Application 4C1006-2B from Town of Colchester, Public Works Department 781 Blakely Rd, Colchester, VT 05446 and Colchester School District, PO Box 27, Colchester, VT 05446 was received on February 4, 2026 and deemed complete on February 23, 2026. The project is generally described as the construction of a new 65 feet (ft) W x 95ft L salt storage facility. Site work will include leveling, compacting, and paving an 80ft W x 120ft L pad, minimal tree removal in the northern corner of the work area to accommodate site preparation and paved pad, placing of concrete block foundation, erection of the fabric covered dome structure, and site grading to reestablish existing stormwater flow direction. The project area is currently used for storage of wood debris generated by Department of Public Works crews during tree and brush removal operations before disposal. The project is located at 711 Blakely Rd in Colchester, 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 “4C1006-2B.”
No hearing will be held and a permit may be issued unless, on or before March 17, 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 February 25, 2026.
By: /s/ Kaitlin Hayes
Kaitlin Hayes
District Coordinator
111 West Street
Essex Junction, VT 05452
(802) 622-4084