Economy & Business

From the organizer:

Burlington City Council is holding an emergency vote to kill our anti-apartheid community petition with 1,600+ signatures and block it from the ballot. Mobilize to resist this anti-democratic attack. Hosted by the Vermont Coalition for Palestinian Liberation.

Robn Lloyd also celebrates the third anniversary of the treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons (TPNW).

Updating State Grant and Contract Requirements at the House Committee on Government Ops and Military.

On Friday, the House Government & Military Affairs committee continued their work on H.140. The committee had a walkthrough of the updated bill from legislative counsel and took testimony from various agencies as well as the Vermont League of Cities and Towns.

H.140 as introduced:
https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/H-0140/H-0140%20As%20Introduced.pdf

From Burlington City Arts (BCA):

Burlington City Arts unveils the local results of Arts & Economic Prosperity 6 (AEP6), a comprehensive economic and social impact study of the Great Burlington Area's nonprofit arts and culture industry. The study, conducted by Americans for the Arts in partnership with Burlington City Arts, demonstrates locally as well as nationally that arts and culture are a critical economic driver of vibrant communities.

Results of the study include total spending by nonprofit arts and culture organizations as well as event-related spending by their audiences–and the impact of that economic activity on jobs and tax revenue generated to the Greater Burlington Area, Vermont, and the federal government.

The AEP studies series is the nation’s largest and most inclusive study documenting the economic contributions of the arts and culture industry, demonstrating locally as well as nationally, nonprofit arts and culture are a critical economic driver of vibrant communities. Learn more at https://aep6.americansforthearts.org/

For more information visit: https://www.burlingtoncityarts.org/

From Erik Wells:

Recreation and Parks Director Todd Goodwin joins host Erik Wells to share the programs being offered through the Department, and highlight the Town’s indoor recreation space - The R.E.C. Zone. Later, Erik shares a summary of things going on around Town in Community Notebook.