Neighborhoods

Burlington Partnership for a Healthy Community: 10th Anniversary & Roots of Prevention Awards Ceremony 04/18/2018

Roots of Prevention is an annual award celebration created to publicly recognize individuals, programs, and organizations who have positively impacted Burlington by providing prevention opportunities and supporting health and wellness in the community. This year the Partnership is also celebrating its 10th anniversary.

Keynote Speaker: Vermont State Attorney General T.J. Donovan

Awardees are:

DG Weaver Award – Hawa Adam
Youth and Families Award – Deena Murphy
Outstanding Group Award – BHS International Club
Outstanding Program Award – Burlington Boys Soccer: Jack Myers, Bob Day & Fran Demasi

Historic Church Street: The Heart & Soul of the Queen City 04/18/2018

Today, Church Street remains the heart and soul of Burlington. The street itself thrives as a bustling commercial center, and its historic architecture is remarkably well preserved, providing a distinctive character to this beloved part of our Queen City. Professor Thomas Visser, Director of the Historic Preservation Program at the University of Vermont, takes us through history with his insights and research into this most important urban thoroughfare.

For more information: champlain.edu/about-champlain/news-and-events/church-street-history

Burlington Public Works Commission 04/18/2018

The Burlington Public Works Commission represents the citizens of Burlington in determining and demanding appropriate departmental performance.

For more information contact Chapin Spencer at (802) 863-9094.

Normal meeting date is the 3rd Wednesday of each month.

Burlington Police Commission 04/17/2018

The Burlington Police Commissioners meet on the 4th Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. in the Burlington Police Department Community Room, 1 North Avenue. There is a Public Forum at the beginning of each meeting where members of the public may address the Commission.

Meetings are noticed via the Burlington Police Department website, the City of Burlington website, and via local media. If a meeting is cancelled, postponed, or rescheduled, information will be on the BPD website, the City website, and via local media. When possible, a sign will also be posted on the Administrative entrance door to BPD.

The latest approved Police Commission Meeting Minutes and Upcoming Meeting Agendas are posted on their website at: https://www.burlingtonvt.gov/police

Burlington Development Review Board 04/17/2018

Information on the Burlington Development Review Board is under the City's Planning and Zoning Office.

Burlington City Council 04/16/2018

The Burlington City Council meets on Mondays, often three times each month at 7pm. Their meetings air live on Channel 317 (Burlington Telecom) and repeat on Channel 17 at the air times listed below.

Winooski Planning Commission: Joint Winooski Planning and Public Works Commissions - Main Street Revitalization 04/12/2018

Joint Planning and Public Works Commission Meeting Re: Main Street Revitalization.

The Winooski Planning Commission meets on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month. The Planning Commission is responsible for setting out land use and development policies for the City, as adopted by the City Council. Vermont statute lays out broad policies; these are tailored locally in each community. The Municipal Development Plan is the land use policy document for the City and is implemented through the Unified Land Use Regulations. Both plan and ordinance are work-products of the Commission.

Burlington Wards 2 and 3 NPA Meeting 04/12/2018

Monthly meeting of the Wards 2 & 3 Neighborhood Planning Assembly.

Essex Planning Commission 04/12/2018

Town of Essex Planning Commission meetings are all held at the Town Offices at 81 Main Street in Essex Junction, in the downstairs conference room on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month. The public is always welcome, and the meetings start promptly at 6:30 PM. If special accommodations are needed please call (802) 878-1343.

Burlington Democrats: City Council Updates 04/11/2018

Councilor Adam Roof, I-Ward 8 and Councilor Richard Deane, D-East District discuss local issues.

Featured Story

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!