bunch  of  and  they  have  nothing.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Then  Leila,  being  the  nudge  that  she  girls  and  no  guys  and  just  talk  about  All  were  on  board  when  Michelle  is,  kind  of  nudged  us  over  the  edge.â&#x20AC;? girl  things.  I  think  we  all  learn  from  suggested  they  do  something  for  ac-­ A  resident  named  Bridget  said  she  each  other,  too.â&#x20AC;?  tive  military  personnel.

RQO\ FDPH DW ÂżUVW WR VXSSRUW -RVHSK That  Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  project  also  set  Bridget,  who  saw  one  set  of  her  now  she  is  a  regular. the  stage  for  the  cookies-­and-­cards  friendsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  marriage  dissolve  because  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  did  it  for  Leila  to  make  sure  effort.  All  the  residents  feel  strongly  of  post-­traumatic  stress  disorder  fol-­ she  had  a  little  bit  of  an  about  those  who  serve,  in  lowing  two  tours  in  Iraq,  said  she  audience,  to  make  sure  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We all may part  because  many  know  was  more  than  happy  to  do  â&#x20AC;&#x153;a  silly  she  could  get  it  off  the  who  have  been  in  little  thing  like  sending  them  cook-­ be homeless, those  ground.  And  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  off  the  harmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  way.  ies  just  to  let  them  know  that  we  are  ground  and  running,  and  but we all Lynette  had  relatives  aware  and  we  care.â&#x20AC;? itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  great  place  to  be,â&#x20AC;?  have a heart working  near  the  Twin  They  went  to  work  and  contacted  Bridget  said.  Towers  and  the  Pentagon  WKH EDNHU\ WKH SRVW RIÂżFH DQG WKH â&#x20AC;Ś Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re The  Valentine  project  on  9-­11,  and  a  relative  DUPRU\ DQG ODVW ZHHN ÂżQLVKHG WKH proved  to  be  a  bonding  over there and  an  acquaintance  in-­ effort.  Ă&#x20AC;JKWLQJ IRU event. jured  in  the  1996  attack  â&#x20AC;&#x153;We  got  the  donations,  we  bagged  â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  thought,  scissors  and  RXU FRXQWU\ on  a  Saudi  Arabian  apart-­ them,  we  put  the  quotations  (on  glue.  I  donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  go  for  that  DQG WKH\ ment  building  housing  them),  we  decorated  them  and  we  ordinarily,â&#x20AC;?  Bridget  said.  U.S.  Air  Force  personnel.  shipped  them,â&#x20AC;?  Lynette  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;But  that  was  a  great  day.  GRQ¡W KDYH â&#x20AC;&#x153;One  of  my  cousins  And  afterward  they  felt  the  satis-­ what we That  was  fun.â&#x20AC;? was  in  the  building  that  faction  that  they  could  be  the  ones  The  group  is  also  meet-­ have. So they  bombed.  My  best  offering  a  helping  hand.  ing  Josephâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  original  brother  was  up-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;It  feels  good  inside  that  you  know  ZK\ QRW JLYH friendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  goals,  members  said.  stairs  from  my  cousin,â&#x20AC;?  that  youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  doing  something  for  oth-­ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  good  place  to  go  back?â&#x20AC;? she  said.  er  people  out  there,â&#x20AC;?  Lynette  said. Âł 0LFKHOOH D And  a  family  of  a  ser-­ and  vent  when  we  need  And  Joseph  was  happy  to  see  the  VKHOWHU UHVLGHQW viceman  has  stayed  at  the  JURXS VKH IRXQGHG WDNH DQ XQH[SHFW-­ to,â&#x20AC;?  Michelle  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m  with  my  child  24  hours  a  shelter  while  he  is  on  ac-­ ed  turn.  day,  seven  days  a  week.  My  husband  tive  duty. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This  womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  group  is  just  very  takes  the  child,  and  even  if  it  is  an  â&#x20AC;&#x153;One  of  the  things  that  is  happen-­ unusual,  unique.  These  are  women  hour,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  an  hour  for  me  to  kind  of  ing  is  that  weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  had  people  here  â&#x20AC;Ś  whose  circumstances  are  chal-­ (take  a  deep  breath)  and  there  are  oth-­ recently,  so  that  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  on  peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  lenging.  Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  challenging,â&#x20AC;?  Jo-­ er  women  I  can  talk  to  â&#x20AC;Ś  Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  meant  a  minds,â&#x20AC;?  said  shelter  director  Eliza-­ seph  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;So  to  be  able  to  facilitate  lot  to  be  able  to  talk  to  other  women  beth  Ready.

