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Starbucks makes bid to form union

Child’s play

Local baristas demand better pay, hours AVALON STYLES-ASHLEY STAFF WRITER

Editor’s note: This is the first in a two-part series. Next week The Other Paper will introduce readers to the Vermonters behind this movement to start a union from the ground up.

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A dreary, wet spring didn’t stop students at Orchard Elementary School from scrambling all over their brand new playground at its unveiling last week. “The PTO and I had been working at updating the playground one piece at a time,” said Orchard principal Mark Trifilio, adding that upgrading the structure in one go was too expensive for one fundraising season. During the pandemic, the PTO put its savings toward buying a new “centerpiece” structure, reaching out to local families and businesses for help raising funds. This included a large anonymous donation, Trifilio added. The playground was supposed to be installed last summer in the hopes that students could play in their new digs by the first day of school, but it was back-ordered until its arrival three weeks ago.

Baristas at the Starbucks on Shelburne Road are brewing some change: they want better pay, stable hours and a seat at the negotiation table.

On May Day, the South Burlington store became the first in

the state to file for a union election, following the lead of over 17 other Starbucks across the country that have unionized in the last six months.

“I believe bringing the labor movement to Vermont is critical today, as I and so many other Vermonters are entrenched in a worsening housing crisis,” said Gareth “Gaz” Romp, a Starbucks employee who’s helped organize for the South Burlington store and was one of six who signed a letter to company CEO Howard SchulSee UNION on page 4

City councilors blast each other over Beta Emails might’ve violated open meeting law AVALON STYLES-ASHLEY STAFF WRITER

The latest fight over Beta Technologies in South Burlington, after a tense weekend of volleyed insults and media controversy, culminated in a shouting match at Monday’s city council meeting.

Gavel-banging and angry interruptions between councilors overshadowed the actual issue in question: whether the electric aviation company will be able to build a new facility in South Burlington despite a dispute over parking. The answer, thanks to the development review board’s decision last week and the city council’s approval of new zoning regulations, is still yes.

One effort to fix the issue had included an amendment introduced by city councilor and state Sen. Thomas Chittenden to a transportation bill that could have loosened local control of parking near the airport beyond what officials agreed would be good for the city, but it was cut in a recent House vote.

The amendment might have allowed the airport to build parking lots on the empty land they own, formerly populated with homes in the Chamberlin area of the city — something city councilor Meaghan Emery described as using the South Burlington neighborhood as a See BETA on page 11

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Greg Popa, editor and publisher of the Vermont Community Newspaper Group, was inducted into the New England Newspaper Hall of Fame over the weekend, and the publications he oversees received dozens of awards for writing, photography and design.

Popa was one of six journalists inducted into the hall this year, as part of the annual New England Newspaper Convention, held in Boston and organized by the New England Newspaper and Press Association.

Vermont Community Newspaper Group publications also received 33 awards during the association’s annual Better Newspaper Competition.

Hall of Fame Much like the head chef at a restaurant who started his career

as a dishwasher, Popa rose through the ranks by doing it all.

He started as a photographer at the Stowe Reporter in 1986 and has, at various times, been a photographer, reporter, editor and advertising manager. He became publisher in 2014, shortly before the Stowe Reporter bought the neighboring News & Citizen, which has been covering greater Lamoille County since 1881.

Popa applied the same methods of design, writing and photography — Lamoille County readers got to see their paper in full color for the first time — that made the Stowe Reporter an annual awards earner at the New England Better Newspaper Competition.

He later replicated that company consistency to what is now known as the Vermont Community Group, with Chittenden County papers The Other Paper of South Burlington, the Shelburne News and The Citi-

zen, which serves Charlotte and Hinesburg.

Popa was also at the helm when the company ceased publication of the Waterbury Record.

Popa has for decades nearly single-handedly — with a talented stable of photographers, writers and designers — produced the twice-yearly Stowe Guide and Magazine, a 240-page package that has regularly been awarded the best niche publication in New England.

“Under Greg’s leadership, these newspapers not only were kept alive, but became excellent,” Popa’s biography in the Hall of Fame reads. “Greg led the transitions and built new teams, always on the principle that excellent, must-read journalism is the key to a weekly newspaper’s economic health.”

Popa was inducted by a pair of See AWARDS on page 11

Tuttle students collect backpacks for Ukraine AVALON STYLES-ASHLEY STAFF WRITER

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Over 400 backpacks, filled with toys and essentials, are on their way to refugee children in Ukraine thanks to South Burlington middle schoolers.

The Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School backpack drive this spring started when students and staff learned of Operation Backpack 4Kids, a national grassroots effort

led by airline pilots, the Red Cross and local emergency services and communities to help displaced Ukrainian children as many flee their homes amid the ongoing war with Russia.

“The flow of backpacks into our school and the overall generosity and call to action was astounding,” said Liz Siddle, a teacher at Tuttle who’s helped in the efforts.

In addition to local donations,

the school also welcomed backpacks from surrounding areas, including students in Bristol, Williston and Berkshire schools.

Each backpack was stocked with essentials, like toothbrushes, water bottles and socks, and toys before school officials sent them on their way to Louisville, the mid-way point, then off to refugee centers in Germany and Poland.

