Neighborhoods

Burlington Wards 1 and 8 NPA Meeting 04/11/2018

Neighborhood Planning Assemblies (NPAs) are grassroots, neighborhood organizations that were established in each of Burlington's seven Wards to empower citizen participation in City government. Working as neighborhood advocacy groups, Neighborhood Planning Assemblies facilitate communication between the citizens of Burlington and city government through regular meetings scheduled in each Ward. Wards 1 & 8 meet the second Wednesday of the month.

Department of Public Works Projects to note:

https://www.burlingtonvt.gov/DPW

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Meeting place: McClure Lobby Conference Room, FAHC/UVM Medical Center

Williston Development Review Board 04/10/2018

The Williston DRB consists of a seven member Board appointed by the Selectboard for staggered three year terms. This Board is responsible for reviewing and approving all proposed development projects. This includes conditional use, variance, site plan, and subdivision approvals. The Board also reviews Certificates of Appropriateness as recommended by the Historical Preservation Committee.

Stump the Chumps: Old North End Memories 04/10/2018

Our special guest is Gary Gile, who grew up in the Old North End. What were the outdoor games he played with neighboring kids? Kick-the-can? Red rover, red rover? Hide-and-seek? Call in your questions about the old, fun days of Burlington and Stump the Chumps.

Nadando Contra la Corriente con Justicia Migrante: Episodio 15 - Siguen las detenciones y hay cambios en la ley Polimigra 04/05/2018

Hoy 4 de Abril! Hablaremos del arresto de 3 compañeros de la comunidad aqui en Vermont; ellos estaban y trabajabando y viviendo en un rancho lechero en Sheldon Vermont. POLIMIGRA-hablaremos de los cambios la ley Polimigra; como nos afecta y que es lo mas importante a saber de los cambios y que podemos hacer juntos para que Vermont respete los derechos de todos y no sea una maquina de deportacion con apoyo de la policia. Tambien daremos un informe del programa Leche con Dignidad!
No te pierdas el show esta tarde.

Today April 4! We will talk about the arrest of 3 community partners here in Vermont; they were working and living on a dairy farm in Sheldon Vermont. POLIMIGRA-We will talk about the changes in the Polimigra law; how it affects us and what is most important to know about the changes and what we can do together so that Vermont respects the rights of all and does not become a deportation machine with the support of the police. We will also give a report of the Milk with Dignity program!
Do not miss the show this afternoon.

May Day Rally Event: www.facebook.com/events/204872213433176

Burlington Ward 6 NPA Meeting 04/05/2018

This meeting was co-facilitated by Michelle Mraz and Matt Grady. Meeting place: The Greek Orthodox Church at 600 South Willard Street

GMUHS Student on Walk Out Demonstration 04/04/2018

GMUHS Senior Sadie Wood comes into the studio to talk about the recent student walk-out demonstration in coordination with other schools across the country, as a demonstration in awareness of gun violence in the wake of the latest mass school shooting.

Farms, Land, People: Stories of the Intervale Center 04/04/2018

For 30 years, the Intervale Center has been a place of stories - stories of the land, stories of farmers and gardeners, stories of renewal, and stories of hope. To celebrate their 30th anniversary, the community is invited to participate in an evening of funny, quirky, sad, and inspiring storytelling with an Intervale theme.

The storytellers include Mandy Fischer, Tom Hudspeth, Bill Mares, Ron Krupp, Eric Seitz, Melissa Pasanen, and Seth Gillim with support from Sue Schmidt, Vermont StorySLAM Producer and Flynn Center for the Performing Arts.

The Intervale Center is a unique food and farming nonprofit in Burlington, VT with a mission to strengthen community food systems.

Learn morr at: www.intervale.org

Community Development Week Awards Ceremony 04/04/2018

The Burlington's Community & Economic Development Office (CEDO) Open House and Community Celebration features awards and recognizes the important work done to keep our communities safe, vibrant, and green.

In recognition of National Community Development Week, this program highlights the work done by CEDO and valued community partners with the Community Development Block Grant and HOME funds for our most vulnerable residents.

Mayor Miro Weinberger's proclamation can be found here: www.burlingtonvt.gov/CEDO

Featured Awards include:

The KEN SCHATZ AWARD was created in 2013 to honor those who have demonstrated an exemplary commitment to restorative justice, community-based responses to crime and conflict, and helping people stay out of (or preventing their return to) the criminal justice system.

The PETER CLAVELLE AWARD honors a professional whose leadership has advanced social equity, environmental stewardship, quality education, economic growth and vitality in Burlington.

The HERB BLOOMENTHAL AWARD FOR COMMUNITY ACTIVISM honors a volunteer whose leadership, tenacity and dedication have somehow improved Burlington’s neighborhoods.

Vermont Affordable Housing Show: How Much Progress Have We Made Since the Federal Fair Housing Act 04/04/2018

April is Fair Housing Month! Ted Wimpey, Chair of the Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition Steering Committee and Director of the CVOEO Fair Housing Project, interviews Amy Demetrowitz, Director of Real Estate Development for the Champlain Housing Trust.

On the 50th anniversary of the passage Federal Fair Housing Act in 1968 (one week after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.), these long-time leaders in affordable housing discusses systemic issues which affect its development, especially in Chittenden County. They explore some possible systemic changes — mostly at a municipal level — that could create conditions for more affordable housing to be built; less zoning that tends to be exclusionary in impact and more ways to create housing opportunities for lower- and moderate-income people. In other words, not the funding issues that are so important of course, but rather zoning and permitting factors that can enhance or obstruct more affordable housing creation.

For more information: Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition: www.vtaffordablehousing.org

More information on Housing Discrimination Law Project of Vermont Legal Aid: http://www.vtlegalaid.org | http://www.vtlawhelp.org/discriminationfair-housing

More information on Fair Housing: CVOEO Fair Housing Project | https://www.cvoeo.org | 802-864-3334 Ext. 202

Burlington Development Review Board 04/03/2018

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

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!