WHEREAS, it appears that certain land and premises located in the Town of Colchester, County of Chittenden and State of Vermont, hereinafter described and presently under the jurisdiction and control of the Agency of Administration, Department of Buildings and General Services, State of Vermont, has become and is no longer necessary for purposes of the Agency of Administration, Department of Buildings and General Services; and

WHEREAS, the Agency of Transportation, desires the use of said land and premises for its purposes;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT I, Howard Dean, MD, by virtue of the powers vested in me as Governor of Vermont, do hereby transfer and set over from the Agency of Administration, Department of Buildings and General Services to the jurisdiction and control of the Agency of Transportation for its purposes the following described land and premises, to wit:

Being part of the same land and premises acquired by the State of Vermont from Arbortech Inc. by Warranty  Deed dated July 15, 1998, and recorded in Book 293 at Pages 226-229 of the Town of Colchester Land Records. The parcels are more particularly described as follows:

A parcel of land located in the Town of Colchester, County of Chittenden, State of Vermont, and more particularly described as follows:

Beginning at an iron pipe found located in the northwest corner of said property, said iron pipe found also being located on the easterly right-of-way of U.S. Route 7, and on the Colchester-Milton Town Line; thence proceeding from the aforementioned iron pipe found S 62/d-59’-48" E for a distance of five hundred four and eighty hundredths feet (504.80’) to an iron pipe found; thence proceeding from said iron pipe found S 62/d-45’-16" E for a distance of two hundred five and eighty nine hundredths feet (205.89’) to an iron pipe found; thence proceeding from said iron pipe found S 0/d-18’-22" W for a distance of four hundred thirty and sixty eight hundredths feet (430.68’) to an iron pipe found; thence proceeding from said iron pipe found N 89/d-51’-46" W for a distance of four hundred sixty five and ninety two hundredths feet (465.92’) to an unmonumented point; thence proceeding from said unmonumented point N 0/d-08’-14" E for a distance of four hundred and zero hundredths feet (400.00’) to an unmonumented point; thence proceeding from said unmonumented point S 89/d-51’-46" E for a distance of forty and zero hundredths feet (40.00’) to an unmonumented point; thence proceeding from said unmonumented point N 0/d-08’-14" E one hundred thirty five and zero hundredths feet (135.00’) to an unmonumented point; thence proceeding from said unmonumented point N 89/d-51’-46" W for a distance of two hundred forty and forty six hundredths feet (240.46’) to an unmonumented point located on the easterly right-of-way of U.S. Route 7; thence proceeding from the aforementioned unmonumented point in and along the easterly right-of-way of U.S. Route 7 on a curve having a radius of one thousand three hundred ninety nine and sixty nine hundredths feet (R=1399.69’) and a length of two hundred twenty and forty three hundredths feet (L=220.43’) to the point or place of beginning.

Said parcel contains 6.53 acres.

Beginning at an iron pipe found on the easterly right-of-way of US Route 7, and iron pipe found is also the northwesterly property corner of Arbortech, Inc. so called; thence proceeding from the aforementioned iron pipe found N 2/d-34’-43" W in and along the easterly right-of-way of US Route 7 for a distance of three hundred thirteen and ninety three hundredths feet (313.93’) to an iron pipe found; thence proceeding from said iron pipe found N 2/d-34’-43" W in and along the easterly right-of-way of US Route 7 for a distance of thirty four and fifty seven hundredths feet (34.57’) to an unmonumented point; thence proceeding from said unmonumented point in and along the easterly right-of-way of US Route 7 on a curve having a radius of one thousand three hundred ninety nine and sixty nine hundredths feet (R=1399.69’) and a length of one hundred eighty seven and zero four hundredths feet (L=187.04’) to an unmonumented point; thence proceeding from said unmonumented point S 89/d-51’-46" E for a distance of two hundred forty and forty six hundredths feet (240.46’) to an unmonumented point; thence proceeding from said unmonumented point S 0/d-08’-14" W for a distance of one hundred thirty five and zero hundredths feet (135.00’) to an unmonumented point; thence proceeding from said unmonumented point N 89/d-51’-46" W for a distance of forty and zero hundredths feet (40.00’) to an unmonumented point; thence proceeding S 0/d-08’-14" W for a distance of four hundred and zero hundredths feet (400.00’) to an unmonumented point; thence proceeding from said unmonumented point N 89/d-51’-46" W for a distance of one hundred eighty five and zero hundredths feet (185.00’) to the point or place of beginning.

Said parcel contains 2.53 acres.

Parcels A & B are depicted on mylar slide #355, filed in the Colchester Land Records on February 2, 2001.

This Executive Order shall take effect upon execution.

Dated October 5, 2001.