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continued from page 2 “We felt so fortunate to be a part of an organization that is helping kids in such a direct way. Every backpack felt personalized and made this whole experience very emotional. To think of kids receiving such a simple gesture of comfort and compassion was what motivated students, families, and coordinators,” Siddle said.

Yvette Amblo, a guidance counselor at Tuttle, added that the effort has been community-led at every step, “from the invitation from the pilot to the donations of the bags, to the hard work of students.

This has been an amazing project and proof that kindness, compassion, generosity and teamwork really do make a difference.”

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UNION

continued from page 1 tz announcing the store’s intent to months and another 170 other unionize. locations in 30 states have plans The employees filed for a union to vote in the coming months, representation election with the according to Vox. National Labor Relations Board Other outlets cited a similar on May 1 after gathering 16 autho- refrain as the South Burlington rization cards baristas: better from the store’s pay, better hours, “We want to 20 employees. better benefits, “Our new better working work with you, hires are hastily conditions. collaboratively, to and improperLast fall, ly trained, we Starbucks transform Starbucks are expected to announced it work twice as would make the into a fair and equal hard without company-wide any additional minimum wage workplace, where compensation $15 an hour, due to underwith employees partners are fairly staffing, we who have two tolerate unstable or more years on compensated and scheduling and the job receiving now hours have treated with respect.” a 5 percent raise been cut without in January. warning, making While $15 — Letter to Starbucks an hour is a few it difficult for us to pay our bills bills higher than CEO Howard Schultz Vermont’s state and jeopardizing our ability minimum wage to qualify for health insurance. It of $12.55 an hour, the price of is time to take action,” the letter housing and cost of living have stated. risen precipitously — and not in a A Starbucks in Buffalo, N.Y., “rising tide lifts all boats” kind of was the first of the company’s scenario.

8,000 locations to officially unionThe median sales price for a ize in December, followed soon single-family home in South Burlafter by another store in the area. ington grew by close to 20 percent Then the union bug started to — from $339,900 to $405,500 — spread. At least 18 stores have comparing January of this year to voted to unionize in the last six 2021, according to the Northwest

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Vermont Realtor Association.

That’s a couple thousand dollars higher than statewide numbers, which saw home prices rise about 16 percent.

By comparison, Vermont’s minimum wage has increased by 0.8 percent, adjusted for inflation, every year from 1959 to 2016.

In the last few years, the rate has gone up slightly, from $10.96 in 2020 to $11.75 in 2021.

In Chittenden County especially, where the vacancy rate is at an

all-time low — less than one rental unit out of every 100 is available at any given time, according to a report by Allen Brooks & Minor, a real estate advisory firm in South Burlington — and the market demand racks up prices on existing stock, $15 an hour doesn’t cover the cost of living for many.

Romp and other signees argued that workers cannot negotiate for better overall working conditions on their own, especially against a massive, global fast-food chain

like Starbucks.

“We all love working for Starbucks; our store is a home away from home for many, and a safe place to be ourselves,” the letter stated. “Your aggressive and illegal retaliation against unionizing workers across the country exacerbates our concerns. We want to work with you, collaboratively, to transform Starbucks into a fair and equal workplace, where partners are fairly compensated and treated with respect.”

South Burlington Police Blotter Total incidents: 207 April 24 at 5:52 a.m., police investigated a burglary at the University Mall.

April 24 at 1:44 p.m., a mental health issue was reported on Ethan Allen Drive.

April 25 at 11:15 a.m., someone reported threats and harassment on Garden Street.

April 25 at 2:26 and 4:27 p.m., two car crashes causing injuries occurred at two different places on Shelburne Road.

April 28 at 1:27 p.m., police investigated a case of embezzlement at the Maplefields on Williston Road.

April 28 at 10 p.m., a juvenile problem was reported on Moss Glen Lane.

April 29 at 8:25 a.m., police responded to the untimely death

of Jacqueline Marceau, 96, of South Burlington. The medical examiner’s office is still determining cause of death.

April 29 at 2:26 p.m., police responded to Shelburne Road from a domestic incident.

April 30 at 6:24 p.m., police responded to Shelburne Road for a reported overdose.

Arrests: Michael D. Babits, 33, of Burlington, was arrested April 25 for retail theft.

Harley D. MacDonald, 36, Burlington, was arrested April 26 for retail theft.

David Marlon Taylor Jr., 28, of Burlington, was arrested April 26 for grand larceny and aggravated operation of a vehicle without the owner’s consent.

Mariah M. Spaulding, 27, of South

Burlington, was arrested April 26 for retail theft.

William Mich Prestegord, 35, of Ridley Park, was arrested April 29 for violating an abuse prevention order.

Samuel E. Cruz, 53, of Burlington, was arrested April 29 for domestic assault.

Leah Ann Martel, 36, of Burlington, was arrested April 29 for driving under the influence (first offense) and resisting arrest.

Albert J. Plewa, 31, of Shelburne, was arrested April 29 for violating conditions of release.

Gary Lacasse, 71, of Williston, was arrested April 30 for violating an abuse prevention order.

Chad J. Dillon, 36, of Milton, was arrested April 30 for driving while under criminal license suspension.

