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TAKE ONE May 4, 2019
Town seeks to ‘bag’ applicants By Lou Varricchio
Serving Addison, Rutland & Chittenden Counties
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MIDDLEBURY | Interested in curbing the use of many pastic shoping bags in Middlebury? Here’s an opportunity to help the Middlebury Selectboard in its search for members of a new ad-hoc committee that will develop a first draft of a town ordinance regulating single-use plastic bags, for consideration by the board. Acccording to a notice by TownManage Kathleen Ramsay, the creation of the Plastic Bag Ordinance Committee follows on voters approval of Article 12 by Australian ballot at the 2019 Middlebury Town Meeting, which advised and encouraged the Selectboard to “enact an ordinance that no retail establishment shall provide a Single-Use CarryOut Plastic Bag, defined as a bag with a thickness of less than four mils, to a customer at the check stand, cash register, point of sale or other point of departure for the purpose of transporting food or merchandise out of the establishment.” According to a town notice sent via email, “the Plastic Bag Ordinance Committee will comprise five members and will meet as necessary to craft a first draft of the ordinance, with an anticipated commitment of sixto-nine months. As part of its work drafting the ordinance, the committee will identify and seek input from local stakeholder groups who may be impacted by the proposed regulations.” Candidates must submit a letter of interest to the Middlebury Selectboard, c/o Kathleen Ramsay, Town Manager, 77 Main St., Middlebury, Vermont 05753, no later than 5 p.m., on Wednesday, May 8. ■
Gasoline prices on the rise
Vermont’s average current price is $2.80 per gallon, which is 7 cents higher than one week ago, and 20 cents higher than a month ago.
MIDDLEBURY MIDDLEBURY |I Get Get ready ready for the the upward upward creep gasoline for creep of of gasoline prices at the pump pump this prices at the this spring spring and and summer. summer. According to Dan AAA ding to Dan Goodman Goodman of of AAA Northern New based in New England England based in Maine, Maine, VerVermonters, along with fellow ng with fellow motorists motorists in in northnorthern New England, petrol prices prices at ?;land,are are seeing seeing petrol at the the pump go up, by by as as much much as as 10 10 cents cents from from the the same time a week ago. Vermont’s average current price is $2.80 per gallon, which is 7 cents higher than one week ago, and 20 cents higher than a month ago, according to Goodman. New Hampshire’s average current price is $2.73 per gallon.
"Thee national national average average is is $2.88 $2.88 an an increase of “Th cents from from last last week," Goodman reported. 44 cents week,” Goodman Th pump prices, Thee rise rise in in pump prices, according accordin to AAA, is waivers for nations is connected connected to to the the end end of of waivers importing importing oil oil from from Iran. Iran. Th Thee average average current current price price in in the the New N England region which is regionis is$2.80 $2.80per per gallon, gallon,which is10 10cents cer more than aa week 23 cents weekago, ago,and and23 centshigher higher than than one om month ago. “With "With the the end end of of the the waiver waiver sanctions, sancti< Americans cans could could see see increased increased gas gas prices prices this t1 summer, leading irting with the leading to to the the national national average average fl flirti $3 per gallon $3 per gallon mark,” mark," Goodman Goodman said. saic In a AAA news statement last week, Goodman reported that in November 2018, the U.S. reimposed sanctions on exports of Iranian
oil, however, waivers were granted to allow some countries to continue making limited oil purchases from Iran for six months. Increases in U.S. domestic production means that energy markets are well supplied, Goodman noted. ■
SCENES & SONGS:
A new rebate incentive for EVs By Lou Varricchio EDITOR
Vocal students at Middlebury College will present a lively sampling of musical theater from opera to Broadway in a popular and fun event on Saturday, May 11, at 8 p.m., in Mahaney Arts Center in Robison Hall. The singers are accompanied by affiliate campus artist Cynthia Huard and Annemieke McLane on piano. The event is free. For details: 802-443-3168 or middlebury.edu/arts. Photo by Carol Christensen
MIDDLEBURY | A new Green Mountain Power rebate urging Vermonters into electric vehicles (EVs) while tapping into the utility’s power supply has company executives crowing while one free-market critic is skeptical about corporate profit motives. According to a company news release dated April 16, GMP customer response to the EV rebate has been “tremendous”. Kicked off on March 14, the rebate program has GMP’s top executive crowing. “We’re thrilled to partner with customers to help them make the switch to greener driving with these new rebates,” said Mary Powell, GMP president and CEO. “The number one cause of carbon emissions in Vermont is fossil fuel powered vehicles, so doing our part to help customers switch to the cleaner convenience of EV driving will make a difference for the state and the planet.” » EVs Cont. on pg. 5
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