Politics & Government

: South Burlington City Council Part 1 05/16/2011

The South Burlington City Council is made up of 5 citizens who live in the City of South Burlington, elected at-large by the voters of the City. These five councilors sit with 2-3 year terms expiring in an annual rotation. The City Council meets regularly on the 1st & 3rd Mondays of each month to conduct business of the City and carry out the provisions of the City Charter. Special or emergency meetings can be called in the event that an urgent need arises for City Council authorization. City Council meetings are held at City Hall in the conference room and begin at 7pm.

Burlington City Council Part 1 05/16/2011

The Burlington City Council meets on Mondays, three times each month at 7pm. Their meetings air live on Channel 317 (Burlington Telecom) and on Channel 17 at the air times listed below. Meeting schedules, agendas and minutes can be found here. Watch part two here.

Legislative Report: Guest: Representative Pat Brennan 05/16/2011

Hosts: Reps. Bill Aswad and David Sharpe host. Tonight's guest is Rep. Patrick Brennan, Chittenden 7-2, Colchester, Chair of House Transporation Committee.

Woodchuck Report: Guest Host Charity Tensel 05/13/2011

Guest host Charity Tensel speaks on nuclear and other energy issues.

Governor Peter Shumlin: Press Conference on Broadband 05/12/2011

Gov. Peter Shumlin and ConnectVT Commissioner Karen Marshall announce the launch of the Vermont Broadband Project website, www.broadbandvt.org on May 12, 2011.

Burlington Wards 2 & 3 NPA Meeting 05/12/2011

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. Wards 2 & 3 meet the second Thursday of the month. Meeting place: McClure Multi-Generational Center 241 North Winooski Avenue, Next to QTees.

True North Reports TV: 2011 Legislative Wrap Up 05/12/2011

Hosts Angela Chagnon and Rob Roper provide a more conservative perspective on local and state affairs, this episode dealing with the recently adjourned 2011 Legislative session.

Burlington Board of Finance 05/11/2011

The City of Burlington's Board of Finance meeting. Their responsibility is to allocate the city's funds into appropriate departments. More information on the Board's makeup and meeting times and agendas can be found here.

McNeil District Energy Plan 05/11/2011

A public meeting and presentation from Ever-Green Energy for a propposed McNeil District Energy Plan.
For an executive summary of their report click here

Burlington Electric Commission 05/11/2011

Regular meetings are held in the auditorium at Burlington Electric Department, 585 Pine Street, Burlington, Vermont.

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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!