Application 4C0449-8 from Hazelett Strip-Casting Corporation, Colchester, VT 05446 was received on March 10, 2026 and deemed complete on April 6, 2026. The project is generally described as a redevelopment of the Hazelett waterfront parcels, entitled “The H at Mallets Bay”. The project proposes an inn with a series of five (5) cottages and a total of 20 rooms, in addition to a main building with a 48-seat restaurant at the main level, an event space, and spa facilities. Additionally, the project proposes a new bathhouse to provide facilities to beach users without having to go back the cottages/main building. New parking is proposed across the street at 135 West Lakeshore Drive. The project is located at 135, 166, 180 West Lakeshore Drive in Colchester, Vermont.
The District 4 Environmental Commission will hold a site visit on May 13, 2026 at 8:00AM and a public, prehearing conference on the application following the site visit at 9:00 AM.
This hearing will be conducted both in-person and via Microsoft Teams video conferencing software (Teams). To access the Teams meeting, click on the following link, or enter the meeting ID and passcode by clicking on the button in the upper right corner of your Teams calendar window that says “# Join with an ID.”
Teams Meeting Link: 4C0449-8 Act 250 Prehearing Conference | Meeting-Join |
Microsoft Teams
Meeting ID: 260 288 292 885 448
Passcode: qu69XF9r
The prehearing conference (PHC) is scheduled for May 13, 2026 at 9:00 AM at the Community Room at the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VSAC) Office located at 10 East Allen Street in Winooski, VT.
If you are unable to participate in person or by using Teams, you may still call in to the hearing:
Dial: 802-828-7667
Enter Conference ID: 843 374 371#
To raise hand: Press *5
To mute and un-mute: Press *6
The application may be viewed on the Land Use Review Board’s website (https://act250.vermont.gov) by clicking “Act 250 Database” and entering the project number “4C0449-8.” To request party status, fill out the Party Status Petition Form on the Board’s website: https://act250.vermont.gov/documents/party-status-petition-form, and email it to theDistrict 4 Office at: Act250.Essex@vermont.gov.
If you have a disability for which you need accommodation in order to participate in this process (including participating in the public hearing), please notify us as soon as possible, in order to allow us as much time as possible to accommodate your needs. For more information, contact Kaitlin Hayes, District Coordinator before the hearing date at the address or telephone number below.
Dated April 24, 2026
By: /s/ Kaitlin Hayes
Kaitlin Hayes
District 4 Coordinator
111 West Street
Essex Junction, VT 05452
(802) 622-4084