Monday, Oct 12, 2015

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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  â€”  Drive  the  back  roads  of  Addison  County  right  now,  and  you’ll  see  acres  and  acres  of  plowed  FRUQ ÂżHOGV 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 \HDUÂśV 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-­

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ÂżUVW QR WLOO FURS EHFDXVH , FRXOG VHH all  this  money  going  into  the  ground,  and  you  don’t  know  what  you’re  go-­ LQJ WR JHW ´ VDLG %UDG 7KRPDV ZKR milks  175  Holsteins  and  farms  465  acres  in  Orwell  and  225  in  Rutland  &RXQW\ “But,  boy,  when  we  were  done  we  KDG D EHDXWLIXO FURS ´ 7KH Ă€RZ RI SKRVSKRUXV LQWR /DNH (See  No-­till,  Page  42)

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Couple  breathes  new  life  into  landmark  city  building  VW turns our sweet ride sour ‡ $ 9: RZQHU WHOOV KRZ VKH IHHOV EHWUD\HG E\ WKH *HUPDQ DXWRPDNHU 6HH 3DJH

By  ANDY  KIRKALDY VERGENNES  â€”  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-­square-­ foot  Main  Street  building  that  consists  of  a  larger  brick  wing  with  a  wooden-­frame  white  DGGLWLRQ Afterward,  the  couple  owned  all  of  what  was  once  a  dairy  operation  and  then  went  through  a  series  of  transformations  â€”  into  a  factory,  a Â

gift  shop  blended  with  dozens  of  craft  booths  DQG D VHFRQG OHYHO DQWLTXHV FHQWHU DQG ÂżQDOO\ into  a  more-­empty-­than-­not  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  city’s  iconic  SURSHUWLHV Âł2YHUDOO LWÂśV JRLQJ ÂżQH :HÂśUH QRW ORVLQJ PRQH\ 7KDWÂśV D JRRG WKLQJ ´ )HXHUVWHLQ VDLG last  week  while  sitting  in  the  couple’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)


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