Neighborhoods

Town Meeting TV staff members Travis Washington and Bobby Lussier engage with students at the UVM Union of Students' Communityfest event. While there, they got an Update about the UVM Staff Union's current collective bargaining situation. 

From the Organizer:

With the beginning of a new school year, the UVM Union of Students is planning to bring back Communityfest, our annual event for community groups to engage directly with new students. The goal of Communityfest is to create a space where student groups, community organizations, artists, and others can talk to students about what they do and build connections. We hope to connect new Burlington residents in particular to causes they care about.

The date is October 6th from 12:00PM to 4:00PM at 406 Pearl St. This is an outdoor event, and there will be live music and food. 

For more information on the Burlington Neighborhood Planning Assemblies (NPA) and their current procedures and meeting dates, please visit burlingtonvt.gov/CEDO/Neighborhood-Services/Neighborhood-Planning-Assemblies.

From Preservation Burlington:

Co-hosts Ron Wanamaker and Liisa Reimann chat with Jason Stuffle from the Old East End group. Jason is a wealth of knowledge and helps run a cemetery tour at Green Mount Cemetery with Preservation Burlington in October. He is a founding member of the Old East End Neighbors and a lifetime member of VOCA (Vermont Old Cemetery Association). He is also on a member of the Burlington Walk/Bike Council which informally connects to the cemetery being a great place to walk.

Many Old East End residents and history are buried in Greenmount. The Fletcher Monument from Mary Fletcher Hospital which was formerly Catlin Hill before it was hospital hill. East Ave is so name because it was the road East of the Catlins. Also a great story of Catlin climbing a tree to check the view when deciding where to build. Also Grace Edgecombe Ainsworth who is buried in Greenmount owned land that became part of the cemetery, part of Centennial Field area and Schmanska Park. Also Guy Chambers buried in Greenmount owned Jason's house at one point.

More information: preservationburlington.org

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