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Douglas urges environmental review streamlining
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Governor Jim Douglas assembled a group of developers to make the case for streamlining environmental review. At his weekly news conference, Douglas urged lawmakers to approve changes to Act 250 as a way to boost the economy.VPR News
VPR Evening News January 9th, 2009
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Governor says ACT 250 discourages business growth; Senate president says Legislature should wait for federal stimulus plan; Talks begin to merge UVM and Vermont State Colleges; Putney meeting house wins preservation grant; and commentator Jay Craven on music in movies.VPR News
Governor wants to streamline Act 250
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The Douglas administration’s new permit reform task force has already drawn fire. Environmentalists say they haven’t yet been part of the discussion, and some question whether reform is needed.VPR News
Rutland town considers zoning regulations
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A lot of new development has gone up on Route 7 in Rutland Town, south of Rutland City. There’s a Bed Bath and Beyond, a larger Hannaford’s, a Dick’s Sporting Goods and a Taco Bell. Regulation of that development has fallen to the state, under Act 250, because Rutland Town has no zoning. As VPR’s Nina Keck reports, planning officials in Rutland Town want to change that.VPR News
Housing bill passes on final day
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One of the last bills to break out of the legislative logjam was a bill designed to make it easier for developers to build housing near downtowns or village centers.VPR News