Town Meeting

Burlington Democratic Party Caucus 01/11/2015

The Burlington Democratic Committee kicked off the 2015 municipal elections at the Sustainability Academy by nominating its slate of candidates for City-wide office. In front of over 200 Burlington Democrats, City Council President Joan Shannon nominates the Mayor, and Governor Madeleine Kunin introduces Mayor Miro Weinberger and his plan to keep Burlington moving forward. The Democratic candidates for the 2015 Municipal Elections:

Mayoral Candidate:

Mayor Miro Weinberger

Candidates for City Council:

South District: Joan Shannon (City Council President, Incumbent)
North District: Carmen George
Central District: Richard "Terry" Jeroloman
East District: Carmen Scoles
Ward 3: Sarah McCall
Ward 4: Jim Holway
Ward 5: Chip Mason (City Councilor, Incumbent)
Ward 6: Karen Paul (City Councilor, Incumbent)
Ward 7: Tom Ayres (City Councilor, Incumbent)
Ward 8: Brock Gibian

Ward 5 Burlington Progressive Party Caucus 12/30/2014

Burlington Progressive Party members from Ward 5 meet to nominate Mike Fife for Progressive City Council Candidate. Brief Q & A with the candidate after.

"I Vote Vermont" Launch 12/20/2014

Celebration and official launch of I Vote Vermont, a grassroots effort to educate voters in Burlington about the prospects of extending voting eligibility to residents of Burlington who are not U.S. citizens, but are interested in participating in local elections.
Check out the Website: http://ivotevermont.org/

Burlington Progressive Party Caucus 12/07/2014

Burlington Progressive Party members vote at their Burlington caucus to nominate and endorse Progressive candidates for the 2015 city races.
Steve Goodkind was endorsed as the candidate for mayor while four Progressives received the endorsement for Burlington City Council races. They were: Jane Knodell (Central district), Selene Colburn (East District), Max Tracy (Ward 2), and Sara Giannoni (Ward 3). Two Independents also received Progressive endorsements: Sharon Bushor (Ward 1), and Ben Vidal (Ward 8).

Restoring Voting Rights 10/31/2014

Infinite Culcleasure, Local Organizer, speaks with David Andersonn of the New York Coalition to Expand Voting Rights ( www.ivotenyc.org ), sharing perspectives on a Burlington initiative which would give voting rights for non-citizen residents on municipal matters.

2014 Election Promo 06/27/2014

Ch17/Town Meeting Television 2014 Election Promo for the upcoming General and Primary Election.

Village of Essex Junction 2014 Annual Meeting 04/02/2014

Village Annual Meeting with 4 Articles warned. Visit the Village Website for more information - http://www.essexjunction.org/fileadmin/files/Misc/2014AnMtgWarning.pdf

Essex Junction Election Promo 03/31/2014

Essex Junction Election Promo.

Village of Essex Junction Trustee Candidates - 3 year Terms 03/31/2014

Incumbents George Tyler and Dan Kerin both run unopposed for the two, 3-year Trustee seats for the Village of Essex Junction.

Visit the Village website for the warning.

2014 Village of Essex Junction Budget and Ballot Presentation 03/31/2014

Village President George Tyler is joined by Merged Manager Pat Scheidel to present the budget and articles to be voted on by Village residents during the 2014 Annual Meeting on April 2nd and Australian Ballot voting on April 8th.

Visit the Village website for the warning.

Featured Story

CCTV Receives NEH Grant to Support Community Archives

CCTV Center for Media & Democracy is pleased to announce receipt of a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant alongside 32 peer archival institutions across the country. This $49,927 grant award will support efforts to preserve and expand access to audio/visual community history materials in the CCTV Archives. Read more about this opportunity here!