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OPINION As session winds down, Pugh says she won’t seek reelection bodies, two have already been signed by the governor, including S.74, which gives terminally ill Rep. Ann Pugh Vermonters more control over The end is near: I wish I had their final days by removing a crystal ball, but I don’t. As I unnecessary impediments to write this column, adjournment Vermont’s 2013 law that allows of this legislative biennium is in terminally ill Vermonters the sight, though not clear. option to meet death We could be adjourned with dignity and on their by the time you are own terms. reading this or there H.628, a bill that could be a week or two will make it easier more before we finish. for transgender and There will be long days non-binary people in characterized by fast Vermont to amend their moving discussions in birth certificate to reflect committees where bills their gender identity, has are being negotiated also been signed by the Ann Pugh

by House and Senate governor. Five of our Vermont House leaders, discussions bills that have passed the of Representatives that most often end in House and Senate are District 7-2 compromise and agreeawaiting the governor’s ment. action. These include While many human services H.711, which will establish an bills are still in the final stages Opioid Settlement Advisory of negotiation between the Committee and opioid abatement

Legislative Update

fund to ensure settlement dollars that come to Vermont will be directed to treatment, intervention, recovery and prevention of opioid use.

H.464, will update the more than 20-year-old Reach Up program that helps eligible parents set and reach short- and long-term goals to be able to financially support their minor, dependent children. Finally, S.206, which focuses on the necessary policy work that Vermont needs to address the needs of those with Alzheimer’s and their families, is still under consideration.

Moving to other legislation, S.286, the pension reform bill, won final passage in the House with a vote of 144-0. Earlier in the session it passed the Senate on a 28-0 vote. Gov. Phil Scott vetoed the bill Monday, and the next step is for the Senate and House to vote to sustain or override his veto.

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months of hard work by Vermontemployees for years to come. ers who focused on reaching a The bill is the culmination shared and sustainable solution. of the work of a pension task As passed by force made up the House and of legislators, Gov. Phil Scott vetoed Senate, Vermont public employwill contribute ees and an the pension bill, and $200 million in administration one-time surplus appointee. The the next step is for revenues. unanimous Meanwhile, recommenthe Senate and House teachers and dations of the to vote to sustain or state employees task force were will increase and signed on Jan. override his veto. restructure their 10, and S.286 contributions — was drafted higher-income workers will pay a directly from those recommendahigher percentage of their income tions.

— and accept a small adjustment This end is definite to cost-of-living increases. These savings will be re-invested into the After 15 terms I am stepping pension system to retire the debt down. It has been an incredible sooner. In all, these changes will honor for me to represent South eliminate $2 billion of unfunded Burlington as one of its state liability and ensure retirement representatives. It has been one of security and health care certainthe greatest privileges in my life ty for retired teachers and state to bring the voices of residents of South Burlington to Montpelier, to bring their interests and concerns into the legislative discussions.

I am proud of the work that I’ve have done to strengthen the state’s social safety net, to protect children and families, to ensure reproductive liberty and to address both the COVID-19 and opioid crises.

Before I step down, I want to take this opportunity to thank the people of South Burlington who have supported me and my work • Networking in the Legislature over the past 30 • Advocacy years. As much as I have enjoyed • Impact the incomparable experience of • Education serving the Vermont House of Representatives, I could not have • Empowerment done it without you.

The SBBA is South Burlington’s Though it is bittersweet to be only business organization leaving the Statehouse, I am not focused solely on strengthening leaving South Burlington. It is business in South Burlington. with pleasure and hope for the We find strength in numbers, future that I share with you that and welcome new member Emily Krasnow will be collecting businesses, large and small. signatures to get her name on For more information, the Democratic ballot to run for visit www.sbbabiz.com. the seat that I have held. Krasnow is active in our community Not a member yet? as a member of the Rotary, the Join us for networking and dialogue Housing Trust Committee, and around day-to-day and long-term the ASPIRE Library Foundation issues in the South Burlington Volunteer Committee. business community.

Thank you, South Burlington.

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City seeks input on climate, housing, ARPA spending it is appropriate and emphasize pedestrian-oriented neighborhoods. In the southeast quadrant Helen Riehle a new conservation planned unit development was developed that As I marvel at the daffodils in my yard and around town, the tiny establishes a minimum amount of land be conserved on site and unfurling of leaves, the greening increases density and inclusionary of the grass, I know that spring is zoning provisions. finally here, and rebirth I strongly supportis on its way. ed the work of the So, too, South Burlplanning commission, ington’s city council and which is continuing to city government moves address other planned forward with many projunit development types ects: recommendations and issues that promote from the community smart growth. Interim and the Climate Action zoning may have ended Task Force; beginning but the work goes on. work on multiple areas The council also Helen Riehle in the capital improvecreated a climate action City Council Chair ment fund, such as task force with the task pickleball resurfacing at of developing a plan for Symanski Park; paving South Burlington that aligns with projects, pedestrian and bicycle the state plan but focuses on activpath expansion and upgrades; ities that are suitable for commuand decisions on how to invest nity level actions. I serve on the American Rescue Plan Act funds task force as the non-voting counstrategically, to name a few. cil liaison along with representaIn March, interim zoning tives from multiple city commitended with council approval of tees and commissions, including the set of new land development planning, energy, natural resourcregulations proposed unanimouses and conservation, affordable ly by the planning commission. housing, bike and pedestrian, and Two incumbent councilors who economic development. supported the proposed regulaThe members are incredibly tions were easily re-elected. I engaged, extremely well informed think it fair to surmise that South and working hard with assistance Burlington voters care about the from consultants from the Chitenvironment and embrace regulatenden County Regional Planning tions that help mitigate or lessen Commission. The task force has the effects of climate change. so far reviewed the pathways and The recently adopted land actions of two major sectors — regulations improve and strengthbuilding and thermal and transen the environmental standards portation. Together those sectors in chapter 12 of the land developcontribute close to 75 percent of ment regulations with spotlights our greenhouse gases. on wetlands, habitat blocks and A plan for engaging the public connectors and floodplains — all is part of the workplan. It’s vitally important to effectively combat important to understand the climate changes in our city. community’s thoughts before a Two new types of planned final product is introduced to the unit developments are designed council for review and adoption. to both increase density where

