The Essex Reporter: August 15, 2019

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Town issues first AirBnB permit, asks rest to fall in line

Travis Roy tourney breaks record, again

By COLIN FLANDERS What do a rustic cabin close to Burlington, a spacious and elegant home on a golf course and a private suite within minutes of “beer worth finding” have in common? Two things, turns out: They all describe rental properties in Essex on the popular homesharing app, AirBnB. And they are all out of step with the town’s zoning regulations.

In the eyes of the town of Essex, people renting through AirBnB are essentially using their homes as a commercial business, and must therefore seek approvals from the Zoning Board of Adjustment, zoning administrator Sharon Kelley told The Reporter last week.

“It’s not any different in my mind than the bed and breakfast, which we have been regulating for many years,” Kelley said.

Kelley has tried to spread the message through several Front Porch Forum postings over the last year and said she plans to ramp up outreach efforts moving forward. But while more than a halfdozen current Essex rental properties were listed on the home-sharing website last week, the zoning board issued its first-ever permit for a proposed AirBnB earlier this month, and the rest remain in violation.

If that includes you, don’t panic: Kelley said she doesn’t plan to issue violations right away, instead hoping to work with the owners to get them permitted.

Even then, she said she isn’t planning a compliance expedition any time soon. “I don’t know where they are and I’m but one person,” she said, noting the only way a certain property will come to her attention is if she receives a complaint.

If a property owner ignores the request, however, Kelley said she will issue an official violation. That will See AIRBNB, page 3

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The 18th annual Travis Roy Foundation WIFFLE Ball Tournament crushed its previous fundraising record last weekend by raising a whopping $721,500 for the namesake foundation, which benefits and raises awareness for people with spinal cord injuries. The tournament is held every year at Little Fenway, Little Wrigley and Little Field of Dreams in Essex. HOTDAM, one of the seven original teams out of Williston, Vt., captured its fourth championship, defeating the Juggernauts of Rutland, Vt. in the title game. See page 2 for the story.

Fort residents react to recovery housing plans

By COLIN FLANDERS Many who showed up to the Champlain Housing Trust’s informational meeting on Friday seemed to know at least one other person by name. They asked about family members and shared thanks for watering plants while away on vacation – interactions illustrative of what Fort Ethan Allen residents call a growing sense of community in the historic neighborhood, one they’ve worked hard to cultivate over the years.

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announced plans to bring 32 beds of recovery housing into the fort, forcing the relocation of a dozen apartments, these residents are raising red flags over the potential impact to their neighborhood.

“We have a community, and it’s exciting and it’s wonderful,” said fort resident Ann Laberge. “I would not want to deprive someone else the chance to start again. At the same time, we have something very precious, [and] it’s so easy to destroy it.”

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to convert three buildings on the Essex side of the fort – 1005, 1006 and 1007 Ethan Allen Ave. – into recovery housing. The project would be carried out in partnership with the Vermont Foundation of Recovery, which runs six other recovery homes in Vermont.

Officials from both agencies say the project not only provides muchneeded support for a segment of the population that often struggles to reintegrate into the community, but it also makes fiscal sense.

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UPBEAT NEWS Travis Roy Foundation raises over $700k at annual tournament Submitted by Travis Roy Foundation A record-shattering fundraising effort that exceeded the previous mark by over $100,000 as well as great fun and competitive action on the field highlighted the 18th annual Travis Roy Foundation WIFFLE Ball Tournament that was held this past weekend, August 9-11, 2019 at Little Fenway, Little Wrigley and Little Field of Dreams in Essex, Vermont.

The 32-team event raised a staggering $721,500 topping the previous high set of $617,634 last year to lift the 18-year total to just under $6 million. It also is the fifth time in the last six years the Vermont backyard event has brought in well over a half-million dollars.

All funds go to the Travis Roy Foundation that benefits and creates awareness for people with spinal cord injuries, and is named after the former Boston University men’s hockey player who resides with his family in nearby Mallets Bay in Colchester each summer.

‘It’s so incredible what goes on here,18 years we have been doing this. There are so many pieces to the puzzle and stories of the magic that goes on here,’ said Roy in giving thanks to all involved at the money count announcement at Little Fenway on Saturday.

‘We are in a ‘cow field’ in Essex, Vermont, not in Manhattan, raising $700,000, just about $6 million.

The numbers are staggering and I hope you feel this when I say it, it’s because of all of you. You get excited about the WIFFLE ball and holding that yellow bat in your hands but you also have a pride in how you care in what we are doing here, and have that hope for a better day. You guys give me and all of us that are dealing with this the energy to know that people want to see that better day and it also leads to the research and the funding we need. Thanks to everyone involved in raising the money and putting on this fantastic event. It’s because of you, the people who have been coming year after year, that we have this hope for a better life. I truly would like to thank everyone that’s part of this great family.’

The tournament is played annually on the three

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Tim Gendron (right) of Essex Jct. poses with tournament founder and director Pat O’Connor, of Essex. Gendron was among two longtime organizers inducted into the Little Fenway Hall of Fame, recognizing his volunteer service. The other inductee was Bruce Bosley.

quarter-scale replicas of three of the nation’s iconic ballparks developed by tourney founders Pat and Beth O’Connor, now maintained by the Travis Roy Foundation The action on the field was highlighted by the

HOTDAM, one of the seven original teams out of Williston, Vt., capturing its fourth tourney championship defeating the Juggernauts of Rutland, Vt. in the title game. HOTDAM’s John Lenhart of Bayside, N.Y., a long-time participant, was named to tournament MVP. Other exceptional performances on the field included the tournament’s first no-hitter tossed

by Cougar Nation’s Keith Carter of Underhill, Vt. Others recognized with annual awards were Will Sleeper of Wellesley, Mass. and the Boston Terriers earning the Tommy Long Sportsmanship Award; Saul Skrocki of Cougar Nation and South Burlington, Vt. earned the Kim Trahan Fundraising Leadership Award; By raising just under $60,000, the Hardshells of Maine, boyhood friends of Travis Roy’s from Yarmouth, Maine, won the Fan Club Award as the top fundraising team. Also with over $50,000 this year, the Boston Beef were recognized for going over the one-million-dollar mark in its 18 years in the tourney. A pair of longtime tournament organizers, Tim Gendron of Essex Junction, Vt. and Bruce Bosley of South Burlington, were inducted into the Little Fenway Hall of Fame for their volunteer service.

