A yearlong battle
over the future of Intervale Compost in Burlington is nearing conclusion, with
the Chittenden Solid Waste District paying $170,000 to take the operation
over on Monday.
Burlington’s nonprofit Intervale Center is keeping open for another week its composting facility near the Winooski River.
The Center hopes the extra time will enable officials to reach
an agreement that would turn the operation over to the Chittenden Solid
Waste District.
Police in
Burlington have arrested a 33-year-old Massachusetts man in connection with a
fire that destroyed a 130-year-old barn at the Intervale Center.
Police charged
Edward T. Westley with setting the fire, which is estimated to have caused more
than $100,000 worth of damage.