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What can Bring development to Fairlee?

By Jon at 8:40 pm on Wednesday, February 13, 2008

This was the question posed to the local State Rep. Sarah Copeland. This article highlights a recent Selectboard meeting in Fairlee, VT.

The article discusses fundamental discussion of development and what infrastructure is required for it, but also, the basic premise - what type of development is desired?

“… the lack of a sewer has turned several potential tenants away from Bradford’s industrial park and curtailed the development of a bigger grocery story, pointing out that more acreage is needed for a business to install the required septic system and backup.”

“Short of a sewer, the next best draw would be high-speed Internet,”

The creation of a sewer system makes sense - as well as allowing dense development rather than very spread out rural development necessary for proper septic design.

See the rest of the article here.

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