The tournament kicked off Friday with the opening ceremonies and the annual Celebrity-Sponsor game. Award-winning journalist Bob Ryan of the Boston Globe and ESPN headlined the celebrities that also featured former big league hurler Bill Lee. Others included current UVM all-conference goalie Stefanos Lekkas, award-winning baseball author Glenn Stout of Alburgh, Miss Vermont USA Bethany Garrow of Rutland, Vermont Lake Monsters general manager Joe Doud, UVM Director of Athletics Jeff Schulman as well as local media members Alex Abrami of the Burlington Free Press, Jack Fitzsimmons of WCAX TV, and Jackie Pascale and Ken Drake of WPTZ TV. Dave Mullany, CEO of Wiffle Inc. and grandson of the inventor of WIFFLE ball, was recognized on Saturday.

For more information and to donate to the Travis Roy Foundation, log on to www.travisroyfoundation. org.

Autumn Harp names native Vermonter as new president

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Autumn Harp, Inc., a custom contract manufacturer of cosmetics and personal skin care products, announces the promotion of Hillary Burrows to President.

In her role at Autumn Harp, Hillary says, “I am lucky to work with this group of talented and passionate employees on a daily basis and I look forward to this next step as we build on the foundation that has been put in place, and capitalize on the many opportunities that we have in front of us.”

Burrows is a native Vermonter and has been a part of the Autumn Harp team since she was hired in 2008 as a

Senior Accountant. Hillary has consistently contributed during each phase of her growth at Autumn Harp and her hard-working demeanor and genuine care for the employees are two of her unwavering characteristics.

“Hillary has developed into a true leader at Autumn Harp. Her intense professional will and passionate sense of purpose and vision are with us on a daily basis. Hillary embodies the culture and core values of Autumn Harp and never compromises on doing what’s best for customers and co-workers,” said Autumn Harp owner, Dave Logan.

With this promotion, Dave Logan

will become CEO and work with Burrows and the senior team to ensure Autumn Harp is well positioned to meet the needs of their growing partners.

Along with the promotion of Hillary Burrows, the Autumn Harp team is pleased to announce that we will be breaking ground on a 22,500-square-foot expansion, bringing the 20-acre Essex, Vermont campus to 225,000-squarefeet. This expansion is consistent with Autumn Harp’s philosophy of being one-step ahead so that we can respond quickly to growth opportunities, and provide unparalleled quality and service for our current and future customers.

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Thursday, August 15, 2019 AIRBNB from page 1 force the owner to either comply with the rules or appeal the decision; either way, they have to go before the zoning board, prompting the same $150 fee property owners must pay when seeking a permit in the first place.

Of course, there’s a third option: ignore the violation, too. But Kelley called the “worst case scenario,” as it could eventually land property owners in civil court.

Municipal manager Evan Teich said the village is also concerned about the “proliferation” of AirBnBs and suggested residents there interested in short-term rentals contact the municipality.

Essex is far from Vermont’s first town to seek more control over shortterm rentals. Last month, Seven Days detailed similar efforts in Burlington, where the city has issued only 17 permits to date, with officials acknowledging many more remain under the radar.

The city has seen some benefits, receiving a little over $60,000 from AirBnB in the first half of this year thanks to the city’s local option tax, Seven Days reports.

Vermont has also seen benefits as a whole: AirBnB collects and delivers

a state meals and rooms tax as part of a 2016 agreement reached with the state’s tax department, and the company reported paying the state nearly $8 million in tax revenue over the following two years.

It’s unclear how many AirBnBs are within town borders. The Vt. Tax Department received data from AirBnB earlier this year showing about 20 hosts operating in Essex, though less than 10 short-term rental operators have registered with the tax department as required by law, a number that could also include nonAirBnB operations.

While AirBnB has been steadily rising in popularity over the past few years, the issue resurfaced on the town’s radar this summer when a resident informed Kelley of plans to demolish and reconstruct a singlefamily residence on Lost Nation Road and eventually list the property on AirBnB. Regulating short-term rentals benefits both the town and neighbors, Kelley said. Staff, who have no idea how many of these rental units are in town, will know where the properties are located. And neighbors will now be alerted whenever someone is seek-

ing to use their home as a short-term rental unit, since the approval process requires applicants to notify abutters.

But because zoning regulations make no mention of short-term rental units like AirBnB, Kelley contacted the town attorney to reaffirm the town’s permitting role. The attorney pointed to a clause that gives leeway to unspecified property uses if they are consistent with the “philosophy” of the regulations and would similarly impact on abutting properties.

Applications under this unspecified

use category must undergo a conditional use review, where the zoning board considers the project’s impact on municipal services, character of the area, traffic, use and availability of renewable resources and whether it complies with all local ordinances.

Since nearly all AirBnB providers use existing residential buildings, the criteria are minor impediments, Kelley said. “Basically, it’s going to be pretty easy to get an AirBnB through the approval process,” she said.

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Work to begin on wetland construction project

By COLIN FLANDERS Construction on a stormwater gravel wetland along the corner of Main Street and Fairview Drive will begin this week, one of a handful of projects aimed at bringing the town and village closer to its goals for stormwater and phosphorus.

The project is a joint effort between the town and village as part of their flow restoration plan, a framework for lessening the impact of urban stormwater and returning streams to their natural conditions, said village water quality superintendent Jim Jutras.

“Rather than the water just running off of the roads directly into the streams, the water will run into this constructed wetland, which will act as this natural filter,” Jutras explained.

It will then release the water in a controlled way, similar to a natural wetland, which Jutras said helped prevent flooding in some areas during Tropical Storm Irene.

The area will look similar to the way it does now once the wetland matures, he added.

Construction hours will be from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and are expected to have temporary impacts traffic and pedestrian lanes. The estimated date of completion is mid-September.

One of several flow restoration projects planned for the coming years – with two slated in the town and another in the village – the wetland will also aid the town and village in its effort to comply with phosphorus removal targets. Phosphorous remains currently one of the leading concerns for water quality in the Lake Champlain basin as excess amounts contribute to algae blooms and threaten environmental and public health.

Town and village departments are striving to work together on tackling water quality projects to get “the biggest bang for our buck,” Jutras said.

“We’re trying to prioritize based on the best investment,” he said.

