Economy & Business

For more information on current procedures and meeting dates for the Burlington Board of Finance, please visit burlingtonvt.gov/CityCouncil/BOF/Schedule.

From Melinda Moulton:

Ashley Michelle Fowler is an independent consultant and hospital administrator with over 15 years of experience and education in topics of diversity, equity, inclusion, social justice, and intercultural communication. She holds a Master of Education in Interdisciplinary Studies and a Bachelor of Science in Public Communication with a minor in Community and International Development, both from the University of Vermont. Ashley Michelle currently serves as the Administrative Program Manager in the Patricia S. Levinson Center for Multicultural and Community Affairs in the Office for Diversity and Inclusion in the Mount Sinai Health System in New York and is a PhD student at Pacific University in Forest Grove, OR, studying barriers in the healthcare system for Black men in the United States.

Ashley Michelle is a self-identified nerd with a deep interest in pop culture, trivia, technology, football, and karaoke. She is also a stand-up comedian. 

Georgie Rubens, Market Director of the Burlington Farmer's Market, gives an update on a propsal they are working on with NOFA Vermont to increase food access to Vermonters. Through base funding, the program would double the spending power of SNAP/3SquaresVT customers have and increase their ability to buy fresh and local foods. 

For more information visit: www.burlingtonfarmersmarket.org | www.nofavt.org

From the City of Burlington:

On Wednesday September 18, 2024, from 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM, an Open House public event has been scheduled at the Fletcher Free Library (235 College St) for the Memorial Block redevelopment project.

At this Open House guests will have the opportunity to engage with residents, local businesses, city staff and project partners to discuss the framework for the community's vision for the proposed redevelopment of the Memorial Block as the part of the extensive due diligence work outlined in the March 2024 Pre-Development Agreement. 

Memorial Auditorium was a public auditorium and civic center in the heart of downtown Burlington built in 1927 to honor World War I veterans. It was closed in 2016 due to structural safety concerns as a result of many decades of deferred maintenance. Memorial Auditorium sits on the southeast corner of what is known by many as the "Gateway Block" as it serves as the entrance to the City's Designated Downtown for those travelling west on Main Street.

For more information about Memorial Auditorium and Memorial Block visit: www.burlingtonvt.gov/CEDO/Memorial-Auditorium