An Act 250 Bill Would Fast-Track Approval of Downtown Housing While Protecting Natural Areas
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For the past four years, whenever lawmakers sought to make significant reforms to the land-use and development regulations in Act 250, their efforts have gone nowhere. Various bills seeking to modernize the 1970 law have stalled in committee, died when efforts to reconcile competing House and Senate versions fizzled, or been vetoed by Gov. Phil Scott. This year, however, following months of work by three different study committees, optimism for a breakthrough is growing. A bill gaining...

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