Councilor Corner

It’s a fascinating learning process and I sincerely encourage and ask that you all weigh in. We need to know what you think about possible actions the city may take to assure South Burlington is on a sustainable pathway.

Earlier this year the council broadly discussed the possible uses of the ARPA funds. We agreed on one important principle: the money should be invested in things of long-term value to the community. Using one time money for current programs and ongoing expenses would be foolish. We also unanimously recommended $1 million be used toward building owner-occupied and perpetually affordable housing, believing that home ownership is a solid path out of poverty.

The city leadership team has discussed its suggestions and will share with the council. Before any additional action is taken, we need to hear from residents. Let us know what you really value, and feel would be a prudent use of approximately $3 million in ARPA funds for our city.

The challenges of the climate crisis, as well as providing sufficient affordable housing, can seem at odds. During the election and the discussions finalizing the interim zoning recommendations, differences were expressed by individuals and committees. It seems that some clear guidelines for committee work and an orientation for new members are in order. The council is again looking into how to move forward — we began this several years ago, but COVID-19 seemed to stymie those efforts — and making sure all voices are heard, and productive conversations are held. We are working on a set of bylaws that I hope will support our robust volunteer efforts.

I wish to sincerely thank

Letters to the Editor Who says there’s no wildlife in South Burlington?

To the Editor: This in response to your article southeast quadrant wildlife. (“Call of the wild: Southeast quadrant wildlife studies show differing results,” April 28, 2022) I moved to South Burlington from Lamoille County three years ago. I’ve seen more wildlife in my backyard these past three years than I ever did in Lamoille County.

I live in the Indian Creek complex off Dorset Street close to Songbird Road and next to the

University of Vermont cornfield bordering Swift and Spear streets.

Last fall we were visited by an opportunist bear enjoying our birdfeeders. The bear, reacting to my pots and pan medley, ended up in a large maple 10 feet from my neighbor’s door. Earlier this April my neighbor and I had several evenings of entertainment from “Bob” — or perhaps Roberta — a good-sized bobcat strolling in our backyard. The bobcat hunted varmints under my deck and took little issue with me madly snapping photos.

We have a plethora of birds, including a pileated woodpecker, rabbits, chipmunks and squirrels in the hood, a dream smorgasbord

for a hungry lynx. Word has it a mother bobcat gave birth to several kittens in a drainage pipe on the property last year. Perhaps this is one of the grown kits returning home to continue the lineage.

Then there was the longlegged coyote spied a couple weeks ago — gray and bigger than I imagined. I hear them often, but this was my first sighting. My little dog goes nuts and I run for the camera.

Who dares to suggest we don’t have wildlife in South Burlington?

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all the 100-plus residents who contribute their time, energy and expertise as volunteers on over 18 committees, commissions and task forces. Without your input and hard work South Burlington would not be the vibrant and exciting place to live, work and play.

In May and June, the council will be interviewing applicants to fill any open seats and those

volunteers wishing to continue to serve on a committee. Look for the advertisement in The Other Paper or go to the city website to check out how you can get involved. It’s fun, and who knows, it may be your gateway into running for city council As always, I thank you for your kind words and support of my leadership as council chair. It is both an honor and a joy.

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COMMUNITY

Shifting seasons

Community Notes Advocate explores mental health, faith in presentation

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An exploration of abstract paintings by the South Burlington-based artist Kasey Loyer are on exhibit at Axel’s Gallery in Waterbury from May 11 to June 18. Loyer is influenced by the shifting seasons and the way they transform the landscape of Vermont. Her paintings express the mood and contrast between sky and earth with a focus on color and composition. More at kaseyloyerart.com. Above, “Untitled” by Kasey Loyer.

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Father Tim Naples of St. John Vianney Church, 160 Hinesburg Road, South Burlington will host an interactive mental health presentation on Thursday, May 12, 6-7:30 p.m. by the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Vermont.

The presentation highlights the importance of creating a supportive faith community that welcomes open dialogue about mental Jodi Girouard health to support individuals and family members and includes a discussion.

Jodi Girouard, author, mental health advocate, and National Alliance on Mental Illness volunteer will talk openly about her mental health experience and how she found a pathway to hope and healing. She will read excerpts and poetry from her book, “Living with the Neighbors.”

