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Big changes on the horizon in Hinesburg By Alice Dubenetsky newmarketpress@denpubs.com HINESBURG — Driving through the village of Hinesburg this week you will see a quiet town, a grocery store, a few assorted businesses, and various municipal buildings. At rush hour, there may be a bit more traffic than one is used to in rural Vermont because Route 116 is a busy commuter route between Middlebury, Burlington, and points in between. In less than a year, the drive through town may be a different story. Hinesburg is situated to absorb the next wave of development pressure that has been spreading steadily outward from the Burlington/ South Burlington axis. Town planners have long been aware that their town will be targeted for growth, and have been working on plans to assure that growth is structured to fit the town’s own vision of it’s future. According to Alex Weinhagen, , Hinesburg’s Director of Planning and Zoning, it was a controversial decision to plan for commercial growth. In 2004 officials started to work on a new town plan, with emphasis on the need to expand the village, and in 2009, in a sweeping change that doubled the size of the village, the Selectboard adopted the new zoning plan - Hinesburg’s Official Map, detailing development areas, future roads, possible traffic rotaries and areas zoned for community use.
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Dog & Pony Show! Members of the media pose with Gov. Jim Douglas, Iroc the miniature horse and Annie the Golden Retriever.
Redevelopment of the “Saputo” site in works Recently, announcements have been made regarding three major projects in Hinesburg all in various stages of planning. Weinhagen is enthusiastic about the future of the town and most specifically about the prospects for redevelopment of the former Saputo Cheese plant site which was partially destroyed by a fire several years ago and subsequently closed, leaving many area residents without jobs and the town without the tax revenue generated by the business.
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By Alice Dubenetsky newmarketpress@denpubs.com MONTPELIER – Gov. Jim Douglas treated the press to one last dog and pony show last week before retiring from office Jan. 4 after deciding not to run for re-election. Some members of the media had frequently called his press conferences “dog and pony shows” because of his habit of bringing a variety of speakers to the podium to help him make his point about programs and policies. This time, Douglas invited the press to meet him outside the state office building, where he appeared holding a yellow Golden Labrador Retriever named Annie and a cream colored minia-
ture horse named Iroc, both borrowed from the Bortz family of Colchester. “We will end this tenure with a literal dog and pony show,” Douglas said. “They’re certainly better behaved than the legislature.” Douglas served four terms as governor, and was notably present at events from one end of the state to the other, always ready with his easy, dry wit and his open admiration and affection for the people of Vermont. During his term in office he attended so many ceremonies and ribbon cuttings that one member of the press rather sarcastically dubbed him “Governor Scissor Hands.”
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Lawrence Memorial Library to celebrate centennial BRISTOL — Lawrence Memorial Library in Bristol celebrates its centennial in 2011. Throughout the year, the library will sponsor a number of events to tell a "Century of Stories." Celebrations kick off with a special 100th birthday party 1-11-11. Throughout the day, entertainment, munchies, punch and party favors--bookmarks created especially for the occasion by Bristol students--will be available. Children's librarian Marita Bathe-Schine along with Mike Gleason Special will offer storytimes and readings during the daytime. Bristol Elementary School students will pay a visit to the library. During the day, music by Will Parini as well as by the "The Elders" from Living Well residential care home, and students from area schoools will echo through the library. In the later afternoon, the BASK Readers' Theatre
Group will offer entertainment. And, we hope that long-time Bristol residents who themselves have reached or are approaching one hundred years old will offer reminiscences. From 6 to 7 p.m., the formal birthday party begins, with birthday cake, cupcakes that will have been decorated throughout the day, punch, and special music by Ken Weston. The Lawrence Memorial Library was given to the town of Bristol for $1.00 by Mr. William Lawrence, local business man and Addison County Sheriff. He dedicated the library to his two deceased wives, Minnie Peet Lawrence and Lockie Partch Lawrence. Although the library has been extensively renovated, care has been taken so that the library would
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