Public hearing on the Town Plan
to discuss Biomass definition

Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at 7:00 PM, Town Hall

This is a Planning Commission meeting.
Please Attend

Cabin Fever Benefit Sale
Tag/Book/Bake Sale

to benefit The North Springfield Action Group

February 23-24, 2013
Saturday 9am-5pm / Sunday 10am-3pm

At Coger's Sugarhouse Gardens
15 Baltimore Rd (corner of Baltimore and Rt 10)
North Springfield, VT  802-886-2791

Items:  New Items, furniture, collectibles, pottery, books, garden tools,
candles, art work, skis, sports equipment, cookies, candy, and more!!!!

We need your help!!!

Please bring the above items to
Coger's Sugarhouse
We do need baked goods and help for Saturday and Sunday.

Items need to be clean, priced to sell, no clothes, no junk!!!!

Your items will be a donation to The North Springfield Action Group
your items will not be returned to you.

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Dear Supporters:

We are putting a face to this issue of the incinerator. We need your help. Please take a photo of your family on your front porch. Attach the photo to a short handwritten note explaining that you are opposed to the biomass incinerator in North Springfield. If you need help writing your letter please look for help on our website here.

Please send a copy of your handwritten note with photo to the following folks:

Chairperson Town of Springfield Selectboard c/o Meredith Kelley, Town Clerk 96 Main Street Springfield, VT 05156	Dept of Public Service Christopher Recchia, Commissioner 112 State Street Montpelier, VT 05620-2601
Vermont Public Service Board 112 State Street Montpelier, VT 05620-2701	Executive Office of Governor Peter Shumlin 109 State Street, Pavilion Montpelier, VT 05609

Thanks for your help. Many blessings,
The North Springfield Action Group

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Please call 886-1242 or 886-2791 for more info or email
jjandjrvt@yahoo.com

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Please plan to attend the
Select Board meeting on Monday Jan. 14th at 7PM, third floor of Town Hall.

The Governor recently said that Biomass is his least favorite form of renewable energy, and that the decision to build a biomass plant be a decision that must be weighed carefully by the potential host community.  Ask yourself when were you asked if this facility was right for our community, who knocked on your door or asked your opinion?

During the Citizens Comment Time a member of our group has been given the opportunity to speak on behalf of citizens of the community who feel strongly that the power plant being proposed for North Springfield is not acceptable for here, or anywhere.  We would appreciate your attendance as a show of support for citizens against the sacrifice of our community.

Please check for emails Monday afternoon for any updated changes in this event.

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TIME TO RALLY UP NoSAG (North Springfield Action Group)
MEMBERS - FRIENDS - NEIGHBORS!

1:00 PM SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 2013

LOCATION: VAST SNOWMOBILE TRAIL JUST OFF FRENCH MEADOW ROAD
(NEAREST #879), NORTH SPRINGFIELD
COME BY SNOWMOBILE, DOG SLED, SNOWSHOES,SKIS, OR EVEN BY FOOT

JOIN US TO SHARE RECENT PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD INFORMATION AND CONCERNS,
BRING CHECKS OR CASH TO AID OUR FUND RAISING,
ASK QUESTIONS... OR SHARE OUR HOT CHOCOLATE, COFFEE AND GOODIES!
AND IF WE'RE LUCKY... THERE WILL EVEN BE A BON FIRE TO WARM YOU!

IF YOU'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR A SIGN TO MAKE A SOLID STATEMENT IN YOUR YARD -
WE WILL HAVE THEM AVAILABLE!

THE REASON FOR THIS TYPE OF MEETING WILL BECOME EVIDENT AT THE MEETING!
PLEASE JOIN US, BRING THE KIDS, THE NEIGHBORS, FRIENDS AND FAMILY HELP US PREVENT THE SACRIFICE OF NORTH SPRINGFIELD TO A HUGE POWER PLANT!!! WITH ALL THE RAMIFICATIONS THAT ACCOMPANY IT: AIR QUALITY, NOISE, SERIOUS TRUCK TRAFFIC, DECREASED PROPERTY VALUES, GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, CONCERN ABOUT LOCATION OF OUR AQUIFER
TO THE PLANT, JUST TO NAME A FEW.

PARKING AT 871 AND 879 FRENCH MEADOW RD, WITH JUST A SHORT HIKE.

Hope to see you there! - North Springfield Action Group

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The draft 2012 Springfield Town Plan now contains references Biomass,
and includes municipal waste, that could mean burning sludge.

