Act 250 Rundown

During 2005, the Vermont Environmental Board received 686 permit applications for Act 250, Vermont’s land-use law. Estimated construction costs for the projects total $419 million. Here’s a list of approved Act 250 applications throughout Vermont with costs higher than $250,000. Projects are listed according to district and construction costs.

Source: Louis Borie, Chief Coordinator, Natural Resources Board

Applicant	Location	Date	Cost	Project
District 1: Rutland County, 11 Permits, $69,178,148
None/VAOT	Pittsford	12/17/04	$54,000,000	Reconstruct U.S. 7 between Pittsford and Brandon
Rickev LLC	Killington	05/11/05	$4,367,000	24 three-bedroom residential units in six buildings, alpine pipeline, off Anthony Way
None/Castleton State College	Castleton	09/14/05	$3,871,058	Construct three 36-bed dorms; associated parking; Reed house to be demolished
None/Chase Green Mountain Limited Partnership	Rutland Town	05/06/05	$3,405,000	Renovations and expansion of existing Green Mountain Plaza; resurface parking lot; 24,000’ addition for bed
None/Belden Co. Inc.	Clarendon	01/20/05	$732,000	Construct wood product manufacturng facility w/associated site development on lots A and B in phase II of park
Mike and Diane Miller/Free Heel Inc.	Killington	03/18/05	$651,000	Construct 3,960 SF ski retail building (phase 1); 1500 SF restaurant café (phase 2) w/associated parking
Verizon RSA Limited Partnership	Wallingford	06/21/05	$585,500	Construct 107’ stealth tree for telecommunications; and 12’x30’x10’ equipment shelter
Mill River Lumber Ltd.	Clarendon	12/27/04	$573,940	Post-construction approval for eight buildings (kiln, planer, storage and garage) and chip chip or shavings bins
Diamond Run Mall LLC	Rutland Town	01/24/05	$403,350	5,298 SF addition to exist retail space; modification to sidewalk and landscaping
Michael G. Bruno	Rutland Town	05/17/05	$339,300	Construct 60’x120’ building for truck repair; associated lighting and landscaping
None/VAOT	Clarendon	02/24/05	$250,000	Install 12,200 linear feet of 8’ airfield security fencing
District 2: Windham and Southern Windsor Counties, 32 permits, $37,439,090
Unified Buddhist Church Inc.	Hartland	12/27/04	$5,109,925	Construct retreat center w/meditation hall, dining hall, classrooms, lodging facility
Windsor Hospital Corp.	Windsor	07/26/05	$4,025,116	Construct 9,860 SF addition; renovate existing space, road, parking and helipad
Unique Properties of Vermont LLC	Ludlow	05/12/05	$3,446,500	15-lot subdivision
Vermont Academy	Rockingham	03/23/05	$3,200,000	Build 11,200 SF, 350 seat arts center
None/Town Of Vernon	Vernon	07/09/04	$2,759,939	Construct 24 apartments in one two-story building, w/37 parking spaces and entrance drive
Kingswood of Vermont Inc.	Dover	02/11/05	$2,172,065	Construct previously approved buildings (64, 66, 68, 70 and 72)
Hospitality Brattleboro LLC	Brattleboro	05/10/05	$2,080,000	Add 28 hotel rooms and 5,000 SF conference center
Oak Knoll Colonial Dr. Ltd. Partnership	Hartford	12/03/04	$1,550,000	Create housing development to include one building with 19 apartment units
Kingswood of Vermont Inc.	Dover	02/11/05	$1,350,910	Expand 101 units to 161 units, 60 lots
The Greenwood School	Putney	02/07/05	$1,345,000	Phase II: construct dorm for 20 students, access road and parking area
Woodman Athletics LLC	Brattleboro	02/04/05	$966,000	Construct indoor recreation building on Lot 3 and extend Chickering Drive 130 feet
Quechee Lakes Landowners Association Inc.	Hartford	03/25/05	$850,000	Replace double chairlift with quad
Cersosimo Lumber Co. Inc.	Brattleboro	10/18/05	$760,000	Demolish 2 sheds, construct dry kiln
