REc•::·1\r-,·-·, .;..,..., f J • • AUG O6 2018 Town of Bristol • Vermont Gas Via Hand Delivery and U.S. Mail August 3, 2018
Ms. Judith C. Whitney, Clerk VERMONT PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION People's United Bank Building. 4th Floor 112 State Street Montpelier, VT 05620-2701
Re: Docket No. 7970 Addison Natural Gas Pipeline Update
Dear Ms. Whitney:
I write to provide the Commission with an update on the Company's plans regarding the distribution system expansion to Bristol. As the Commission is aware, it has a Memorandum of _ Understanding ("MOU.. ) with the Addison County Regional Planning Commission ("ACRPC") which include expectations regarding the timeframe by which natural gas service would be extended to Bristol. Under that MOU, subject to the receipt of all necessary permits and approvals and using reasonable best efforts, expansion to Bristol was scheduled for two years from completion of the Addison Natural Gas Project (ANGP), which based on the ANGP completion date is April 2019.
The Town of Bristol required a license agreement between the Town and Vermont Gas to construct and maintain the distribution network within the Town. Completing this agreement and its approval has taken many months. The Town finalized and executed it in late July. The distribution system expansion in Bristol requires an Act 250 permit. Now that the executed license agreement is in hand, Vermont Gas will finalize and file its Act 250 application. Depending on the length of the Act 250 process, Vermont Gas would expect to begin the construction of the Bristol distribution system during Spring 2019, but would not at this point anticipate completing the project by the date originally contemplated in the MOU.
As Vermont Gas has been in contact with ACRPC and the Town, they both are aware of these permitting and scheduling realities regarding the Bristol distribution project. VGS' obligation to extend natural gas service to Bristol under the ACRPC MOU is predicated on receipt of aH necessary permits and approvals; therefore, VGS does not believe it requires a formal waiver from ACRPC of the MOU provision or other relief. If the Commission would like a written waiver from ACRPC or requires more information from VOS, please let me know. VGS looks forward to serving residents and businesses in the Town of Bristol as promptly as the process will allow.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
F~- ..,_, s:_";:;:}~-~~-< ..... Eileen Simollardes
85 Swift Street, South Burlington, VT 054()3 802·863-451 1 • 800·639-8081 • www.vermontgos.com PUC Docket No. 7970
Parties:
E.M. Allen (for Town of Hinesburg Planning & Zoning) Stetler, Allen & Kampmann 95 St. Paul Street Burlington, VT 05401 [email protected]
David & Claudia Ambrose, pro se 17 5 Plank Road Vergennes, VT 05491 David.ambrose [email protected]
Matthew T. Baldwin,pro se 2188 Baldwin Road Hinesburg, VT 05461 [email protected]
R. Jeffrey Behm (for Vermont Gas Systems, Inc.) 30 Main Street, 6th Fl Burlington, VT 05401 [email protected]
Lowell E. Blackham (for International Paper Company) International Paper Company International Place II 6400 Poplar A venue Memphis, TN 3 8197 lowell. [email protected]
Matt Bloomer (for City of Rutland) City of Rutland PO Box 969 1 Strongs Avenue Rutland, VT 05702 [email protected]
Debra L. Bouffard, Esq. (for Vermont Gas Systems, Inc.) Sheehey Furlong & Behm 30 Main Street, 6th Floor P.O. Box 66 Burlington, VT 05402-0066 [email protected] William Bryant (for Town of Bristol) Town of Bristol PO Box 249 Bristol, VT 05443 [email protected]
David Cain (for International Business Machines) International Business Machines Corporation 1000 River Street Mailstop 967-P Essex Junction, VT 05452 [email protected]
/\** Jake Clark, Esq. (for Vermont Department of Public Service) Vermont Department of Public Service Vermont Public Service Department 112 State Street Montpelier, VT 05620-2601 [email protected]
Toni H. Clithero, Esq. (for Vermont Agency of Transportation) Vermont Agency of Transportation Office of the Attorney General One National Life Drive Montpelier, VT 05633-5001 [email protected]