Academic achievement Victoria Gibson of Essex Jct. graduated Spring 2019, Magna Cum Laude, earning a Bachelors of Science Degree in Bio Chemistry from SUNY Cortland. She will continue as a Graduate Student this fall at Boston University Medical School in the Pathology Medical Science program.

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A recent ruling requires Woodside to institute a change to its restraint procedures as quickly as possible in response to a lawsuit filed by Disability Rights Vermont.

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A federal judge has ordered changes to policies of seclusion and restraint at the Woodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center in response to a lawsuit filed by Disability Rights Vermont (DRV).

DRV has alleged that Woodside has violated the due process rights of youth, aged 10 to 18, incarcerated there. Woodside is the state’s only facility for residential treatment of juvenile offenders.

In a preliminary injunction issued on Friday, Judge Geoffrey Crawford found that DRV is likely to succeed on the merits of its case, a legal requirement for the issuance of a preliminary injunction.

The ruling requires Woodside to institute a change to its restraint procedures as quickly as possible. Woodside had already agreed to adopt a nationally recognized standard in place of its current restraint procedures, which were developed by Woodside director Jay Simons, but said it would take five months to do so.

Those procedures, as described by Crawford, require that youth be forced to the floor, their legs bent crossed at the ankles, and pushed back toward their buttocks, while their arms are raised high as possible behind their backs.

“It is strongly directed towards physical confrontation and use of force,” Crawford wrote of Woodside’s restraint policy and procedures.

Prior to issuing his decision, Crawford reviewed recordings of the use of Woodside’s restraint techniques on three boys. Crawford covered each in detail in his ruling, describing how Woodside staff, typically four to five adult men, struggled to get the youths into the prescribed position.

“The position is obviously painful,” Crawford wrote in his description of one of the videos. “The staff members have a great deal of difficulty getting and keeping him in this position.”

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injunction generally requires the party seeking the injunction show irreparable harm will be caused if the behavior is not halted prior to trial.

Such a showing is not necessary where a violation of a constitutional right is involved, as it is here. Nevertheless, Crawford wrote: “The court is satisfied that the emotional harm alleged is irreparable both in the sense that it is not readily compensated by money damages, and that the harm caused by the misuse of force resolves slowly and not always fully. The parties agree that youth admitted to Woodside have frequently been subjected to prior abuse and that they are particularly vulnerable to mistreatment.

“The violence depicted on the video exhibit is intense and long in duration.”

At another point in his ruling, Crawford describes the use of restraint he reviewed as “prolonged, chaotic and featur[ing] considerable violence.”

Crawford said he will schedule future hearings to insure the restraint policy is changed as quickly as possible.

Woodside was also ordered to present the court with a new policy to reduce the use of seclusion and address deficiencies “such as toilet flushing and access to bedding and fresh water not less then ten days before the next hearing.”

Crawford found that Woodside was keeping its young residents in isolation for days, weeks, even months at a time.

Those in isolation are in a room with a toilet they cannot flush themselves, and which, Crawford found, often went unflushed by staff.

“Youth went without exercise, bedding and showers for days,” Crawford wrote. “Plaintiff ’s experts were very credible in describing the harm caused by prolonged isolation of young people from their peers and normal activities of life.”

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Essex Jct. again named bike friendly community The Village of Essex Junction has renewed its status as a League of American Bicyclists recognized Bronze Bicycle Friendly Community (BFC).

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Linda M (Matton) Murtie, 62, passed away on July 22, 2019, at the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington. She was born on March 8, 1957, in Burlington to Raymond and Elaine Matton. Linda attended CVU HS and married her high school sweetheart. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. Loved and served The Lord Jesus Christ.

In addition to her parents she also leaves her loving husband of 44 years George, children Joshua and his wife Jennifer, Elizabeth Gates and her husband Greg, brothers Doug and his wife Kellie, Rod, sister Kim and her husband Chip, grandchildren Bailey, Dylan, Jackson, Max, Ethan, and Maddie, her Aunt and closest friend Mary and her husband Ray, many nieces, nephews, and close friends.

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Letters to the editor To Merge or not to merge: The Essex question I’m a Village of Essex Junction business owner who resides in rural Essex.

When Town residents voted to not merge in 2007 I thought that was the end of it. I now realize that a merger initiative is moving ahead quickly.

To get informed I attended two Governance Subcommittee meetings held at 8AM on Fridays.

Committee members are in the process of finalizing material for focus group conversations called “Listening Sessions”. I thought, Perfect!

I’ve been pondering an alternative to a merger that could solve the taxation and representation issues that seem the primary cause of all the friction I read about. Maybe a different alternative, than those being considered, could be presented at the “Listening Sessions”.

Unfortunately, the Subcommittee appears locked into two merger alternatives for the “Listening Sessions”. Consequently these “Listening Sessions” are more like “Choosing Sessions”. I was told that listening to, or offering, a significantly different alternative at the focus group will not be an option at this point.

It’s been 12 years since the 2007 “no” vote. So who still wants merger and why? At the last Governance Subcommittee meeting I asked. No one could articulate an “Elevator Pitch” even though it has been on at least two agendas. Puzzling!

The bulk of the Governance Subcommittee’s time was spent on how to present the two merger alternatives at the “Listening Sessions”. Specifically, how to mitigate the consequences of tax shifting.

Staff also reminded that no one can promise cost reduction through merger.

Based on my brief exposure to the current merger effort, if you were to ask me why merge? I would say the main reason is obvious: Taxes. The Governance Subcommittee can’t seem to articulate this even though it spends most of its time talking about tax consequences and how to “solve” it.

The taxation situation we have now stems from historic decisions that probably made sense at the time. Bottom line, a merger will likely result in village residents paying less, and outside the village residents likely paying more in taxes. I believe this is the primary reason driving the merger project and also the primary problem.

If Village residents resent paying taxes to the Town, and Town Outside the Village residents don’t want to pay for services the Village deems necessary and both want to retain their unique identity and have representation from within; I see an obvious solution.

If the Town of Essex no longer included the Village of Essex Junction, what might happen? What is currently the Town Outside the Village would have a smaller tax base but would only need to provide services to its reduced area and population. It could retain its name, the Town of Essex, and its residents would decide future development and the character of its identity.

The Village, if separate from the Town will have to change its name and adjust its charter. In Vermont a village cannot exist outside of a town.

