Act 250 Rundown
This is a list of approved Act 250 applications for commercial projects in 2009 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 | Cost | Description | County |
| District 1: Rutland County, 5 permits, $4,609,612 | ||||
| Department of Buildings & General Services | Pittsford | $1,610,000 | 7,500 sf building for administration and classroom training for Vermont Fire Academy | Rutland |
| Castleton State College | Castleton | $1,215,912 | 4,416 sf addition to existing Leavenworth building | Rutland |
| Green Mountain College | Poultney | $1,006,700 | Renovations to Bozen Hall | Rutland |
| Pasquale and Paula Patorti | Rutland | $514,000 | 12-bedroom residential care facility for Alzheimer's patients | Rutland |
| S H & L Inc. | Danby | $263,000 | Family entertainment center; 80'x60' building with adjacent mini-golf and 31 parking spaces | Rutland |
| District 2: Windham and Southern Windsor Counties, 7 permits, $30,184,987 | ||||
| Trailsedge on Mount Snow, NED Ski Associates | Dover | $9,378,500 | 29-unit residential town-house development | Windham |
| Springfield School District | Springfield | $9,172,491 | Additions to Park Street and Union Street schools | Windsor 2 |
| Suntec Forest Condominium Owner Association | Dover | $4,802,640 | Construction and ongoing operation of 20 duplexes (40 units), associated infrastructure | Windham |
| Jewell Brook LLC | Ludlow | $3,983,956 | 34 condos | Windsor 2 |
| North Branch Fire District #1 | Dover | $2,250,000 | Upgrade existing wastewater treatment plant | Windham |
| New England Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists | Vernon | $302,400 | 4,200 sf addition to church | Windham |
| Great Bear Realty Co., Duncan's Spirits, Vermont Spirits | Windsor | $295,000 | 5,130 sf micro-distillery with 35 parking spaces on Lot D of Windsor Industrial park | Windsor 2 |
| District 3: Orange and Northern Windsor Counties, 12 permits, $23,475,375 | ||||
| Town of Hartford | Hartford | $7,195,000 | Wastewater treatment facility upgrade | Windsor 3 |
| Town of Hartford | Hartford | $5,150,000 | Upgrade and expand wastewater treatment facility | Windsor 3 |
| Randolph Area Community Development Corp. | Randolph | $2,168,873 | 36-residential unit, planned community redevelopment of former Ethan Allen Co. furniture manufacturing plant | Orange |
| Calvin Coolidge Visitor's Center, Vermont Department of Buildings & General Services, Vermont Division for Historic Preservation | Plymouth | $1,895,112 | Renovate visitor's center; construct a 7,600 sf addition | Windsor 3 |
| Farm and Wilderness Foundation | Plymouth | $1,225,200 | 5,300 sf office building; 4,000 sf maintenance building; 32-car parking lot; 67-car temporary parking | Windsor 3 |
| Priority Express | Hartford | $1,222,500 | 19,450 sf building for transportation terminal/warehouse; 61 parking spaces | Windsor 3 |
| Upper Valley Haven Inc. | Hartford | $1,200,000 | Convert single-family home to adult homeless shelter for 20 people and merge two lots | Windsor 3 |
| Kathy and Charles Welch | Royalton | $970,000 | Addition to previously permitted retail space; revise wastewater system | Windsor 3 |
| Central Vermont Shopping Center Inc. | Randolph | $902,420 | 11,583 sf drugstore and 1,924 sf retail addition | Orange |
| Vermont State Colleges | Randolph | $636,470 | 18'x38' addition to accommodate offices and meeting space | Orange |
| Alcami Venture Holdings LLC, Fox Stand Tavern | Royalton | $466,800 | Convert guest rooms to apartments; replace structure with deck | Windsor 3 |
| Verizon Wireless, Cellco Partnership, Vermont RSA Limited partnership | Woodstock | $443,000 | 69' telecommunications tower like pine tree, six panel antennas, 12'x30' equipment shelter, | Windsor 3 |
| District 4: Chittenden County, 37 permits, $46,725,620 | ||||
| City of Burlington, Burlington International Airport | South Burlington | $9,097,167 | Reconstruction of taxiway C & K; relocate taxiway J; construct taxiway G | Chittenden |
| F & M Development Co. LLC | South Burlington | $5,598,000 | 42-unit apartment building; 28-unit addition; create four new lots | Chittenden |
