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| 2 | | - | 2025 |
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| 4 | | - | VT LEG #382795 v.1 |
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| 5 | | - | No. R-114. House concurrent resolution congratulating Tyler Riggs of Fletcher on |
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| 6 | | - | the Vermont Forest Products Association naming him Vermont’s Outstanding |
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| 7 | | - | Sawmill Operator 2024. |
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| 8 | | - | (H.C.R.94) |
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| 9 | | - | Offered by Representatives Lipsky of Stowe, Boyden of Cambridge, Gregoire of |
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| 10 | | - | Fairfield, Bailey of Hyde Park, Bishop of Colchester, Durfee of Shaftsbury, Galfetti of |
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| 11 | | - | Barre Town, Greer of Bennington, Hango of Berkshire, Harple of Glover, Kascenska of |
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| 12 | | - | Burke, Kleppner of Burlington, LaMont of Morristown, McFaun of Barre Town, Morgan, |
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| 13 | | - | L. of Milton, Morgan, M. of Milton, Nelson of Derby, North of Ferrisburgh, O'Brien of |
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| 14 | | - | Tunbridge, Priestley of Bradford, Southworth of Walden, Surprenant of Barnard, |
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| 15 | | - | Tagliavia of Corinth, Waters Evans of Charlotte, White of Waitsfield, White of Bethel, |
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| 16 | | - | and Winter of Ludlow |
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| 17 | | - | Whereas, an outstanding example of an enterprising and innovative Vermont sawmill |
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| 18 | | - | owner is Tyler (Tucker) Riggs, the proprietor of LSF Forest Products, LLC (LSF) in |
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| 19 | | - | Jeffersonville, a company that his father established in 2003, and |
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| 20 | | - | Whereas, soon after the company’s establishment, Tucker Riggs returned home to |
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| 21 | | - | Vermont to develop this new business with his father, and LSF has evolved into a |
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| 22 | | - | respected community-focused sawmill, and |
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| 23 | | - | Whereas, Tucker Riggs has garnered many compliments from employees, colleagues, |
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| 24 | | - | and loyal customers and is genuinely well liked, and |
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| 25 | | - | Whereas, he has been described as thoughtful, always seeking to improve the mill’s |
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| 26 | | - | workflow, and extremely attentive to safety, and |
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| 27 | | - | Whereas, community relations are a high priority for Tucker Riggs, and LSF has |
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| 28 | | - | hosted State officials, industry peer groups, school groups of all ages, and environmental |
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| 29 | | - | organizations, and |
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| 30 | | - | Whereas, seeking to enhance LSF’s operations and improve his business acumen, |
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| 31 | | - | Tucker Riggs enrolled in the University of Vermont Extension’s Forest Business |
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| 32 | | - | program, and as a result of the company’s success, LSF is doubling its annual production |
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| 33 | | - | capacity to approximately one million board feet per year, and the company has received |
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| 34 | | - | a Vermont Working Lands Enterprise Initiative Supply Chain Impact Grant to finance the |
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| 35 | | - | project, and |
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| 36 | | - | Whereas, in recognition of his laudable industry leadership, the Vermont Forest |
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| 37 | | - | Products Association chose Tucker Riggs as Vermont’s Outstanding Sawmill Operator |
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| 38 | | - | 2024, now therefore be it |
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| 1 | + | StateofVermont |
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| 2 | + | HouseofRepresentatives |
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| 3 | + | Montpelier,Vermont |
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| 4 | + | ConcurrentHouseResolution |
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| 5 | + | H.C.R.94 |
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| 6 | + | OfferedbyRepresentativesLipskyofStowe,BoydenofCambridge,GregoireofFairfield,BaileyofHyde |
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| 7 | + | Park,BishopofColchester,DurfeeofShaftsbury,GalfettiofBarreTown,GreerofBennington,Hangoof |
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| 8 | + | Berkshire,HarpleofGlover,KascenskaofBurke,KleppnerofBurlington,LaMontofMorristown,McFaunof |
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| 9 | + | BarreTown,Morgan,L.ofMilton,Morgan,M.ofMilton,NelsonofDerby,NorthofFerrisburgh,O'Brienof |
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| 10 | + | Tunbridge,PriestleyofBradford,SouthworthofWalden,SurprenantofBarnard,TagliaviaofCorinth,Waters |
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| 11 | + | EvansofCharlotte,WhiteofWaitsfield,WhiteofBethel,andWinterofLudlow |
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| 12 | + | HouseconcurrentresolutioncongratulatingTylerRiggsofFletcherontheVermontForestProducts |
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| 13 | + | AssociationnaminghimVermont’sOutstandingSawmillOperator2024 |
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| 14 | + | Whereas,anoutstandingexampleofanenterprisingandinnovativeVermontsawmillownerisTyler |
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| 15 | + | (Tucker)Riggs,theproprietorofLSFForestProducts,LLC(LSF)inJeffersonville,acompanythathisfather |
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| 16 | + | establishedin2003, and |
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| 17 | + | Whereas,soonafterthecompany’sestablishment,TuckerRiggsreturnedhometoVermonttodevelopthis |
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| 18 | + | newbusinesswithhisfather,andLSFhasevolvedintoarespectedcommunity-focusedsawmill, and |
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| 19 | + | Whereas,TuckerRiggshasgarneredmanycomplimentsfromemployees,colleagues,andloyalcustomers |
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| 20 | + | andisgenuinelywellliked, and |
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| 21 | + | Whereas,hehasbeendescribedasthoughtful,alwaysseekingtoimprovethemill’sworkflow,and |
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| 22 | + | extremelyattentivetosafety, and |
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| 23 | + | Whereas,communityrelationsareahighpriorityforTuckerRiggs,andLSFhashostedStateofficials, |
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| 24 | + | industrypeergroups,schoolgroupsofallages,andenvironmentalorganizations, and |
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| 25 | + | Whereas,seekingtoenhanceLSF’soperationsandimprovehisbusinessacumen,TuckerRiggsenrolledin |
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| 26 | + | theUniversityofVermontExtension’sForestBusinessprogram,andasaresultofthecompany’ssuccess,LSF |
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| 27 | + | isdoublingitsannualproductioncapacitytoapproximatelyonemillionboardfeetperyear,andthecompany |
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| 28 | + | hasreceivedaVermontWorkingLandsEnterpriseInitiativeSupplyChainImpactGranttofinancethe |
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| 29 | + | project, and |
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| 30 | + | Whereas,inrecognitionofhislaudableindustryleadership,theVermontForestProductsAssociationchose |
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| 31 | + | TuckerRiggsasVermont’sOutstandingSawmillOperator2024,nowthereforebeit |
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