Windsor Orange County Credit Union	Hartford	04/25/05	$750,000	Construct 4,419 SF building to serve as credit union
New England Kurn Hattin Homes	Westminster	03/18/05	$575,000	Construct 5,200 SF dormitory cottage for 11 students
Simon Pearce US Inc.	Hartford	02/18/05	$500,000	Renovate the restaurant kitchen
Upper Valley Development Corp.	Hartford	04/22/05	$471,150	Reclaim remaining part of gravel pit; create 29 single-family house lots; construct 2,315’ of road
Roger Shepard/Quality Inn at Quechee Gorge	Hartford	03/29/05	$464,275	Construct new lobby, indoor pool at motel; expand dining room, reconfigure driveways
Farm and Wilderness Foundation Inc.	Plymouth	04/01/05	$456,050	Construct a resource building w/maintenance shops, storage and staff offices for the camp operation
Brian Sullivan/Vermont RSA Ltd. Partnership	Hartford	#N/A	$452,680	Construct 69’ tower disguised as a pine tree, w/12 4’ antennas **
Gifford Medical Center	Sharon	04/05/05	$450,000	Construct 3,300 SF medical health center
Michael Blood/Catering in the Rough LLC	Hartford	05/18/05	$450,000	Construct 5,200 SF warehouse addition
Grammar School Inc.	Putney	01/18/05	$388,000	Addition of 960 SF to upper school building; 1,610 SF to main school building
Quechee Lakes Landowners Association	Hartford	06/06/05	$387,700	Construct 3,507 SF addition to Quechee Club; add three parking spaces
Andrea Ciardelli	Hartford	#N/A	$380,000	Three-lot subdivision, 2,285 LF of road
Mary Mutz/Bella Luna	Ludlow	05/20/04	$364,760	Construct a 125-seat restaurant
CVPS	Bridgewater	12/01/05	$310,000	Reconstruct and relocate 2,0000 +/- feet of electrical distribution and telephone line along U.S. 4
Bellows Falls Congregation of Jehovah’s	Rockingham	#N/A	$308,400	Construct a 4,500 SF meeting hall and 216 SF utility building, 88-car parking area
MBBC Vermont LLC	Windsor	02/02/05	$294,000	Construct 1,000 SF addition to existing facility
None/Cavendish Pointe Hotel	Cavendish	12/07/04	$286,620	Reallocate 4 units from Phase V to Phase IV. Phase IV to consist of five four-plex buildings w/20 units
Twin Farms LLC	Barnard	03/18/05	$285,000	Reduce size of tennis court and modify location; modify house location, courtyard and entryway
Quechee Lakes Landowners Association	Hartford	06/06/05	$250,000	Stabilize approximately 1,000’ adjacent to seventh fairway
District 3: Orange and Northern Windsor Counties, 4 permits, $3,560,530
Theron Manning/Gifford Medical Center	Randolph	08/31/05	$2,041,250	Construct 7,000 SF single-story addition
Vermont RSA Limited Partnership	Newbury	01/13/05	$518,800	Construct a telecommunications tower stealthed as a pine tree
Brian Sullivan/Vt. RSA Limited Partnership	Thetford	05/04/05	$500,460	Construct 107’ telecommunications monopole
Newman Lumber Co. Inc.	Newbury	11/18/04	$500,020	Construct 50’x460’ three-sided storage building
District 4: Chittenden County, 47 permits, $157,742,212
University of Vermont	Burlington	11/18/04	$57,000,000	Construct new student union, art theater, walkway to Bailey/Howe Library, upgrade tunnel
Gerald Milot/Dorset Street Associates	So. Burlington	09/08/04	$25,673,000	Construct 59 single-family residences and 90 duplex units
Homestead Design Inc.	So. Burlington	06/22/04	$12,756,000	Construct 89-unit residential project
Jefferey Kolok	Colchester	04/29/04	$7,158,420	Mixed-use development w/152 residential units/86,600 office, commercial, retail space
Creekside Investments LLC	Hinesburg	06/16/04	$4,263,495	33-lot, 38-unit PRD
Snyder South Pointe Limited Partnership	So. Burlington	05/04/04	$3,950,510	Construct PRD: 31 homes and road
