Application 4C0329-16E from Shenk Properties, LLC, PO Box 4132, Burlington, VT 05406 was received on March 13, 2026 and deemed complete on March 27, 2026. The project is generally described as the construction of a 41,250 square foot warehouse building, with 30 employees, on an existing 8.65-acre undeveloped parcel, Lot C5B, in the Saxon Hill Industrial Park. The project is located at 55 Thompson Drive in Essex, Vermont. 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 “4C0329-16E.”
No hearing will be held and a permit may be issued unless, on or before May 5, 2026, a party notifies the District 4 Commission in writing of an issue requiring a hearing, or the Commission sets the matter for a hearing on its own motion. Any person as defined in 10 V.S.A. § 6085(c)(1) may request a hearing. Any hearing request must be in writing, must state the criteria or sub-criteria at issue, why a hearing is required, and what additional evidence will be presented at the hearing. Any hearing request by an adjoining property owner or other person eligible for party status under 10 V.S.A. § 6085(c)(1)(E) must include a petition for party status under the Act 250 Rules. To request party status and a hearing, 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 the District 4 Office at: Act250.Essex@vermont.gov. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law may not be prepared unless the Commission holds a public hearing.
For more information contact Kaitlin Hayes at the address or telephone number below.
Dated this April 9, 2026.
By: /s/ Kaitlin Hayes
Kaitlin Hayes
District Coordinator
111 West Street Essex Junction, VT 05452
(802) 622-4084