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6B THE BURLINGTON FREE PRESS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1992 VERMONT clean-air bill air their views at heann i bill unless the exemption were removed. The bill, which has been endorsed by the Dean administration, could hurt small gasoline stations, some testified. Charlie Demaest of Pittsfield said putting new nozzles on his pumps and digging up the tanks to equip them to catch vapors would break him. "If stage two recovery is enacted, I'm probably out of busi- tions to capture hazardous chemicals and would bar the sale of cars in Vermont that do not meet California's emission standards. Some Rutland residents took issue with language that allows toxic polluters to operate if they contribute insignificant amounts of pollution to the air.

Two incinerators, the former Vicon facility in Rutland and Safety Medical Systems incinerator in Colches New plan for Southeast Quadrant would bar development in spots By Lisa Scagliotti Free Press Staff Writer SOUTH BURLINGTON Planners reviewed a new zoning proposal for the Southeast Quadrant on Tuesday night, a scheme that prohibits development in specific areas to preserve natural resources. The plan would allow 4,115 homes in the portion of the city south of Interstate 89, east of Spear Street and stretching to Williston and Shelburne. Nearly 1,300 homes have been built or approved there, planner Joe Weith said. For nearly three years, planners have been studying the rural portion of the city with an eye toward preserving natural areas, open spaces and mountain and lake views. Planners decided that the present zoning under a development moratorium would allow too much building.

It allows one residence per 10 acres, with two units per acre allowed Former sheriff expected to testify ter, could benefit from the clause. "It's one thing to talk about mom and pop gas stations, I understand that. When you are talking about a 240-ton a day incinerator, that's another thing," said Patrick Farrell, an incinerator opponent. Sen. Elizabeth Ready, D-Ad-dison, a sponsor of the bill, said the exemption for incinerators was because of a drafting mistake.

She would not vote for the on tracts of 50 acres or more, for a total between 3,900 and 6,500 homes. The latest draft divides the quadrant into, two sections. Northern sections, would be allowed 1.27 housing units per acre, with .75 units per acre in the southern portion. The new ordinance would allow up to 25 percent higher density in developments, with a limit of four units per acre in the north and two units per acre in the south. This is the Planning Commission's third attempt at a Southeast Quadrant zoning ordinance.

The first ran into public opposition, and City Attorney Steven Stitzel said the second left the city open to legal challenges. Stitzel said the new plan would stand up in court. Mary-Barbara Maher, vice chairwoman of the commission, said she is concerned because the new plan would reduce the number of homes on large tracts. tion between his former secretary Roseann Sayers and former Chief Deputy Sheriff Reevie Rockhill, but he maintains that there was no criminal intent. Rockhill, chief deputy from August 1988 to June 1989, and Sayers testified Tuesday that they never gave anybody permission to record any of their phone conservations.

Clarence Liberty, who succeeded Rockhill as chief deputy, testified that while riding with Townsend one day in 1989, the sheriff pulled off the road and played the RockhillSayer tape. Liberty said Townsend indicated that he had the tape because he didn't trust his employees and it was his way to keep them in line. His former wife, Barbara Townsend, testified that the sheriff played the tape for her. FBI agent Buddy McGinnis testified that when he interviewed name. It's being followed," Sleeper said.

"The person he called about is currently incarcerated in regards to a similar type crime." Sleeper would not elaborate. New Hampshire State Police Detective Sgt. Clay Young said that tip was one of 800 from throughout the nation received since the NBC television program aired last fall. Young said the fact that the Idaho tip came from a police officer made it credible. State police from New Hampshire and Vermont are investigating the crimes, including the killing of Barbara Agnew, a Norwich nurse who disappeared in January 1987 from a rest area off Interstate 91 near White River will cover high school courses, post-secondary options and financial aid.

The workshop will be held at 7 tonight in the Milton High School library. For information, call 655-9602. Foes of By Meg Dennison The Associated Pres MONTPELIER Vermont does not have California's air pollution problems and should not be held to the same standards, opponents of a clean-air bill argued Tuesday. "The need for standards in Vermont as strict as California regulations has not yet been demonstrated," Gerald Martel, a representative from the Vermont Oil In Hillary Clinton to speak tonight MONTPELIER Hillary Clinton, wife of Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton, will attend a Democratic fund-raising event tonight.

