SCOV Law

I'm not? By:  Elizabeth Kruska   We here at HQ got a little behind. We’ve got 3 fairly dense opinions in the last two weeks. It’s dark and we’re wearing sunglasses. Wait, no, that’s someone else. Anyway, let’s start off with Land Use Review Board (LURB) v. 3643 VT Route 103, N, LLC et al,  2026 VT 39 .   This is an Act 250 permit case. Briefly, there is/was a quarry in Chester called Chandler Quarry. It’s been in operation for many years – since before Act 250. Because it preceded the existence of the act, it wasn’t required to have permits under Act 250. Business was booming (get it? Dynamite joke) and the owners of Chandler bought some other quarries down the street, referred to a the North Quarry and South Quarry. The owner decided to consolidate quarrying operations by taking stone out of North and South and finishing it down the road at Chandler. They bought equipment, and built a building and had lots of employees. They worked seven days a week.   This see...