The Snyder Wingate Limited Partnership	Jericho	03/04/05	$3,588,685	Construct PRD: 21 lots w/one four-bedroom single-family house
John Larkin	So. Burlington	05/05/04	$3,244,320	Three-lot subdivision and construction of 64 apartments in two buildings on Lot 2
City of Burlington/Burlington International Airport	So. Burlington	06/06/05	$2,768,778	Expand terminal and new two-story 9,500 SF passenger concourse and five aircraft bridges
c/o Jill and Richard Diemer II/Diemer	So. Burlington	07/27/05	$2,490,000	Raze motel; construct 6,000 SF office building,14-unit apartment Properties LLC building, parking, landscaping and utility systems
University of Vermont	Burlington	07/01/05	$2,278,940	Renovate 438 College St. for administrative offices; 12,124 SF addition, demolish two-story garage
81 South Williams St.	Burlington	08/25/05	$2,192,313	Restore/renovate historic house into three condo units; relocate existing carriage barn to rear, construct 22 condo units
Mac Teeson/R.L.M Associates	Williston	02/09/05	$2,000,000	12-unit residential condo expansion: two units per building w/attached garages
Jeff Davis/Taft Corners Associates	Williston	02/16/05	$1,980,000	Construct 40,000 SF retail building w/174 parking spaces on Lot 26
Burlington International Airport	So. Burlington	01/20/05	$1,952,000	Demolish Building 880 and construct new 30,400 SF hangar office to house Air National Guard employees
Brad Gardner	Essex	04/25/05	$1,930,550	24-unit residential building and road w/municipal water and sewer
City of Burlington/Burlington International Airport	Burlington	08/08/05	$1,650,000	Phase I of South Development Area, fill 8.3 acres of wetland for use as turfed aircraft parking area
Cathedral Square Corp.	So. Burlington	08/08/05	$1,644,300	Subdivide lot 1 into four lots
Cupola Golf Course Inc.	So. Burlington	09/22/05	$1,554,360	This phase is the construction of 32 multi-family units in one building on QHC Lot 2
Round Realty LLC, Rail Park LLC	Colchester	02/22/05	$1,373,457	60,070 SF warehouse addition to existing 115,254 SF warehouse w/700’ circulation driveway, three additional parking spaces
Catamount/Howard	Burlington	10/07/05	$1,367,500	Redevelop existing 20,000 SF building from office space to bedrooms w/additional 3,000 SF common space
Bob Fries/Mountain Operations and Development LLC	Bolton	05/24/05	$1,000,000	Replace existing mid-mountain to summer chairlift w/new base to summit chairlift
Jeffrey and Cheryle Jimmo	Colchester	06/17/05	$973,000	Construct two 9,600 SF buildings on Lot 3
Iroquois Manufacturing Co. Inc.	Hinesburg	04/27/05	$912,000	Reconstruct existing facility w/construction of new building, parking and storage
Richmond Land Trust Inc.	Richmond	10/29/04	$900,000	Convert West Monitor Barn for offices and meeting space; construct addition, parking, land.
University of Vermont	Burlington	04/30/03	$850,000	Upgrade southwest stormwater treatment facility
Dennis A. Rouille	Burlington	12/23/04	$808,500	Demolish existing residence and construct two new three-story condominium buildings
Roger Dickinson/Milton Fire District #1	Milton	01/21/05	$760,000	Install water line for connection to municipal system
Rod Reynolds	Milton	09/22/04	$754,000	Construction of seven-lot PRD on lot 25
Haydenberry Holdings LLC	Milton	05/09/05	$650,000	Phase two of three phases, two buildings, eight residential units each
Tom Sheppard/Sheppard Land Development	Colchester	07/07/05	$642,500	Create five-lot subdivision for single-family residences: Lots 1 through 5
Robert and Kay Leuang	Burlington	01/14/05	$620,000	After-the-fact construction of five additional units and after-the-fact construction of six additional units at 47 and 37 Hyde St.