Mrs. Clinton will speak at the Speaker's Soiree, an an-nual event hosted by House Speaker Hillary Clinton Ralph Wright and designed to raise money for Democrats running for the Vermont House. The two-hour cocktail party costs $100 a ticket. Among the featured guests are Wright, U.S. Sen.

Patrick Leahy, Gov. Howard Dean and Billy Bulger, the president of the Massachusetts Senate. The cocktail party to be held at Days Inn in Montpelier will be followed by a separate fund-raising dinner. Tickets for the dinner, which will be held at the Inn At Montpelier, cost $500. Democrats hope to gain $35,000 from the two events.

Mrs. Clinton will campaign in several New Hampshire communities before her trip to Montpelier. Her husband is running for president in the Feb. 18 New Hampshire primary. Williston offices closed today The Williston Town Offices will be closed today in honor of President Abraham Lincoln's Birthday.

The offices will be closed Monday, Presidents Day. Cash, jewelry taken in Milton burglary MILTON More than $5,000 in cash and jewelry was reported missing Monday after a weekend burglary on Barnum Street, police said. One or more burglars entered the James Collins residence and ransacked the house, Police Chief George Klinefelter said. A small safe was forced open, he said. Police ask that anyone with information call 893-2424.

Day In Chittenden Circuit Tuesday, Jan. 28 Gary L. Heath 23, Colchester charged with DWI in Colchester on Dec. 21; pleaded no contest; fined $200. Jason R.

Hutchins, 17, Shelburne charged with possession of marijuana in Hinesburg on Sept. 24; pleaded innocent. Jason J. Johnston, 16, Jericho charged with burglary in Underhill on July 19; pleaded innocent. Jason Lavoie, 16, Colchester charged with burglary in Colchester on Oct.

17; pleaded innocent. Marriott Neil, 16, Colchester charged with burglary in Colchester on Oct. 17; pleaded innocent. Michael J. Miner, 41, Hinesburg charged with driving while license suspended in Hinesburg on Nov.

pleaded innocent. Timothy F. O'Connor, 28, Colchester charged driving while license suspended in Colchester on Nov. 23; pleaded innocent. Jakob Ohlsson, 18, Underhill charged with burglary in Underhill on July 19; pleaded innocent.

Steven J. Phelps, 26, Burlington charged with DWI in Williston on Dec. pleaded innocent. Adam D. Porter, 22, Colchester 8a 2 35 55 49 62 ness," he said.

"You will be setting it up so large stations will be pumping gas." Ready said lawmakers could phase-in the requirements. Jearne Sole of the Conservation Law Foundation said Vermont could lose more than clean air without steps to control pollution. "If we don't maintain our air, the federal government will do it for us," she said. Statehouse Calendar TUESDAY House Passed: H.624, on jitneys. Gave preliminary approval to: H.662, allowing the state authority to remove beaver dams that threaten highways, railroads and airports.

Senate Passed: S.367, on municipal speed limits. H.21 6, on reports of child abuse. H.645, exempting municipal and volunteer fire apparatus from highway weight restrictions. Gave preliminary approval to: S.280, on retirement and probate TODAY House Will reconvene at 9:30 a.m. Senate Will reconvene at 1:30 p.m.

The following bill was introduced recently into the Senate: S. 447 By Sen. Kroger; AIMFC vendor payments to landlords. The following bills were introduced recently into the House: H.884: By Rep. Kenneth Harvey, R-Hyde Park; motor vehicle fuel tax liability.

H.885: By Harvey; increase the limit for new loans made from the municipal equipment fund in any fiscal year. H.886: By Rep. Inge Schaefer, R-Col-chester; municipal eminent domain. H.887: By Rep. Ronald Squires, D-Guilford; relating to domestic partnerships.