| Gardner Construction Inc. | Jericho | $2,760,655 | Subdivide 32 acres into 23 lots; seven duplexes and single family homes; lots 8A,8B, 9-14 | Chittenden |
| State of Vermont, AOT | Colchester | $2,495,554 | Reconstruction of intersection of U.S. 2 & 7 and Vermont 127 | Chittenden |
| Southerly Side of US Route 7 LLC | Milton | $2,339,960 | Phase II of previously approved PUD: 34 residential units in four buildings | Chittenden |
| Munson Earth Moving Corp. | South Burlington | $2,284,400 | Subdivide Lot 1 into two lots; Phase 1: 15,000 sf single-story office building on Lot 1B | Chittenden |
| Autumn Harp | Essex | $2,213,000 | 150'x280' addition to existing building on Lot C-2 | Chittenden |
| LNP Inc. | Williston | $1,889,957 | Subdivide30 acres into three lots and construct five duplex residential buildings | Chittenden |
| Preci Manufacturing Inc. | Winooski | $1,449,989 | 10,685 sf addition to existing building | Chittenden |
| LNP Inc. | South Burlington | $1,417,654 | 26,280 sf office building on lots 39 and 40; transfer 19 peak-hour trips from Phase II to Phase III | Chittenden |
| Cobble Hill Holdings Inc. | Milton | $1,309,309 | 3,500 sf additional freezer space; relocate loading dock; connect to sewer | Chittenden |
| Sheppard, Brogna, Gardner, Stowe | South Burlington | $1,005,200 | 7-unit PUD in three buildings with road and utility extensions | Chittenden |
| REM Development Company | South Burlington | $1,000,000 | 1,250 sf addition to existing commercial building; Lot 2 | Chittenden |
| Links at Lang Farm LLC | Essex | $1,000,000 | 10,000 sf clubhouse to replace temporary one with 200-seat restaurant | Chittenden |
| Westlake Hospitality, Burlington Harbor Hotel Group | Burlington | $956,760 | 34-room addition | Chittenden |
| Town Meadow LLC, Jim Dousevicz | Essex | $855,000 | Three-story, 49-unit congregate housing building with 17,595 sf; Building D | Chittenden |
| Town of Colchester | Colchester | $759,687 | 10' wide multi-use path partially on Holy Cross Road; town right-of-way | Chittenden |
| White Cap Ventures LLC, J. Graham Goldsmith Architects PC | Williston | $720,000 | Renovate existing commercial building for office use, expand parking, replace/upgrade wastewater system | Chittenden |
| 94-100 Hood Street Extension | Winooski | $622,800 | Subdivide existing parcel into four single-family lots; lots 1 and 2 for four-bedroom homes; lots 3 and 4, three-bedroom homes | Chittenden |
| Jolley Associates | Shelburne | $540,000 | 3,858 sf convenience store, six fueling positions and deli on Lot 1 | Chittenden |
| James Ewing | Essex | $500,000 | 8,448 sf one-story commercial building on Lot 6 | Chittenden |
| Mark and Marijke Smith | Huntington | $500,000 | Subdivide 6.99 acres from Lot #3 creating one new lot (Lot 4); build a single home on Lot 4 | Chittenden |
| Cameron's Run LLP | Milton | $497,952 | Single-Family Homes on lots 12, 13, 14, 15, 25 and 29 on Railroad Street | Chittenden |
| Michael Trahan, MJT One LLC | Colchester | $491,500 | Demolish 1,100 sf garage; construct sidewalk and handicap ramp; construct 4,400 sf building addition | Chittenden |
| Vermont Technical College | Williston | $457,000 | Change in use of the existing building from general office/commercial to classrooms and dormitories | Chittenden |
| Independent Wireless One Realty Corp. | Colchester | $444,000 | Install nine antennas on five existing buildings | Chittenden |
| Shelburne Farms | Shelburne | $443,234 | Install roof-mounted photovoltaic panels on roof of Farm Barn in three phases | Chittenden |
| Burlington International Airport | South Burlington | $383,200 | Concrete pad addition for five additional tanks: two 25,000-gallon fuel storage and three 12,000-gallon | Chittenden |
| NYNEX Mobile Limited Partnership | Shelburne | $375,000 | 107' tree monopole tower | Chittenden |
| LNP Inc. | Burlington | $354,466 | Convert building into eight residential units | Chittenden |
| 237 Spear Street | Shelburne | $300,000 | Two single-family residences on two previously approved residential lots | Chittenden |
