Detention center wins Act 250 permit

NEWBURY—The state panel reviewing a proposal by the Vermont Permanency Initiative and the Vermont Department of Children of Families to transform a former bed and breakfast into a juvenile detention center provided an Act 250 permit to the project last week.
Despite the approval by the Vermont Natural Resources Board, the state and its partner cannot move forward unless they win a court challenge to the Newbury Development Review Board’s decision to deny a local zoning permit.