Please speak out against this to town officials and attend the
upcoming Select Board meetings where this will be discussed.

The next Select Board meeting is:

Town of Springfield - Select Board Meeting   Monday, November 26

Previous meeting:

Town of Springfield - Select Board Meeting
Monday, October 22 7:00 PM    Selectman's Hall at the Town Hall

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Vermont Air Pollution Control Division Public Meeting to Receive Comments
August 29 7:00 PM - Springfield High School

On Thursday August 9, 2012 the Vermont Air Pollution Control Division issued a
draft NSR/PSD Construction Permit for the proposed 37 MW (net)
wood fired electrical generating station to North Springfield Sustainable Energy Project, LLC.
The proposed facility is to be located in North Springfield, VT.

A public meeting has been scheduled to receive comments on the draft air permit on Wednesday August 29, 2012 and it will be held at the Springfield High School starting at 7:00 pm.

Copies of the draft permit and technical support document are available on the ANR website
(at the bottom of the page).

The public comment period closes on September 10, 2012.

Thank you to all the attendees at this meeting, NoSAG appreciates the support!
Of the approximately 30 who spoke at this meeting, only the Springfield SDRC director
spoke in favor of the permit, all the rest voiced support for denying the application.

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Springfield Select Board Public Meeting
August 16 7:00 PM - High School Cafeteria

This meeting is for the proponent of the BioMass plant, Winstanley and partner, to present its amended application and explain it to the legal parties under Act 248, that is, SWCRPC, Springfield SB and Springfield PC.

It is not the intent to hear opposition,
but the opposition may arise and speak during the opportunities for questions.

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NoSAG June Public Meeting Tuesday June 26th 7 PM
Unitarian Universalist Church - 21 Fairground Road - Springfield, Vermont

A “Vermont-Scale” Approach to Renewable Energy:
How We Return Power to the People

Vermont is facing a "gold-rush" towards renewable energy development, but as projects get proposed they almost immediately generate opposition and controversy. Lukas Snelling, Executive Director of Energize Vermont examines what’s wrong with the process of developing renewable energy in Vermont today and proposes a new path towards a renewable energy future that supports community input, combats climate change, and ensures appropriate "Vermont-scale" energy development.

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Springfield Select Board Meeting
Tuesday, 2012-May-29, Selectman's Hall, 3rd Floor, 96 Main Street, Springfield, VT

This is a regular meeting of the select board, with an item about the biomass plant
on the agenda (PDF, see item I1), we are not sure what will be discussed.

NoSAG urges both an orderly discourse and a big turnout —
a big turnout will show the selectman the biomass plant is an important issue for many citizens.

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— Important Public Meeting: Tuesday May 22nd 7 PM - Unitarian Universalist Church —
21 Fairground Road - Springfield, Vermont

Special Guest Speaker - Ted Marcy MD, MPH
Vermont Lung Center UVM - American Lung Association.

The North Springfield Action (NoSAG) group is pleased to have a special guest speaker at our May Public Event. We invite our members, the public and our town's leadership who are concerned for our health and the health of our community, our families and neighbors to join us.

Dr. Theodore Marcy will be discussing the importance of keeping our air clean and how particulates can affect us. Issues related to Respiratory Health from Backyard Burning will be presented. Those particulates include the emissions related to woody biomass for electricity and the fact it is harmful to us all.  More about Dr. Ted Marcy from the American Lung Association.

Read the Invitation Letter from NoSAG (pdf)

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NoSAG Informational / Organizational Meeting was held Tuesday, April 17, 2012 7:00 PM
Unitarian Universalist Church 21 Fairground Road, Springfield, VT 05156

The NOSAGVT group hosted an informational / organizational meeting to update everyone on the status of the group and the steps that are now in progress as we have obtained Intervener Status with the Public Service Board.

Read the Complete Letter (pdf)

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The Public Service Board held a Public Hearing on this project on
Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at 7:00 PM at the Springfield High School Cafeteria.

A great turnout from informed citizens. This will be appreciated by the future generations of our community if we can defeat this. Thank you – NoSag

See a Video of the Meeting

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VNRC Informational Meeting on Groundwater Withdrawal held
Tuesday, March 20, 2012 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Selectman's Hall at the Springfield Town Hall

This event was well attended. You may be interested in theses web pages:
VT DEC - Water Supply Division, Permits, and
Large Groundwater Withdrawal Permit Program (pdf)