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Sarah Palke, identified herself as \"community development director for the town of Poultney\" and noted that the draft plan is posted on the Commission’s website and that the current phase of public engagement includes a short, two‑question poll. The draft chapter reflects statutory goals to maintain and improve air, water, wildlife, forests and other land resources and addresses themes of healthy, equitable and resilient communities.

The chapter language the presenter summarized includes policy aims to avoid fragmenting high‑priority interior forest blocks and wildlife corridors, to encourage municipal water‑quality monitoring, and to minimize negative impacts from extraction activities, including timely remediation. The presenter said the chapter will reference Act 250 and encourage municipalities to use municipal plans and zoning ordinances to implement these policies.

The presenter urged stakeholders to review the draft plan and take the phase‑three poll; staff said the packet circulated to commission members contains chapter summaries and links to the online materials. No formal vote was required; the item was informational and meant to solicit public feedback.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","South Lake Basin Water Quality Meeting - June 20, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The commission reviewed a draft natural resources chapter for a regional plan update and reminded the public that the draft plan and a short third‑stage feedback poll are available online.","taxTitle","Rutland County, Vermont","taxId",2750,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6183693,"Fairhaven 4 stormwater project paused after wetland and permitting concerns",712,1708000,2420000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5094243-8fa1267d6a931bf76a73dcc241b153cd&start=1708&end=2420","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5094243-8fa1267d6a931bf76a73dcc241b153cd/thumbnail_1708000.jpg","/articles/6183693/Rutland-County/Vermont/Fairhaven-4-stormwater-project-paused-after-wetland-and-permitting-concerns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6183693-098390668817bb617626e34fabeea6e5/orig.mp4?Expires=1776072949&Signature=CGNgUJQRB4caow9EV-5oy9sZgES4euLU7FkAwmsADeBPzkH9P4LNeNUu0bQYWsaranHR221-eyA23ZE2Mxa1blqnhIvLVm6lpUwDzR8gOjnZiM9lX55LJgEsF5iylJoVdiHOsz5lvq~BwZNLr6~URoylO3wBLyo8ZpG81UDPJZI-AUC8kId8HX9A0DePkH2u2PftlWKmbxUv0QnPcGwd20AX0NQa2eSthYI82s9yZL1ItQeel24pJhfxSB4fEMt7bltBtrGGSw51lr8ju~JDk~1EzLvursP2JKyq5kgotThVcoSr~h4wtrf~D1oFc41bKshk65DVfU7hj8Pbbkwzqg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The commission discussed a second Fairhaven project (Fairhaven 4) that staff said would remove roughly 2.84 kilograms of phosphorus but lies in or near wetland and likely within a floodplain. Staff recommended funding limited design work only to determine permitability and feasibility; members voted to table the item pending further information.

Hillary (Staff member) said the project dates to a 2019 Poultney River stormwater master plan and that the berm of an older stormwater pond had been patched by a private landowner in the past year. \"The berm at that point was it's an old stormwater project, and it captures stormwater from sort of the 10 acres of town,\" she said, and added that the patched dam \"is not in very good shape right now.\"

Zapata (District wetland ecologist) reviewed lidar and aerial imagery going back to 1994 and 2013 and told the group she had two central questions: whether the pond had been expanded since its original construction and whether any expansion occurred in mapped wetlands or the 50‑foot buffer. Zapata said maintenance and repair of existing, recognizable stormwater infrastructure is permitted under wetland rules, but expansion could trigger wetland permitting or require a non‑reporting general permit registration. She concluded she was \"tentatively in support\" pending design clarification and potential permitting work.

Consultant Fitzgerald Environmental had provided an original budget that staff and one contractor reviewed; both said the construction estimate looked high and that costs might be reduced, but more design and site work are needed to confirm costs and permitability. Contractor Ryan Davenport said at a quick glance he believed construction could be cheaper than Fitzgerald’s estimate but could not give a precise figure without additional information.

Commission members expressed concern about maintenance responsibility, long‑term operations and maintenance (O&M) obligations, and the permitting risk versus the environmental gain. As one member put it, the site \"looks like a permitting pain in the *** and the gain is not that high.\" Several members recommended a site visit before committing design funds.