Pianist performs Schumann, Beethoven at concert Claire Black, renowned Burlington-based pianist, will perform music by Robert and Clara Schumann and Ludwig Beethoven on Sunday, May 15, 7-9:30 p.m., First Congregational Church, 39 Main St., Essex Junction A portion of the proceeds will go to Spectrum Youth and Family Services. Tickets are $20. More at fccej.org

United Church of Hinesburg plant sale continues Reserve a S pot on Our Calend ar Now!

The United Church of Hinesburg annual plant sale continues Saturday, May 14, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., at the church, 10570 Route 116, and will include annuals, some perennials and a bake sale.

Contact Anne Donegan, ardonegan@ gmail.com, with questions.

Burlington Young Professionals host Congressional forum The four leading Democratic primary candidates for Vermont’s sole U.S. House seat — Becca Balint, Sianay Chase Clifford, Molly Gray and Kesha Ram Hinsdale — will participate in a forum Thursday, May 19, 6-8 p.m., Main Street Landing, Burlington.

“This is a real opportunity for young professionals to engage with state-level issues and ask these candidates how they might address some of our most pressing challenges — affordability, retention, housing, climate change, among others,” said Alex Bunten, director of Burlington Young Professionals, which is co-sponsoring the forum.

The event will be hybrid to ensure broad participation opportunities for young professionals across the state. Channel 17 will livestream the event and there will be an opportunity to submit questions in advance of the forum.

In-person registration is limited to 60 people. The in-person event will host a reception from 6-7 p.m. and the candidate forum will take place from 7-8 p.m. Registration will close on May 17.

Register at bit.ly/ypcongressforum2022.

Chamber hosts workshop series for business owners The Lake Champlain Chamber offers a few upcoming workshops and seminars in its business exchange program.

“Tackle Talent: Concepts from United Way’s Working Bridges,” will be held virtually on Tuesday, May 17, 9 a.m. Presented by the United Way of Northwest Vermont, this interactive workshop will give employers talent acquisition and retention tools.

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Zoning update adds ‘missing tool’ AVALON STYLES-ASHLEY STAFF WRITER

One of the missing zoning tools many in South Burlington have called for as the city updates its regulations is finally in the toolbox.

The planning commission’s new general Planned Unit Development, or PUD, will fill a hole it’s identified where properties in commercial or industrial areas, or that are zoned institutional or agricultural, didn’t really have a place. In the bulk land development regulations approved by the city council in February following three years of interim zoning, other subdivision and planned unit development changes were included but many still felt something was missing.

At the time, city councilor Matt Cota described the commission’s unfinished work on these types of development as creating a “regulatory vortex” for developers who had to contend with two sets of land regulations.

This “missing tool,” as planning and zoning director Paul Conner referred to it, was one of 22 amendments Cota proposed that he’s grateful to finally see closure on, he said at a city council meeting Monday.

“We tried to streamline this

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and get this back to you as soon as we could to fill that hole that was identified in the PUD structure,” explained planning commission chair Jessica Louisos last month ahead of Monday’s public hearing when the city council unanimously approved the amendments.

Developed in the 1960s to encourage creativity as municipalities planned out their communities, planned unit developments are a zoning tool that require a variety of uses, densities and building styles, “for compact, mixed-use neighborhoods, where private homes and public amenities are part of a single master plan,” according to the Vermont Planning Information Center.

The new general PUD joins the existing conservation and neighborhood PUDs and applies to anything that does not fall under its more specific counterparts.

Other amendments that the South Burlington city council approved include: • New site amenity requirements that set a basic space minimum for anything other than a single family or duplex dwelling, and new requirements for expansions and residential conversions.

• Language contextualizing and adding clarity for how the development review board can

look at transitions between structures and ask what it means for a building to be compatible with its surroundings.

• An amendment introduced by city councilor Cota related to parking lots that serve buildings that make up or are contained within “the secure area perimeter of a publicly-owned and operated airport,” would allow the development review board some creativity when it comes to the city’s parking ordinance, he explained.

“The amendments passed both the planning commission and city council unanimously. I think it’s a sign that the work was thoughtfully done. It seemed like a fast round but lots of the work was rooted in discussions and feedback done last year,” Conner said.

While the planning commission is always working on updating the city’s land development regulations, he noted, the bulk of the overhaul seems behind them.

In other plans, the commission will begin work this summer on the next comprehensive plan, which must be completed by February 2024 under state law.

“It’s a big document but it’s not just the vision for the city, it’s the main policy document that should guide the city’s decision making over the next decade,” Conner said.

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Tori Smith went 2-for-4 with an RBI, while Emma Stevens added two hits and Sofia Richland had a triple.

Borrazzo got the win on the mound, striking out 12 and allowing just one hit.

South Burlington also won Thursday, April 28, walking off with an 8-7 victory over Mount Abraham.

Emma Stevens hit a double that scored Miah Lafayette to win the game. Richland hit a home run and had two RBIs, Sana AL Namee added two runs and an RBI and Jordan Larose was 1-for3 with an RBI. Borrazzo had 10 strikeouts and with just three earned runs.

