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PHOTO BY KIM ANDERSON Kim Anderson of South Burlington said, “The most amazing thing I’ve ever seen, a chrysalis emerging into a beautiful butterfly.” cycle
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Eight homes in the Chamber lin neighborhood are gearing up for new windows, attic insula tion, extra wall layers and weath er stripping, among other possi ble improvements, as they enter the next phase of the Burlington International Airport’s noise pilot program.Thehope is that certain home improvements will decrease the amount of sound seeping into homes most affected by the airport and the Air National Guard’s F-35 jets, according to mapping conducted over the years. Only eight residences were included in the initial pilot, which started with public outreach last December, but acting airport direc tor Nic Longo noted that more grant funding will eventually beef up the program to include as many as 100 homes a year. Grants totaling $1.8 million from the Federal Aviation Admin istration covering 90 percent of the cost with a 10 percent local share will allow the airport to update its noise exposure maps and to add another seven homes to the noise pilot program, including design, bidding and construction. It also covers the design for the next 54 homes in the program. “That’s huge progress,” Longo said, adding that as these first eight houses head into the construction phase this fall, he will have “very, very, very close eyes on the proj ect.”“I think as many of us have seen or experienced ourselves, it
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Four years later, dog park still ‘coming soon’ program takes off could ease airport noise
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South Burlington’s new dog park looks wistful on an early Saturday morning, fog curling through the wooden fence as the first rays of sun hit the red brick Wheeler House, sitting stoically on the hill ahead. The only things missing are dogs.Neither a paw nor a snout have yet graced the gates of the bark park, constructed in July after about three years of plan ning. A tentative soft opening was planned for late summer, pending some public works handiwork on the gate, but a bigger problem has surfaced.“It’sless than half of the size — not even half the size it was designed as,” said Betty Milizia, a South Burlington resident and the chair of the committee on common areas for dogs, which has fought for this patch of green since at least 2018. Approved by the develop ment review board late last year, the final design showed a 2-acre park on the Wheeler property off Dorset Street. But instead, due to certain features of the terrain like a hard rock ledge and a large tree,
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Essex Town officials have renamed the town highway garage and other public works buildings after retired longtime public works director Dennis Lutz. The new Dennis E. Lutz Public Works Facility was revealed Aug. 1 as a thanks for all Lutz has given to Essex and to South Burlington, where he lives and has also served as a water district official. Lutz retired in July after 38 years as director of public works for TownEssex.manager Greg Duggan at the ceremony called the decision to dedicate the facility to Lutz a “no-brainer.”“Afterall Dennis has done for Essex, this seems like the most fitting thing we could do, the least we could do, to ensure that he and his legacy remain part of Essex forever,” Duggan said. Former town manager Evan Teich, as well as the Essex Select board, supported the idea. “When you do work you love, it’s not really work,” Lutz said at the ceremony. “I think that’s an important part of finding success in life — to just do what you love. I’m going to do the same when I’m retired. Do some traveling, some fun stuff, but come back to do part time work for Essex. My heart’s in it. This town is a part of me and will always be a part of me.”
Outside of the office, Lutz and his wife, Carol, enjoy living in Vermont and don’t plan on leaving any time soon. “Dennis is a big gardener — loves to cook,” she said. “I can’t complain about that. We love to camp and hike.” The two met in Washington, D.C., and have been together for nearly 55 years. She was a legal secretary in the U.S. Department of Justice, and he had just entered the military. “He has always been a hard worker — devoted to his people, including when he was in the Guard,” she said. The couple are excited to start this new “Retirementjourney.is different — I enjoy it,” Dennis Lutz said. “I can wake up a little later, do laps in the pool.”
But Lutz made it clear on that Wednesday that he is still a resource for the community — and will be for as long as he can. “I’m still keeping my hand in stuff, and I plan to work a couple days a week,” he said. “If they need help, I am here.” In Martin’s eyes, dedicating the facility to Lutz seemed not only right but necessary. “I can’t think of a more fitting way to honor his dedication to this town than naming this facility after him,” Martin said at the ceremony.
Lutz’ career began after receiv ing his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil engineering from Cornell University in 1966. He served five years as an engineer company commander in the Viet nam War and held various mili tary positions as a member of the Vermont National Guard through 2004. He has lived in South Burl ington since 1978, and in 1984 he became Essex Town’s director of publicFormerworks.state Rep. Linda Myers, a retired longtime member of the Essex Selectboard, spoke highly of Lutz and his impact. Myers’ late husband joined the selectboard the same year Lutz started as director, working closely with him, and sharing his wife’s appreciation for his “Iwork.think the world of Dennis,” Myers said in an interview. “Every time I had a question, or an issue had arisen that a constituent came to my office inquiring about, his door was always open. He’s done a fantastic job for the town of Essex.”Essex resident Justin Rabi doux, former director of public works of South Burlington, under stands well the job Lutz held for nearly four “Dennis’decades.stylewas diplomatic — never conciliatory,” Rabidoux said. “It was sharp enough to get his message across in a strong, powerful way. He showed that being a solid, confident profes sional, able to express your opin ion, is the best way to get things done.”Rabidoux highlighted Lutz’ impact on not just Essex but also South Burlington, where Lutz served as a water commission representative to the Champlain Water“ThisDistrict.issomeone who is giving up his own time and using his own knowledge and experience to serve the community he lives in,” RabidouxWorkingsaid.most closely with Lutz — and taking over his posi tion as director of public works — was Aaron Martin, the one to approach Duggan with the idea of dedicating the facility to Lutz.