| The Automaster | Shelburne | $293,000 | 147 sf vestibule addition to the entrance of the Mercedes-Benz showroom | Chittenden |
| NYNEX Mobile Limited Partnership | Colchester | $283,000 | 10' extension to existing 90', 3-sided lattice tower to mount a total of 12 panel antennas | Chittenden |
| Chase Properties & Development | Essex | $282,842 | Three building additions, total 4,095 sf, plus 38 new parking spaces and underground storm water | Chittenden |
| Lakeview Farm Inc. | St. George | $278,334 | 9-lot subdivision with seven residential lots with on-site water supply and septic; and conserved agricultural land | Chittenden |
| Larkin Realty, Cupola Golf Course Inc. | South Burlington | $277,000 | After-the-fact approval for completed blasting plus additional blasting to construct a road | Chittenden |
| City of South Burlington | South Burlington | $250,000 | Paved, shared-use path, approximately 0.25 miles from Tilley Drive east to Community Drive | Chittenden |
| District 5: Washington and Lamoille Counties, 17 permits, $49,645,728 | ||||
| The Trust for Public Land | Montpelier | $21,750,000 | Partial review of master plan involving construction of 145 residential units and 8,000 sf commercial space | Washington |
| SB Electronics Partnership | Barre | $5,743,760 | New electronics manufacturing facility | Washington |
| Town of Waitsfield | Waitsfield | $5,700,000 | Municipal water system | Washington |
| Norwich University | Northfield | $5,611,710 | 9540 SF building: Doyle Hall | Washington |
| Johnson Community Housing Ltd. Partnership | Johnson | $3,221,400 | 24-unit housing project | Lamoille |
| Laraway Youth and Family Services Inc. | Johnson | $1,287,000 | Renovate existing barn and farmhouse for classrooms and administrative offices | Lamoille |
| Food Works at Two Rivers for Sustainability | Montpelier | $1,100,000 | Convert residence into educational facility with a 40-seat café | Washington |
| Town & Country Honda | Berlin | $1,020,000 | Expansion | Washington |
| Manufacturing Solutions Inc. | Morristown | $650,000 | Redevelop two existing buildings on adjacent lots | Lamoille |
| Mt. Mansfield Ski Education Foundation | Stowe | $560,000 | 8,000 sf two-story addition to clubhouse | Lamoille |
| Vermont Butter and Cheese | Barre Town | $528,000 | 4,000 sf refrigerated cooler | Washington |
| H.A. Manosh Inc. | Morristown | $501,375 | 17-lot residential subdivision; partial review of second phase: 28 residential housing units | Lamoille |
| Union High School District #32 | East Montpelier | $452,782 | New administrative building and 20 parking spaces | Washington |
| National Life Insurance Co. | Montpelier | $415,377 | Addition to the North Wing entrance | Washington |
| Stowe Historical Society | Stowe | $300,125 | Relocate former West Branch School | Lamoille |
| Center for Natural Living | Cabot | $276,000 | Commercial building for small-scale food processing | Washington |
| District 6: Franklin and Grand Isle Counties, 15 permits, $24,518,941 | ||||
| David Goodrich | St. Albans Town | $5,675,640 | 45-unit PRD consisting of three buildings | Franklin |
| Vermont's Camp Ta-Kum-Ta Inc. | South Hero | $3,704,716 | Youth camp for cancer patients and survivors and their families on a 103-acre residential/agricultural parcel | Grand Isle |
| Bellows Free Academy | St. Albans Town | $2,500,000 | Construct exterior building to house a refrigeration package; renovate outdoor running track; replace stadium field poles and lights; upgrade storm water system | Franklin |
| LNP Inc. | Fairfax | $2,418,000 | 19-unit PRD | Franklin |
| Jolley Associates | St. Albans | $1,645,000 | Redevelop refueling station and construct two new buildings | Franklin |
| James and Janet Harrison | Georgia | $1,640,000 | Amend previously issued permit to reduce length of access road; combine approved Lots 4 and 5 | Franklin |
| Brownway Residence Inc. | Enosburg | $1,500,000 | 7,000 sf addition with full basement, new entry, lobby, group space, and resident rooms | Franklin |
