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Selectboard authorizes chair to contact district coordinator after Act 250 jurisdictional opinion
Summary
The board learned a commercial activity adjacent to Foxville triggered a Vermont Act 250 jurisdictional opinion and directed the chair to contact the district coordinator to ask why a permit has not been filed and what the outstanding steps are.
Board members briefed the selectboard on a commercial site across from the Fox Tank that the district coordinator determined requires an Act 250 permit. Members said a jurisdictional opinion (JO) had been issued but the applicant had not filed the required permit; the planning commission raised concerns and asked the selectboard to check on the status.
On a motion and second, the board authorized Chair Patrick to call Peter Kopsko, the district coordinator for District 3, to inquire about the JO and the permit process. The board framed the outreach as a request for status and clarification rather than enforcement action. A member noted that Act 250 can apply at relatively low thresholds in unzoned areas and that the JO is public record and should be circulated to the selectboard for review. The chair agreed to retrieve the JO from the website and distribute it to board members for context.
