Neighborhoods

Burlington Wards 1 and 8 NPA Meeting 10/10/2018

Neighborhood Planning Assemblies (NPAs) are grassroots, neighborhood organizations that were established in each of Burlington's seven Wards to empower citizen participation in City government. Working as neighborhood advocacy groups, Neighborhood Planning Assemblies facilitate communication between the citizens of Burlington and city government through regular meetings scheduled in each Ward. Wards 1 & 8 meet the second Wednesday of the month.

Meeting place: McClure Lobby Conference Room, FAHC/UVM Medical Center

Winooski Housing Policy Panel 10/09/2018

This event provides education and outreach about housing policies under consideration, what they do, what they don’t do, how they work in tandem, and how they may affect property owners and development in Winooski. This event is free and open to all – community members are encouraged to join!

Featuring:

– Michael Monte, CFOO, Champlain Housing Trust

– Erhard Mahnke, Coordinator, Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition

– Brian Pine, former Housing Director, Community and Economic Development Office (CEDO), current City Councilor

– Erik Hoekstra, Managing Partner, Redstone Properties

– Key questions to be asked at this meeting include:

• How would inclusionary zoning work in tandem with a replacement ordinance?
• How do variations in inclusionary zoning requirements produce different outcomes across communities?
• What is entailed in compliance monitoring?
• How is compliance enforced?
• What time commitment and funding resources are necessary for monitoring and enforcement?
• How have other communities established effective compliance monitoring programs?

Questions about this event can be sent to Heather Carrington, Community & Economic Development Officer:

hcarrington@winooskivt.org / 802 655 6410

Addiction Recovery Channel: Looking at Bess O'Brien's New Documentary - "Coming Home" 10/08/2018

Ed Baker and his esteemed guest Bess O’Brien discuss Bess' new documentary film “Coming Home,” a film focused on five people returning back to their Vermont communities from prison. Bess is perhaps most noted for her landmark documentary “The Hungry Heart,” which played an extremely important role in beginning to educate the public to the opioid crisis in Vermont in 2013.

Burlington School Commissioners' Corner: High School Renovation and Subsequent Bond Vote 10/02/2018

Clare Wool - Burlington School Board Chair

Dave Hartnett - Burlington City Councilor

Isaac Jenemann - BHS Student School Board Representative

Tatum Vachereau - BHS 2018 Graduate

We outline the November 6 election day ballot item for the Burlington School District's 70 million bond for Burlington High School. Our discussion gives an overview of the renovation and rebuild and the reasons that now is the time to invest in our city high school. Issues include safety, mobility and accessibility, efficiencies, and reflection of our city values and commitment to our future.

For more information visit www.bsdvt.org

Burlington Development Review Board 10/02/2018

Information on the Burlington Development Review Board is under the City's Planning and Zoning Office.

Burlington Police Commission 10/02/2018

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

Making it Happen! Local Leadership for the Future of Vermont Communities: Youth Driving Change - Stories of Leadership and Success 10/01/2018

Moderator Helen Beattie (Up For Learning) is joined by panelists Milo Cress (Be Straw Free Campaign), Lili Platt (Harwood Union International Refugee Club), and Faith Ploof (TRY for the Environment).

Vermont Community Leadership Summit, produced by the Vermont Council on Rural Development, aims to support, encourage, inspire and train leaders with the skills they need to succeed. Summit findings will contribute to a strategic planning process that works to advance opportunities, training, and partnerships to meet the needs of all kinds of leaders; expand leadership engagement in communities; and advance public policies and programs to support the long-term future of community leadership and all it means to the strength of our democracy and the vitality of our Vermont communities. In a democracy, all citizens are called upon to lead – where leaders step up, towns achieve great things. Local Citizens Make It Happen!

Making it Happen! Local Leadership for the Future of Vermont Communities: The Wisdom to Know Difference: Increasing Diversity and Equity in Community Leadership 10/01/2018

Moderator Kesha Ram (Vermont Community Foundation) is joined by panelists Ali Dieng (Burlington City Council), Brent Reader (Mississquoi Abenaki Tribal Council), and Lisa Ryan (Rutland City Board of Aldermen).

Making it Happen! Local Leadership for the Future of Vermont Communities: Creating Events and Building Community Connection 10/01/2018

Moderator Gary Holloway (VT Department of Housing and Community Development) is joined by panelists Jody Fried (Catamount Arts), Robert McBride (Rockingham Arts and Museum Project), Bill Moore (Town of Brandon), and Orly Munzing (Strolling of the Heifers).

The Vermont Community Leadership Summit, produced by the Vermont Council on Rural Development, aims to support, encourage, inspire and train leaders with the skills they need to succeed. Summit findings will contribute to a strategic planning process that works to advance opportunities, training, and partnerships to meet the needs of all kinds of leaders; expand leadership engagement in communities; and advance public policies and programs to support the long-term future of community leadership and all it means to the strength of our democracy and the vitality of our Vermont communities. In a democracy, all citizens are called upon to lead – where leaders step up, towns achieve great things. Local Citizens Make It Happen!

Making it Happen! Local Leadership for the Future of Vermont Communities: The Future of Vermont Leadership 10/01/2018

Moderated by Paul Costello (Vermont Council on Rural Development) with Vermont leaders to discuss Vermont's leadership assets, challenges and vision. Panelists include Tiffany Bluemle (Change the Story VT), Hal Colston (Story Truths, LLC), Thomas Hark (CCC US), Mitzi Johnson (Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives), and Dan Smith (Vermont Community Foundation).

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!