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No Lease Extension for VTANG! Ground the F-35 Now! Rally and Demonstration 10/23/2023

From the organizer:

This rally is in opposition to the 25-year extension of the lease of 280 acres at the airport for the Vermont Air National Guard (VTANG). The existing lease expires in 2048. The mayor is asking the city council to ratify the agreement to extend that lease to 2073.

Fight for our children, our mental health, our physical health, our planet, affordable housing, and peace and justice. Fight against deafening noise pollution, genocide and war, corrupt politicians, carbon pollution, air pollution, and forever chemicals.

F-35 Update 09/30/2014

Rosanne Greco, Jimmy Leas and Attorney Jim Dumont share the status of local opposition to siting the F-35 aircraft at the Burlington International Airport.

F-35 Update 07/29/2014

Rosanne Greco, Jimmy Leas and Attorney Jim Dumont share the status of local opposition to siting the F-35 aircraft at the Burlington International Airport.

Airport Mitigation 101 Addressing Noise, Families, Neighborhoods 12/09/2013

Calls for a stopping use of F-16 afterburners, putting families back into vacant homes surrounding the airport, and no more home demolitions in the neighborhoods surrounding the airport, are made by Community Activist James Lease and Airport Neighborhood resident, Ray Gonda, prior to a press conference announcing a collaborative planning process by the Cities of Burlington, South Burlington, aimed at addressing issues related to noise abatement and the future use of purchased properties in the greater BTV/Chamberlin School neighborhood.

Collaborative Planning for Airport Noise Abatement 12/09/2013

The Cities of South Burlington and Burlington announce next steps fpr a collaborative planning process with the Chamberlin School neighborhood, Burlington International Airport and other interested parties made possible in part by the award of a Municipal Planning Grant. The collaborative planning process will address issues related to noise abatement and the future use of purchased properties in the greater BTV/Chamberlin School neighborhood.

Participants in the press conference include: Pam Mackenzie, Chair, South Burlington City Council - Miro Weinberger, Mayor, City of Burlington - Lawrence Miller, Secretary, Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development - Colonel Joel Clark, Vermont National Guard - David Young, Superintendent, South Burlington School District - Michele Boomhower, Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission - Representatives of the Vermont Congressional Delegation

St. Michael's College: Conversation on the F-35 10/17/2012

Panelists: Tom Torti, President of the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce, who served 16 years for two governors of different political parties, as Commissioner of Personnel; Commissioner of Buildings and General Services; Deputy Secretary of the Agency of Administration, and Secretary of the Agency of Natural Resources. A member of the COTS board, Mr. Torti received national recognition for his development of intervention strategies for cases of child abuse and neglect. Frank Cioffi, past president of Vermont Association of Realtors, Commissioner of the Vermont Department of Economic Development in Gov. Howard Dean’s administration, now President of Greater Burlington Industrial Corp. (GBIC) & Cynosure, the Regional Economic Development Corporation for Chittenden County. Rosanne Greco, South Burlington City Council Chairwoman, retired Air Force Colonel, with over 35 years of experience. Col. Greco specialized in strategic intelligence and arms control, and was a delegate for the U.S. to four international arms control negotiations

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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!