2015 town meeting

Burlington Mayoral Debate - The Future of Burlington 02/10/2015

2015 Burlington Mayoral Candidates Greg Guma (I), Steven Goodkind (P), Loyal Ploof (L) and incumbent Miro Weinberger (D) participate in this AARPVermont sponsored event. The debate is focused on issues of transportation, pedestrian safety and affordable housing. Joel Baird is moderator.

Dissenting Burlington School Board Commissioners To Make Statement On Budget 02/05/2015

Burlington School Board Commissioners Garrison, Kirk, Kleman, Shumski, and Porter speak to the media regarding the FY16 Burlington School Budget. On January 13, 2015, the Burlington School Board voted 9-5 in favor of sending a $68.6 million budget to voters for the March 3 annual Town Meeting Day Election. The Fiscal Year 2016 Budget would represent a 1.75% increase over the current year’s budget. Commissioners Garrison, Kirk, Kleman, Shumski, and Porter were the minority opposition to this Board action. At this press conference, these Commissioners discuss their common decision to support passage of the Burlington School Budget at the ballot box, along with their unique reasons for doing so.

Burlington residents will go to the polls on March 3 to vote on passage of the Burlington School Budget, with early voting beginning February 12.

Burlington Ballot - Voter Eligibility 02/05/2015

Introduced by Mayor Miro Weinberger addressing the upcoming Burlington ballot question that asks, "Shall the Vermont Constitution be amended to give residents of Vermont who are not currently citizens of the United States of America the right to vote in municipal and school elections?" Rachel Seigel, Michael Ly, Infinite Culcleasure, Jeetan Khadka and Vince Brennan share insights and perspectives on this topic.

Essex Selectboard - Public Hearing 2016 Budget 01/26/2015

The Selectboard meetings are all held at the Town Offices at 81 Main Street in Essex Junction, in the downstairs conference room on the first and third Mondays of the month. The public is always welcome, and the meetings start promptly at 7:30 PM. If special accommodations are needed please call 802-878-1341.

Burlington Libertarian Town Committee Meeting 01/13/2015

The Libertarian Party's Burlington Town Committee convenes to nominate Loyal Ploof as the Libertarian candidate for Mayor of Burlington - See more at: http://www.vtlp.org/ or Loyal Ploof for Mayor Facebook page and web site: www.loyalploof.org

Ward 5 Burlington Progressive Party Caucus 12/30/2014

Burlington Progressive Party members from Ward 5 meet to nominate Mike Fife for Progressive City Council Candidate. Brief Q & A with the candidate after.

"I Vote Vermont" Launch 12/20/2014

Celebration and official launch of I Vote Vermont, a grassroots effort to educate voters in Burlington about the prospects of extending voting eligibility to residents of Burlington who are not U.S. citizens, but are interested in participating in local elections.
Check out the Website: http://ivotevermont.org/

Progressives Today: Steve Goodkind, Candidate for Burlington Mayor 12/09/2014

Host Richard Kemp speaks with Steve Goodkind, retired Public Wroks Director for Burlington and long time Progressive, on his run for Burlington Mayor.

www.progressiveparty.org

Burlington Progressive Party Caucus 12/07/2014

Burlington Progressive Party members vote at their Burlington caucus to nominate and endorse Progressive candidates for the 2015 city races.
Steve Goodkind was endorsed as the candidate for mayor while four Progressives received the endorsement for Burlington City Council races. They were: Jane Knodell (Central district), Selene Colburn (East District), Max Tracy (Ward 2), and Sara Giannoni (Ward 3). Two Independents also received Progressive endorsements: Sharon Bushor (Ward 1), and Ben Vidal (Ward 8).

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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!