flip a coin for dodge or chevy, then post "some guy came with a INSERT BRAND NAME HERE, and the truck couldn't do it"

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you'll have 14 guys there in 20 minutes trying to prove their brand truck is better. LOL

true, but they can prevent you from crossing their land to get to the river

I get it, and I appreciate you apologizing.

the board should be open and transparent with this stuff, but may be trying to avoid the hot tempers some folks in town have around this subject. though, I can't for the life of me figure out why people are so amped up other than they don't understand what bhakta is asking for. he's not asking for 0% tax rate, he's asking to lock his tax rate where it is now while he gets his plan rolling. the town loses no revenue in that situation. if a religious organization buys the campus, the town would lose all tax revenue.

if he's successful, the town stands to bring in huge tax revenue (that it badly needs).

I think the guy's a little nuts, but he's not stupid.

that campus means a great deal to me, and I know it means a great deal to the town.

have a great night.

read my post history, I'm not shill.

they supposedly put an end to river access after some idiots drove their truck IN the river. I'm sure commercial insurance companies love that shit.

I think the meeting should have been public. I agree with you on all your points regarding whoever PFP is and transparency. I'm just saying the town could really benefit from what Bhakta is trying to do, and stands to lose nothing by working with him

well thought, nuanced response. bravo

while these tactics are suspect, if the college property is run by the religious organization Bhakta claims is going to buy it, kiss the tax revenue, access to the river, library and access to the property goodbye.

they aren't asking to not pay taxes - they are asking the town to work with them on a tax strategy that will help entice outside money into the college redevelopment. this could bring large amounts of tax revenue and jobs to the area, and it needs it bad.

signed, GMC alum and former poultney resident

Bolton was busy but not insane. snow was great, parking manageable, roads were fine.

so will the current renewable energy goals be amended, because they are all written using the assumption that hydro power is renewable (hydro power is not depleted when used, which is the definition of renewable)?

I see where this is coming from, but find other ways to incentivize wind/solar/geo/etc than de-incentivizing hydro.

Curious what GMP has to say about this impacting rates if they are required to keep their energy mix at the same renewable mix. They're already at $0.19/kwh for most customers. While that's not that high, it certainly isn't cheap either.

We need MORE baseline power generation to support a future with EVs and heat pumps. Solar and wind are great, but they aren't baseline power (at least not until we figure out utility scale power storage - at least 10 years out). We should be incentivizing the crap out of anything that generates power that doesn't burn fossil fuels, not trying to change the definition of renewable.

if you paid for the gas with a credit card (not a debit card) you may have an avenue there.

really? I got a colonoscopy in 4 weeks and a derm appointment in 5 weeks. in chittenden county

dental is tougher but I've had the same dentist for 8 years. I schedule my cleanings 6 months out and get the day and time I want every time

I pay $20/month and a guy comes and gets my two 5 gallon buckets every other week at the end of my driveway

rednecks gonna redneck

heat pumps are great but not everyone is comfortable with them yet. I don't understand why, but I'm not gonna try to convert you.

your best bet is likely a condensing gas boiler. you'd need LP tanks set outside or buried, but a properly sized propane boiler can convert 96-98% of the energy in a gallon of propane into heat for your hot water system. oil tops out in the mid 80s

call a reputable HVAC company and ask them for a "manual j" calculation for your home. this will cost a little money, but will look at all aspects of your home when sizing a boiler - insulation, windows, doors, solar exposure, etc. many HVAC companies will spit ball a boiler size of use the old school rules of thumb, then add to that so they don't get calls back from customers complaining about their house being cold

a properly sized boiler would have never shut off during the recent cold snap - that's not a bad thing as new boilers are most efficient when they have long run times. if fact, a properly sized boiler may have struggled to keep up with it was minus 20. you trade needing an extra blanket for 2 days cause the house is 65 instead of 68 for having more efficient operation the rest of the winter

efficiency VT call can you pointed in the right direction with an energy audit. they may even do the manual j calculation for you.

this is an option, but will gain OP nothing regarding efficiency. their old oil burner is likely burning at 80%ish efficiency, and a new LP boiler will be about the same

you're 100% correct. without vtang and the f35s, I seriously doubt the city could afford to keep BTV open.

colchester HS just had it too. stupid fucking moron hoax callers.

UVM is supposed to house 12,000 students? You think housing is hard to find now, wait till groovy-uvy buys up every piece of real estate in a 10 mile radius and turns it all into dorms

or a scarecrow?

HAAAAAAYYYYYY

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you can't park there.

there's a crap load of zoom meetings too, if you can't find in person. burlingtonaa.org

def a risk management calculation to be made here. Where I live, the power is super stable - maybe goes out 2-3 times a year for an hour, max. low likelihood of it going out, but whoa man it'd be bad if it did today!

if you live in an area with frequent power outages, a wood stove for backup heat is a great idea.

geo's awesome, if you have the right conditions (and bank account).

-17 at my house this morning and the heat pump system is purring. it goes into defrost for 5 minutes every 45 minutes or so, but the temp inside is within a degree or two of set point.

just checked GMP. I used 69 kWh yesterday. at $0.18, that's about $13 for heat, lights, fridge, stove, etc

69kwh is roughly 235,000 BTU

a gallon of propane contains about 93,000 BTU

assuming 96% efficient burn in a boiler/furnace, that's about 2.8 gallons of propane

at $3/gallon that's about $8.50.

so yesterday my heat pump was roughly on par with propane heat when you factor in the non heat electric use. today is supposed to be 10 degrees warmer, so I'm confident my heat pump will "win"