Scott administration: No new revenues needed for Lake Champlain cleanup

Anson Tebbetts, secretary of the Agency of Agriculture for Gov. Phil Scott. Photo by Erin Mansfield/VTDigger
A panel of senior Scott administration officials say no new fees or taxes are needed to pay for Lake Champlian clean up for the next seven years.
The Legislature asked the Act 73 Working Group, to find reliable long-term funding for a federally-mandated effort to reduce phosphorus pollution in Lake Champlain.Instead of fulfilling that legislative charge, the working group, which includes