AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoLake & Shoreland Rules: Vermont DEC is urging shoreland owners to remove docks or let them freeze in place, and to skip dock-side aeration devices that can create unsafe open-water pools; bubblers/ice eaters/de-icers require a Lake Encroachment Permit. Wildlife Protection: Vermont Fish & Wildlife is closing a small Hatchery Cove corridor on Lake Champlain to fishing Oct. 1–Nov. 30 to protect landlocked Atlantic salmon moving into Hatchery Brook. Rail Trail Cleanup: Vermont State Police and ANR are investigating littering on the Missisquoi Valley Rail Trail after waste and scrap were left behind during a private cleanup effort. Forestry Training: VT-LEAP is running fall workshops starting Oct. 6, including “Professionalism in Forestry,” with grant info for working lands businesses and forestry workers. Energy & Resilience: A BBC report says Green Mountain Power’s “virtual power plant” now powers more than 5,500 Vermont homes via distributed batteries and storage, helping cut outages. Local Governance: Killington is back before the Vermont Economic Progress Council over TIF accounting, with deadlines still in play.
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