“Dennis is a great engineer,” Martin said. “I worked under him for 16 years, but he was never really a boss — more of a team leader. Anyone who worked with him would say he is always there for Speakingyou.”
on passing the torch to Martin, Lutz shared the senti ment. “It has always been a team,” he said. “Everything I did I would run by him. I’ve never thought of me being the ‘boss,’ so it’s just a switch. An easy switch.”
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Dennis Lutz speaks at the dedication ceremony in Essex in early August.
Some of Lutz’ accomplish ments highlighted by Martin at the ceremony included 22 miles of paved roads under his name, maintenance of 42 miles of sewer lines and 17 pump stations and a modernized, more effective approach to stormwater control. “All these changes that Dennis has been a part of help make Essex a great community in which we all live and work in,” said Martin.
Lutz has no doubt that the future of the town is in good hands. “If we follow the same pattern we have in the past, doing our best and working a job we love, there’s a lot in store that’s really positive for Essex,” he said.
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Chittenden County races Elections in the Chittenden County primary was a whirlwind last Tuesday, with some hardfought races for state senate, lieu tenant governor, state’s attorney and Congress coming to a close. In the Chittenden Southeast Senate race, incumbents will stick around: Sen. Virginia “Ginny” Lyons of Williston led the pack with a little over 29 percent of the vote according to the Associat ed Press, followed by Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale of Shelburne, with about 27 percent of the vote and Sen. Thomas Chittenden of South Burlington with 26 percent. Each garnered over 11,000 votes, while newcomers Lewis Mudge of Charlotte had about 4,700 and Steve May of Richmond walked away with about 2,800. All candidates were Democrats. The battle for Chittenden County State’s Attorney turned out to be less of a referendum than some expected: incumbent Sarah George won 53 percent of the vote, while challenger Ted Kenney, whose candidacy was supported by public safety unions and some current and former states’ attorneys, had 33 percent of the vote. Almost 4,000 voters who cast Democratic ballots did not vote in this race. Candidates running to represent South Burlington in the House all won their races as they had no chal lengers. Freshmen Emilie Kras now, Noah Hyman, Kate Nugent and Brian Minier won their prima ries, as well as incumbent Martin LaLonde. All are Democrats. Democrat Dan Gamelin ran unopposed for Chittenden County sheriff and won the seat with a little over 22,000 votes.
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Statewide races Senate Pro Tem Becca Balint clinched the Democratic nomina tion for the House of Representa
Arrests: Sean M. Brosnan, 36, of Shel burne, was arrested Aug. 5 for retail theft (misdemeanor). Joshua A. Tripp, 34, of Burling ton, was arrested Aug. 8 on an in-state warrant. Ashley R. Skidmore, 35, of South Burlington, was arrested Aug. 5 for retail theft (misdemean Jimmyor). L. Bell, 41, of Ticondero ga, N.Y., was arrested Aug. 12 on an in-state warrant and for retail theft (misdemeanor). Samantha J. Bell, 40, of Ticond eroga, N.Y., was arrested Aug. 12 for retail theft. Untimely deaths: Aug. 8 at 7:04 a.m., police responded to Dorset Street for the death of Robert Staires, 78, of West Stockholm, NY. The medical examiner’s office us determining cause and manner of death.
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Total incidents: 221 Alarms: 25 Trespass orders: 15 Agency assists: 12 Car(propertycrashes damage only): 11 Public assists: 10 Mental health issues: 9 Disturbances: 9 Retail theft: 7 Fraud: 6 Overdoses: 5 Domestic incidents: 5 Traffic stops: 2 Top incidents: Aug. 7 at 10:37 a.m., police checked on the wellbeing of someone at Farrell Street. Aug. 7 at 2:45 p.m., police responded to Shelburne Road for a reported juvenile prob Aug.lem.8 at 7:49 a.m., a car crash at the intersection of Willis ton Road and Kennedy Drive resulted in property damage. Aug. 8 at 1:02 p.m., a car reported ly fled the scene of an accident on Dorset Street. Aug. 8 at 9:09 p.m., someone on Shelburne Road reportedly violated the city’s fireworks Aug.ordinance.9at1:11 p.m., police inves tigated a disturbance on Dorset Aug.Street.9at 4:25 p.m., someone reported a case of larceny from city hall on Dorset Street. Aug. 10 at 4:05 a.m., a vehicle was reported stolen from the Hannaford parking lot off Shel burne Road. Aug. 10 at 12:36 p.m., officers issued a trespass order to some one from Healthy Living on Dorset Street. Aug. 11 at 2:45 p.m., someone was reportedly making threats on Community Drive. Aug. 11 at 8:18 p.m., police responded to Kennedy Drive to assist with a reported mental health issue. Aug. 12 at 2:03 p.m., a caller reportedly was having an animal problem on Airport Parkway. Aug. 12 at 5:23 p.m., an officer assisted a member of the public at Stonington Circle. Aug. 13 at 4:09 a.m., some folks reportedly violated the city noise ordinance on Joy Drive. Aug. 13 at 5:39 p.m., police investigated reported unlawful mischief on Quarry Hill Road.
