Don Keelan: Too much red tape

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Don Keelan, a retired certified public accountant and resident of Arlington. The piece first appeared in the Bennington Banner.
Eleven years ago, 82 individuals from Bennington County and other locations in the Northeast were involved with bringing the 2007 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree to Washington, D.C. The eight-day journey to D.C. with the 60-foot balsam from the Green Mountain National Forest (plus 92 smaller trees) made Vermont unique in delivering