H.888: By Schaefer; subcontractors. H.889: By Rep. Jane Mendicino, R-Essex; personal and property protection insurance for motor vehicles. H.890: By Schaefer; credit card and photo identification, H.891: By Reps. Peter Shumlin, D-Putney, Carmel Ann Babcock, D-Burling-ton, Gordon Booth, R-Barre Town, and others; relating to sheriffs.

H.892: By Reps. Cola Hudson, R-lyn-don, and Richard Westman, R-Cam-bridge; regulation of the subdivision of land, and the related water, wastewater, drainage and erosion control systems. H.893: By Schaefer; management and disposal of waste quantities of pesticides. H.894: By Rep. Robert Starr, D-Troy; taxation on the gain from the sale of a farm.

H.895: By Rep. Chuck Ross, D-Hines-burg; Vermont milk commission. H.896: By Reps. Nancy Sheltra, R- Derby, Benoit Blais, D-Derby, Roland Burroughs, R-Underhill, and others; sheriffs departments. H.897: By Rep.

Janice Peaslee, R-Guildhall; moose hunting. H.898: By Mendicino and Nancy Christopher, D-Alburg; commercial fishing of perch. H.899: By Rep. Paul C. Harrington, R-Middlesex; certificates of need.

H.900: By Reps. Don Hooper, D-Brookfield, and Merrill E. Perley, R-Enos-burg; property tax appeals. H.901: By Rep. Chuck Ross, D-Hines-burg; use of federal "home" money for affordable housing.

H.902: By Rep. William Talbott, D-Monkton; amend the health-care provider tax program to meet federal requirements. H.903: By Hooper; statute of limitations on actions in tax sales. H.904: By Rep. David Deen, D-West-minster; water classification and review, waste management zones.

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9:00 PM 09 du't! Monday 9:00 AM- 1 'r 1 2 to 1 8 4:00 PM Under 12 Free Sheraton Conference Center 870 Wllliaton Road So. Burlington off Exit 14W UEiLiL HiiurjO a Balloon Bouquets Teddy-Candy Gram Commission Chairman William Burgess said he felt better about the new zoning than the current ordinance, which allows for building densities that exceed state standards. "If we can't be completely confident that we could defend this in court, then we're going to come up with some other zoning," Burgess said. Eight residents attended Tuesday's work session, including organizers of a petition regarding the Southeast Quadrant's future. The petition states that those signing it are convinced that development allowed under the new plan "will change the character of the entire city." Organizer Fran Reiman said she and others hope to gather the nearly 400 signatures required to present the petition to the City Council next month.

The commission expects to work on the draft ordinance Feb. 25 and schedule a public hearing on the plan in March. Townsend the sheriff denied taping anybody. McGinnis said the next day defense lawyer William Donahue called to say his client wanted to clarify the comments. JHall called Donahue to the stand to confirm part of McGinnis' testimony.

Also called to the stand was former longtime Deputy Sheriff David Scribner, who filed the complaint with the FBI after being fired by Townsend. Townsend, a one-term sheriff, lost his re-election bid in the September 1990 primary. He is the first person indicted in Vermont for an alleged illegal wiretap while serving as a law enforcement officer. If convicted, Townsend could be jailed for five years and fined $250,000. Junction.

Agnew's body was found 11 weeks later, near an isolated road in Hartland. Police said the death was caused by multiple stab wounds. Agnew's death is one of seven unsolved homicides in the Connecticut River Valley since 1978 three of them involving Vermont women. Also included on the program was a 1988 knife attack on a pregnant Winchester, N.H., woman that occurred outside a supermarket in West Swanzey. Vermont police said at the time that there were similarities between the Agnew killing and the attack on 22-year-old Jane Boros-ki.

Boroski survived the attack and gave a description of her attacker to police. She appeared on the television program, with her face blocked from view. Boroski said the attacker stabbed her several times in the neck and chest and left her for dead. Heat Institute, told members of the Senate Natural Resources Committee during a public hearing. He argued that the state should wait for the results of California's emissions requirements being implemented in other states.