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Last month, I described the Office of Legislative Counsel and its work. This is the office of attorneys and editors that draft and redraft all proposed legislation. Equally integral to doing legislative business is the Joint Fiscal Office. While legisla tive counsel focuses on the words, joint fiscal focuses on the money. The Joint Fiscal Office was created by statute in 1973. Its fundamental purpose is to provide non-partisan financial analyses to specific legislative committees. These analyses include informa tion on revenues, expenditures andThebudgeting.eightcommittees support ed by these services are the House and Senate committees on appropriations and transportation, the House committees on ways and means and corrections and institutions, and the Senate committees on finance and institutions. Fiscal office staff also provides fiscal analyses to legislators in areas such as health care, education finance and public pensions. Further, staffers write documents called fiscal notes, which outline in detail the financial impact of a bill if enacted. There are 15 members of Joint Fiscal Office. Some provide overall fiscal and budget expertise. Others specialize in Medicaid, energy and technology, health care reform or education finance. One specializes in taxes: personal income, corporate income, sales and use, meals and rooms and other non-property or non-trans portation taxes. This person also monitors state economic development programs, including the tax Increment financing tool, one of which has facilitated the develop ment of South Burlington’s City Center. Another staff member focuses on creat ing and maintaining the software needed by the office for its analyses and in the development of the state budget. Yet anoth er is responsible for the development and publication of the annual Vermont Fiscal Facts Booklet, among a lengthy list of other responsibilities. To put it bluntly, without the expertise provided by both legislative counsel and joint fiscal, the 180 members of the Legis lature would be up the proverbial creek without a paddle. As just one example of the work produced by legislative counsel and joint fiscal, let’s look at the pension bill, S.286, also called Act 114. I invite you to visit the legislative website at legislature.vermont. gov. In the bill finder on the home page, enter S.286 or Act 114. Both take you to all 80 pages of the pension bill. This language represents the agreement reached by the task force which worked for months to sort out the thorny problems of the pension systems for retired state employees and retired teachers. Those 80 pages of statu tory language were created by legislative counsel.Now go back to the legislative home page, and click on Joint Fiscal Office, then publications, and then fiscal notes. Voila, you have before you, at the top of the list, the fiscal note for the pension bill. Click on the link to peruse the 13 pages of description of the fiscal impacts of the bill as enacted. You will see at the end that Joint Fiscal Office analysts include links to addition al resources to provide the most complete picture possible. Some people have asked me how fiscal matters are handled when the Legislature is not in session. This gets into a very special committee, the Joint Fiscal Committee. The commit tee meets throughout the year, both during and off session, and carries on a continuing review of the fiscal operations of the state, including revenues, expenditures, and budgeting. Among other responsibilities, the committee also hires the chief fiscal offi cer in the Joint Fiscal Office and prioritizes its work.TheJoint Fiscal Committee is composed of 10 legislators: the chairs of the House committees on appropriations and ways and means, the chairs of the Senate commit tees on appropriations and finance, two members of the House, not of the same political party, appointed by the Speaker of the House, and two members of the Senate, not of the same political party, appointed by the Senate Committee on Committees. Just one example of the Joint Fiscal Committee’s responsibility off session is found in the fiscal year 2023 state budget. Eleven million is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Public Safety for regional dispatch funding. A portion, $6.5 million, is designated for grants to regional dispatch facilities upon approval by the committee. The remaining $4.5 million is held in reserve until approv al to expend those dollars is granted by the Legislature in the new biennium beginning January 2023. The requirements for such approval are delineated in section E209.1 of the budget. Please do not hesitate to reach out to me with your questions and concerns: mtownsend@leg.state.vt.us; 802-862-7404; 232 Patchen Road; or Duke’s on Saturday mornings from 9:30-10:30 a.m. (If you are curious or need assistance finding E.209.1 in the budget, let me know. I love to talk budget!)
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Joe Randazzo lives in South Burlington.