John Larkin	Burlington	05/11/05	$522,280	Increase number of units in Building D to 18; increase building C units to 15
c/o Jim St. Peter/New England	Williston	07/15/05	$500,000	Add 460 SF vestibule at main entrance for ATM use, two drive-through Federal Credit Union lanes w/1,740 SF canopy etc., Lot 6
Rick Struble	Williston	10/05/04	$500,000	Construct 12,000 SF office/auto mechanic repair shop building on Lot 6
IDX Systems Corp.	So. Burlington	05/13/05	$497,645	Rephasing of construction schedule/New Phase II and Phase III
Lloyd and Sandra Gilbert	Milton	06/01/05	$497,600	Construc five-lot residential subdivision, nine residential units, four duplex and one existing single-family residence
Pizzagalli Properties LLC	So. Burlington	02/14/05	$450,000	Construct 1,300’ of roadway, bike path, utilities to serve five commercial lots/no construction on lots
Andrew and Elizabeth Cabrera	Richmond	08/10/05	$449,800	Subdivide 10.2-acre lot from existing 71-acre lot and construct new house on 60.8-acre lot
John DuBrul/The Automaster	Shelburne	04/25/05	$410,000	800 SF addition to existing BMW auto dealership and exterior facade changes
c/o Tom Sheppard/Sheppard, Brogna, Gardner, LLP	Colchester	08/10/05	$384,000	Two-lot duplex unit subdivision
University Mall Realty Trust	So. Burlington	07/18/05	$378,830	Demolish Delorme house/garage, construct 2,624 SF dry goods store and add 100 seats to food court
David Hauke/Autumn Woods Association	Colchester	05/09/05	$317,600	Construction of 8 additional units,road,relocating two garage buildings, construct two additional garage buildings
Town of Shelburne	Shelburne	01/14/05	$305,000	Increase in residential housing units from 12 units to 14 units
Phil and Laurie Noyes/Corjen Properties LLC	Essex	07/18/05	$300,625	9,000 SF commercial building w/21 vehicle parking spacing: lot 5 of lot C
Bradford Worthen/BJW	Richmond	05/10/05	$292,204	Construct 11-lot single-family development as Phase 7, extension of Development Co. road, drive, wells
John and Carolyn Leo	Essex	05/09/05	$250,000	Expansion of existing storage units adding five new storage buildings w/driveway access
District 5: Washington and Lamoille 22 permits, $34,338,752
Mount Mansfield Television (WCAX)	Stowe	02/07/05	$4,475,050	Master Plan for siting and development of telecommunication facilities on the summit of Mount Mansfield
Norwich University	Northfield	12/08/04	$3,510,604	Addition to Kreitzberg Library
Smugglers’ Notch Management	Cambridge	07/11/05	$3,121,400	Replace existing Sterling double chair lift w/one high-speed, detachable, six-Co. Ltd seater chair lift
WSI Moretown Landfill Inc.	Moretown	04/11/05	$2,919,000	New 14-acre lined landfill Cell 3 at existing project site
None/Pilgrim Partnership	Waterbury	05/06/05	$2,755,000	34,000 SF industrial/commercial building
Trapp Family Lodge Inc.	Stowe	04/13/05	$1,905,000	Expansion to the fitness center
Smugglers’ Notch Management Co. Ltd.	Cambridge	12/30/04	$1,851,865	Revisions to Phase 2 of North Hill development: 36 units of housing
Randal LaGue/Superior Development Ltd	Berlin	06/16/05	$1,800,000	Two 6,000 SF two-story office buildings
Ampersand Properties	Stowe	11/18/04	$1,575,000	Six condominium units
Raymond Cabral	Stowe	07/21/04	$1,480,000	Seven-lot subdivision/master plan for subdividing 330 acres into 90 lots
None/T.N. Associates	Stowe	09/02/05	$1,339,825	3,566 SF addition to hotel/75-seat restaurant
Jim Mulkin/JM-PL Management LLC	Berlin	03/14/05	$1,200,000
Evergreen Place Housing Ltd. Partnership	Waitsfield	01/06/05	$1,182,945	Redevelop former Valley Inn site into 18 residential units
Mathew Sargent/Chisel Tooth Group Inc.	Warren	03/30/04	$915,000	As-built 1,000’ access road for five-lot single-family subdivision
