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Home My WebLink AboutSD-21-28 - Supplemental - 3070 Williston Road (81)The Other Paper • April 7, 2022 • Page 21 PUBLIC HEARINGSOUTH BURLINGTON DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD The South Burlington Development Review Board will hold a public hearing in the South Burlington City Hall auditorium, 180 Market Street, South Burlington, Vermont, or online or by phone, on Monday April 25, 2022 at 7:00 P.M. to consider the following: 1. Re-opened preliminary and final plat application #SD-21-28 of Beta Air, LLC to consol- idate five existing lots ranging from 1.53 to 736.2 acres into one lot of 747.92 acres and to construct the first phase of a new concurrent application for a master plan, to include a 344,000 sf manufacturing and office building, improving approximately 2,400 ft of private road, and constructing associated site improvements, 3070 Williston Road. Board members will be participating in person. Applicants and members of the public may participate in person or remotely either by interactive online meeting or by telephone: Interactive Online Meeting (audio & video): https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84766988723By Telephone (audio only): (929) 205 6099, Meeting ID: 847 6698 8723 A copy of the application is available for public inspection by emailing Marla Keene, Development Review Planner, mkeene@sburl.com. April 7, 2022 William Ross Eckhardt William Ross Eckhardt, 89, of South Burlington, died at his home on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, with his wife Shohreh and hospice nurse Ingrid by his side.He was born in Portland, Maine on April 20, 1932, to Cornelius and Catherine Eckhardt. He grew up in Burlington and attended Cathe-dral High School. After graduation Bill attended St. Michael’s College before enlisting in the U.S. Navy. While in the Navy, he traveled the world aboard the aircraft carrier USS Hornet. Upon returning home, he enrolled at the University of Vermont where he met the woman who would become the love of his life, Shohreh (Sherry) Batmangl-idj. The two married in 1958 and enjoyed 63 wonderful years togeth-er. Bill graduated from the Univer-sity of Vermont and worked at General Electric for over 30 years.Bill loved life and endeavored to enjoy every moment. He often said, “You only live once, but if you play your cards right, once is enough.” Bill loved cats and gazing out on Lake Champlain from his home on the lake in South Burlington. He enjoyed traveling, sailing, target shooting, do-it-yourself projects, fast cars and good food. He and Sherry could often be found tooling around the byways of Vermont in their convertible with the top down and he never met a lobster, oyster or little neck clam he didn’t like. He was preceded in death by his sister, Constance Holstein.Bill is survived by his wife, Shohreh; daughter, Shireen Eckhardt and son-in-law, Jeffrey Trigg; son, Kiya Batmanglidj; his loving cat, Lynx; and several nieces and nephews.Per Bill’s wishes, there will be a private celebration of life at the convenience of the family. If you would like to make a donation in Bill’s memory, please consider a donation to the USS Hornet Sea, Air and Space Museum (uss-hornet.org) or Franklin County Animal Rescue (franklincountyani-malrescue.org). William Ross Eckhardt Obituary Shared Living Provider Open your home to someone with an intellectual disability or autism and open a whole world to them, and to you. Working with our team of professionals, you’ll help someone live a safe and fulfilling life at home and in the community. There are a variety of opportunities available that could be the perfect match for you and your household. 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Evan Langfeldt, chief execu- tive officer of O’Brien Brothers, one of the biggest developers of new housing in South Burlington, finds himself sort of in the middle. He does not have any complaints as far as the Act 250 process has gone regarding the company’s housing projects in South Burlington, but he noted the permitting process was extensive. It’s taken over two years to permit O’Brien’s current building phase, and much of the permitting feels redundant to him. “Why does it take so long to get housing on the market here? Why is there such tight inventory? It’s because the permitting process is so extensive, and so elongat-ed. I mean, unless municipalities are willing to staff up and put the resources towards it, you’re going to always have this log jam of proj-ects that just can’t move along in an expedient manner,” Langfeldt said. “I know it’s a cliche that time is money, but it’s real,” he continued. “When you have an under supply of housing, and one of the biggest housing developers around with one of the biggest housing projects around is delayed, it’s just further exacerbating the issue. There are costs to the delay that at the end of the day, it’s just getting passed on to the homebuyer.” As Groeneveld trudges through the Act 250 process in the hopes that the new OnLogic building will one day get built, he worries how South Burlington’s economic future will look in a landscape he argues is unfriendly to develop-ment. “It’s really discouraging to see where this is going,” he said. “I think the economic viability of this community is at stake.” ACT 250continued from page 16 OPEN YOUR HOME! 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