We need to do two things: The first is to improve safety on Market Street and the second is a better vision on the type of buildings we are going to allow to complete the project.
is 25 mph. I have a pocket radar gun, and I timed 20 vehicles at the midpoint of the road with an average speed of 34 mph. This is a disaster just waiting to happen. I write this after narrowly escaping hitting someone exiting her vehicle. Thankfully I was only traveling 20 mph and stopped in time. When the parking spaces were designed, they were put too close to the road on both sides of the street. If someone opens a car door without looking, they are in danger of being killed by oncom ing traffic. There isn’t enough space for two lanes and two rows of parked vehicles to let people enter and exit their vehicles safely. And it gets worse. These spaces fill up quickly so when the lot behind the buildings is full, people must park in the spaces across the road, designated by green lines. We are then forcing seniors with limited mobility, pre-school groups and the general public to cross a busy road. At a minimum, why isn’t there a marked crosswalk with a stop sign? I would prefer to see a pedestrian-activated light by the concrete steps, like there is on Dorset Street near the high school, so people who can’t walk quickly will have time to cross the street. Then there are the over-podiumstick-frame-newtoKorea.Kansai,buildingsdonedseenoflookcoming!uglyGak!themselves.buildingsTheyareandunwelTheremindsmephotosI’veofabanapartmentinNorthWelcomethebraveworldof construction. This architectural blight is sweeping the country. It’s the cheapest way to build, but has safety issues and, ultimately, is the least robust and quickest to show problems. According to fire experts at the Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC) internation al 2019 roundtable discussion, podium wood-frame dwellings can be an extreme fire hazard: “Panel members identified that fire travel in these structures could be disastrous due to both the heavy fire load of the structure itself and the void spaces, which enable both vertical and horizontal fire spread. Pipe chases and utility passage ways are unprotected combustible void spaces that enable fire to travel vertically unimpeded to the roof. As with most private dwelling apartment buildings, the units’ kitchen and restroom spaces are butted against each other using common utility passages. Another issue is the joist channels of the ascending combustible floors. Whether it be I-joist, wood truss, or dimensional lumber, fire can travel horizontally in the joist channels and truss lofts unimped ed.”I would not choose to live on the fourth floor of a Market Street apartment building, dependent on a ladder fire truck or two at the top of its reach, and a fire hydrant hundreds of feet away. Developers make a quick buck building these structures, but they will not weather well. According to Architecture Magazine, “Skins intended to keep weather out only do so until their seams fail — and they eventually do. Flat roofs inevitably welcome water inside, and flat faces made of veneers decay in the freeze and thaw, expansion and contraction, of wind and water. Just like all those old cars that will find a home in the crusher of waste, this huge wave of 5-over-2 buildings will fail in just a generation or two. The difference is that while cars can be recycled, we may discov er that the rotting sticks of these cheap buildings might be easier to remove than reuse or repair.” We need to do two things: The first is to improve the safety on Market Street near the library, and the second is to have better vision on the type of buildings we are going to allow to complete the project. If we are going to destroy the woods, let’s at least build affordable housing and retail spaces that are safe, attractive and long-lasting.
Why are South Burlington planners congratulating each other on the design and construction of Market Street and our so-called city center? As a former zoning and development review board member, I have a dual perspective here, as both a resident and city volunteer. What I see on Market Street disturbs me greatly.
Market Street, city center: What were they thinking?
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4.Wait until the bus comes to a complete stop with flashing red lights and STOP sign extended.
8. No eating or drinking on the bus.
6. Make sure you can always see the driver while walking near the bus.
2. Maintain polite and proper behavior while at the bus stop and at all times while riding the school bus.
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1. Dress appropriately for the weather.
tion plans per sector after city council review and approval. It also includes recommenda tions regarding the city’s policies on land use, housing development, natural areas and more, as well as a host of new data quantify ing local Writtenemissions.inconsultation with the Chitten den County Regional Planning Commission, the draft plan is meant to align with goals set in Vermont’s Global Warming Solutions Act and the Paris Climate Agreement. Some highlights include prohibiting fossil fuel thermal energy in new buildings, revising the land development regulations to protect more grasslands and electrifying municipal vehicles. No leaf blowers. Yes, electric charging stations. No gas-powered lawn mowers. Yes, vitality gardens. The climate action task force was formed last year after the South Burlington City Council passed a resolution reaffirming its commitment to fight climate change. Before that, the city had passed an energy efficiency resolution in 2014 and, in 2017, had joined the Vermont Climate Pledge Coalition and the Paris Climate Agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by upwards of 26 percent below peak levels by 2025. Finally having a plan in hand and a path forward, after years of the city committing to little more than aspirational goals, brings Goldman a breath of relief.
Goodbye leaf blowers, hello EVs
9.Take a seat promptly and remain seated during the entire ride. 10. Use an “inside” voice while on the bus, and comply with any reasonable request of the driver.
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3. Stand 10 feet from the curb. This ensures visibility and traffic safety.
5.Wait for the driver’s signal to cross the street.
7. Store backpacks in the overhead compartments and watch for any loose clothing or carry-ons that could get caught on the bus doors.
“There wasn’t a lot of concrete planning and public commitments to how we were going to meet those goals. We weren’t doing nothing: there was a lot of good talk, but we weren’t on track. Frankly, we didn’t even know what the track was,” Goldman said. The point of the climate action plan is to establish clear local goals and determine how to measure them. If they had tried to dig into more details, the plan would’ve been delayed even further, Goldman noted. “We need to get this high-level message across so the city council can understand where the focus needs to be. We also want to engage with a broader audience and more stakeholders — city staff, the school board, residents and the business community — as we get into implementation plans,” he added. “Some work isn’t going to be possible for city council to do by themselves.”