Town of Barre	Barre Town	01/27/05	$850,000	7,100’ shared-use bike path
Halvorsen Development Corp.	Waterbury	10/03/05	$729,000	Construct 2,700 SF Merchants Bank
Vermont RSA Limited Partnership	Moretown	08/02/05	$532,613	107’ monopole telecommunications tower
Bourne’s Inc.	Waitsfield	03/23/05	$500,000	Construct bulk fuel plant on Lot 8 of Mad River Park
Jay Dolan	Morrisville	03/15/05	$495,000
Verizon Wireless	Leicester	10/11/05	$448,950	Construct telecommunicaitons facility
Deborah Betts/Hundred Acre Homestead	Worcester	12/14/04	$442,500	32’x54’ structure for use as a therapeutic community residence
Norman Roark/Woodford Sno Busters	Woodford	06/20/05	$310,000	Construct 3,600 SF snowmobile trail groomer maintenance garage on 2.29 acres w/access from Vt. 9
District 6: Franklin and Grand Isle Counties, 15 permits, $24,085,346
GSD Enterprises Inc.	St. Albans	10/04/04	$5,825,000	Construct 92 elderly units
Janet Seymour	St. Albans	07/22/04	$5,566,000	Nine-lot residential/commercial subdivison w/43 PRD, five existing residential buildings
Brian Gilfillan	Swanton	04/21/05	$2,378,000	36-unit condos, nine buildings w/four units per building
Richford Main Street Mill	Richford	09/16/05	$2,108,200	Construct improvements to Building 3 in two phases Develop. Corp.
Ramesh Patel	Fairhaven	02/16/05	$1,924,130	Construct 8,650 SF motel
D.D.H. - G.S.H. Trust	St. Albans	07/11/05	$1,484,500	Construct 75-room, three-story hotel on Lot 2
VT Federal Credit Union	St. Albans	03/16/05	$1,141,000	Construct 3,300 SF financial branch office on Lot 1 of West Vista Development w/drive-through canopy
George and Elizabeth Lamphere	Georgia	05/13/05	$702,500	Construct 18,000 SF light manufacturing building on Lot 5
Gary Butler	Fairfax	09/26/03	$688,500	Subdivide 20.5 acres into seven-lots and construct road
James Bryce/Bryce Realty	Georgia	11/15/04	$530,000	Construct 20,000 SF and 30,000 SF commercial building w/parking
Club Respite Inc.	St. Albans	06/13/05	$486,784	6,776 SF adult day-care facility
James and Janet Harrison	Georgia	03/15/05	$375,000	Add aggregate washing equipment to existing concrete batching plant
Timothy Reed	St. Albans	01/11/05	$314,000	Subdivide 1.1-acre lot into two lots and construct single-family home on Lot 3; residential triplex on Lot 2
The Dream Program	Fletcher	07/11/05	$296,732	Construct overnight youth camp, 4,600 SF dining hall, bathhouse, nine cabins, trails, campfire bowl
David Powell	St. Albans	09/12/05	$265,000	Construct 5,400 SF warehouse and 435 SF entry vestibule
District 7: Caledonia, Orleans, and Essex Counties, 13 permits, $15,697,909
None/Jay Peak Inc.	Jay	07/18/05	$4,858,869	Construct Townhouses 15 and 16 and Condos 11 through 15
None/Jay Peak Inc.	Jay	07/14/04	$3,340,200	Construct Phase II, Townhouses 11 and 12 and Condos 6, 7 and 8
	Newport	04/12/05	$2,500,000	Construct 48 condo and townhouse units in seven buildings
None/NVRH	St. Johnsbury	03/25/05	$1,350,000	Construct 17,000 SF office building for hospital use
Larry B. Lackey/New England Waste Services of Vermont, I	Coventry	07/06/05	$610,000	Incorporate Amendment 4 of facility certification
Dennis Laferriere/Laferriere Construction	Lyndon	12/06/04	$495,000	Construct 8,000 SF office building for Kroll Fractual Data
Charles and Kathy Fenoff	St. Johnsbury	09/27/04	$425,500	Construct commercial bujilding 80’X100’ on Lot A of the Industrial Park
Verizon New England	St. Johnsbury	04/25/05	$424,700	107’ telecommunications tower and associated building
None/VAOT	Lyndonville	08/31/05	$380,000	Construct 48’X60’ building for Civil Air Patrol
