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Vermont Supreme Court upholds Act 250 Permit approval for Burlington’s Champlain Parkway Project

The Vermont Supreme Court affirmed the Environmental Division’s decision last week, after a year-long appeal process challenging the Act 250 permit issued to the City of Burlington for the Champlain Parkway. SRH Law represents Burlington, and handled the case before the District Commission, Environmental Division, and Vermont Supreme Court.

Read more about the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Champlain Parkway Project’s Act 250 permit in the Burlington Free Press’s article, “Supreme Court upholds Champlain Parkway plan.”

Waterfront Park Wins Again – This time in the 2015 Seven Daysies

SRH Law congratulates our client, Burlington Parks, Recreation, and Waterfront, winner of the 2015 Seven Daysies award for its Waterfront Park as the “Best large live music venue.”

The SRH Law blog last posted about Waterfront Park in August of 2014, announcing the Act 250 District #4 Environmental Commission’s approval of an important amendment to the Park’s Act 250 permit. SRH Law attorney Elizabeth Catlin represented the City at the Act 250 hearing, along with Assistant City Attorney Gregg Meyer.

Thanks to last year’s ruling, the improvements to the Park that BPRW made under the new permit, and the dedication of BPRW staff, Waterfront Park continues to be a centrally important public space in the City of Burlington, contributing greatly to both the vitality and livability of the downtown and waterfront areas.

We congratulate the City and the BPRW leadership for their great work and well-deserved Seven Daysie!

Join Us For Art+Soul 2015

Dunkiel Saunders and Community Health Centers of Burlington invite you to join us for the fourth annual Art+Soul celebration on June 11, 2015 from 5:30 to 9:00 p.m. The evening celebration will feature artwork by local artists inspired by the mission of Community Health Centers of Burlington. The event takes place at the law offices of SRH Law, 91 College Street, Burlington, VT.

Please RSVP by June 3rd on Facebook, or by emailing Ki McClennan.

EVENT BACKGROUND

At SRH Law, we feel privileged to have the opportunity to work with people across Vermont who are engaged in creative and meaningful enterprises that make a real difference in our communities. Helping these inspiring individuals, nonprofits, and businesses succeed is what makes the practice of law so fulfilling for all of us.

We’ve created Art+Soul to celebrate their good work, raise money for great causes, and help people forge new connections in Vermont’s vibrant creative economy. Each year, Art+Soul benefits a different local nonprofit and features local art inspired by, or connected to, the nonprofit’s mission. All art will be sold, and proceeds from art sales will be split between the artists and the nonprofit.

2015 BENEFICIARY

This year, the event will benefit Community Health Centers of Burlington and will feature artwork inspired by their mission. For over four decades, the Community Health Centers of Burlington’s mission has been to provide quality, affordable medical, dental and counseling services to all people, regardless of ability to pay or life circumstances. Services are offered in an environment that conveys respect, offers support, and encourages people to be actively involved in their own health care.

COME CELEBRATE!

The first three years of Art+Soul were a huge success and we hope you’ll join us again this year on June 11, 2015 from 5:30 to 9:00 p.m. at our office at 91 College Street in Burlington. Come out to celebrate, make some new connections, and enjoy Burlington at its best during the Discover Jazz Festival. Listen to the great sounds of Red Hot Juba as you take in the art and support Community Health Centers of Burlington’s good work.

For additional information please visit www.artandsoulvt.org or check the Art+Soul Facebook page for photos of last year’s event and past art submissions.

SRH Law welcomes two new attorneys, administrative assistant

SRH Law is pleased to welcome two new attorneys, Sash Lewis and Vic Westgate to the firm, as well as a new administrative assistant, Grace Grundhauser.

Sash Lewis joined SRH Law in 2014 to support the firm’s civil litigation and regulatory practice, with a focus on affordable housing and renewable energy.

Before joining Dunkiel Saunders, Sash worked for another Burlington firm representing institutional clients, including school boards, police departments, and insurers.

Click here to learn more about Sash and his practice.

Vic Westgate joined Dunkiel Saunders in 2014 to provide support in a wide range of the firm’s practice areas, including environmental and natural resources, civil litigation, business and corporate transactions, intellectual property, municipal entities and nonprofits. Her primary focus is on renewable energy development and regulatory matters.

Vic comes to SRH Law following a clerkship with Justice Skoglund of the Vermont Supreme Court.

Click here to learn more about Vic and her practice.

Grace Grundhauser started as SRH Law’s administrative assistant in January 2015 after working as a photographer’s assistant in Napa, California. She was last in Vermont as a student at UVM, studying English and Studio Art.

Together with their colleagues at Dunkiel Saunders, Sash, Vic, and Grace are committed to helping the firm’s clients make a difference in their communities and the broader world. We are excited to welcome all three to our growing practice.

SRH Law assisting with major redevelopment of Burlington Town Center Mall

The new owner of the Burlington Town Center Mall unveiled plans for the potential future redevelopment of the downtown mall this week, as reported in the Burlington Free Press. The plans are the result of an extensive public engagement process, and take into account a wide range of comments received from the public.

The proposed redevelopment project will convert the mall space into a mixed use development, including housing and expanded retail space. Features being considered by the mall’s new owner, Don Sinex, include a residential tower, a rooftop park, pedestrian arcades and space for large national retailers such as Target. SRH Law provides legal counsel to Sinex on the proposed redevelopment project.

Click through to see more architect renderings and learn about the plans in discussion for Burlington’s downtown.

