Public Comment Meeting on Petitions for Proposed Changes to § 3 (Wakesports) in Newport

A public meting will be held on December 10, 2024 in Newport to foster public participation in the petition process prior to making a determination on whether or not to initiate formal rulemaking under the Use of Public Waters Rules regarding wakesports on individual waterbodies. Participants may join in person or remotely.

WHAT: Public Meeting to receive comment on five petitions proposing amendments for lake-specific changes to the Use of Public Waters Rules governing wakesports on Great and Little Averill Lakes, Echo Lake in Charleston, Lake Parker (Glover), Shadow Lake (Glover), and Lake Willoughby.

WHERE:  The Gateway Center 84 Fyfe Dr., Newport, VT 05855

OR online via Microsoft Teams, using the link at the meeting time: Join the meeting now

Meeting ID: 271 524 703 497    Passcode: jhv7DQ

OR: Dial in by phone

+1 802-828-7667,,934454274#

WHEN: December 10, 2024 from 4:00pm to 8:00 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

Draft Meeting Agenda (Approximate Timing)

Meeting outline: 10-minute DEC intro followed by a 10-minute petitioner overview of their petition and 30-minutes of public comments. Repeat until all petitions have had public comments.

• 4:00: DEC intro to the petition process and meeting purpose
• 4:15: Averill lakes petitioner overview
• 4:25: Averill lakes petition comments
• 5:00: Echo Lake petitioner overview
• 5:10: Echo Lake petition comments
• 5:45: Lake Parker petitioner overview
• 5:55: Lake Parker petition comments
• 6:30: Shadow Lake petitioner overview
• 6:40: Shadow Lake petition comments
• 7:15: Lake Willoughby petitioner overview
• 7:25: Lake Willoughby petition comments
• 8:00 Wrap-up