The Village of Essex Junction could now be simply Essex Junction. Its identity would be preserved and no longer vulnerable to change as it would in a merged town.

Taxwise, Essex Junction would have the same

tax base it has now and, if the total tax rate did not change, the Village would have more revenue since Town of Essex taxes go away.

Both municipalities would now be independent, tax wise. If the smaller Town decides to change taxes it will no longer impact the Village as it does now.

Representation is simplified. Each municipality can keep its existing governing body and elect members from its respective non-overlapping population.

What about combined services like Police?

Plenty of precedent here. Regional organizations like the Chittenden Regional Planning Commission (CCRPC) already provide services to Essex residents by charging a per capita fee. What if the Essex Police Department became a larger stand-alone regional organization providing police and dispatch services to Essex, Essex Junction, Westford and Jericho?

That’s an economy of scale that might actually add up to savings.

The current overlapping nature of our municipalities and its tax consequences appear to be the primary barriers to merger. Non-overlapping municipalities, is an obvious solution that • Untangles the Village / Town tax entanglement; • Allows the Town-outside-the-village (TOV) and Village to retain their unique identities and control their own futures; • Provides governmental representation for the TOV and Village each from their respective pool of residents and • Ends any jurisdiction the current Town has over the Village.

Ken Signorello No need for changes to shooting ordinance Got a hazard placard for the dihydrogen monoxide (suffocation risk) in your garden hose? Speaking of gardens, have you filed to plant those nightshade plants (risk of poisoning)? Are you sure your shed is permitted for the lawn mowers (cutting risk) and power tools (electrical risk) you have? This is just inflammatory sensationalism, right? The town would never care about any of this stuff, never mind try to regulate these, eh?

Well, the shooting range question for residents started out with the board simply wondering how many they have in town. I don’t think they wonder about how many garden hoses, tomato plants or lawnmowers/power tools there are, but, okay, I’m still willing to answer that range question right here.

I live on Old Pump Road a stone’s throw from Jericho, and my family has been sighting and shooting our rifles, shotguns, pistols, bows, and all other legal weapons safely and without incident here since 1948 on our private property. Just passed 70 years, 100% safety record on land I don’t post, often visited by neighbors, friends and family all through the year. Probably the same safety record (or better) than the history most folks have with any of the items listed above.

I get along with and love my neighbors like family. I have no complaints lodged against me. I’m a regular, average citizen just doing my thing like you are. It’s starting to look like the board doesn’t view me this way anymore. I’m getting more concerned.

In my opinion, the current board is not listening to facts. Never mind about the 14th article of the Vermont constitution; ever hear of the 7th article?

They are going down the path of trying to single out

a selected group of residents and treat them differently solely for the benefit of another selected group of residents.

This isn’t the Essex I’m used to. This isn’t how you persuade me, living in the far less populated part of town, to get behind merging with the more densely settled village. It also isn’t how you show me, a rural neighbor, that a board weighed with urban neighbors is willing to rule “fair and impartially, weighing facts and all the information” for the benefit of ALL neighbors.

What’s next, regulations about what kind of friends I can have over based on an arbitrary standard? Criteria about what kind of religion I intend to practice or not based on a news report? Instructions about what kind of food I intend to eat from hearsay?

Neighbors, you better get to the public hearing on the Firearms Ordinance and really weigh in on how some of the proposed changes are going to affect you.

I’ll say it again: the board already spent $10,000 and tens of thousands more of our money on staff time and lawyer fees to determine the clear majority choice in Essex was NO CHANGE to the Firearms Ordinance. Should have been the end right there, don’t you think, especially with all the bigger issues going on that actually DO affect us all? Why are they continuing down a path that is so contentious, and could potentially have significant unknown future costs, when the facts support no need?

Kendall Chamberlin Shooting ordinance a waste of taxpayer money On July 15, 2019 the Essex Selectboard voted 4-1 to approve changes to the Firearms Ordinance.

For nearly two years this topic has been passionately debated in public and online forums as well as Selectboard meetings. Final passage will most likely take place at the upcoming August 19 Selectboard public hearing to be held at 7:45 pm in the Essex High School Cafeteria.

There has been more involvement in this debate than any other issue confronting our community.

Even more so than the merger. At each forum and Selectboard meeting the overwhelming majority of residents have expressed “NO CHANGE” to the firearms ordinance. Despite this, your five elected Selectboard members have ignored the will of the people and forged ahead believing they know what’s best for you and your family.

The Selectboard has wasted your taxpayer dollars by spending $10,000 for a moderator of the online forum, PlaceSpeak, and thousands of dollars paying Town staff to conduct research to support their agenda.

Once the ordinance has passed, the Town Charter allows for residents to petition the Town to warn a town-wide Australian ballot vote. This process takes it out of the hands of the Selectboard and gives residents a say in what’s right for their community. The cost to you the taxpayer for this special vote will be another $10,000. Again, the Selectboard will be wasting more of your hard earned money on a misguided agenda.

The Selectboard is using the firearms ordinance as a means to infringe upon your personal property rights, all at your expense. What will be next?

Call or write your Selectboard members, and attend the August 19 public hearing to voice your See LETTERS, page 7

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Silence that is ‘unaffordable’

By EMERSON LYNN The Green Mountain Care Board last week approved rate hikes for Blue Cross Blue Shield and MVP Health Care that it said were “unaffordable.” The increases, 12.4 percent for BCBS and 10.1 percent for MVP, go into effect Jan. 1, 2020, when they will become “unaffordable” and unexplained to Vermonters.

Kevin Mullen, chair of the GMCB, said, “These rates are not affordable. We acknowledge they are not affordable. But at the same time we can’t put a company out of business.”

The board acknowledged both insurers had lost money last year and they also heard from the insurers that the problem rested with the board and its failure to grant the insurers the rate increases they have needed for the last five years.

This same story is being played out with Vermont’s hospitals. Almost half the state’s hospitals are losing money and the GMCB has played the same game with the hospitals in recent years. Whatever rate increases the hospitals propose, the board gives them less.

The question is whether Mr. Mullin and the other four members of the board will respond to the hospitals’ proposed

budgets with the same “we can’t put a company out of business” defense.

That question prompts another: Why would the GMCB hear from the insurers, and decide upon their budget requests, before they would go through the same process with the hospitals?

