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Adam Roof, City Councilor (I-Ward 8), speaks with Richard Deane, City Councilor (D-East District), about the history and future of Burlington Telecom and its upcoming sale, the Burlington budget and taxes, the Community Development and Neighborhood Revitalization Committee (CDNR), and the conservation and protection of our open and urban wild land and trails.

The Williston Selectboard is a five member elected board. There are three positions elected for a three year term and two positions elected for a two year term on a staggered basis. The board is responsible for setting the general policy direction, passing ordinances, setting the tax rate, reviewing the budget, supervising the Town Manager, and a host of other related tasks.

Host Peggy Luhrs discusses the media and Trump's agenda.

A discussion of the meaning of Frederick Douglas' Fourth of July Speech.

Robert Maynard was one of many individuals with the Vermont Humanities Council who hosted events commemorating the Fourth of July Speech by escaped slave and abolitionist Frederick Douglas on July 5, 1852 in Rochester, New York. Listen to this show to learn about why this speech is still very relevant to today.

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 normally held at City Hall in the conference room and begin at 7pm.

Check the City's website for updated information: www.sburl.com

Tom Torti, President, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce, speaks with Either Cathy Davis, Vice President, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce and John Antonucci, Director of Entrepreneurship about Let's Talk Progress. 

More information about the LCRCC at: http://www.vermont.org/chamber

Community and Economic Development Office (CEDO) Lead Program Outreach Specialist Lauren Pyatt speaks with Todd Rawlings, CEDO Housing Program Manager, Jeff Tanguay, Burlington Lead Program Senior Program Specialist.

Ron Wanamaker is joined by Liisa Reimann Rivera over the phone to discuss upcoming Preservation Burlington events and tours.

More information on Preservation Burlington. 

Liisa Reimann Rivera - Originally from England, Liisa has lived in Burlington since 2006. She earned her Master's in Historic Preservation from the University of Vermont and is a principal with Blue Brick Preservation. Liisa lives in a 1954 ranch house, whose historic wooden windows she thinks are of a genius design seldom seen since, in Burlington's New North End. Liisa's passions include historic industrial buildings, firehouses and little-known builder-architects of the vernacular landscape.

Ron Wanamaker - Ron has been a member of the Board since 2007 and has served as Vice President and President. A passionate preservationist, he continues to serve on the Education Committee for Preservation Burlington and is also a member of Burlington’s Design Advisory Board. A contractor since 1988, he has lived and worked in Burlington since 1998 and managed Wanamaker Restoration as well as Champlain Valley Millworks.

Mariah Riggs, Director of the Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, interviews Amy Cronin, Marketing Director of the Vermont Brewers Festival.

For more info visit: http://www.vtbrewfest.com/

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.

Andy Simon of SOS-B recieves a report back from Ibnar Avilix Stratibus and Genese Grill regarding the Fearless Cities/Ciudades sin Miedo conference in Barcelona, Spain.

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The South Burlington Development Review Board meets on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month.

The Williston Selectboard is a five member elected board. There are three positions elected for a three year term and two positions elected for a two year term on a staggered basis. The board is responsible for setting the general policy direction, passing ordinances, setting the tax rate, reviewing the budget, supervising the Town Manager, and a host of other related tasks.

The Winooski City Council normally meets on the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month. Meeting schedules, agendas, and minutes can be found on the City's web site: www.winooskivt.org

Johannah Donovan (D) and Mary Sullivan (D), both of Chittenden 6-5, speak with House Representative Jean O'Sullivan of Chittenden 6-2 about the Governor's veto of the Vermont budget, the proposed changes to school health insurance, and the marijuana bill.