MONDAY Â Â EDITION
ADDISON COUNTY
INDEPENDENT
Vol. 27 No. 30
Middlebury, Vermont
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Monday, October 12, 2015
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44 Pages
75¢
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By  GAEN  MURPHREE ORWELL  —  Drive  the  back  roads  of  Addison  County  right  now,  and  you’ll  see  acres  and  acres  of  plowed  FRUQ ¿HOGV JLDQW FORGV RI $GGLVRQ County  clay  upturned,  waiting  for  the  cold  and  snow  to  break  them  into  something  more  manageable,  so  that  springtime  harrowing  can  convert  them  into  something  like  a  seed  bed  ¿W IRU QH[W \HDUœV FRUQ
Anyone  who  has  ever  planted  so  much  as  a  zinnia  in  the  heavy  clay  soils  of  Addison  County  can  appre- ciate  the  wisdom  of  these  conven- WLRQDO IDUPLQJ SUDFWLFHV <HW WKHVH very  practices  can  have  unwanted  consequences  to  the  environment  when  they  lead  to  runoff  of  phos- SKRUXV LQWR /DNH &KDPSODLQ An  Orwell  farmer  has  committed  a  large  share  of  his  acreage  to  a  sys-Â
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By  ANDY  KIRKALDY VERGENNES  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  In  December  of  2012  %RXOGHU &ROR FRXSOH %RE )HXHUVWHLQ DQG Lillian  Kennedy  bought  Vergennes  landmark  Kennedy  Brothers  Marketplace  from  members  RI .HQQHG\ÂśV IDPLO\ %HIRUH WKH GHDO .HQQHG\ DQG )HXHUVWHLQ had  partial  ownership  of  the  41,724-Âsquare- foot  Main  Street  building  that  consists  of  a  larger  brick  wing  with  a  wooden-Âframe  white  DGGLWLRQ Afterward,  the  couple  owned  all  of  what  was  once  a  dairy  operation  and  then  went  through  a  series  of  transformations  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  into  a  factory,  a Â
gift  shop  blended  with  dozens  of  craft  booths  DQG D VHFRQG OHYHO DQWLTXHV FHQWHU DQG ÂżQDOO\ into  a  more-Âempty-Âthan-Ânot  rental  property  WKDW QHHGHG UHVWRUDWLRQ 1RZ DIWHU DOPRVW WKUHH \HDUV )HXHUVWHLQ and  Kennedy  can  look  back  at  a  decision  that  has  breathed  life  into  one  of  the  cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  iconic  SURSHUWLHV Âł2YHUDOO LWÂśV JRLQJ ÂżQH :HÂśUH QRW ORVLQJ PRQH\ 7KDWÂśV D JRRG WKLQJ ´ )HXHUVWHLQ VDLG last  week  while  sitting  in  the  coupleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  newest  YHQWXUH WKH .% &DIp Âł, SD\ P\ HPSOR\HHV more  than  I  make  myself,  but  hopefully  that  (See  Vergennes,  Page  34)
Airport  noise  to  be  measured;͞  pilots  discuss  runway  plan By  JOHN  FLOWERS 0,''/(%85< ² $ FRQVXOWDQW KDV SODFHG ¿YH noise  monitors  at  the  Middlebury  State  Airport  to  JLYH 9HUPRQW $JHQF\ RI 7UDQVSRUWDWLRQ 97UDQV DYLDWLRQ RI¿FLDOV DQ LGHD RI ZKDW QHLJKERUV DUH FXU- rently  hearing  near  the  site  and  how  that  sound  level  PLJKW FKDQJH IROORZLQJ D SURSRVHG IRRW H[WHQ- VLRQ RI WKH DLUSRUW UXQZD\ Meanwhile,  some  of  pilots  who  regularly  use  the  Middlebury  airport  are  starting  to  weigh  in  on  the  (See  Airport,  Page  7)