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Dorset Street shared-use path draws broad public support; council moves to executive session on easements
Summary
Hundreds of residents urged the South Burlington City Council to complete the long-delayed Dorset Street shared-use path connecting Old Cross Road to Sadie Lane. Staff reported the project is in the right-of-way phase and that 12 property easements were required; the council later entered executive session to discuss acquisition strategy.
City staff briefed the South Burlington City Council on Feb. 3 on the Dorset Street shared-use path project and residents filled council chambers and the online meeting to press for the project's near-term completion.
Erica Qualen, deputy director for capital projects, described the 0.7-mile project segment along the east side of Dorset Street between Old Cross Road and Sadie Lane. Qualen told council the design calls for a 10-foot-wide shared-use path; VTrans has provided a $661,000 grant and the city planned construction in FY26…
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