Town Meeting Day Election Forums: Burlington Wards 2 & 3 NPA Candidate Forum and Ballots
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Agenda Items
- Welcome and Introductions - 0:00
- Burlington Fire Department / Ballot Item $1.3M for two new fire trucks and funds to refurbish a third Deputy Chief Seth Lasker, Deputy Chief Bruce Bourgeois, Michael O'Neil, Chief Engineer of the Burlington Fire Department - 1:30
- nstant Run-Off Voting / Ballot Item 2 minutes opening statement: Majority Matters, Rachel Weston 2 minutes opening statement: REPEAL IRV, Sam Osborne IRV Questions and Answers - 8:30
- School Budget / Ballot Item Presentation/Q & A – Vince Brennan, Meredith King - 43:50
- School Commissioner – Ward 2 – Matt Conger, James Guiod 2 minute opening statement, then Q & A from residents - 73:00
- School Budget / Ballot Item Presentation/Q & A – Vince Brennan, Meredith King - 85:30
- Candidate Forum: City Council - Ward 3 - Emma Mulvaney-Stanak 2 minute opening statement, then Q & A from residents - 90:00
- Candidate Forum: City Council - Ward 2 – One-Year Seat Opening statements 2 minutes each, then the floor will be open to questions from the audience/viewers: Bram Kranichfeld, Maxwell Tracy - 101:00
- Candidate Forum: City Council - Ward 2 – Two-Year Seat Opening statements 2 minutes each, then the floor will be open to questions from the audience/viewers: David Berezniak, Jonathan Leavitt - 130:20
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Channel 17 and the Wards 2 & 3 NPA collaboration on City Council, School Board candidate forums and ballot discussion. Neighborhood Planning Assemblies (NPAs) are grassroots, neighborhood organizations that were established in each of Burlington's seven Wards to encourage citizen participation in City government. Working as neighborhood advocacy groups, Neighborhood Planning Assemblies help improve communication between the citizens of Burlington and City government through regular meetings scheduled in each Ward. Wards 2 & 3 meet the second Thursday of the month. Meeting place: McClure Multi-Generational Center 241 North Winooski Avenue, Next to QTees.
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