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Company says gas saved Hinesburg consumers $677,000 over oil HINESBURG Ñ Natural gas customers in Hinesburg have saved $677,000 in energy costs by switching from more expensive fuels, such as heating oil and propane, to natural gas, according to a report by Vermont Gas. Ò That equates to about $1,300 to an average household that formerly used heating oil, and $2700 to households that relied on propane over the past year,Ó said a news statement by Beth Parent, corporate communications manager at Vermont Gas. In addition to customer savings, the company paid $39,651 to the town in property taxes in the past 12 months and is a headline sponsor of the annual Big Truck Day at the Hinesburg Nursery School. This fun annual event gives children of all ages a chance to explore what it is like behind the wheel of dozens of tractors, trucks and other commercial vehicles. Big Truck Day takes place this Saturday, May 16 at the Hinesburg Nursery School, rain or shine. Ò The company provides a service and product that our customers rate very highly, and we support our customersÕ communities,Ó Tom Murray of Vermont Gas said. Ò Along with providing Hinesburg Nursery School with financial help, our team will also be on hand with a Vermont Gas truck and to chat with community members.Ó
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E-mails reveal complete streets battle over Rutland City road grant
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By Bruce Parker Vermont Watchdog Report RUTLAND CITY — Officials in Rutland just want to fix a failing road at an affordable price. They might not be able to, if complete streets advocates get their way. According to leaders at the cityÕ s Department of Public Works, Dorr Drive should be rebuilt as is. But directors at the Rutland Regional Planning Commission say the repair must include bike lanes, no matter the cost to taxpayers. TheyÕ ve even put pressure on a $175,000 roads grant to get their way. Such activism is not going over well with leaders tasked with fixing Rutland’s roads and bridges. Ò We are getting ferocious pushback on this, which may in fact in and of itself jeopardize our ability to get the grant,Ó said Jeff Wennberg, RutlandÕ s public works commissioner. CONTINUED ON PAGE 12
Danielle LaBerge of East Middlebury gives horses “Baby” and “Calvin” a morning walk along Hawkins Road in Ferrisburgh. LaBerge cares for 13 horses at nearby Kingsland Bay Stables which includes English- and Western-style riding lessons, trail rides, and boarding. Photo by Lou Varricchio
Crime doesn’t pay: volunteer spares time in court, prison
Former G.E. engineer Paul Crossman, 82, enjoys his retirement as a volunteer court observer, advocate, Rutland High School Class of 1951 leader, local historian, and Paramount Theatre usher. Photo by Lou Varricchio
RUTLAND Ñ Retired 82-year-old engineer Paul Crossman of Rutland has always been interested in law and order. And for the dozens of Rutland-area judges, attorneys, police officers and inmates beginning in the 1990s, Crossman is now well known as a one-of-a-kind, unpaid court observer, police ridealong, and advocate. CrossmanÕ s life as a criminaljustice system volunteer may have started out as a fun, learning experience, but it quickly evolved into a retirement passion which has positively affected numerous lives. Before he retired to spend his retirement days in courtrooms, prison cells, and police cars, the native RutlanderÑ a University of Vermont graduate and registered professional electrical engineerÑ worked as a General Electric engineer specializing in military electronics. “I was a field service engineer on shipboard working on gun and guided missile fire-control systems for the U.S. Navy,Ó he said. Ò My work included shipboard installations and checkout of these new systems for various Navy and private shipyards. I was also an engineering consultant at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center in Illinois and a G.E. Liaison with the U.S. Navy Ship Weapons Shipping Station in California. In 1988, I was transferred from CONTINUED ON PAGE 11