Katie Crumley moved to table the Fairhaven 4 stormwater project to a future date; Dan Redondo seconded the motion. The motion passed on a voice vote with no recorded oppositions. Staff said that if the commission approved further work it would first confirm permitability; if the site were not permitable, staff would stop further design work.","A proposed stormwater retrofit near a pond in Fairhaven raised wetland‑jurisdiction questions and uncertain cost‑efficiency; the commission voted to table the project pending further investigation and possible site visits.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6183698,"Rutland-area panel approves up to $300,000 for Fairhaven Village Green stormwater work",1291,377000,1668000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5094243-8fa1267d6a931bf76a73dcc241b153cd&start=377&end=1668","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5094243-8fa1267d6a931bf76a73dcc241b153cd/thumbnail_377000.jpg","/articles/6183698/Rutland-County/Vermont/Rutland-area-panel-approves-up-to-300000-for-Fairhaven-Village-Green-stormwater-work","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6183698-ce53d2f92278ee9ae9a26cc3bb4c63f6/orig.mp4?Expires=1776072949&Signature=h1lG~-dw-mkcsiSswE3QdZxYPrUx4LOFR7CVjeCEMJnZrN2ay60z8GHfbUSZV5LGnoncJFuWHxuKlMEq9Dl2iZTtnbijRm-xoTLMWtuay0bwFu5HuwqpRmgg9QqyNNgXVmOf0p4nS28ImHY2TheeXpnU-qPR4kW28OxBln6NkiHOaQsq4gwmjFqI7a~MF8rhqBG8qpaPNPgt1weT7D9liHUcy8yHV-vtRv3qMijW40Jl23HIvLQzMd8pi2w32UOsxWoKAzFX7tw3ajzlLQ0QtR~lGoOplnVI7XhdcrAdaUPmH2fLB-DZ0C2Up~rmMkdEuci5TDqSpfZpcLveK6Gs-Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Rutland Regional Planning Commission approved a budget adjustment of up to $300,000 to move forward with the Fairhaven Village Green stormwater implementation project after members were told contractor bids came in higher than the original engineer’s estimate.

Hillary (Staff member) said the project is scheduled for installation in July and August and that the commission needed authority now because it will not meet again before construction begins. She introduced Ryan Davenport of Davenport Excavation, the low bidder who provided a detailed line‑item proposal. \"We put it out to bid. And the bids came back fairly similar, but higher than the cost proposal,\" Hillary said.

Ryan Davenport, owner of Davenport Excavation, told commissioners the higher price reflects construction options the town is considering for the stormwater crossing on Route 22A in front of the town office. He described three crossing methods: directional drilling, open cut, and installing a steel sleeve. He said directional drilling can produce dips and sags in an 8‑inch pipe and still requires opening a section of road to guide and pull the stiff pipe; open cut provides the most accurate pipe alignment but disturbs the road; the steel sleeve allows sliding the pipe through with more precise grade control but is roughly $25,000 more than the other options.

Davenport said, \"To achieve a half percent on that 8 inch drilled pipe…you may have a couple sags and dives\" and that the sleeve option would require about a 5‑by‑5 excavation at the manhole but would cost approximately $25,000 more than the base bid.

Commissioners discussed tradeoffs between road disturbance and cost. Mike Wenzo (Regional planning) noted that even the highest bid is below a local threshold set by the program and said he supported moving forward provided state staff confirmed the additional methodology is eligible. Several members said the town prefers minimal road disruption and that the higher budget would preserve all construction options while the town finalizes its preference.

The motion to approve the requested adjustment up to $300,000 as recommended by staff passed on a voice vote (no roll‑call tally provided in the transcript). The commission’s packet shows an existing signed operations and maintenance agreement with the town and an easement to place the treatment in the town park; Hillary said engineers expect the project to have an operational life of roughly 50 years with routine maintenance.

The commission also discussed contingency planning for projects that run over budget while construction is underway and asked staff to place that process on a future agenda.

The approval clears the way for Davenport Excavation to proceed with final pricing and mobilization while the town and contractor finalize the crossing method and minor scope details.","The commission approved a budget increase for the Fairhaven Village Green stormwater implementation project after hearing that bids exceeded the original engineer estimate and the town prefers a low‑impact crossing option; the contract winner is Davenport Excavation and construction is planned for July–August.","actionData","errors"]

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Rutland Regional Planning Commission posts draft natural resources chapter for public comment

Fairhaven 4 stormwater project paused after wetland and permitting concerns

Rutland-area panel approves up to $300,000 for Fairhaven Village Green stormwater work