Coronavirus

Burlington, VT – Today, Mayor Miro Weinberger and community partners will provide City updates, including on the City’s response to COVID-19. Today’s briefing will include a discussion about the pandemic with Dr. Stephen Leffler from the University of Vermont Medical Center, an update on conversations with colleges about fall planning, and a substantive update on the CityPlace Burlington project.

WHAT: City briefing

WHO:

Mayor Miro Weinberger

Dr. Stephen Leffler, President and Chief Operating Officer of the University of Vermont Medical Center

WHEN: Today, Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at 2:00 pm

WHERE: Broadcast and radio reporters are invited to attend in person in the Mayor’s Office at City Hall if needed for your coverage. For all others, please join via one of three options:

· Zoom webinar: https://zoom.us/j/981431445

· Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/MiroBTV/

· Phone: (929) 205-6099, Webinar ID: 981 431 445

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Mayor Miro Weinberger, members of the Administration, and community partners provide an update on the City’s response to COVID-19. Today’s briefing includes an update on the pandemic with Dr. Stephen Leffler from the University of Vermont Medical Center, procedures in place at the Burlington International Airport, the latest on the City’s Supportive Quarantine Program, Open Streets and Plant for the People events this weekend, the partial re-opening of the Fletcher Free Library, and other topics.

Mayor Miro Weinberger

Dr. Stephen Leffler, President and Chief Operating Officer of the University of Vermont Medical Center

Gene Richards, Director of Aviation at the Burlington International Airport

Zach Williamson, City’s Resource & Recovery Center and BCA Festival & Events Director

Mary Danko, Director of the Fletcher Free Library

Mayor Miro Weinberger, members of the Administration, and community partners provide an update on the City’s response to COVID-19. This briefing includes an update from the University of Vermont Medical Center and discussion of the pandemic locally and nationally, the “Three Cs” to avoid to continue to contain the virus, concerns about risk of virus transmission in bars, reflections on the passage of the Fiscal Year 2021 budget, information about voting in the August 11 election, introducing “Grazing on the Greenway,” plans for July 3, and other topics.

Mayor Miro Weinberger

Dr. Stephen Leffler, President and Chief Operating Officer of the University of Vermont Medical Center

Amy Bovee, Assistant City Clerk in the Clerk/Treasurer’s Office

Cindi Wight, Director of Parks, Recreation & Waterfront Department