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Project review committee finds St. Albans connector project complies with regional plan and is not of significant regional impact
Summary
The project review committee determined that the downtown St. Albans connector project conforms to the regional plan and, while beneficial to the city and town, does not rise to the level of significant regional impact; sidewalks added were noted positively.
The commission—s project review committee reported that it reviewed a downtown connector project in St. Albans and concluded the proposal conforms with the regional plan and is not of significant regional impact, though the committee noted the project is important for the city and town.
Committee members said the project adds sidewalks on neighborhood roads and includes construction and renovation elements that local officials and the committee appreciated. The committee voted that the project complies with the regional plan and does not require action by the full commission because it was not deemed a substantial regional impact under the commission's review criteria (Act 250-related review processes were referenced in committee context).
The nut graf: The determination means the project can proceed under local permitting without triggering a full commission action for regional impact, though committee members said they would continue to monitor locally significant elements.
Commissioner William Irwin reported the committee—s finding and clarified that the full commission only needs to act when a project has a substantial regional impact or is not in conformance with the regional plan; in this case the committee judged neither condition met.
