Gov. Peter Shumlin has appointed a Ferrisburgh Republican to
finish the 2-year term of the late Representative Greg Clark of Vergennes, who
was struck by a car and killed late last year.
Warren Van Wyck has been appointed to the vacant seat. Shumlin said that Van Wyck has big shoes to
fill. He says Clark's warmth and humor
are missed in the Legislature. District
Republicans forwarded Van Wyck's name to the governor to replace Clark.
Expansion is planned for this summer at the Southern Vermont
Regional Airport. Nearly
five-and-a-half-million dollars is coming from the transportation budget to
help double the runway to six-hundred feet.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers still needs to approve a final permit,
as the project includes work in wetlands.
The Empire State Winter Games are under way. It's a multi-sport event in Lake Placid that
has been around for more than 30 years. This year there are more than 1,100
athletes from across the state competing in a variety of winter sports. This year's games kicked off last night and
will continue through Wednesday.
Addison Northwest Supervisory Union residents on Tuesday
voted down two Vergennes Union High School bonds totaling $6.2 million that
would have paid for major improvements.
Some of the improvements included new roofing in several areas as well
as improvements to the kitchen and cafaterria, the auditorium, and resurfacing
one of parking lots. He second bond
would have funded an artificial surface for the school’s varsity
soccer/lacrosse field and built a six-lane track to surround it. The VUHS board is set to meet Monday night to
discuss its next move.
Brandon may be the site of the next medical marijuana
dispensary in the state of Vermont.
Alexandra Ford of Rutland County Organics has been in negotiation with
Chuck Mitchell Properties regarding the lease of a building on Lover’s Lane in
Brandon. The building in question
recently housed a wood furniture manufacturing facility until late last year.
A bill that would allow doctors to help their patients end
their lives is headed to the Vt. Senate floor without the support of the
Judiciary Committee. The committee
wrapped up its review of the end of life bill this morning and voted to forward
it to the floor with a negative recommendation.
The bill is again causing deep divisions at the Statehouse, with
supporters saying people should have the right to end suffering from chronic
illness and opponents saying doctors should not be in the business of killing
people.