There is no sugarcoating in the South Burlington climate action task force’s newly finished plan, nor is there any wiggle room in its timeline. “It doesn’t count to almost get there. You don’t get points for effort,” said Ethan Gold man, a member of the city’s energy commit tee and chair of the climate action task force. The goal is to reduce South Burlington’s greenhouse gas emissions 60 percent from 2019 emissions by 2030, less than eight years away, through addressing the city’s biggest contributors — transportation, commercial and industrial building energy, and residen tial building energy. By 2050, they hope to reduce emissions by 80 percent below 1990 levels. The plan offers mostly big picture recom mendations rather than concrete policy, with the intention to create detailed implementa
11. Be kind and courteous at all time to the driver and fellow passengers. We are pleased to announce Transportation will have (4) electric buses in route this year. This opportunity to participate in increasing emission-free transportation was made possible as part of a bus pilot program through the VT Department of Environmental Conservation, with funding from Vermont’s Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust Funds.
See CLIMATE ACTION PLAN on page 12
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The local inventory of emissions and analysis of the community is critical for the crafting of implementation plans, said Andrew Chalnick, another member of the climate action task force. “How many buildings do you need to decarbonize in a year and how quickly? How many buildings need to weatherize in a year? What do you need to do with commercial
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The Other Paper • August 18, 2022 • Page 9 South Burlington home to four little libraries Residents of South Burling ton will soon see some whimsical little libraries in various public parks around the city — Overlook, Farrell Park, Veterans Memorial and Baycrest parks. The Rotary Club of South Burl ington has donated four little librar ies to the city as part of its ongoing community service efforts. The club has coordinated this project with the South Burlington Recre ation Department and the South Burlington Public Library. The Friends of the Library will fill the libraries with an initial supply of books. The libraries have been painted by Katie O’Brien-Barrett, Alison Trenton and Jamie Bedard, and each one features a quote about the importance of reading and books. One quote by Stephen King says, “Books are a uniquely portable magic.” Hinesburg firefighters hold annual fall craft fair Join the Hinesburg Firefighters Association for its fall craft fair Saturday, Oct. 15, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Hinesburg Fire Station. The fair gives sellers the oppor tunity to share their crafts and wares. It will include local crafters as well as well as outside business consultants. Indoor and outdoor spaces are available. If you are interested in a space, contact dbar ber7541@gmail.com. Proceeds will benefit the Hines burg Firefighters Association. Zoe’s Race benefits Howard Center Join the fun on Sunday, Aug. 28 at Oakledge Park in Burlington and support Howard Center to make homes accessible. Zoe’s Race is a family-friendly event with food, music, a free 1K fun run, a 5K walk/run and 10K run along Lake Champlain. Register or volunteer at howardcenter.org. Walk miles for migraine awareness, treatment Miles for Migraine hosts its 5th annual 2-miler, 5K Run and Relax Burlington Event on Saturday, Sept. 24, 8:30-10:30 a.m., at Veter ans Memorial Park, 1000 Swift St., in South Burlington. The event is a fundraiser for migraine and headache awareness, treatment and research. All funds benefit local migraine and headache research and fellowship training programs at University of Vermont Medical Center Headache Clinic. It’s free for kids 6 and under, $25 until Aug. 25, when the fee increases to $35. Dress up in your best purple flair for a chance at a prize.More information at btv.miles formigraine.org, katie@milesfor migraine.org or 802-734-7598. Need a boost? Free vax clinic on Aug. 23 There is a free, walk-in COVID19 vaccine clinic with Garnet Healthcare at the Charlotte Senior Center Tuesday, Aug. 23, 9:30 a.m.3:30Nop.m.appointment is necessary. Vaccines and boosters are avail able for pediatric Pfizer (ages 5-11), and adult Pfizer (12 and up) and Moderna (18 and up). The newly approved COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5 years will also be available. Dr. Je rey Weintraub • Greg and Sheila Guilmartin, Opticians Shelburne Bay Plaza shelburneyeworksvt.com802.985.8333 This Mother’s Day up Mom’swithGame So leftsummermuchtoenjoy Pursue Your Thrill Book your eye exam today Shelburne Day Tent Sale Save 90% Under the Tents! 11 Falls Road • Shelburne, VT • 802-489-5571 • willowhousevt.com Shop Local - It Matters! • We have overstock, jewelry, vintage and antique items. • The store will be jam packed with new displays too! 480 Thomas Rd Shelburne AugustSaturday,20 480www.vermontzen.org9:00-3:00Thomas Rd Shelburne AugustSaturday,20 www.vermontzen.org9:00-3:00480Thomas Rd Shelburne AugustSaturday,20 www.vermontzen.org9:00-3:00 480 Thomas Rd Shelburne AugustSaturday,20 www.vermontzen.org9:00-3:00 Back outdoors! 480 Thomas Road Shelburne For more https://vermontzen.org/events_yardsale.htmlinformation Community Notes COURTESY PHOTO The Rotary Club of South Burlington has donated four little libraries to the city.
