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South Burlington Indoor Recreation Facility - 2nd Public Forum 09/17/2019

What do you want in an Indoor Recreation Facility? Pickleball? Basketball? Volleyball? Multi-use gymnasium spaces? Movement studio? Seniors' fitness? Tai Chi? Maker's space? Dance room? Walking track? Social space? A pool? Turf surface for lacrosse, soccer, or baseball/softball practices?

Check the City's website for updated information: www.sbvt.gov

Ali's Corner: BTV Net Zero Energy 09/16/2019

Burlington Ward 7 City Councilor Ali Dieng interviews the General Manager of Burlington Electric Department, Darren Springer.

Operation City on a Hill: Creating an Entrepreneurial Culture 09/10/2019

Host Robert Maynard is joined in studio by Thomas Dickerson, Ph.D., the co-founder of Geopipe, Inc.

Geopipe Inc. is a software company that develops 3D models of actual cities and is part of a network called the Vermont Center for Emerging Technology. Thomas met his future co-founder while still in high school when they were working together on projects.

The topic of this show is the motivational drive that prompts young people to dream of becoming an entrepreneur.

Burlington Mayor's Press Conference: Burlington Electric Department to Release Net Zero Energy Roadmap and New Initiatives 09/09/2019

Burlington, VT – Today, Mayor Miro Weinberger, Burlington Electric Department General Manager Darren Springer, and City Director of Sustainability Jennifer Green, along with other stakeholders, release the City’s Net Zero Energy Roadmap, which details a path for Burlington to accomplish one of the most ambitious local climate goals in the country, and will also announce new initiatives to support achieving it.

WHO:

Mayor Miro Weinberger
Darren Springer, General Manager, Burlington Electric Department
Jennifer Green, Sustainability Director, City of Burlington
James “Duke” Dutra, Chief Union Steward, IBEW Local 300, and Working Crew Leader – Technician, Burlington Electric Department
Gabrielle Stebbins, Chairperson, Burlington Electric Commission
Jan Demers, Executive Director, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity
Two 4th-Grade Students from Edmunds Elementary School

WHEN: Monday, September 9, 1:30 pm

WHERE: Contois Auditorium, City Hall, 149 Church Street

Positively Vermont: The Champlain Region Model Rocket Club 09/09/2019

Dennis McMahon, Esq., speaks with Howard Druckerman, president of the Champlain Regional Model Rocket Club.

For more information, please visit: www.crmrc.org

Mr. Scammer – Back to School Scams 09/04/2019

Elliott Greenblott, Vermont’s AARP Fraud Watch Coordinator, looks at Back-to-School scams, and follows with a flurry of useful advisory notices.

Lake Champlain Chamber: Expanding Economic Opportunity for Vermonters 09/04/2019

Host Tom Torti, President, LCRCC is joined by Joan Goldstein, Commissioner of Economic Development to discuss expanding economic opportunity for Vermonters.

www.vermont.org/chamber | btvignite.com

The Green New Deal: Economic Implication on US-Germany Relations 09/04/2019

The Vermont Council on World Affairs hosts a conversation at the ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain.

Dr. Claudia Kemfert is a German expert on the nexus of economics, energy, and the environment with a focus on the economic cost of climate change, future energy security and the economic opportunities presented by an intelligent energy change.

Burlington Police Commission 08/27/2019

The Burlington Police Commissioners meet on the 4th Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. in the Burlington Police Department Community Room, 1 North Avenue. There is a Public Forum at the beginning of each meeting where members of the public may address the Commission.

Meetings are noticed via the Burlington Police Department website, the City of Burlington website, and via local media. If a meeting is cancelled, postponed, or rescheduled, information will be on the BPD website, the City website, and via local media. When possible, a sign will also be posted on the Administrative entrance door to BPD.

The latest approved Police Commission Meeting Minutes and Upcoming Meeting Agendas are posted on their website at: https://www.burlingtonvt.gov/police

South Burlington Indoor Recreation Facility Public Forum 08/26/2019

Share your input from 7:00pm to 8:30pm at the Green Mountain room, South Burlington City Hall, 575 Dorset Street.

Check the City's website for updated information: www.sbvt.gov

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!