Politics & Government

Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger: Announcement: New CEDO Director Appointment 06/14/2012

Mayor Miro Weinberger appoints Peter Owens as the new CEDO director.

Board of Finance and City Council Budget Work Session 06/14/2012

Special budget work session of the Burlington Board of Finance and the full City Council. These are informal question and answer sessions with department heads in anticipation of voting on the full FY13 budget. City Council Meeting schedules, agendas and minutes can be found here.

True North Reports TV: Jeff Wennberg - Vermonters for Health Care Freedom 06/14/2012

Host Rob Roper speaks with Jeff Wennberg of Vermonters for Health Care Freedom, on initiatives at the state and federal level.

Burlington Electric Commission 06/13/2012

Regular meetings are held in the auditorium at Burlington Electric Department, 585 Pine Street, Burlington, Vermont.

Burlington Democrats: City Councilor Joan Shannon and David Scherr, Chair of Burlington Democratic Party 06/13/2012

Democratic City Councilors share their views and take your calls. For more info on Burlington Democrats, click here.

Lights Camera Activism - South Burlington High School Documentary Makers 06/12/2012

South Burlington High School students from the Lights, Camera, Activism class of Nissa Kauppila and Maryellen Schaefer talk about their finished documentary video projects. Listen to Robert Wetmore, Sam Bellavance, Graham Schwab and Damian Burbo describe the process of making documentaries and what they learned along the way.

Nuclear Free Future: True View of Nuclear Power After the Fukushima-Daiichi Disaster: A Rise of Infant Mortality Rates in US 06/12/2012

Host Margaret Harrington speaks with author Cecile Pineda, author of 'Devil's Tango: How I Learned the Fukushima Step by Step'.

: South Burlington City Council and Other Municipalities Discuss F-35 Proposal 06/12/2012

The South Burlington City Council joins with other local municipal, legislative and administrative officials to discuss the F-35 potential deployment at the Burlington International Airport. The South Burlington City Council is made up of 5 citizens who live in the City of South Burlington, elected at-large by the voters of the City. These five councilors sit with 2-3 year terms expiring in an annual rotation. The City Council meets regularly on the 1st & 3rd Mondays of each month to conduct business of the City and carry out the provisions of the City Charter. Special or emergency meetings can be called in the event that an urgent need arises for City Council authorization. City Council meetings are normally held at City Hall in the conference room and begin at 6pm. Check the City's website for updated information. www.sburl.com

Essex Junction Trustees 06/12/2012

The Essex Junction Trustees is the governing, legislative body for the Municipality of the Village of Essex Junction. The five member board is elected at large within the Village. The board includes the position of Village President. The position of president and vice president are decided (appointed) through a vote of the board itself. This was a function of a charter update at the 2010 annual meeting. The three year terms of the Trustees are staggered to provide continuity. The Trustees usually meet twice per month on Tuesday evenings in the meeting room at the Village municipal office building at Five Corners The public is invited to attend all meetings, and may address the board or ask questions during a special “public to be heard” section at the beginning of each meeting.

Colchester Selectboard 06/12/2012

The Town of Colchester Select Board meets at 7:30 pm on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month at the Colchester Meeting House (formerly the white church) on Main Street in the village. However, sometimes special meetings, locations and times are arranged. Check Select Board Agendas which are posted around town at various locations and always at the Library and the Post Office, as well as in the lobby of the Town Offices and on this website. If in doubt contact the Town Manager's Office at 264-5500

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!