INSURED BY NCUA. Grow your money safely and securely with a fixed rate, fixed term certificate. Limited time offer. $500 minimum balance required. the park is a little less than half the expected size, according to city councilor and committee liaison Matt“There’sCota. some understandable frustration because of the delays that have incurred thus far,” Cota said, referring to the many setbacks the dog park has expe rienced over the years, including the design phase last summer that shrunk proposed plans, partly to avoid wetlands on the property. “The reality is, we need to exam ine whether the dog park is too small. We know it’s smaller than intended. The question is, can we expand it and how much would thatThecost?”city council earmarked $35,000 for the park in the 2019 capital improvement plan but, like many city projects, the pandemic plagued the park with delays. It wasn’t until 2021 that concrete plans got rolling. Could the company that installed the fence return? How much would the project cost? Where could the expansion be? These are questions still being worked out, and that need city council and city government consideration, Cota said. “I think it would be a great benefit if we could open the park as soon as possible, after the gate safety concerns are addressed,” he said.The park has been so long in the waiting that for some, it’s almost meme-worthy, with “coming soon” signs attracting stray graffitists and eye rolls from residents.Milizia is familiar with the “I’ll believe it when I see it” kind of attitude, she said. “Right now, they can see it,” she points out — even if its fate is still somewhat in question.
com, the airport’s noise tracking and monitoring website, enter their home address and see where they fall in terms of decibel levels. All area homes that qualify for one of the programs must fall between 70 and 75 on the day-night average sound level (DNL) on the map. Additionally, the houses do not require easements in return for noise measures, as the FAA has required in the past. New airport staff will be coming on board to help manage the programs and support the airport’s engineering department, currently a department of one. 1
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Her committee’s preference would be to determine how quick ly an expansion of the park — closer to the size the development review board approved — could be and make that happen as soon as possible.Untilthen, they feel the park should stay closed. “We feel we made a commit ment to the citizens of South Burl ington that it would be a certain size,” she said. “Right now, we want to determine how much more space we can add to this park and get it done so we do get to enjoy some late summer, early fall time. If we can do that, people will be happy, and we’ll feel like we did right by the community.” She still feels the park “looks beautiful,” she said, even though she is disappointed it shrunk in the wash. Not only does it look good, but the planning that went into it set it apart from other dog parks, Milizia said. Its setting in a pasture, against the wilder ness of Wheeler, oozes cottagecore whimsy, and the park does not divide pooches by size or breed but by behavior; a deliber ate research-based decision the committee made, she said. In early July, just before the fencing went up and before anyone seemed to realize the park had to be built much smaller than expected, Milizia explained the committee’s attention to dog behavior and welfare: “The committee has done extensive research on dog behaviors. This park will have rounded edges, so dogs don’t get stuck in corners, intentional entryway access and directional information for safer dogTheengagement.”parkwillhave designated areas for mellow dogs and active dogs, so anxious pups can sniff each other — big or small, young or old — while rowdy yappers, from pit bulls to chihuahuas, can chase each other across the grass. Her own pup, a herding dog, dreams of the day she can run through a pasture without a leash, Milizia“Dogssaid.weren’t created to be on a nine-foot leash,” she added. “The dogs are going to love the park because of its interesting terrain and design. In the end, it’ll be a beautiful spot, but people may have to be patient a little longer.”
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The Wheeler Dog Park off Dorset Street has been in the works since at least 2018 when the dog park committee was formed. The city committee recently changed its name to the committee on common areas for dogs. can be stressful when you have work being done on your house. I want to make sure that that process is very, very, very good for each individual,” he said. Ten percent of the total cost of the current project — a little over $961,000 — is in part being covered by Vermont Gas Systems, which has an incentive to help as the program by nature creates a more efficient house in terms of heating and cooling, Longo noted. The other funds will likely be reim bursed by other federal funding. Another grant of $666,882 will cover costs to update the noise map, covering readings of airport arrivals, departures and radar infor mation from over the last year. The whole project should take between six to 12 months to finish and will include public outreach as part of FAATorules.determine who will be next in the noise pilot program, airport staff are working through a list of homes most affected by noise to those least affected. There is no application process since it’s based on need, but Longo added that for folks who aren’t sure if they qualify, they can check the current noise map or visit btvsound.
Jack was active in St. John Vianney Parish Council, chair man of the Deanery Parish Coun cil, and served on the Diocesan budget committee and several other committees under Bishop Marshall. He was also very active in the Burlington Knights of Columbus, holding several offices, and chaired and served in committees for several charity fundraising activities during his membership.Duringhis employment at General Electric and earlier years at IBM, Jack was active in the credit unions. He held several offices on the board of directors of the IBM Credit Union (now NEFCU) in its early years. He was also active in district and state league credit union committees, notably on the Vermont Credit Union League annual meeting committee for several years.
