ABSTRACT
The execution of the Memorandum of Agreement in 1996 and the resulting land swap were the important steps in the Killington Resort's expansion strategy. American Skiing Company's (ASC) next step was to file the Act 250 applications for the Interconnect, Woodward Reservoir, and the Resort Village. The interconnect project showcases how prior agreements among stakeholders can affect the Act 250 permit process. The District Commission has imposed the conditions relating to other criteria that could allow it, in the future, to develop a better understanding of and ability to monitor the ecological impacts of the Interconnect. By agreeing to the land swap for the protection of Parker's Gore East and its black bear habitat and fragile wetlands, the Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) had essentially agreed to allow Killington's plans to construct the Interconnect and Resort Village in the growth center, and to use Woodward Reservoir for snowmaking, to proceed unimpeded.
