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	Vt. Town Rejects Purchase of Summer Camp on Shores of Lake Champlain The Republic October 5, 2011 http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/684746ef4cfb4ae2a0990428efa456d7/VT--Camp-Sale-Rejected/ COLCHESTER, Vt. — The town of Colchester won't be buying a former summer camp on the shores of Lake Champlain that belongs to Vermont's Roman Catholic Church. Voters Tuesday decisively rejected a proposal to spend $4.5 million to buy the former Camp Holy Cross from the Diocese of Burlington. The 26-acre camp includes about 900 feet of beach on Malletts Bay. About 3,000 people voted and the proposal was rejected 69 percent against to 31 percent in favor. Proponents of the plan had hoped to keep the land open to the public. The diocese is selling the camp to help pay a $17.6 million judgment that settles a series of priest sex abuse cases. The Burlington Free Press (http://bit.ly/nU8NH8 ) says the church is now free to sell the property to other buyers.
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