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Bill would let Rutland Fair meet stormwater rules only to the degree feasible, avoiding extra offset fee
Summary
ANR offered a compromise in the bill to require fairgrounds to implement what is feasible on-site under the stormwater manual but not to require off‑site offsets or additional stormwater impact fees when site constraints prevent full compliance; Rutland Fair cited as primary example because of rail, highway and nearby development.
The Agency of Natural Resources told the committee the miscellaneous agriculture bill contains a provision aimed at fairgrounds with unique site constraints — most prominently the Rutland Fair — that would require those sites to implement on‑site stormwater measures to the extent feasible but would not force them to pay for off‑site offsets or stormwater impact fees when physical constraints make full compliance impracticable.
ANR staff described site constraints at Rutland — a railroad at one boundary, a state highway at another, and nearby commercial and residential property — that limit options for meeting the full performance measures in the stormwater management manual. As presented, the bill would still require an engineering…
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