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Residents deliver 294-signature petition asking South Burlington City to intervene to protect Wheeler Nature Park parcel
Summary
Dozens of residents urged South Burlington City Council to intervene after developer Jam Golf subdivided a parcel inside Wheeler Nature Park; speakers described prior court challenges and asked the city to seek purchase, donation, or relocation of the buildable parcel.
Dozens of South Burlington residents delivered a petition with 294 signatures and urged the city to act to preserve a 6.9-acre parcel adjacent to Wheeler Nature Park that is owned by Jam Golf.
Speakers said they previously pursued remedies in Vermont’s environmental court and the Vermont Supreme Court without success and asked the council to negotiate with Jam Golf — by purchase, encouraging donation for tax benefit, or asking the developer to relocate the buildable parcel outside the park.
The petition’s lead presenter, Jeanne Zagurski, described the recent legal and public-history background and said: "Last Saturday, we sent out a petition, which you all have now. And…
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