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Consultant cites Kirby Mulch as a working-lands success story despite multi-year permitting hurdles
2363445 · February 20, 2025
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Summary
A consultant told the Commerce committee that Kirby Mulch overcame complex permitting, environmental and historic-preservation reviews with working-lands grant support, and used the assistance to buy equipment that expanded local market opportunities.
Cynthia Stewart, a consultant who provides technical assistance to Northeast Kingdom businesses, told the committee that Kirby Mulch (owned by Heath Flannel) is an example of a forestry-related small business that succeeded after persistence and grant assistance.
Stewart described a multi-year process that…
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