They have it exactly backwards. The board can’t get a handle on future costs until they hear from the hospitals, and if they don’t know future costs how can they decide what rates are necessary for the survival of the insurers?

They can’t.

What should, by now, be equally apparent [and puzzling] is that we have no leadership to guide us through our quickly evolving, and highly fragile, health care landscape. There is no one to answer the questions, or offer guidance. All the players are hunkered down in their silos protective of their own, communicating within their own, meanwhile, to the average Vermonter, the system seems to be fraying at the edges. All the public sees or hears about is a system struggling to keep its head above water. All they hear about is a rate increase they can’t afford.

All questions, no answers.

The insurers point to high usage issues as one of the reasons they need

more money. Where? And by whom? And for what reasons? And how can that be addressed if it’s not understood, if it’s not talked about?

Within the next three years roughly 70 percent of the state’s health care network is slated to be part of OneCare Vermont, a payment reform model that ditches the traditional fee-for-service model for one based on health care outcomes. It’s a radical change from what we have and the number of people who truly understand it can easily fit in a small room. Yet we’re redesigning our hospitals - and spending a lot of money doing so - convinced it is going to happen. The insurers are part of that equation, and part of the puzzle.

Doesn’t that beg for some leadership?

Doesn’t that beg for a big time effort to explain to Vermonters what’s going on and why?

It’s actually a good story. Properly told it would help explain a lot of what is going on with Vermont’s health care system. Properly told it would lay out the vision of how Vermont’s health care system becomes more efficient and oriented towards a healthier health care culture.

But we hear nothing. Crickets.

The truth? That silence is also “unaffordable.”

CORRECTION A story in last week’s issue about the Essex Westford School District’s plans to provide busing for the village of Essex Jct. this school year misstated the distance from which students eligible for riding the buses must live from their schools.

Students who live outside of the district’s designated walking zones – a half mile for grades K-5 and a mile for grades 6-8 – will be eligible to ride the buses. We regret the error.

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Bradley Kennison Representation issue must be solved before merger decision Two issues stood out from George Tyler’s “Kumbaya” article that need elucidation.

First, while much has been done to consolidate services, for the most part, these were the easy bits. Now the discussions are centering around more onerous issues, such as tax structure and governance. These wide-ranging issues strike heated debate and division. For examples, see some of the threads on the Essex

Facebook page.

Second, in the current discussions, the Selectboard represents the entire Town (including the Village) and the Trustees represent only the Village.

Starkly missing is a Board that solely represents only Town outside the Village (TOV) taxpayers. Without such a Board directly involved in merger discussions on an equal footing with the Trustees, the tables are unquestionably slanted.

I have been calling for such a board for over a month, and while the idea has gained some currency on the Essex Facebook page, in Essex Reporter letters to the editor, and on this forum, nothing has been done (as far as I know) with the Selectboard even considering such a

Board. Mr Tyler is afforded the luxury of speaking before such meetings about the needs of the Village. There is no equal voice advocating for TOV residents.

Simply examine the Greater Essex 2020 infographic with an open mind to see just how slanted the ongoing discussions are advancing.

I will say it again: All discussions should be halted until a TOV Board (comprised of five TOV residents voted in by only TOV residents) has been formed and can participate in merger discussions on an equal basis. If it’s trust we’re after, then adding a TOV Board paves a clear path.

Rich Maggiani

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President Andrew Brown

The Village of Essex Junction is an incorporated municipality within the Town of Essex. The governments of the two municipalities, the Town and the Village, have been consolidating services and departments since 2013, and are now exploring the concept of a complete merger.

By GeorGe Tyler Board of Trustees Vice President

Vice president George Tyler

Dan Kerin

Raj Chawla

Amber Thibeault

By a wide margin the results of an openended community survey show that taxes are the chief concern among Town of Essex residents (including Village of Essex Junction residents) when they think about local government. Concerns about economic development and traffic/infrastructure are the next biggest concerns. A possible Town-Village merger rounded out the issues mentioned by more than ten percent of respondents.

The online survey taken by 690 Town residents (including 278 respondents coming from the Village, and 7 respondents unsure whether they live inside or outside the Village) was conducted by the independent marketing group Kelliher Samets Volk (KSV) as part of a market research effort on behalf of the Essex Junction and Essex Town governments.

Why a Survey?

The Village Trustees and Essex Selectboard hired KSV as part of our ongoing public engagement effort about local governance and a potential merger of the Town and Village. People outside the government may wonder why we’ve reopened the merger question after so many previous failures.

Here’s why.

In a bid to encourage community cost sharing in 2012, the two boards agreed to ask Town voters to pick up part of the tab for a new Village fire truck that would also be available to respond to calls in the Town beyond the Village boundaries. The voters said yes. Building on this success, the boards then agreed to try sharing a manager, followed by integrating the Town and Village billing and finance services, municipal clerks, and highway departments.

These significant efficiencies were achieved by contractual arrangements between the two governments that were vetted at public meetings and accepted by voters when they approved municipal budgets at Town and Village annual meetings. Despite claims by some critics, there’s been no lack of transparency.

But contractual arrangements and administrative streamlining only go so far. Our network of services that directly or indirectly serve the entire Essex community still has two separate lines of authority: the Village Trustees and Town Selectboard. That’s why,

in 2017, the two boards opened a new round of dialogue about retooling our local governments to accommodate new ideas about representation, ease of voting, accessibility, and service efficiency. The boards looked to minimize the Village vs. Town flavor of past merger efforts by taking upon themselves the task of investigating a merger plan rather than appointing a committee of ‘town outside the village’ and ‘town inside the village’ citizens to do it. They agreed to work slowly and with as much dialogue and openness with the community as resources would allow. The KSV survey is part of that effort.

The Tax Conundrum It’s no surprise that taxes topped the list of concerns facing the Town and Village.

Complicating the issue of taxes in the Essex community is that we have a bi-level, TownVillage tax structure that evolved gradually during the 20th century as both communities grew. All Town and Village property owners are taxed by the Essex Town government to pay for Town services (with the exception of a highway tax levied only on property owners outside the Village), but the Essex Junction government can only tax Village citizens to pay for Village services. This twotiered approach made sense in earlier times when municipal services were sparse and used mostly by Village residents. It became strained as the need for more extensive fire, police, recreation, library, and other government services became community-wide, prompting the fraught and failed merger attempts of the past.

