Politics & Government

Town Meeting Day Election Forums: 2010 Town of Essex Selectboard Candidates 02/08/2010

Selectboard candidates for 2, 3 year seats : Irene Wrenner, Max Levy, Jim Rose.

Williston Selectboard 02/08/2010

The Selectboard is a five member elected board. There are three positions elected for a three year term and two positions elected for a two year term on a staggered basis. The board is responsible for setting the general policy direction, passing ordinances, setting the tax rate, reviewing the budget, supervising the Town Manager and a host of other related tasks. Find the full minutes for this meeting at Williston website.

Burlington City Council 02/08/2010

The Burlington City Council meets on Mondays, three times each month at 7pm. Their meetings air live on Channel 317 (Burlington Telecom) and on Channel 17 at the air times listed below. Meeting schedules, agendas and minutes can be found here.

Town Meeting Day Election Forums: 2010 Town of Essex- Budget & Ballots Presentation 02/08/2010

Town Manager Pat Scheidel and selectboard member Linda Myers

Lake Champlain Chamber: Legislative Breakfast- Mid-Session Report 02/08/2010

Mid-Session Update with legislative leaders talking about the hot topics at the midway point of the Legislative session.

Town Meeting Day Election Forums: Airport Parking Expansion Bond Information Video 02/05/2010

On March 2, 2010 Burlington voters will consider a $21,500,000 revenue bond to expand parking at the Burlington International Airport. The proposed expansion will be paid for by revenues from the parking garage. This video provides information from airport officials about the proposal.

Governor Jim Douglas: Governor Douglas' Press Conference 02/04/2010

Governor Jim Douglas' Weekly News Conference.

Blue Ribbon Committee on Burlington Telecom 02/04/2010

The Committee is made-up of 3 Council members (Joan Shannon, Karen Paul, Clarence Davis) and 4 citizen members (David Provost, David Parker, Patrick Robins, Bill Shuttleworth). The committee is charged with: Assessing the viability of BT and assessing all available options for the financial structure of BT. The committee is expected to make recommendations to the Counci.

Town Meeting Day Election Forums: Channel 17 Town Meeting Day Election Coverage Promo 02/03/2010

Tune in Tuesday, March 2 for Channel 17 Live election coverage.

Housing and Communities Show: Smart Growth Vermont 02/03/2010

Host Mike McNamara speaks with Noelle MacKay, Executive Director of Smart Growth Vermont.

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!