Economy & Business

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. Ward 6 meets the first Thursday of the month. Meeting place: Greek Orthodox Church 600 South Willard Street.

See the future vision for our mall! A follow-up presentation to the community planning workshop on the future of the downtown mall site.

On December 15th, the City Council unanimously approved a robust plan to engage the public around the redevelopment of the Burlington Town Center mall in the heart of downtown. The City will be using a public-private partnership with the new owner to implement the community goals outlined in the-3-years-in-the-making planBTV. The public process for this redevelopment effort is introduced at this meeting. 

The press release and media coverage of the November 20th announcement of the mall redevelopment process and the planBTV concepts can be found here:

http://www.burlingtonvt.gov/Press/Mayor-Burlington-Town-Center-Owner-Announce-Partnership-to-Comprehensively-Redevelop-Downtow-0

Gary Younge, Author, Broadcaster and Columnist for The Guardian and The Nation speaks to the current events in our communities. Gary Younge was born in Britain to Barbadian parents.  A reporter covering Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean before being appointed The Guardian's US correwspondent in 2003.  In 2009 he won the prestigious James Cameron Award for 'combined moral vision and professional integrity.'  Sponsored by: Will Miller Social Justice Lecture Series, United Academics, UVM Department of English, James and Mary Brigham Buckam Fund.  Co-sponsors include: Green Mountain Veterans for Peace, Global Justice Ecology Project, International Socialist Organization.  Part of the Will Miller Social Justice Lecture Series. http://www.willmiller.org

The Will Miller Social Justice Lecture series brings speakers to the UVM campus and the Burlington community to provide a continuing program of radical analyses of social, ecological and political concerns. The series is dedicated to Will Miller, Vermont’s activist philosopher and UVM Philosophy Professor for 35 years.

Gwen Pokalo, Director of Women's Small Business Program is joined by Caroll Spelke, My Daddy’s Caddy and a WSBP Alumnus, speaking to her experiences in starting up a business.  More informatoin on My Daddy's Caddy: www.mydaddyscaddy.com  More information on Women's Small Business Program: http://wsbp.org