From AARP Vermont:

Housing Forum will explore how New North End (NNE) residents can remain in their community that they love, in safer homes that will support them in their later years.

Co-hosted by AARP Vermont and the City of Burlington, the Housing Forum will explore how New North End (NNE) residents can remain in their community that they love, in safer homes that will support them in their later years.

The event hosts will be Kelly Stoddard-Poor, Associate State Director at AARP Vermont and Sarah Morgan, Senior Planner from the City of Burlington.

Learn about innovative renovation options as well as opportunities to create smaller, more affordable age-friendly dwellings and other living options that support aging in place.

Hear from NNE residents about their housing and aging in place challenges.

Take thisopportunity to contribute information about your needs and housing challenges. Voice your opinion about the housing options that you’d like to see and the barriers that make it hard to achieve those objectives.

The Panelists are:

• RL Mace Universal Design Institute: Richard Duncan, Executive Director
  • RL Mace Universal Design Institute is the nation’s leading authority on universally designed homes (UD). Learn how UD and age-friendly features can help you age in place in homes that appeal to all ages.
• HomeShare Vermont: Connor Timmons, Executive Director
  • HomeShare has developed a comprehensive and client-driven screening and matching process over the past 40+ years to make the best matches possible. Their screening process focuses on safety and security. Each match is unique and based upon the interests, needs, and lifestyles of the individuals involved.
• Cathedral Square & SASH: Molly Duggan, Director of Policy & Strategic Initiatives
  • Support and Services at Home (SASH) supports the health and well-being of Medicare recipients and people with disabilities. It is a free, voluntary program developed by Cathedral Square that focuses on investing in wellness and addressing the social determinants of health, including housing.
• City of Burlington's Community of Economic Development Office: Brian Pine, Director
  • CEDO provides housing support to Burlington in a number of ways: through grants and loans for building and maintaining affordable housing, overseeing the inclusion of affordable housing in new construction, and supporting innovative housing initiatives. 

For more information visit: https://local.aarp.org/aarp-event/new-north-end-housing-forum-l3n468swsng.html

For more information on the Colchester Selectboard and their current procedures and meeting dates, please reference the meeting agendas at clerkshq.com/Colchester-vt.

Host Emily Brewer, CCTV, interviews Emma Danaher, Miss Vermont's Teen 2025. Danaher is the 20th Miss Vermont’s Teen.

Video credit: Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center; Photo credit: Jon Adams Photography

From the organizer:

Danaher is a 16-year-old native of Essex, Vermont and a sophomore in high school. In addition to receiving a $3,000 scholarship, she is also the recipient of a full academic scholarship to the University of Alabama through the Miss America Opportunity valued at over $100,000. This scholarship is awarded to every state teen titleholder across the country provided she is accepted to the school. Danaher plans to utilize this scholarship to study Health Sciences and eventually become an Interventional Cardiologist. 

More information about becoming a candidate at the 2026 competition can be found at https://missvermont.org.

From the Office of Senator Welch:

U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) hosts a virtual roundtable to hear from Vermont businesses and organizations about the impact of Trump’s misguided tariff policies and his Trade War. This event will be open to press, who are encouraged to attend and hear directly from impacted Vermonters and Senator Welch.

Participants include: Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Governor Tina Kotek (D-Ore.), and Ivy Enoch, a Representative from Hunger Free Vermont.

On Tuesday, Senator Welch took to the Senate floor to blast the proposed tariffs, which would be a tax on Vermonters. Attendees and constituents are invited to share how President Trump’s economic policies will impact their family, farm, or community by sharing their story on Senator Welch’s website.

This follows a roundtable Senator Welch held in St. Albans on Monday, January 27, where he heard from businesses and state and local leaders about the President’s threats to reignite a trade war with Canada, Mexico and China. 

From Burlington School Commissioners' Corner: 

Board Chair Clare Wool meets with guest Brian Leet, from Freeman French Freeman Architects, to give an update of the development progress to the BHS/BTC campus.

For more information visit: www.bsdvt.org

Host Meghan O'Rourke, CCTV, speaks with Representative Alyssa Black (CHI-24, Essex) and Representative Daisy Berbeco (CHI-21, Winooski) about the 2025 legislative session.

To contact your local representative, you can find their contact information on the State's website. 

The Burlington City Council and the Mayor report on general city affairs. - burlingtonvt.gov

To watch the full meetings: cctv.org/watch-tv/series/burlington-city-council

Host Meghan O'Rourke, CCTV, speaks with Representative Doug Bishop (CHI-20, Colchester), Representative Golrang "Rey" Garofano (CHI-23, Essex), and Representative Bridget Marie Burkhardt (CHI-8, South Burlington) about the 2025 legislative session.

To contact your local representative, you can find their contact information on the State's website. 

For more information on current procedures and meeting dates for the Burlington Board of Finance, please visit burlingtonvt.gov/CityCouncil/BOF/Schedule.