Agency Central Office
OFFICE OF PLANNING AND LEGAL AFFAIRS

The Office of Planning and Legal Affairs coordinates Agency policy positions in relation to other state agencies, federal agencies and outside stakeholders.

The Office also works with Counsel for the Department of Environmental Conservation, the Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation in representing the Agency in proceedings before the Environmental Court, the Public Service Board, and the Natural Resources Board. These proceedings include: (1) Appeals of Agency actions such as the issuance or denial of permits, Appeals of Act 250 permits (2) the review of proposed projects seeking an Act 250 permit, and (3) the review of proposed projects seeking a certificate of public good before the Public Service Board.

In addition, members of this Office provide case management for large, complex projects in the Act 250 / Section 248 process, including but not limited to managing timelines for submittals and Agency responses; coordinating intra-Agency discussion of the impacts of a project; and mediating disputes with the applicant, members of the public, and state and federal officials with regard to a project.

Office of Planning and Legal Affairs Staff
ANR General Counsel	Jon Groveman	802-249-1863
Senior Environmental Litigation Attorney	Judith Dillon	802-595-2585
Environmental Litigation Attorney	Donald Einhorn	802-249-1720
Land Use Attorney	Elizabeth Lord	802-249-1904
Senior Planner & Policy Analyst	William Coster	802-595-0900
Program Technician	Tina Morgan	802-828-1295
Regulatory Review Analyst	Jennifer Mojo	802-923-6647
Related Links
View and Search Act 250 Permit Activity database
Current Section 248 Dockets
Vermont Permit Handbook
ANR Natural Resources Atlas - GIS Mapping
Natural Resources Board Staff Directory
Natural Resources Board web site
ANR's Draft Guidelines for the Review and Evaluation of Potential Natural Resources Impacts from Utility-Scale Wind Energy Facilities in Vermont April 2006 (31 pages, 1878KB PDF)
ANR's Riparian Buffer Guidance December 2005 - and associated documents.The Guidance is used in establishing Agency recommendations and testimony in the Act 250 process; and assisting applicants in designing Act 250-regulated projects that incorporate appropriate buffer zone widths for protecting riparian functions.
Vermont Planning Information Center