Sept 9, 2013

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MONDAY Â Â EDITION

ADDISON COUNTY

INDEPENDENT

Vol. 25 No. 28

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Denecker  Chevrolet  eyes  Ferrisburgh  parcel,  move By  ANDY  KIRKALDY FERRISBURGH  â€”  Denecker  Chevrolet  co-­owners  Tom  Denecker  and  Mike  Capra  have  emerged  as  potential  buyers  of  land  owned  by  the  town  of  Ferrisburgh  at  the  junc-­ tion  of  Routes  7  and  22A. Denecker  and  Capra,  whose  deal-­ ership  has  a  Ferrisburgh  showroom  at  the  intersection  of  Route  7  and Â

Monkton  Road  and  a  Vergennes  ser-­ vice  center  on  North  Main  Street,  met  behind  closed  doors  with  the  Ferrisburgh  selectboard  on  Sept.  3  to  discuss  the  34.9-­acre  parcel.  Fer-­ risburgh  has  been  marketing  it  since  September  2010  for  $375,000. 2Q 7KXUVGD\ 'HQHFNHU FRQ¿UPHG to  the  Independent  he  and  his  part-­ (See  Ferrisburgh,  Page  16)

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0LGGOHEXU\ RIÂżFLDOV WR GLVFXVV acquisition  of  Lazarus  building  By  JOHN  FLOWERS MIDDLEBURY  â€”  The  Mid-­ dlebury  selectboard  on  Monday,  Sept.  9,  will  review  a  proposed  agreement  with  Middlebury  Col-­ lege  that  would  culminate  in  the  demolition  of  the  Lazarus  build-­ ing  at  20  Main  St.  and  the  con-­ solidation  of  property  off  Bakery  Lane  that  would  then  be  marketed Â

IRU DQ DV \HW XQGHÂżQHG HFRQRPLF development  initiative. 0LGGOHEXU\ RIÂżFLDOV KDYH IRU years  â€”  in  the  interest  of  hav-­ ing  a  more  geographically  co-­ hesive  downtown  â€”  supported  the  notion  of  someday  removing  the  Lazarus  building  in  order  to  widen  the  adjacent  Printer’s  Alley  (See  Lazarus,  Page  35)

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Moving  day MIDDLEBURY  COLLEGE  STUDENTS  Ben  Wiggins,  left,  Dan  Fullam,  Mike  Peters  and  John  Barr  rest  last  Thursday  after  unloading  student  belongings  left  on  campus  over  the  summer  in  tractor-­trailers  near  Bicentennial  Hall.  The  student-­run  organization  Campus  Storage  stores  the  items  and  then  delivers  them  to  dorms  before  students  arrive  back  on  campus. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell

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College  athletic  plant  upgrade  called  a  plus

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One  phase  nearly  done;͞  dig  ongoing By  XIAN  CHIANG-­WAREN 0,''/(%85< ² 7KH ¿UVW VWDJH of  a  big  construction  project  at  the  Middlebury  College  athletic  facili-­ ties  is  nearing  completion  as  work  on  a  major  new  component  of  the  complex  continues  apace.

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ties  will  allow  Middlebury  College  to  host  more  and  bigger  athletic  events  that  will  not  only  serve  stu-­ dent  athletes  and  other  students,  but  also  bring  more  people  to  local  hotels  and  restaurants  during  those  events. ³:HœOO VHH WKH EHQH¿WV RI PRUH teams  coming  to  town,  and  internal-­ ly  for  us,  track  and  squash  athletes  and  coaches  can  spend  more  week-­

ends  at  home,â€?  said  Middlebury  Di-­ rector  of  Athletics  Erin  Quinn. More  sporting  events  also  trans-­ late  directly  into  business  for  local  hotels,  restaurants  and  shops,  Quinn  noted. “We  have  good  relationships  with  hotels  in  town,  and  sports  events  WHQG WR NHHS EHGV ÂżOOHG ´ KH VDLG The  landscape  on  the  southern  (See  Facilities,  Page  34)


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