Politics & Government

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.

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. Mayor-elect Miro Weinberger is sworn in as are the elected councilors from the March 2012 election.

Village of Essex Junction Trustee Candidates, Mary Morris (Incumbent), Elaine Sopchak and Andrew Brown seek 2 open 3-year seats. 2012 Annual Meeting on April 4th and Australian Ballot voting on April 10th.

This panel discusses on the implications of hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking” for natural gas in Vermont. VPIRG co-hosts this public forum alongside VNRC, and 350.org bringing International, and local experts tell their stories. The panelist included Bill McKibben – author, environmentalist and Schumann Distinguished Scholar, Middlebury College, Paul Burns – Executive Director, VPIRG, Wes Gillingham – Program Director, Catskill Mountainkeepers, a leading anti-fracking group in NY, Tracy Bach – Professor of Law, Vermont Law School, and Ginny Lyons – Chair of the Senate Natural Resources and Energy Committee. This video is produced by Arthur Hynes.