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COMMUNITY NEWS

TAKE ONE March 31, 2018

Serving Addison, Rutland & Chittenden Counties

Bristol Hub: A positive place for teens

RUTLAND HERALD SOLD AGAIN

RUTLAND | For the second time in 18 months, the Times Argus and Rutland Herald newspapers will have new owners, according to Herald reporter David Delcore. “The latest sale of the sister papers – from Vermont Community Media to the Sample News Group – is expected to be finalized before the end of the month,” according to Delcore. “Terms of the pending sale were not disclosed, and most employees at both newspapers were notified.” ■

By Lou Varricchio EAGLE EDITOR

MOTORIST DOES 94 MPH IN 35 MPH ZONE

RUTLAND | On March 21, troopers from the Vermont State Police Rutland Barracks observed a vehicle traveling at 94 mph in a posted 35 mph speed zone on West Street in Rutland City. Troopers located the vehicle on Susan Lane. The vehicle was smoking and had been involved in a collision with a male hunched over the driver’s seat. The driver was Garrett Blanchard, 36. Blanchard had consumed alcohol. He was taken into custody for driving under the influence and released on a citation to appear at the Rutland County Superior Court Criminal Division at a later date and time. ■

MAUHS student Joseph Berg is a master of the indoor skateboard ramp at the Bristol Teen Center. Photo by Lou Varricchio

BRISTOL | The Bristol Hub Teen Center and Skate Park is one of the few places geared just for teens in Addison County. The center, celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, continues to be a positive influence on teens from the Five Town area and Vergennes. “The Hub is a drop-in space for youth that prides itself on maintaining a safe environment for teens to explore interests, have fun, and make connections with peers outside of school,” Brian LaClair, Hub programs manager, told the Eagle. “We are open from noon to 6 p.m. every weekday serving youth ages 12 to 19. If you’re not a teen but are curious about our programs, space, and what we do here, we implore you to visit us to see what we’re all about.” When the Eagle visited the Bristol Hub last week, LaClair was preparing tasty, healthy tacos for after-school teens, while they were playing team video games, surfing the Internet, and working the indoor skateboard ramp. » Bristol hub Cont. on pg. 3

MORE SOLAR SITING OPPOSITION

A panoramic view of the Babcock Farm site of a proposed 2.2 megawatt solar power array at Park Street Extension. The Brandon Masonic Lodge is pictured at left. By Lou Varricchio EAGLE EDITOR

BRANDON | A large solar power project planned for a rural section of Brandon has some town officials and neighbors upset. “So far the reaction to this solar project has been a negative one,” Brandon Town Manager David Atherton told the Eagle last week. The 2.2 megawatt plant is planned for a 27-acre parcel on the Babcock Farm at the intersection of Park Street Extension and Country Club Road. The site is just to the north of the Brandon

Masonic Lodge. Atherton said that the project is being spearheaded by Conti Group Solar of New Jersey and Massachusetts. Conti Group is a developer, planner, designer, engineer, constructor, owner and operator of capital-asset projects such as solar-energy arrays. “Founded in 1906 in New Jersey, our origins in the construction industry stem from delivering quality projects using innovation and creative problem solving,” according to Conti CEO Matthew Skidmore. Others see more large solar construction

as the only way to realize state mandated alternative energy goals by 2025. “For solar to provide 20 percent of Vermont’s electric supply by 2025 means that we will have increased solar generation by a factor of eight in a decade,” according to David Hill of the Vermont Energy Investment Corp. Hill has pointed to the Vermont Solar Pathways study in 2017. “Growth of that magnitude is consistent with what we see today, and it will certainly have impacts looking forward. The (Pathways) study identifies those impacts and how to manage them. Overall we found that Vermont’s solar economy is strong and is demonstrating the potential to be a national leader.”

Photo by Lou Varricchio

But as far as the Babcock project demonstrating potential to the Brandon community, Atherton and other officials may be scratching their collective heads. “I don’t see the Babcock Farm project providing any benefits to the town (or residents), especially on their electric bill,” Atherton told the Eagle. According to Atherton, the property is currently zoned “rural development”. “ There is concern amongst the town that this is ag land that will be lost to solar development,” Atherton said. » Solar Cont. on pg. 6

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