Link"The key is to project beyond immediate controversies over applications for subdivisions and to say, ‘Let’s envision the future that we would love to have,' " said Prof. John Elder of Middlebury, "at which point there is considerable agreement."
They have spent the semester attending town dinners, exploring farms and forest, and visiting dozens of homes. Some students grew up in places where sprawl is the norm, so they were eager to explore a small town and its singular sense of place.
"I'm guilty, like most of us, of really romanticizing Vermont life and Vermont towns," said Max Kanter, a junior from Phoenix. "Now I have a sense of the challenge they have to stay afloat."
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