Thomas L. Donahue (for Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce) Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce 50 Merchants Row Rutland, VT 05701 [email protected]
James Dumont (for Kristin Lyons) (for Nathan Palmer) PO Box 229 (for Jane Palmer) (for Rachel Smolker) (for Bristol, VT 05443 Lawrence Shelton) [email protected]
Elizabeth Egan (for Vermont Housing and Conservation Vermont Housing and Conservation Board Board) 58 East State Street Montpelier, VT 05602 [email protected] Donald J. Einhorn, Esq. (for Vermont Agency of Natural Resources) Vermont Agency of Natural Resources 1 National Life Drive, Davis 2 Montpelier, VT 05602-3901 [email protected]
William F. Ellis (for Town of Monkton) McNeil, Leddy & Sheahan 271 South Union Street Burlington, VT 05401 [email protected]
Paul S Gillies (for Town of Williston) Tarrant, Gillies, Merriman & Richardson, LLP P.O. Box 1440 Montpelier, VT 05601 [email protected]
Catherine Gjessing (for Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department) Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department 1 National Life Drive, Davis 2 Montpelier, VT 05620-3702 [email protected]
Geoffrey Hand, Esq. (for Agri-Mark/Cabot Creamery) Dunkiel Saunders Elliot Raubvogel & Hand, PLLC 91 College Street PO Box 545 Burlington, VT 05402 [email protected]
Cindy Ellen Hill, Esq. (for Town of New Haven) Hill Attorney PLLC 144 Mead Lane Middlebury, VT 05753 [email protected]
Lyle Jepson (for Rutland Economic Development Rutland Economic Development Corporatino Corporation) 100 Merchants Row, Suite 312 Rutland, VT 05701 [email protected] John W Kessler (for Vermont Division for Historic Agency of Commerce and Community Preservation) Development National Life Building, Drawer 20 Montpelier, VT 05620-0501 j [email protected]
Sandra Levine, Esq. (for Conservation Law Foundation) Conservation Law Foundation 15 East State Street, Suite 4 Montpelier, VT 05602 [email protected]
Adam G. Lougee, Esq. (for Addison County Regional Planning Addison County Regional Planning Commission) Commission 14 Seminary Street Middlebury, VT 05753 [email protected]
Wm. Andrew Macllwaine (for Middlebury College) Dinse, Knapp & McAndrew, P.C. PO Box 988 Burlington, VT 05402-0988 [email protected]
Owen McClain, Esq. (for Vermont Gas Systems, Inc.) Sheehey Furlong & Behm P .C. 30 Main Street P.O. Box 66 Burlington, VT 05402 [email protected]
Joseph S. McLean, Esq. (for Monkton Central School) Stitzel, Page & Fletcher, P.C. 171 Battery Street P.O. Box 1507 Burlington, VT 05402-1507 [email protected]
Thomas Melloni (for Chittenden Solid Waste District) Burak, Anderson & Melloni, PLC PO Box 787 Burlington, VT 05402-0787 tmelloni@vtlaw I .com J effi-ey M. Messina (for Dr. Robert Johnson) Bergeron, Paradis & Fitzpatrick, LLP 34 Pearl Street Essex Junction, VT 05453 [email protected]
Karl W. Neuse (for Town of Middlebury) Neuse, Duprey & Putnam, P.C. One Cross Street Middlebury, VT 05753 [email protected]
James H. Ouimette (for City of Vergennes) Ouimette & Runcie 257 Main Street Vergennes, VT 05491 [email protected]
Richard F. Peterson, Jr. (for Vermont Land Trust) Vermont Land Trust PO Box 850 Richmond, VT 05477 [email protected]
James Porter, Esq. (for Vermont Department of Public Service) Vermont Department of Public Service Vermont Public Service Department 112 State St Montpelier, VT 05620 [email protected]
Richard H. Saudek, Esq. (for Vermont Fuel Dealers Association) Diamond & Robinson, P .C. 15 E. State Street P.O. Box 1460 Montpelier, VT 05601-1460 [email protected]
Robin P. Scheu (for Addison County Economic Development Addison County Economic Development Corporation) Corporation 1590 Route 7 South Suite 8 Middlebury, VT 05753 [email protected] Thea Schwartz, Esq. (for Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Office of Attorney General, AAFM Markets) 109 State Street Montpelier, VT 05609-1001 [email protected]
S Mark Sciarrotta (for Vermont Electric Power Company, Inc.) Vermont Electric Power Company, Inc. ( for Vermont Transco LLC) 366 Pinnacle Ridge Road Rutland, VT 05701 [email protected]
Leonard H. Singer (for International Business Machines) Couch, White, LLP PO Box 22222 Albany, NY 12201-2222 [email protected]
Aldo E. & Mary L. Speroni, pro se 4840 St. George Road Williston, VT 05495 [email protected]