SRH Law client Renoun Ski Company featured in Burlington Free Press

An innovative new ski technology with Vermont roots was recently featured in the Burlington Free Press.

Meet Cyrus Schenck, 24, of Burlington, a college dropout and the founder of a ski company – Renoun – Posted by Burlington Free Press on Thursday, April 9, 2015

renoun Cyrus Schenck—SRH Law client, native of Shelburne and founder of the Renoun Ski Company—has designed a “hyper-dampening” ski that hardens rather than gives under pressure, eliminating the experience of skis “vibrating” on the snow. As Schenck explains:

If you zoom into an edge, vibration is just the bouncing of an edge on and off the snow. Think of that bouncing as something hitting the ski. It’s just an impact. So the harder that impact is, the more this stuff reacts to it and the more damp, in this case, it becomes.

The effect is achieved with a kind of putty with unique properties that Schenck and several friends learned about at Clarkson University, where he was studying aeronautical engineering. The idea evolved into a ski industry startup, which has since been selected as a finalist in the 2015 LaunchVT Competition for startups and among the top five contenders at the 2015 Peak Pitch competition.

After Renoun won the gold in the All-Mountain Ski category at the 2015/16 ISPO Munich awards for sporting goods, Schenck sought to protect his innovative use of non-Newtonian materials in skis and snowboards. Schenck filed a patent application, soliciting the help of SRH Law intellectual property attorney, Justin McCabe, for guidance on global patent prosecution strategy and licensing. The patent is currently pending.

Renoun Ski Company appeared once before in the Justin McCabe’s Green Mountain IP blog.

Dunkiel Saunders congratulates Schenck and the Renoun Ski Company on the coverage and we look forward to seeing this new technology thrive in the ski industry.

Partners Geoffrey Hand and Andrew Raubvogel to moderate at 2014 REV Conference

SRH Law partners Geoffrey Hand and Andrew Raubvogel will be moderating discussions at the 2014 Renewable Energy Conference in Burlington, Vermont.

The attorneys will participate in sessions on the first day of the conference, October 16. Geoff will moderate Wind: The Facts on Production, Sound, Wildlife & ROI from 10-11:10 a.m. Andy will moderate the Project Opportunities & Risks session from 2:55-4:05 p.m.

The annual conference, hosted by Renewable Energy Vermont and taking place the 16th and 17th of October, will highlight current energy challenges, Vermont’s leadership role in the energy industry, and the steps needed to implement an integrated energy infrastructure.

To register for the conference, click here: http://www.revconference.org/register

Act 250 Permit issued for Burlington’s Champlain Parkway Project

The District 4 Environmental Commission issued an Act 250 permit on Monday for Burlington’s long-planned Champlain Parkway Project. Designed to improve the flow of traffic for motorists, pedestrians, and bicyclists in Burlington’s south end, the Project has received support from Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger. In a Burlington Free Press article, Champlain Parkway gets final permit, the Mayor describes the work left to be done before construction will begin. The article also highlights the topic of improved non-motorized traffic on the Pine Street Corridor.

A Vermont Environmental Court decision last month allowed an Act 250 permit to be issued for the Project. Co-applicants the City of Burlington, represented by Brian Dunkiel and Betsy Catlin, and the State of Vermont Agency of Transportation had argued their case before the court this past spring.

Environmental Court allows Act 250 permit for Burlington’s Champlain Parkway Project

In its order last month, the Vermont Environmental Court decided to allow an Act 250 permit for the proposed Champlain Parkway Project, slated for Burlington’s south end. Fortieth Burlington had appealed the Act 250 District Commission’s findings in 2011, arguing that the Project would cause burdensome traffic impacts to its property. Co-applicants, the State of Vermont Agency of Transportation and the City of Burlington, represented by Brian Dunkiel and Betsy Catlin, argued their case before the court this past spring. The City asserted that the Parkway would improve the flow of traffic for motorists, pedestrians, and bicyclists, and that the plans would strike the proper balance between the vast public benefits of the Project and provide reasonable access to the Fortieth property.

Read the Burlington Free Press article on the court’s decision here: http://bfpne.ws/1sIv7No

photo from pixababy

Permit amendment allows for year-round events at Burlington’s Waterfront Park

With the Act 250 District #4 Environmental Commission’s approval of a permit amendment last month, events may now be held year-round in Burlington’s Waterfront Park. In March, SRH Law attorney Elizabeth Catlin represented the City at the Act 250 hearing, along with Assistant City Attorney Gregg Meyer, during which the City sought to modify the existing permit conditions that set strict limitations on when the City could hold special events.

View the Burlington Free Press story about the decision here: http://bfpne.ws/1rj0lJL

photo by Lyndsay Driscoll

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Vermont Supreme Court upholds Act 250 Permit approval for Burlington’s Champlain Parkway Project

Waterfront Park Wins Again – This time in the 2015 Seven Daysies

Join Us For Art+Soul 2015

SRH Law welcomes two new attorneys, administrative assistant

SRH Law assisting with major redevelopment of Burlington Town Center Mall

SRH Law client Renoun Ski Company featured in Burlington Free Press

Partners Geoffrey Hand and Andrew Raubvogel to moderate at 2014 REV Conference

Act 250 Permit issued for Burlington’s Champlain Parkway Project

Environmental Court allows Act 250 permit for Burlington’s Champlain Parkway Project

Permit amendment allows for year-round events at Burlington’s Waterfront Park

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