The agreement will allow the electric aircraft company to build a 355,000-square-foot manufacturing and assembly structure, a 15,000-square-foot child care facility and a 300-space parking area on airport property.
The five-story building with 119 rooms is expected to primarily benefit business travelers and passengers affected by flight delays or cancellations.
After a veto-heavy legislative session, Vermont’s largest city walked away with both wins and losses, leaders said.
In a unanimous vote, South Burlington officials killed the airport’s chances of expanding into the Chamberlin neighborhood.
Chamberlin neighborhood, Gov. Scott and Sen. Chittenden, is not the state’s doormat, and South Burlington is not a fief of Montpelier. We live in a modern democracy, and subverting local control and a democratic process that was working is not OK.
The body passed an amendment to the city’s zoning rules Monday night meant to help the company carry out its vision for a campus near Burlington International Airport.
Electric aircraft maker Beta Technologies is still expected to clear a hurdle in constructing its South Burlington campus, local and state leaders say, after a winding saga of disagreements related to Burlington International Airport.
The electric aircraft maker can now proceed with building its giant manufacturing facility after it settled a debate about parking requirements with the city’s Development Review Board.
The electric aviation company’s proposal, which cuts proposed parking from 317 spaces to about 40, could clear the runway for the development review board to issue permits for an expansion at Burlington International Airport.
A piece of the annual transportation budget passed by the state Senate is dedicated to studying whether regional or state governance would be better than the current city-run system.
The electric aircraft maker says it could relocate its manufacturing facility — and its 500 new jobs — to upstate New York if South Burlington officials do not exempt the company from a zoning requirement.
The airport had record passenger numbers during school vacation periods this winter, officials said. They hope the trend will continue as airlines switch to their summer flight timetables.
They also expressed concern about messages between the wife of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and a top aide to former President Donald Trump, and signaled support for President Joe Biden’s actions in Ukraine.
The fighter jets made a pitstop in South Burlington on their way to bolster NATO’s defenses as Western allies monitor Russia’s troop movements.