As expected, a detailed reading of the tax-related comments in the KSV survey shows that Village residents want tax relief from the burden of paying about 43% of the Town’s costs plus all of the Village’s costs; Town residents fear a hefty tax increase if merger requires them to start paying for Village services. These opposing views make perfect sense. Add to the mix that both sides are also sharing the cost of one of the state’s most expensive school districts and it’s no wonder that taxes rose to the top of the survey. That’s the Essex Town-Village tax conundrum.

What Can We Do? First, let’s look at the positive side. We all now equally share the cost of some of our most expensive and important services – police, public works, central administration. Our momentum is carrying us in the right direction. Adding other services to the shared services list, such as fire departments and infrastructure repairs, might be acceptable if it’s done fairly and gradually. The Selectboard and Trustees have also asked See GreATer eSSeX, page 9

Chair Elaine Haney

Vice chair Max Levy

Andy Watts

Patrick Murray

Annie Cooper

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WOODSIDE from page 4 Woodside claimed isolation was a safe and effective way to provide intensive counseling. The counseling was provided by a staff person located outside the door.

The third issue in the injunction is the treatment of youth in mental health crises, particularly those at risk of suicide.

One of the videos reviewed by Crawford showed a girl naked in a tiled shower room, smeared with excrement, being subdued by a group of men in hazmat suits. Woodside was trying to transfer her to the University of Vermont Medical Center, which did not want to accept her.

“The use of four hooded male officers, clothed in hazmat suits, to subdue a naked young woman and force her to the floor beneath a plexiglass shield cannot represent an appropriate, professional response to her attempts to strangle herself with cords and fabric strips torn from her clothing,” Crawford wrote. “Instead, the segment shows staff responding to her dangerous behavior in a manner that was both too much and too little.

The force employed was too much.

The apparent absence of a considered, medically-directed plan of treatment for a person in the midst of a mental crisis was too little.”

“The treatment of this girl is entirely inappropriate and demonstrates in the space of a few minutes Woodside’s limited ability to care for a child who is experiencing symptoms of serious mental illness,” Crawford wrote.

Ultimately, “she was released to the home of her grandmother, apparently

without further incident,” Crawford wrote.

However, because the record regarding the incident was not complete, Crawford deferred his ruling on this section of the injunction “until the state has an opportunity… to produce and explain the incident that led to this incident.”

Crawford also reviewed multiple reports about Woodside, including six investigations into individual incidents at Woodside between December 2017 and July 2018 conducted by the Residential Licensing and Special Investigations unit of the Dept. of Children and Families, which also runs Woodside.

Those reports found, according to Crawford: • excessive use of seclusion, along with delays in flushing toilets and providing access to fresh water; • a failure to use de-escalation techniques. “Woodside staff were found to trigger violent confrontations by aggressively surrounding and confining youth;” • using pain to force compliance; • use of a restraint procedure that is not nationally recognized; • unreasonably withholding tampons from a resident; • an inadequate medical response to a suicide attempt; • violation a youth’s safety and privacy by removing clothing.

After reviewing the six reports admitted into evidence, Crawford said they “describe an institution in need of systemic change and reform.”

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GREATER ESSEX from page 9 our shared staff to explore ways to phase in or minimize the tax impacts of various merger scenarios so that the benefits far outweigh the bite.

We don’t have a merger plan yet; we want to use the concerns and hopes expressed by residents in the KSV survey, in focus groups, and in future outreach efforts, to guide us in creating a plan that appeals to most Town and Village residents and does the greatest good. It might call for an immediate restructuring of some things and a gradual five- or ten-year phase-in of others.

We have no illusions that we’ll make everyone happy. The survey results told us, however, that 7 in 10 residents are “very much” or “somewhat in favor of merger.” Only 2 in 10 are “very much” or “somewhat not in favor of a merger.” Some survey respondents seem to want a “town outside the village” vs. “town inside the village” political battle, with winners and losers, us against them. That’s not

going to happen. We want to focus on working with and learning from the 7 in 10 residents who are generally supportive of merger, while also addressing the concerns residents have. Our aim is gradual compromise, collaboration, engagement. Boring perhaps, but effective and fair. The robust survey response from citizens throughout the community shows we’re on the right track. We’ve received the message that taxes are your number one concern and we’ll carry it forward as we continue our efforts.

We’ll be sharing more survey results in the coming weeks and will post all the results online as soon as we can at GreaterEssex2020.org. We want to thank all those who took time to respond and we hope you and your neighbors will take the more detailed community survey we’ll be rolling out this fall. Thanks for your patience and for supporting our efforts to build a stronger, more resilient community for the new century.

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By JOE GONILLO Hang on to summer. Fall sport tryouts and practices kick off THIS WEEK! Wow where did summer go?

Th high school will be buzzing with action, Hopefully all paperwork and electronic forms are completed. Still time to relax and enjoy some free time. Some specific TEST state swim meet results as well as champions in the Women’s Summer Soccer League.

Pools close in less than 2 weeks – sadly.

NFL preseason back. MLB in dog days of August.

Our Town of Essex Swim Team results from last week’s state meet: Edge finished 3rd with 1941.5 points; Elliot Limanek - to a record in the boys 17-18 100 IM (57.53), first places in the 100 free and 50 back; Abigail Jackman was a quadruple winner in the girls 9-10 division grabbing gold in 50 free, 25 back, 25 breast, 100 IM; and Ross Macy was the 200 free, 100 back and 50 fly in the boys 17-18 division. Congrats!

Sand Hill Pool is open this week and next week 1-8 weekdays and 12-8 weekends with our final day of swimming NEXT Friday 8/23 @ 4pm. Get your swimming and laps in before the end!

Thank you to Cool Pools: Colin Keenan, and Casey Keenan for their care, regulation, and chemical mixes to keep SHP clean.

Women’s Summer Soccer League playoff update: It was #1 Two Sisters defeating #4 Bag Balm 6-0 while old rivals #3 Shenanigans edged #2 VT Energy Legs in a bit of an upset 3-2 in last week’s semis. The victors meet in Friday evening’s championship game for a great night of soccer.

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Community Calendar 15 THURSDAY CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH - 61 Main St., Essex Jct., 878-8341.

