Tropical Storm Irene damaged or destroyed public records, changed the course of rivers and streams and sprouted an unexpected thicket of legal issues that will have to be solved by the Legislature.
In an effort to identify some of those issues and propose solutions, Senate President Pro Tem John Campbell announced Tuesday that he has appointed the executive director of the Vermont Bar Association, Bob Paolini, to lead a task force that will have proposals ready for lawmakers when they return to Montpelier in January, the Associated Press reported yesterday.