Environment

This meeting, hosted by the South Burlington Form Based Code Committee.

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.

Mary Sullivan, Communications Coordinator for the Burlington Electric Department, and Jennifer Green, Legacy Project and Sustainability Coordinator with Burlington CEDO, speak to the City of Burlington's Climate Action Plan, its history and direction.  more information at www.burlingtonvt.gov/CAP/

Burlington has a long history of climate change planning, beginning in 1996 when Burlington became one of the first cities to join the “Cities for Climate Protection” campaign. This led to a 1998 City Council resolution to reduce our emissions to 10% below 1990 levels and the creation the first climate action plan. Burlington conducted its first greenhouse gas inventory in 2008, which was accompanied by a community process that researched and brainstormed action items to reduce the City’s climate footprint. Over 200 recommendations resulted. These strategies were then sorted and filtered, analyzed, and prioritized, forming the basis of the climate action plan update.

Gov. Peter Shumlin holds a press conference at Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf.