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Age Strong Vermont Action Plan Information 11/07/2023

Host Bobby Lussier, CCTV, is joined by Angela Smith-Dieng, Adult Services Division Director at the Vermont Department of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living Vermont; and Rhonda Williams, Chronic Disease Prevention Chief at the Vermont Department of Health. They discuss a new plan called Age Strong Vermont.

To help ensure Vermont heads into the second half of the 21st Century as a healthy place to live, work, play, and grow older, state officials are asking the public to comment on a new 10-year action plan called Age Strong Vermont.

For more infromation visit: http://www.healthvermont.gov/agestrongvt

South Burlington Development Review Board 11/07/2023

For more information on the South Burlington Development Review Board and current procedures and meeting dates, please visit southburlingtonvt.gov/government/city_committees_boards/development_review_board_drb.php.

Burlington Mayor's Press Conference: Oakledge Park Universally Accessible Playground Grand Opening 11/04/2023

From the Mayor's Office:

Mayor Miro Weinberger joins city staff and community partners to celebrate the opening of Burlington's - and Vermont’s - first universally accessible playground at Oakledge Park. Joined by Julia Wayne, Oakledge For All Founder; Nate Besio, Peer Advocate Coordinator, Vermont Center for Independent Living; Chelsea Vaillancourt, Occupational Therapist; Jon Adams-Kollitz, City of Burlington Parks Project Manager; and Brooke Gillman, Chairperson for Parks Foundation of Burlington.

For more information visit: https://www.enjoyburlington.com/event/grand-opening-oakledge-universally-accessible-playground/

Burlington Ward 6 NPA Meeting 11/02/2023

For more information on the Burlington Neighborhood Planning Assemblies (NPA) and their current procedures and meeting dates, please visit burlingtonvt.gov/CEDO/Neighborhood-Services/Neighborhood-Planning-Assemblies.

Burlington Mayor's Press Conference: New Acquisition of Public Land 11/01/2023

From the Mayor's Office:

Mayor Miro Weinberger with Burlington Parks, Recreation & Waterfront and local leaders announce the City’s significant acquisition of new public land made possible by a donation by Elks Lodge #916 with support from Rosaire and Irene Longe. The Mayor is joined by Cindi Wight, Burlington Parks, Recreation & Waterfront Director; Dan Cahill, City Land Steward; Rosaire Longe, Elks Lodge Member; Dave Hartnett, Elks Lodge Member.

Burlington Airport Commission 11/01/2023

For more information on the Burlington Airport Commission and their current procedures and meeting dates, please reference the meeting agendas at btv.aero/about-btv/airport-commission.

Burlington Mayor's Press Conference: Officially Energizing the UVM Solar Research and Training Facility 10/30/2023

From the Mayor's Office, University of Vermont, and Burlington Electric Department.

Burlington Annual Halloween Bike Ride 10/29/2023

From the organizer:

Shared Streets, Not Scared Streets! Join the 14th Annual Halloween Bike Ride!

This fun ride/walk/roll starts in City Hall Park and makes its way through Burlington, ending in Roosevelt Park with a pizza party and other fun!

For more information visit: https://www.enjoyburlington.com/event/halloween-bike-ride-2/

Winooski Planning Commission: Winooski Planning Commission 10/26/2023

For more information on the Winooski Planning Commission and current procedures and meeting dates, please visit winooskivt.gov/236/Planning-Commission.

Essex Planning Commission 10/26/2023

For more information on the Essex Planning Commission and their current procedures and meeting dates, please visit essex.org/425/Planning-Commission.

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!