With both wins, the Wolves move to 4-1.

Baseball South Burlington 10, Mount Mansfield 0: South Burlington scored seven runs in the second inning to best Mount Mansfield on Saturday.

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5 with two RBIs for the Wolves, while James Chagnon added two runs batted in. Shane Burke drove in three runs and Luk Fitzgerald scored twice.

Nick Kelly struck out 11 and allowed just one hit and got the win.

It was the second win in a row for the Wolves, who defeated Mount Abraham 10-0 on Thursday.

Sully Beers earned the win in that one, striking out nine in five innings, while Burke and Cole Woodland each added three RBIs. South Burlington moves to 3-4.

Girls’ lacrosse Champlain Valley 11, South Burlington 8: South Burlington could not complete a second half comeback and fell to Champlain Valley in girls’ lacrosse on Friday, April 29.

Sam Crane, Ava Goyette and Miranda Hayes each had two goals for the Wolves, while Rachel Kelley and Mia Kaczmarek both had a goal and an assist.

Greta Heldman stopped 11 shots in net. South Burlington falls to 4-1.

Boys’ lacrosse Champlain Valley 9, South Burlington 6: South Burlington suffered its first loss of the season on Friday, falling to Champlain Valley in boys’ lacrosse.

Will Goyette had three goals for the Wolves, who fall to 6-1.

Ryan Sweet added a goal and two assists, while Evan Knith made 11 saves.

Girls’ tennis South Burlington 5, Champlain Valley 2: South Burlington won over Champlain Valley on Friday.

Izzy Partilo won in No. 1 singles, while Sage Bennett, Anna Bennett and Tenzin Tselha all helped to pace the Wolves.

Lilla Erdos and Winnie Adamson teamed up to clinch the win in doubles.

South Burlington also beat Harwood on Thursday, 7-0.

Partilo, Sage Bennett, Anna Bennett, Tselha and Ella Maynard all earned wins in singles, while Melissa Rosowsky and Ivy Howard won in doubles, along with Erdos and Adamson.

Boys’ tennis South Burlington 7, Harwood 0: South Burlington swept Harwood to gain a 7-0 win on Thursday.

Sriram Sethuraman, Chris Bialas, James Bialas, Vihit Gupta and Oscar Loewenmark each got a win in singles for the Wolves. Will Bradley and Yuyan Zhang teamed up for a win in No. 1 doubles, while James Bradley and Jay Eagle earned another win in No. 2 doubles.

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BETA

continued from page 1 “doormat.”

This effort and the fallout prompted Emery to publicly lambaste her peer, calling Chittenden’s actions in the Legislature a “deep betrayal of the public’s trust,” accusing him of giving false testimony and of acting as “a self-serving politician of the most dangerous kind.”

“Sen. Chittenden’s waffling and lack of preparation make him unfit to be a senator. He is an embarrassment,” she wrote in an email to multiple media outlets.

But Chittenden countered that various drafts of the bill changed nine times and he doesn’t regret trying to find compromise or for changing his mind.

“I just want everybody to know this is important to me. I was operating with the best of intentions for the same ends, and I was advocating to protect South Burlington’s rights over those lands,” he said, as Emery accused him of lying and chair Helen Riehle banged her gavel.

“I’m taken aback by the accusations and the behavior, but I am not surprised by it. With that, I’m done,” he said.

‘Hodge-podge’ effort The initial hold-up of Beta’s development application, which caused public outcry and Gov. Phil Scott to call for remedy, has grown a labyrinth of briars in the last few weeks, making it difficult to parse out how all the different vines — a strict local parking ordinance, bad blood between city councilors, new land development regulations, evolving state legislation, unsteady airport governance, demands from the governor’s office — fit together.

The gist is that Beta’s application was held up at the development review board level because its plan violated the local parking ordinance. In April the company presented a new plan, cutting parking spaces to comply with the regulations, prompting the review board to issue a permit. Around the same time, the city council drafted an amendment to the parking ordinance granting certain exceptions, which Beta would fall under if it chooses to amend its application in the future — city councilors approved the amendment Monday (see related, page 8).

At the same time in Montpelier, the governor’s office asked Chittenden to propose an amendment to parking in the omnibus transportation bill.

Neither Riehle nor city manager Jessie Baker testified on the amendment in front of the Senate or House transportation committees. In written comments submitted to the House April 28, Baker argued that the amendment could have “significant unintended consequences”

and is a concern to residents in the Chamberlin community.

“This is hodge-podge. That’s what it was,” city councilor Matt Cota said Monday, referring to the city and state’s disconnected attempts to fix a local zoning issue, as well as city officials’ blind spots to important legislative developments like Chittenden’s amendment.

Cota suggested the city consider hiring a lobbyist to advocate on its behalf in the Statehouse and relay relevant information back to them, like the city of Burlington.

With the city’s new parking amendment on the books, Beta can amend its application under the new rule should it choose to change the parking plan, but Chittenden noted this wasn’t clear to many of the parties working on this issue — including himself, the governor’s office and Beta.

“I think we would have avoided a lot of this had there been a quarterback — other than me serving as a senator, working on a lot of different things — trying to get this to the end goal,” Chittenden said in agreement with Cota.

