School Board Wants A Say On Irasburg Asphalt Plant
(World News USA)

IRASBURG — The school board that governs Irasburg Village School wants a say on an upgrade to the asphalt plant in Irasburg that needs an Act 250 permit amendment. The Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District board voted Monday to file a petition with the District 7 Environmental Commission to become a party in the review of the amendment application — even though the deadline to apply is long past. The school board is not taking a stand either for or against the project. Barring that, the school board is asking to be allowed to participate as a “friend” to the commission, without appeal rights. People opposed to the plant or its expansion have expressed...