IXQ LQWHUHVWLQJ H[FLWLQJ VHUYLFH on  a  level  that  not  every  day  you  can  The  entire  group  believes  those  oriented  projects  that  totally  take  us  communicate  with  them  on.â&#x20AC;? who  serve  and  their  families  deserve  outside  of  ourselves  and  give  to  oth-­ Abe,  the  groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  youngest  member,  more  support.  ers,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  just  been  thrilling.â&#x20AC;? agrees.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  putting  their  lives  on  the  Andy  Kirkaldy  may  be  reached  at  â&#x20AC;&#x153;To  me,  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  like  my  safe  space,â&#x20AC;?  line  every  day,â&#x20AC;?  Michelle  said.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;And  andyk@addisonindependent.com.

(Continued  from  Page  1A) up  for  debate.  Topics  considered  at  the  hearing  included  the  volume  of  whiskey  that  would  be  produced,  WUDIÂżF WKH RSHUDWLRQ PLJKW JHQHUDWH and  potential  environmental  byprod-­ ucts  of  the  whiskey-­making  process,  such  as  a  black  mold  fungus  some  neighbors  fear  might  emanate  from  the  planned  whiskey  storage  facility. :KLVWOH3LJ RIÂżFLDOV KDYH VXEPLW-­ ted  testimony  indicating  the  dis-­ tillery  would  annually  produce  â&#x20AC;&#x153;no  more  than  6,000  barrels  of  whiskey,â&#x20AC;?  a  threshold  intentionally  set  so  as  to  not  trigger  more  stringent  air  quality  permitting  requirements  established  by  the  Vermont  Agency  of  Natural  Resources.

At  the  same  time,  representatives  of  the  company  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  which  is  now  importing  and  bottling  product  from  Canada  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  have  suggested  the  poten-­ tial  for  aging  â&#x20AC;&#x153;no  more  than  about  30,000  barrels  of  whiskey  at  our  site  before  2023.â&#x20AC;?  They  pointed  to  an  ever-­changing  whiskey  market  that  would  require  the  company  to  react  ZLWK D Ă&#x20AC;H[LEOH EXVLQHVV SODQ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vermont  has  various  permit  re-­ quirements  at  successively  higher  emissions  thresholds,â&#x20AC;?  WhistlePigâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Statement  of  Intention  to  the  com-­ mission  reads.  â&#x20AC;&#x153;As  we  approach  any  individual  threshold,  we  will  review  our  warehousing  practices  and  apply  for  necessary  permits.â&#x20AC;?

The  need  for  the  WhistlePig  busi-­ QHVV SODQ WR EH Ă&#x20AC;XLG KDV UDLVHG VRPH concerns  among  neighbors,  who  are  particularly  wary  of  the  process  by  which  ethanol  created  through  the  whiskey  aging  process  could  pos-­ sibly  spawn  the  growth  and  spread  of  Baudoinia  compniacensis,  some-­ times  referred  to  as  â&#x20AC;&#x153;whiskey  mold.â&#x20AC;?  The  most  vocal  of  the  WhistlePig  neighbors  have  been  George  Gross  and  Barbara  Wilson,  who  own  and  operate  the  nearby  Haven  Solar  Farm  LLC,  a  small  organic  berry  and  fruit  farm.  They  are  concerned  the  EODFN PROG ZRXOG DIÂż[ LWVHOI WR WKHLU property  and  crops.

Gross,  a  retired  computer  scientist,  DQG WZR H[SHUW ZLWQHVVHV GHYLVHG air  dispersion  models  to  predict  â&#x20AC;&#x153;ethanol  pollution  levels  originat-­ ing  from  the  proposed  WhistlePig  aging  warehouse(s).â&#x20AC;?  They  said  they  applied  their  model  to  whiskey  storage  warehouse  scenarios  includ-­ ing  20,000  barrels,  30,000  barrels,  100,000  barrels  and  200,000  barrels.

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