“I am sorry and regret that I didn’t call councilor Emery on Wednesday night and talk her through all of this. I am doing too many things. I am working at the University of Vermont. I am a city councilor, and I am running for reelection to the Senate, but I am not running for reelection to the city council. So, you’re almost through with me,” he added.

Did emails violate open meeting laws?

In an email exchange Emery forwarded to multiple media outlets regarding the issue, both she and Chittenden are shown potentially violating open meeting law by hitting ‘reply all’ to the other city councilors on an email chain.

Emery forwarded an email with her concerns about the transportation amendment to city councilors Tim Barritt, Matt Cota and Helen Riehle, among others, noting the amendment language.

Chittenden then replied to all recipients, writing: “A key change was to not include ‘or size’ in the amendment. The intention was to be as narrow as possible and this is just on the ‘location’ of parking facilities. So I understood our regulation to still have the city have oversight on the amount of parking (be it none or a lot). I will not reply all on follow up emails.”

Emery appears to have violated the law again in her response, which she sent to all city councilors: “This does not allay my concerns. Was our planning staff consulted? I’m stunned and would like to know how this was introduced last Friday, without any warning to South Burl-

ington representatives.”

She argued at the meeting, however, that she was discussing public knowledge and nothing new.

Vermont’s open meeting law states that no public body shall go into a meeting from which the public is excluded without a two-thirds vote of the members.

Beta success Despite the vitriolic discussion, both chair Riehle and city manager Jessie Baker argued that this is, in fact, a story of the success of local

democracy.

“We really believe that local solutions are the best solutions and because we were able to bring those solutions forward, this language was removed from the final transportation bill through a joint request

by Beta and the city to ensure that any unintended negative consequences of that T-bill language wouldn’t impact the Chamberlin neighborhood,” Baker said.

Riehle, who represented South Burlington in both the state Senate and House of Representatives, also

noted that law-making is messy and imperfect.

“I think if I had $1 for every time a legislator got some more information and changed their mind on something, I’d be a rich woman.

That’s the process. I know it’s not perfect. You work toward finding an end and sometimes you have to compromise. If you don’t learn to compromise, then you don’t get very far,” she said. “I think we were successful in finding the solution...

I think everyone was working in good faith.”

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continued from page 2 fellow hall-of-famers, Tom Kearney — former executive editor of the Stowe Reporter and Keene Sentinel, now with VTDigger, who also wrote Popa’s Hall of Fame biography — and Mike Donoghue, a retired veteran Burlington Free Press reporter, head of the Vermont Press Association, and a post-retirement correspondent for the VTCNG papers and several other Vermont weeklies.

“Greg is a skilled leader and motivator, and he has insightful news judgment,” Donoghue said.

“He’s a great juggler for all his hats and newspapers. His newspapers are taken seriously and take seriously their First Amendment fights.”

Editorial awards The weekend’s New England Newspaper Convention also featured its annual Better Newspaper Competition, which netted the newsroom 21 awards, a haul that includes eight first-place winners for writing and photojournalism.

Once again, the Stowe Guide & Magazine was named the overall best niche publication in New England and was also given a second nod as the publication with the best overall design and presentation.

News editor and staff writer Tommy Gardner took home seven reporting awards in the weekly newspaper categories. Those include two first place awards — a local personality profile of actor Rusty “The Logger” Dewees and a sports feature about how local Scholars’ Bowl teams fared during the pandemic.

Photographer Gordon Miller won six awards, including three first-place shots. He won in both weekly classes in a new category for pandemic related photos, one at a local high school and one at a nursing home. He also won for a photo of a baseball player safely sliding into home plate in a cloud of dust.

Biddle Duke, the former Stowe Reporter owner and publisher, also won first place in the sports feature

a nearly year-long series of stories about a fire chief accused of sexual assault.

• Personality photo: Paul Rogers, third place, for his photos of Rusty Dewees.

Design awards

Greg Popa

category, for his story on what it’s like being the parent of a competitive ski racer.

Gardner earned three other sports-writing nods — for stories on a high school tennis state championship; a state championship baseball game; and the colorful announcers of the weekly Stowe Ski Bum Races.

Miller was awarded three other photography prizes — two pictorials that featured very different crescent moons, and one general news photo of a school bus driver shoveling the bus roof.

In other editorial and photography awards: • Business/economic reporting: Avalon Styles-Ashley, second place for her story about a women’s ski apparel company with biologically convenient zippers.

• Local personality profile: Gardner, second place for a feature of a man who picks up roadside trash in his hometown every day.

• Best niche publication: Stowe Weddings, second place to big sister Stowe Guide.

• Humor columnist: Carol Vasta Folley, second place for her piece throwing shade at appetizers.

• Serious columnist: David Rocchio, second place for a rumination on inheriting a snowblower.

• Investigative/enterprise reporting: Gardner, third place for

The production staff, responsible for designing the eye-catching print and digital advertisements that bring revenue into the company — and responsible for the placement of every single bit of copy, photography and graphic — earned a dozen awards.

The News & Citizen won second place for overall advertising “general excellence” for New England weekly newspapers.

Production manager Katerina Hrdlicka got a third-place nod in the best overall ad designer category, with judges noting her “clean, clear design sense.”

