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Volume 51 Number 6
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February 10, 2022
Noble asks for records on ‘lost faith’ claim
Walk to school!
Police, town negotiate tentative contract MIKE DONOGHUE CORRESPONDENT
Embattled Shelburne Police Chief Aaron Noble was told in December by town manager Lee Krohn that the selectboard had lost faith in him leading the department, newly released documents reveal. Krohn in a Dec. 16, 2021, email to Noble included a line,
“But at this point, if it is not clear to you, the selectboard has also lost confidence in you as our police chief.” In a Jan. 12 email he wrote, “I held numerous meetings with you personally, and also with you and Lt. (Michael) Thomas over the course of many months to discuss internal angst and turmoil within See POLICE on page 12
Residents want to block 100 homes in Shelburne SCOOTER MACMILLAN STAFF WRITER
PHOTOS BY LEE KROHN
A hardy and enthusiastic group of schoolchildren and parents from Shelburne Community School joined Winter Walk to School Day on Feb. 2, sponsored by Local Motion, to remind people that walking to school can be a great way to start the day — energized and ready to learn. Shelburne kids participated with dozens of other schools around the state and were eligible to win prizes.
The debate about a proposed development with more than 100 housing units on 6.5 acres north of Shelburne village has gone from a simmer to a roiling boil. The issue has simmered since September when the development on the west side of Shelburne Road came before the development review board, but it was front, center and percolating at the selectboard’s meeting Jan. 25. Liam Murphy, an attorney representing a group opposed to the development between Wild Rose Circle and Clearwater Road, sent a letter to the Shelburne Selectboard asking for the immediate enactment of interim zoning to stop the development process to give the planning commission time “to study and evaluate the inconsistencies” between what the zoning regulations adopted several years ago allow in this area and what the regulations’ crafters intended. The housing project is proposed by chiropractors Stephen Brandon and Shelley Crombach
behind their office at 2882 Shelburne Road. The project has raised questions and concerns from people who live nearby, town manager Lee Krohn said. More than 70 people attended the selectboard meeting, many opposing the development. Interim zoning would allow the selectboard to change regulations quickly rather than going through the standard, lengthier process involving the planning commission, Krohn said. Opponents of the project did ask the planning commission to institute interim zoning, Krohn said, but that board said it wasn’t the proper way to deal with the matter.
Town attorney weighs in Brian Monaghan, the town’s attorney, said although the town might be able to suspend the project while it considers zoning changes — namely the appropriate housing density for that area — he didn’t think it was the right thing to do. See HOMES on page 2