Terrill Judd/T and N Rentals	Derby	03/25/05	$375,000	Construct three additional self-storage buildings
George Austin	Concord	03/14/05	$365,640	Construct 8,520 SF maintenance/storage/office building
Derbywood LLC	Derby	01/26/05	$300,000	Construct 7,000 SF Advance Auto store
Andrew Meyer/Hardwick Enterprise Group	Hardwick	07/20/05	$273,000	Construct 6,000 SF industrial building
District 8: Bennington County, 15 permits, $32,005,893
Green Mountain Senior Living LLC	Bennington	10/11/05	$6,300,000	Reuse of former Mount Anthony Middle School for senior housing and community resource center
Jack Appleman	Bennington	06/30/05	$5,750,000	Renovate exist two-family building to three condos and construct 13 new structures from 2-5 units each for total 50
Burr and Burton Academy	Manchester	04/29/05	$3,319,800	Changes to location; orientation; grading of existing playing field and Village parking; 2,575 SF add to riley
Rocking Stone Farm LLC	Manchester	01/03/05	$3,250,000	15 lot subdivision; 13 single family lots; 10.4 acre lot w/multi-unit bldgs totaling 14 units; 13.3
Bennington College Corp.	No. Bennington	03/15/05	$2,925,682	Construct new 10,268 SF student center
Hv 2004 Inc. C/O Housing Vermont	Dorset	01/04/05	$2,650,000	Construct 6 triplexes and 1 duplex for total of 20 units; 4 single family homes, all on 8.9 acres
National Hanger Co. Inc.	No. Bennington	05/23/05	$1,280,000	Demolition of existing 1,300 SF building; construction of 19,700 SF warehouse, driveway; minor regrading
Lawrence Family Real Estate Holdings LLC	Stamford	07/27/05	$1,241,220	Renovate exist 9 holes; construct new clubhouse; new parking; 3-phase power pole
Puritan V Trust	Bennington	08/15/05	$1,235,000	Construct 57,300 SF single story self-storage buildings (6 buildings) and 28 x 60, 2 story office
Vermont Medical Properties LLC	Dorset	02/07/05	$1,224,960	Construct two 5,568 SF medical/professional bldgs on 3.02 a lot
Factory Point National Bank	Manchester	04/12/05	$865,750	Construct 2 story bank building, 2998 SF/ 3 lane drive-through; parking; landscaping; sidewalks, lighting;
None/Israel Congreation of Manchester Inc.	Manchester	01/24/05	$781,000	Renovations and addition (40’x46’ and 38’x 48’) to existing synogogue; new roadway, parking and septic
Clinical Neuroscience Research Associates	Bennington	05/23/05	$525,000	Construct new 6000 SF research/business office building at BCIC industrial park
None/H.B. Partners	Manchester	05/04/05	$364,281	Restaurant conversion to retail
None/Nastech Inc.	Bennington	09/02/05	$293,200	Construct 30’x140’ building addition on side of manufacturing building
District 9: Addison County, 7 permits, $21,670,415
Middlebury South Village	Middlebury	05/27/05	$13,180,708	PUD: five mixed-use commercial buildings, 30 apartments, 27 single-family lots, 24 single-family lots, five single-family lots
Patricia Hannaford Reg. Technical School District	Middlebury	05/31/05	$3,265,867	Construct 26,000 SF 2-story building for auto tech program on Lot 7
William and Constance Houston/ Houston Enterprises Inc.	Vergennes	04/08/05	$1,831,340	5 townhouse type buildings with 4-5 car garages
William J. Hutchins/Oakville	Middlebury	04/01/05	$1,453,000	Remove the Route 7 car wash, construct 8,000 SF retail store and Properties Inc. 10-bed elderly care facility
c/o Mike Hendy/Hendy Brothers, Inc./J.M.J. Properties	Middlebury	08/02/05	$1,277,000	New 11,491 SF expansion of sales and service facility (farm and home equipment)
Foster Real Estate Development	Middlebury	05/17/05	$400,000	Construct 5,725 SF addition to previously approved commercial building
Middlebury Area Land Trust	Middlebury	05/09/05	$262,500	Create 14.5-acre passive recreational park and create three housing lots