| Riverbend Housing Associates | Enosburg | $1,223,525 | Renovate interior of building and upgrade mechanical systems; redesign exterior parking and traffic flow | Franklin |
| Tim and Carol Reed | Georgia | $912,000 | Subdivide previously approved tract into 11 lots, 8-unit residential subdivision | Franklin |
| Redeeming Grace Church | Georgia | $693,000 | Construct a 7,700 sf church with seating for 299, office space, classrooms and kitchen facilities | Franklin |
| Vaillancourt Transport LLC | Enosburgh Falls | $636,800 | Amend condition 6 of #6F051: construct 8,640 sf building, lots 5 and 6 | Franklin |
| DG Richford | Richford | $600,000 | Demolish existing building and construct 70'x130' retail store with parking | Franklin |
| Tim and Carol Reed | Sheldon | $515,000 | Construct two 2-unit duplex dwellings and two single-family dwellings | Franklin |
| Richard Deso | Alburg | $479,500 | Subdivide 22-acre tract of land into nine lots and construct road | Grand Isle |
| Wedgewood Development Corporation | St. Albans | $375,760 | Addition of three new lots | Franklin |
| District 7: Caledonia, Orleans, and Essex Counties, 11 permits, $78,211,303 | ||||
| Burke 2000 LLC | Burke | $47,500,000 | Partial findings for master plan for Burke Mountain Bridgemor | Caledonia |
| Town of Jay, Town of Troy | Troy | $10,140,000 | Upgrade municipal wastewater treatment facility | Orleans |
| Jay Peak Inc. | Jay | $8,347,000 | Ice arena and parking garage | Orleans |
| Scott-Spates Property Management LLC | Derby | $4,751,010 | Develop 87 acres into two lots: Lot A, 75 acres; Lot B, 12.3 acres with 13,300 sf Border Patrol building, garage, tower | Orleans |
| Jay Peak Inc. | Jay | $4,048,050 | 13,200 sf golf clubhouse, pro shop, 54-seat restaurant, three residential suites, sewer and wastewater connection, 84 parking spaces | Orleans |
| Lyndon Institute | Lyndon | $1,340,000 | Demolish two buildings; construct dorm; additional parking | Caledonia |
| Jay Peak Inc. | Jay | $645,710 | 2,180 sf fire substation | Orleans |
| Northeast Kingdom PT & Fitness | Newport | $435,533 | Construct 50'x120' physical therapy building, 30 parking spaces, and storm-water treatment system | Orleans |
| Dead River Company | St. Johnsbury | $400,000 | Bulk fuel storage facility | Caledonia |
| Vermont Agency of Transportation | Brighton | $350,000 | Airport safety improvements | Essex |
| Northeast Kingdom Astronomy Foundation | Peacham | $254,000 | 20'x20' astronomy education facility, unheated silo, deck, driveway | Caledonia |
| District 8: Bennington County, 4 permits, $30,440,763 | ||||
| Bennington College Corporation | Bennington | $16,333,016 | Complex of three buildings; remove gravel parking lot, replace with paved driveway; add 70 spaces |
Bennington |
| Bennington Limited Partnership | Bennington | $11,924,420 | Demolish 50,966 sf Walmart store; construct new 112,126 sf Walmart on 42.1 acres | Bennington |
| Kaplan Development Group LLC | Bennington | $1,433,327 | 9,810 sf addition to existing community care facility: Rose Lane at Village at Filmore Pond | Bennington |
| Bromley Mountain Equity Ltd. Partnership | Peru | $750,000 | Construct 2,339' cable ride on East Meadow ski trails | Bennington |
| District 9: Addison County, 6 permits, $11,173,193 | ||||
| H.V. 2005 Inc. | Vergennes | $4,510,000 | Phase 1: 25-unit senior housing building; next phase may include day care and other housing | Addison |
| Agri-Mark Inc. | Middlebury | $2,222,073 | Building addition for new vats; to be done in two stages | Addison |
| President and Fellows of Middlebury College | Hancock | $1,664,120 | Replace Worth Mountain Chair with a new one and construct two 12'x12' operator's buildings | Addison |
| Middlebury Voluntary Ambulance Association | Middlebury | $1,500,000 | 11,863 sf ambulance emergency building | Addison |
| Moriah South LLC | Bristol | $1,000,000 | Demolish dwelling and construct 5,527 sf commercial building for animal hospital and physical therapy practice |
Addison |
| Houston Enterprises Inc. | Vergennes | $277,000 | 60'x125' warehouse addition to commercial building | Addison |