"Our feeling is that, if we force this level and degree of change on our districts and our (supervisory unions), it simply won't work," task force member and former superintendent Jay Badams said.

Following a parade through the city's downtown, a ceremony at the town hall included reflective speeches from students and veterans alike.

The notices signal an end to the yearslong fight to prevent development in a corner of the city’s nature park that boasts sweeping views of the Green Mountains.

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It is heartening that so many people love the forest, but disagreement about whether and how to manage forests is just under the surface.