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Beta Technologies seeks larger master plan area to fit expanded hangar, geothermal field and civic amenities
Summary
Beta Technologies presented a sketch amendment to enlarge its master‑plan boundary and increase manufacturing and flight‑instruction space at Burlington Airport; the board asked for clearer boundary mapping, civic‑space calculations and coordination with adjacent airport projects and returned the item to March 17.
Beta Technologies representatives described a master‑plan amendment (SK2604) to increase the master‑plan area and expand manufacturing and flight‑instruction buildings at 3070 Williston Road. Company representatives said program changes reflect a need to bring more supply‑chain activities and training in‑house, requiring larger hangar and manufacturing footprints, a larger geothermal well field footprint and more contiguous master‑plan acreage to keep building coverage and civic‑space calculations workable.
Board members asked Beta to resolve minor mapping discrepancies between illustrative and engineering plans, to confirm whether adjacent airport developments (for example a Burlington Technical Center parking area and a small general aviation hangar) should be included within Beta’s master‑plan boundary, and to show how required civic‑space and site‑amenity percentages would be met. Beta proposed a mix of on‑site options — an entry plaza/atrium, wetland‑edge patio and a flexible civic area where a ground solar array had been proposed — and agreed to return with more detailed exhibits for the March 17 continued sketch review.
