The Vermont Senate on Feb. 4 voted to reject an executive order issued by Gov. Phil Scott to restructure the state’s process for reviewing Act 250 land use permits. The order, signed by the governor last month, would give more power to the state’s Natural Resources Board, which reviews development projects under the state’s half-century-old land use law. It would reduce the board from five to three members and also remove permit review and decision-making authority from the state’s nine Act 250 district com … (read more)
