MONDAY Â Â EDITION
ADDISON COUNTY
INDEPENDENT
Vol. 26 No. 10
Middlebury, Vermont
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Monday, May 12, 2014
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36 Pages
75¢
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POLLY  BIRDSALL  OF  Shoreham  was  one  of  more  than  60  people  given  the  chance  to  speak  at  the  Public  Service  Board  hearing  held  in  the  6KRUHKDP (OHPHQWDU\ 6FKRRO J\PQDVLXP ODVW :HGQHVGD\ QLJKW 7KH PHHWLQJ ZDV WKH ¿UVW RI WZR WR JDWKHU SXEOLF LQSXW RQ WKH 9HUPRQW *DV 3KDVH II  pipeline  project. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell
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Vermont  Gas  Systemâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  proposed  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Phase  IIâ&#x20AC;?  natu- ral  gas  pipeline  in  Shoreham  this  past  Wednesday  evening  urged  the  Vermont  Public  Service  Board  (PSB)  to  reject  the  project  based  on  environmen- By  JOHN  FLOWERS tal  and  public  safety  concerns. SHOREHAM  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Some  came  displaying  color- 7KH 0D\ KHDULQJ ZDV WKH ÂżUVW RI WZR VXFK ful  banners,  bearing  such  slogans  as  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tap  lines,  gatherings  that  the  PSB  scheduled  to  gather  testi- not  gas  lines,â&#x20AC;?  and  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Plant  trees,  not  pipelines.â&#x20AC;? mony  on  Phase  II  of  the  Addison-ÂRutland  Natural  Others  recited  poems  and  prayers. Gas  Project  that  calls  for  a  pipeline  to  be  buried  All  who  walked  up  to  the  microphone  spoke  from  Middlebury,  through  Cornwall  and  Shore- passionately. ham,  then  under  Lake  Champlain  to  the  Interna- And  a  vast  majority  of  those  who  weighed  in  on  tional  Paper  mill  in  Ticonderoga,  N.Y.  Interna-Â
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:KLWH +RXVH RIÂżFLDO WR WDON FOLPDWH DW FROOHJH By  ZACH  DESPART MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  Vermont  Congressional  delegation  will  host  a  :KLWH +RXVH FDELQHW RIÂżFLDO DW 0LG- dlebury  College  on  Friday. U.S.  Energy  Secretary  Ernest  Moniz  will  join  Sens.  Patrick  Leahy  and  Bernie  Sanders  and  Rep.  Peter  :HOFK IRU D SDQHO RQ HQHUJ\ HIÂż- ciency,  renewable  energy  and  cli- mate  change.
The  panel  will  be  held  at  the  Mc- Cullough  Student  Center  at  10  a.m.,  and  will  be  followed  by  a  question  and  answer  session.  The  event  is  open  to  the  public. 0RQL] ZDV FRQ¿UPHG XQDQLPRXV- ly  as  Energy  Secretary  last  May.  The  nuclear  physicist  and  Massachusetts  native  earned  a  Ph.D.  in  theoretical  physics  from  Stanford  University  in  (See  Energy,  Page  27)
tional  Paper  would  pay  the  $70  million  cost  of  the  project,  money  it  expects  to  quickly  recoup  by  having  access  to  natural  gas,  which  is  currently  around  half  as  costly  as  the  fuel  oil  the  company  currently  purchases  to  power  its  mill. The  towns  of  Cornwall  and  Shoreham  passed  Town  Meeting  Day  resolutions  opposing  the  proj- ect.  Residents  in  those  and  other  area  towns  have  expressed  concerns  about  the  projectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  potential  impact  on  property  rights,  public  safety  and  the  environment.  Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  hearing  saw  more  than  (See  Pipeline,  Page  2)
Middlebury  family  faces  graduation  day  dilemma By  JOHN  FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  â&#x20AC;&#x153;Timing  is  everything,â&#x20AC;?  or  so  the  old  saying  goes.  And  unfortunately,  the  tim- ing  couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t  be  worse  for  the  Har- rison  family  of  Middlebury  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  at  least  as  it  pertains  to  graduation  ceremonies  this  year. Perhaps  theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re  going  through  a  skein  of  bad  luck,  perhaps  itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  a  freakish  alignment  of  the  stars,  but Â
Jim  and  Shelley  Harrison  recently  learned  that  all  three  of  their  chil- drenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  college  commencement  services  would  be  taking  place  on  the  same  day,  Sunday,  May  18. Three  kids. Three  schools. Three  graduations. One  day. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I  said,  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  got  to  be  kid- (See  Graduates,  Page  34)