BRANDON, Vermont — The public has until Feb. 11 to comment on the U.S. Forest Service’s management plan for the Green Mountain National Forest around Leicester, Middlebury and Salisbury. The forest service held an open house at the Town Hall Wednesday for the project with drew about 40 people. The plan involves controlled burning and tree removal with the goal being to create a more diverse forest and promote the growth of fire-adapted plants, according to Chris Mattrick, district ranger for the Rochester and Middlebury district. Mattrick is the official who will make the final decision on what the project entails should it move forward. People at the open house had questions about the controlled burns and potential use of herbicides for tree removal. Mattrick said there are no plans in this project or any that are pending to use herbicides in Silver Lake.