John William Beatty III John William “Jack” Beatty III, 95, of South Burlington and a lifetime resident of the Burling ton area, died on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, peacefully in his beloved home surrounded by family, which was his last wish. Jack was born at home, 42 North Street in Burlington, on Sept. 21, 1926, the first son of John William Jr. and Lila Trom bleeHeBeatty.attended Cathedral Grade School and Cathedral High School, graduating in 1943. He began his studies at St. Michael’s College, then the following year joined the U.S. Navy, serving in the Pacific Theater during World WarAfterII. his discharge, he resumed his education, gradu ating with a degree in business administration in 1948. Jack and Teresa Williams were married in the old Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception on Sept. 1, 1948, by Monsignor Patrick Brennan, who had married his parents 27 years earlier. Music for their wedding was provided by the entire Cathedral Senior Choir under the direction of Dr. Joseph F. Lechnyr accom panied on the organ by Mrs. James Holcomb. This was the last performance by Mrs. Holcomb at the cathedral before she and her husband moved to Arizona. His working career began as an accountant with National Biscuit Company Bread Bakery, then with Fairchild Industries, McGraw Edison Division, in Burlington as a laboratory techni cian and head of the motor repair department. When the firm moved to Missouri, Jack elected to stay in the area and was employed by General Electric as an engineer ing electro-mechanical/electron ic technician until he began his career with IBM in 1965. His entire career with IBM was in the purchasing department, and he retired in 1991 as procurement contractsFollowingadministrator.hisretirement, Jack and Teresa traveled extensively throughout the United States and Canada by minivan. When he was not traveling, he was asso ciated with his son George at the G.B Mechanical Truck Center in Williston.During his lifetime, Jack participated in many activities. In his early year he trained for a musical career under the tute lage of Dr. Lechnyr in the choirs of the Cathedral of the Immacu late Conception, which traveled extensively throughout Vermont, Montreal and Boston while he was a member. Choirs were his first music love. When Jack and his family moved to South Burl ington in 1954, he joined the choir at St. John Vianney Church under the direction of Val Carter. Shortly after, he formed a boys’ and men’s choir, taking over the directorship of both groups in 1956. After the Vatican Council, a mixed voice adult choir formed. The choirs participated in sever al area ecumenical and Catholic Concerts during his leadership. In later years, he served as cantor and leader of song at St. JohnJackVianney.willbe remembered by many area residents as the leader of song for the annual Memorial Day Mass at Resurrection Park, which he participated in since its beginning. He also sang with Dr. William Tortolano in Vermont Gregorian Chant Schola, which traveled extensively in Vermont and Canada. He studied the trom bone and played in the Cathedral High School band, orchestra and gleeWhileclubs.attending St. Michael’s, he was the student director of the college band, and was privi leged to conduct the band during his own graduation ceremo ny in 1948. Jack was an origi nal member of the Chittenden County 4H band, which traveled extensively around Vermont and the Eastern States Exposition in Springfield, Mass. He joined the Burlington Military Band in 1942 as a trombonist and was the band’s manager and its first announcer at its weekly concerts in Battery Park. Jack was the general chairman for the dedication ceremony of the Joseph Lechnyr Band Shell in Battery Park. He and his wife Teresa enjoyed playing in the band until 1984, when they both retired after a combined member ship of over 80 years.
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Jack’s devoted wife of 52 years, Teresa Williams Beatty, died in March 2005. He later married Jean Giddings Harvie of Pittsford in September 2006. Jean and Jack settled down in his home in South Burlington and enjoyed life together, attending plays and musicJackevents.issurvived by his beloved wife, Jean; six daughters and two sons and their spouses: Martha Beatty and Richard Bessette of Burlington, Mary Pigeon of South Burlington, Joan (Keith) Coonrod of Milton, N.Y., Jack IV (Rebecca) Beatty of Bristol, Teresa McGuire of Essex Junc tion, Patricia Gilbert of Rich mond, George (Sherry) Beatty of Williston, and Susan Baldwin of Incline Village, Nev.; his son-law, David Cousino; his sister-in-law, Jean (Jacques) Trahan of Burling ton; Jean’s three children, Lethea (Roy) Rollard, Linda (William) Drummond of Pittsford, and Mark (Sanita) Harvie of Willis ton; 37 grandchildren; 13 greatgrandchildren; several cousins; and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his beloved first wife, Teresa in 2005; his father, John W. Beatty Jr. in 1956; his mother, Lila Trom blee Beatty in 1989; his brother, Charles in 1984; his son-in-law, Kenneth “Bucky” Pigeon in 2013; his daughter, Ruth Beatty Cousino in 2016; and his son-inlaw, Jim Baldwin in 2016. Visiting hours will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, from 5-7 p.m. at the Ready Funeral Home South Chapel, 261 Shelburne Road, Burlington. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at St. John Vian ney Church in South Burlington on Wednesday Aug. 17, 2022, at 11 a.m. with burial to follow in Resurrection Park Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Priest Benefit Fund, 55 Joy Drive, South Burl ington VT 05403. To send online condolences to his family please visit readyfuner al.com. Beatty