The papers also took home several awards for individual ads or special packages.

The Stowe Reporter production staff won first place in the special section category, for the popular annual RIDE mountain biking supplement, which judges said was “magazine-like” in its scope.

The staff also won for themed multiple advertiser pages, again for a popular annual feature, the leaf peeper section that runs for a month every fall.

Designer and webmaster Kristen Braley won first place in two categories: most creative use of small space for a front-page mini Power Play Sports ad; and best local online ad, for a Ferro Jeweler digital display.

Other advertising award included: • Holiday ad: Hrdlicka, third place with her Stowe Reporter ad for Country Store on Main.

• Most creative use of small print space: Hrdlicka, third place for her Stowe Sweets ad.

• Local color display ad: Braley, third place for the Ferro Charms ad in the News & Citizen.

• Real estate display ad: Braley, third place for for KW Vermont.

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Please take notice that the City Council will hold a public hearing on Monday, June 6, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. to consider amendments to the Official Map. The amendments are proposed in the vicinity of I-89 Exit 14 / Williston Road. The hearing will be held in person and remotely via GoToMeeting. Participation options: Interactive Online: https://meet.goto.com/SouthBurlingtonVT/ city-council-06-06-2022 Telephone (audio only): (571) 317-3112, Access Code: 118-783-485 In Person: City Hall Auditorium, 180 Market Street The purpose of the hearing is to consider the following: A. OM-22-01: Add bike/pedestrian connections between planned I-89 bike/pedestrian bridge and Dorset Street, Williston Road, and Quarry Hill Road Copies of the proposed amendment are available for inspection at the Department of Planning & Zoning, City Hall, 180 Market Street, and on the city website at www.sbvt.gov.

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TAURUS April 21 - May 21 Yours may turn into the party house this week when a lot of uninvited visitors show up and expect to socialize. It’s a good thing you have energy to spare right now, Taurus.

GEMINI May 22 - June 21 Errands are not going to complete themselves, Gemini.

Schedule time this week to get all of your ducks in a row.

You have obligations to your family and friends.

CANCER

July 23 - Aug. 23 This week you could receive word of an exciting challenge at work, Leo. If you have been putting in for a promotion or job change, this could be what you’ve waited for.

VIRGO Aug. 24 - Sept. 22 Keep in mind that you shouldn’t mix money and friendship, Virgo. If a close friend wants you to work for him or her, remember the importance of this separation.

LIBRA Sept. 23 - Oct. 2 Spring cleaning is in the air, and this week you are ready to tackle your home top to bottom. Why not ask for some help from the kids or your spouse to work more quickly?

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June 22 - July 22 You intend to use the extra energy that seems to have been building in you for some time, Cancer. An impromptu sports match or a trip to the gym can burn off energy.

Oct. 24 - Nov. 22 Frustrations may be high this week. Scorpio. Despite your desire to socialize, you can’t seem to get out of the house.

Responsibilities at home won’t change for some time.

SUDOKU Here’s How It Works: Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!

SAGITTARIUS Nov. 23 - Dec. 21 Keep in mind it can take a few days for you to recover from a night of revelry, Sagittarius. Avoid overdoing it on weeknights or you may pay the price at work in the morning.

CAPRICORN Dec. 22 - Jan. 20 There is a lot of work to get done around the house, Capricorn. A lack of funding has you in a holding pattern.

Examine your budget to see if there’s wiggle room.

AQUARIUS Jan. 21 - Feb. 18 Aquarius, if you find yourself in a poor mood this week, try not to take it out on others.

Simply ask for some alone time until you can work out your feelings for the better.

PISCES Feb. 19 - March 20 Exercise tact and diplomacy when someone asks for your honest opinion about their performance at work, Pisces.

You’ll get your point across.

CLUES ACROSS 1. A power of perception 4. Slotted hinged metal plate 8. Popular crop 10. Siamese fighting fish 11. Larval crabs 12. South American mammal 13. Occur as a result of 15. Slavic language 16. An electric underground railway 17. Transporting 18. A direction 21. Opposite of start 22. Mock 23. People love and hate it (abbr.)

24. A people of Myanmar 25. A Queens ballplayer 26. Southern Thailand indigenous person 27. Famed actress

34. Thin strips 35. Bluish greens 36. Ridiculed 37. Having the shape of a cube 38. Came down 39. Indian religious god 40. “Bewitched” actress Moorehead 41. Leak through slowly 42. Buzzing insects 43. Midway between south and southeast CLUES DOWN 1. Skin condition 2. Earlier 3. Right away 4. Vomiting 5. Go to 6. “The Police” frontman 7. Bullfighting maneuver 9. Pacific island 10. A system of algebraic notation

ANSWERS

12. A room used for the activities of a group 14. The longest division of geological time 15. Car mechanics group 17. A barrel of liquid (abbr.)

19. Bound to do 20. Explosive 23. Ridicules 24. Adult male 25. Military personnel 26. French and Belgian river 27. Found in the sea 28. A share lost in default (abbr.)

29. Type of medication (abbr.)

30. City on the Rhine 31. Animal disease 32. They’re in martinis 33. Get away 34. Wampum 36. Lacking brightness

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