The Agency of Natural Resources has announced two public meetings and the opening of the public comment period for pre-rulemaking on eight wakesports petitions received by the Agency.
Meeting 2 will be for lakes: Waterbury Reservoir, Lake Fairlee, and Caspian Lake.
The Lakes and Ponds program will hold a public meeting to foster public participation in the petition process prior to making a determination on whether or not to initiate formal rulemaking for each individual petition. The public meetings will be divided into two meetings to initiate public engagement for multiple petitions. The announcement for these public meetings opens up the public comment period for review of all eight petitions. Meeting information, petitions, and additional supporting materials are posted here: https://dec.vermont.gov/watershed/lakes-ponds/lakes-and-ponds-rulemaking
Meeting 2:
WHAT: Public Meeting to receive comment on three petitions proposing amendments for lake-specific changes to the Use of Public Waters Rules governing wakesports on Waterbury Reservoir, Lake Fairlee, and Caspian Lake.
WHERE: National Life Dewey Conference Room, 3 National Life Dr., Montpelier, VT, 05620 (in person)
OR online via Microsoft Teams, using the link at the meeting time: Join the meeting now
Meeting ID: 268 492 569 354 Passcode: EExYY3
OR: Dial in by phone
WHEN: December 12, 2024 from 4:30pm to 7:00 pm
To submit a comment:
Written and verbal comments will be accepted.
- Please submit written comments to anr.wsmdlakes@vermont.gov . Public comments will be accepted until 4:30 p.m. on December 23rd. IMPORTANT: when submitting a public comment, please include the word “wakesports” in the subject line AND the specific petition (lake) for which you are providing a comment.
- Registration to provide verbal comments at the public meeting will be available here two weeks prior to the meeting
Equal weight is given to comments that are made in person, virtually, or in writing.