The legislation would bring Vermont into compliance with federal regulations. It would require equipment at service sta Brief Family seek aid to stay together Vermonters who want to help the Townsend siblings, two brothers and two sisters who are trying to stay together as a family despite the death of their father, may contact the Fire House Family Shelter in Burlington to offer donations and determine the youngsters' needs. Regina Abruntilla, the shelter's evening coordinator, said Tuesday the Townsends are in need of a three-bedroom apartment in Greater Burlington that they can afford on their limited income. "After that, they will need furnishings for the apartment, of course, and household supplies," Abruntilla said. Donations of clothing and money would be helpful she said.

The shelter's phone number is 862-6567. Jimmy Townsend, 18, was awarded custody Monday of his 10-, 12- and 14-year-old siblings after telling a Chittenden probate judge that he wants to prevent his family from being broken up and sent to different homes. The children have not seen their mother since their parents divorced 10 years ago, they said. Panel restores funds to UVM MONTPELIER The Senate Appropriations Committee agreed Tuesday to restore $250,000 that had been cut from the University of Vermont's budget. The committee is changing the House's version of 1992 budget reduction bill.

Once the Senate endorses its version, the bill will go to a conference committee so lawmakers can iron out their differences. The committee restored funds that were slated for a one-half percent cut across state government, which was targeted for all areas except education, human services, debt services and areas that already had been reduced. The senators are expected today to reject the House's cut in the Aid to Needy Families with Children program. Court charged with DWI in Colchester on Nov. 21; pleaded no contest; sentenced to 15 days suspended, probation, and fined $200.

Brian King, 33, Burlington charged with grand larceny in Burlington on Aug. 15; pleaded innocent; found innocent by court. William R. Riggie, 37, Milton charged with DWI in South Burlington on Dec. 19; pleaded innocent.

Ishmael Sabat, 16, Colchester charged with burglary in Colchester on Oct. 17; pleaded innocent. Brad W. Sbraccia, 35, Stowe charged with DWI in South Burlington on Dec. pleaded no contest; fined $200.

Cheryl L. Stearns, 34, Burlington charged with unlawful trespass in Burlington on Jan. 18; pleaded innocent. Sean M. Viens, 21, Burlington charged with unlawful trespass in Charlotte on Nov.

26; pleaded innocent. David C. Wilcox, 23, Milton charged with driving while license suspended in Colchester on Aug. 13; pleaded guilty; sentenced to two days. Wednesday, Jan.

29 Michael C. Mecure, 21, Winooski charged with disorderly conduct in Colchester on Dec. 14; pleaded no contest; fined $75. 36 ISjnnjSI 19 4 24 77 'excludes product and mx programs Middlebury 388-9900 3900 '77 Ml' By Mike Donoghue Free Press Sta ff Writer Former Orange County Sheriff D. Garry Townsend is ex pected to take the stand today in his own defense in an ille-gal wiretap trial.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Peter Hull presented seven witnesses and had his case D. Townsend wrapped up before 4 p.m. Tuesday in U.S. District Court.

Townsend, who has pleaded innocent, is among those the defense has said it plans to call when the trial resumes at 9:30 a.m. Townsend, 45, has admitted that he taped a phone conversa I i li; Vt. police get tip on 1987 killing By Susan Allen The Associated Press MONTPELIER Vermont police are investigating a tip that a man held for murder in an Idaho jail might have been responsible for the 1987 killing of a Norwich nurse and several other women in the Connecticut River area. An Idaho law enforcement officer phoned in the tip last week, state police Capt. Kerry Sleeper said Monday.

The officer saw a composite drawing of the killer on the television program "Unsolved Mysteries" and called a few days later, Sleeper said. "He saw the suspect's description and phoned in a potential Workshop on college offered 1 MILTON A workshop on planning for college is being offered by Milton JuniorSenior High School in conjunction with the Vermont Student Assistance Corp. The workshop is designed for parents and students. Discussion ELLEN'S GIFT SHOP A) Nf 17 A TTTT7ITI TTtn I ZlUmX 1 liX Ei 8-8 P.M. FEBRUARY 14th Public Health Awareness Day Wcresuk Chiropractic Center Saturday, Feb.

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