James Gangwer, pastor. Sunday School: 10 a.m., Worship Service: 11 a.m., Sunday evening worship: 6 p.m., Wednesday evening youth groups, Adult Bible study and prayer: 7 p.m.; Fundamental-Independent.

CHRIST MEMORIAL CHURCH - Route 2A, Williston, just north of Industrial Ave. 878-7107. Wes Pastor, Senior Pastor.

Summer Worship Service Times (June-September): Sundays at 9:30 a.m. Nursery is provided for infant-K. Also check out our other summer offerings: Wednesday Gatherings, Ultimate Frisbee, Play Dates in the Park, Summer Bible Camp, and more! www.cmcvermont.org; also on Facebook & Instagram.

COVENANT COMMUNITY CHURCH - 1 Whitcomb Meadows Lane, Essex Jct. 879-4313. Rev. Jeannette Conver, pastor. Adult bible class: 9 a.m., Sunday service: 10 a.m. with fellowship following. Infant through pre-K childcare provided, cccpastorjeannette@gmail.com; Facebook page: bit.ly/2rDz4NE DAYBREAK COMMUNITY CHURCH - 67 Creek Farm Plaza, Colchester. 338-9118. Jesse Mark, lead pastor. Sunday service: 10:30 a.m., www.daybreakvermont.org; brentdaybreak@gmail.com ESSEX ALLIANCE CHURCH - 37 Old Stage Road, Essex Jct. 878-8213. Sunday services: 8:00am, 9:30am & 11:00am, www.essexalliance.org.

ESSEX CENTER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - 119 Center Rd (Route 15), Essex. 878-8304. Rev. Mitchell Hay, pastor. Service 10:00 am with Sunday School and childcare provided. We offer a variety of small groups for prayer, Bible study, hands-on ministry, and studying contemporary faith issues. Please join us for worship that combines the best of traditional and contemporary music and spirituality. We are a safe and welcoming space for all people to celebrate, worship, ask questions and plant spiritual roots.

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF ESSEX JUNCTION - UCC, an Open and Affirming Congregation, embracing diversity and affirming the dignity and worth of every person, because we are all created by a loving God. 1 Church Street, Essex Junction, VT 05452. Telephone (802) 878-5745; Website: www.fccej.org ; Email: welcome@fccej. org Senior Pastor, Rev. Mark Mendes, Assoc. Pastor, Rev. Josh Simon. Summer Worship One Service 9 am, June 2 – September 1.

Communion: first Sunday of every month. School Year Faith Formation.

Jr. & High School Youth Groups. Heavenly Food Pantry – second Monday, 5:30-7:30pm; fourth Thursday, 2-6pm, except for Nov & Dec when it is the third Thursday. Essex Eats Out Community Dinner – 1st Friday of the month, 5:30 – 7pm. Music includes Sanctuary Choir, Finally @ First Band, Joyful Noise, Cherub Music, Handbell Choir, Men’s Acapella and Ladies’ Acapella groups.

GRACE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - 130 Maple Street, Essex Jct., 1 mile south of the Five Corners on Maple Street / Route 117. 8788071. Worship Sundays: 9:30 a.m., with concurrent church school pre-K to grade 6. Handicapped-accessible facility. Adult choir, praise band, women’s fellowship, missionally active. Korean U.M.C. worship Sundays: 12 p.m., come explore what God might be offering you!

HOLY FAMILY - ST. LAWRENCE PARISH - St. Lawrence: 158 West St., Essex Jct. 878.5331. Saturday Vigil: 4:00 p.m.; Sunday Morning: 8:00 a.m. Holy Family: 36 Lincoln St., Essex Jct., Sundays: 11 a.m. & 7:30 p.m. For more information visit www.hfslvt.org.

MT. MANSFIELD UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP - 195 Vermont Route 15, Jericho, the red barn across from Packard Road.

899-2558. Services are held 9:30 a.m. on the second and fourth Sunday of each month from September through June. Visit www.mmuuf.org.

ST. JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH - 4 St. James Place, Essex Jct., off Rt. 2A at the Fairgrounds Gate F. 878-4014. Rev. Kim Hardy. Holy Eucharist, Sundays: 10 a.m. Visit www.stjamesvt.org; office@stjamesvt. com.

ST. PIUS X CHURCH - 20 Jericho Road, Essex.

878-5997. Rev. Charles Ranges, pastor. Masses: Saturday, 4:30 p.m. & Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Confessions: Saturday, 3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. or please call 878-5331 for an appointment.

Food ShelF 9 - 11 a.m. Thursdays and Saturdays, 6 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Aunt Dot’s Place, 51 Center Rd. Essex Jct. Serving the communities of Essex, Westford, Jericho and Underhill. Visit auntdotsplace.com for more information.

Blood dRIVe 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Champlain Valley Expo.

Book CluB 10:30 a.m., Essex Area Senior Center.

This month discuss The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan. dRop-In knIttIng CluB 1 - 2 p.m., Essex Free Library. lego CluB 3 - 4 p.m., Essex Free Library. teen VolunteeR paRty 5 - 7 p.m., Brownell Library. This after hours pizza party is our big “Thank you” to the teens who volunteered this summer. Gr. 6 up.

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heaVenly CentS thRIFt Shop lawn Sale 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Heavenly Cents. Lots of books, holiday stuff, dishes and small furniture. All sales are by donation.

Inside shop will have the annual summer sale with 50% off all clothes. Come and check out the bargains. weekend StoRy tIme 10:30 - 11:30 a.m., Essex Free Library. Start off your weekend with books, rhymes and songs!

SpanISh/englISh InteRCamBIo Noon - 2 p.m., Essex Free Library. For the first hour of every session we will speak exclusively in Spanish and for the second hour we will speak exclusively in English.

Come join the conversation!

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haRRIet FaRnSwoRth powell hIStoRICal muSeum 1 - 4 p.m., Corner of Route 128 and Route 15, Essex Jct. Seasonal exhibits this year focus on individuals that helped to shape Essex.

SPUR

~ 4 years old Neutered male ~ Breed: Domestic shorthair Arrival Date: 7/16/2019

Reason here: My owner could no longer care for me.

Calling all introverts! If you’re looking for a low-key companion who also enjoys the quieter parts of life, Spur is your guy! We can picture it now - cozied up on the couch, a glass of merlot, catching up on your favorite Amazon Prime shows... ahh the purrfect Friday night in! Spur knows friendships are all about quality not quantity and would like nothing more than to find someone who wants to get to know him for the great cat he is.