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The top electric vehicles per Kelley Blue Book range in price from $25,000 to $67,000 and up, making EVs a feasible switch for households in South Burlington that make the median household income of $77,000, but not neces sarily for the 544 households living below the poverty level, or the 752 who do not have a car. Goldman and Chalnick explained this chapter is light on recommendations because South Burlington alone has few tools at its disposal to alter transportation emissions and that control rests largely with the state and federal governments, in legislation and with regional providers like Green MountainFurthermore,Transit.in a city where most people do not work where they live — a little over 17,600 people commute from out of town to South Burlington and only 13 percent of the city’s population live and work locally — it is difficult to regulate“Therenon-residents.isn’taneasy answer to that,” Goldman said, noting that the task force discussed long-term tactics like boosting biking and pedestrian infrastructure and build ing housing closer to city services to discourage driving altogether. The plan notes that employers can “incentivize their employees to make their commutes more energy efficient by installing electric vehi cle charging equipment” and can educate employees to use other forms of transportation like public transit and carpooling. Targets include replacing 75 percent of gas vehicles with elec tric vehicles and plug-in hybrids and reducing vehicle miles traveled by 2.5 percent annually by 2030. To get there, a few recommendations include requiring all new buildings to have “the appropriate amount” of electric vehicle charging equip ment, prioritizing high-density walkable development, creating a walk/bike master plan and invest ing in Green Mountain Transit to increase ridership. Thermal building energy
Transportation emissions At 66 percent, transportation is South Burlington’s biggest contrib utor to greenhouse gases. Howev er, this section of the plan offers fewer recommendations than the other sections and largely relies on consumers buying electric vehi cles.
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After transportation, thermal heating and cooling of buildings in South Burlington is the second highest contributor to emissions, accounting for 34 percent. To meet 2030 targets, the task force recommends weatherizing 600 homes annually, developing a preferential tax rate for highly effi cient buildings, advocating to pass a statewide clean heat standard and changing the city charter to regu late fossil fuel use in existing build ings, among other things.
Consultants from the Chitten den County Regional Planning Commission, Ann Janda and Mela nie Needle, were critical in trans lating that data into action, Chal nickAsadded.they’ve worked with South Burlington on their plan, Janda said they’ve seen “a lot of interest from municipalities also wanting to create a climate action plan,” which has also given them an opportuni ty to talk to folks about enhanced energy plans, a similar document that covers much of the same scope andWhilegoals. both plans help to “spur political action” or “stimulate policy change,” Janda said, Needle noted that enhanced energy plans are also used in state permitting and that they can take a little less time to plan. The task force is set to pres ent the draft of the climate action plan to the South Burlington city council in September. Pending city council approval, the next step will be to develop detailed implemen tation plans and garner feedback from the community. “It still does not solve the prob lem just to have a draft plan. This is the first step down a much longer journey. I don’t want to declare a victory in any way,” Goldman said. His intent isn’t to be fatalis tic or “whip people into a panic,” but he’s firm in his belief that there is no plan B for fighting climate change.“Ireally hope we can get people excited seeing how much potential there is to bring this new technolo gy to communities,” he said. “It’s important to come together as a community and ask, how can we invest so all of us have a satisfying, happy, prosperous future together? How do we invest in a place to live where everyone wants to be a part of it? If we’re going to make plans, let’s do it together.”
PRIMARY continued from page 3 spaces? How many cars do you need to switch over to EVs?” asked Chalnick, who also serves on the city’s planning commission. “It just really brought home the scale and breadth of the problem in a very real way, setting targets for each of those actions.”
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ARIES March 21 - April 20 Aries, now could be a good time to map out your nancial future. You’re riding a professional wave and your nances will bene t signi cantly from your hard work.
LIBRA Sept. 23 - Oct. 23 Libra, it is important to de ne boundaries between work and home life this week, especially as you explore remote working opportunities or a promotion.
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LEO July 23 - Aug. 23 Don’t take anything for granted this week, Leo. Even seemingly mundane events can have a signi cant impact on both your present and your future. VIRGO Aug. 24 - Sept. 22 Explore creative outlets, Virgo. They may be just what you need right now to calm your mind and work through some of the problems that have been tough to solve lately.
CAPRICORN Dec. 22 - Jan. 20 Capricorn, life may be challenging this week, and attempts to get ahead could be thwarted. You may just have to hunker down a little longer and work harder.
CANCER June 22 - July 22 Cancer, if you are feeling frustrated at work, you may want to address your feelings with friends this week. They may be able to provide a fresh perspective on the situation.
SCORPIO Oct. 24 - Nov. 22 Scorpio, your close relationships could bene t from some conversationincreasedthisweek. Small talk is a start, but dig into topics that are meaningful to you and your partner.
GEMINI May 22 - June 21 This week you may start out feeling like the life of the party. But you may run out of steam as the week winds down. Plan light activities for the weekend, Gemini.
TAURUS April 21 - May 21 Taurus, you can be a strong and formidable advocate for any cause you choose to support. Figure out what ideas you want to align with this week and voice your support.
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