Could you be the pea to his pod? Stop by and find out!

My thoughts on: Cats & Dogs: I have no experience living with cats or dogs

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BIngo 12:30 - 3:30 p.m., Essex Area Senior Ctr. Every card costs a penny, so if you play 10 cards, each game costs a dime. dRop-In knIttIng 6:30 - 8 p.m., Essex Free Library. wRIteR’S gRoup 6:30 - 7:30 p.m., Essex Free Library.

All levels and genres welcome as we come together to share our work and offer support to one another.

Blood dRIVe 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Essex Congregational Church.

StoRy tIme wIth emIly 10:30 - 11:30 a.m., Essex Free Library.

Drop in for stories, songs and a craft. teCh help wIth ClIF

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LOCAL MEETINGS mon., aug. 19

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tue., aug. 20

6 p.m., Village Zoning Board of adjustment, Lincoln Hall, 2 Lincoln St. 7 p.m., library trustees, Brownell Library

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Established and emerging artists are invited to submit one or two pieces of art work in any medium for Beyond the Seed. The only requirement is that the work must be wire hung to hang on a gallery system. This is an exhibit scheduled for September through December 2019 in the Jericho Town Hall.

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Thursday, August 15, 2019

THE ESSEX REPORTER • 15

RECOVERY from page 1 For CHT, the project offers a chance to secure $1.8 million in funding through a patchwork of grants and a small loan from the University of Vermont – money that will help CHT pay debt incurred in the $4 million building sale from UVM, through which it received the three buildings in addition to nine others since sold off as low-income condos.

VFOR would then look to lease the buildings and centralize its Chittenden County operation in search of efficiencies to help expand further into the state.

But while officials call it a win-win for both entities, residents who live in the buildings and nearby feel they are missing from the equation.

“The only ones benefiting are these people moving in. Everybody else in the surrounding area isn’t benefiting; we’re losing,” said Randall Bullis, who owns a nearby condo purchased from CHT. “We’re not rich. We’re trying to make a step better for our lives. I moved out of a project to get away from this type of this situation.”

CHT expects to hear back about the grants over the next few months. If the project moves forward, the trust would need to relocate tenants in the 12 existing apartments. CHT estimates the relocations could begin in February and carry through November.

One of those tenants is Jacqueline Corbett, who said her family moved there three years ago and worked hard to get where they are. Corbett argued the neighborhood is already seeing the impacts of the drug crisis, noting she’s found needles around, and called on CHT to help current residents instead of replacing them.

“They don’t need anything more than we do,” Corbett said of the recovery residents. “They don’t deserve this.”

Corbett appeared to be the only speaker who lived in one of the units up for relocation, and her frustration underscored the tension at the heart of CHT’s proposal: To help one group of people, it must uproot another.

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David Riegel, executive director of the Vermont Foundation of Recovery, speaks during an informational meeting at St. Michael’s College last Friday. Riegel’s organization hopes to partner with the Champlain Housing Trust to bring 32 recovery beds to Fort Ethan Allen.

Amy Demetrowitz, CHT’s director of real estate development, said the trust is committed to working with families to understand their needs and plans to provide displaced tenants financial assistance – as required under federal law – by paying for moving expenses and new security deposits. The trust would also give them first dibs on any openings within organization’s 2,000 apartments, including some that are located within the fort.

Asked why the trust chose the fort to begin with, Demetrowitz explained it would be financially difficult to construct a new building for this purpose alone. “To some extent, it was just looking at our portfolio and saying where we do own some properties that might actually work,” she said. And because the properties had housed married grad students when CHT purchased the buildings, there are no long-term tenants there, she said.

The location also benefits VFOR by allowing the foundation to offer transitional housing, where people can gain more independence while still

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The transitional housing also gives VFOR an oppourtunity to explore the reunification of families.

Plus, the fort is just a good place to live, Riegel said, pointing to its open space and easy access to public transportation. And as for any impacts already being felt by the drug crisis, he said substance abuse is a problem that impacts every corner of the state.

“There are needles on the streets, there are things in the woods, no matter where we go,” he said. “One of the things I believe is if you want to move out the darkness, the best way to do that is to bring in the light.”

“We can’t run from it everywhere,” he added. “And there is no perfect location.”

Another point of contention was the level of supervision provided at the recovery homes. Riegel explained that VFOR pays housing managers to be on site for 10 to 15 hours a week, with fort units expected to have at least four housing managers, which would mean up to 60 hours of on-site supervision.

When some in the crowd felt that wasn’t enough, Riegel responded that houses always have someone on call, and most people driving by will have no idea the houses are for those in recovery.

And he emphasized that VFOR seeks people who are committed to their recovery and willing to better themselves on a daily basis, so not only do tenants not need constant supervision, but requiring it would be counterproductive.

“You don’t want to provide so much support that people don’t grow, that people don’t take some personal responsibility for their home and for their environment,” Riegel said.

“Because if you do that, they then go

out to live on their own and they don’t know what to do.”

“It’s about providing enough scaffolding early on to support somebody and help them develop the skills necessary and then slowing removing that scaffolding ... and let the community or the home take over,” he continued.

Not every fort resident spoke against the project. One woman called the fort’s diversity one of its biggest assets, and emphasizing the need for services like recovery housing, said she supported the two agencies’ goal.

She then challenged other residents to consider the positive impacts of their partnership.

“As a fort resident and a CHT owner, I will continue to support all of my neighbors whether they’re sober, whether they’re poor, whether they’re black, whether they’re white … It’s painful for me to sit here and listen to some of the ideas of sidelining and marginalizing and not supporting people who need our help in our community,” the woman said.

But others said CHT is still relatively new to the community, and suggested that the organization may need to build more trust before carrying out a project of this scale.

“What you’ve laid on the table is pretty large, and it’s going to take some time and some processing,” said resident Kara Lenorovitz. “I hope you truly honor that that may not line up with the timeframe that you’ve laid out, and that you allow for that trust to be built.”

The housing trust plans to host another informational meeting on a yetto-be-determined date. The Essex selectboard will also host CHT representatives for a public hearing on August 19 at the Essex High School cafeteria, with the meeting set to begin at 7 p.m.

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Thursday, August 15, 2019

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