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Things grew heated Monday as the Burlington, Vermont City Council considered two resolutions pertaining to the Israel-Hamas conflict.
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Two resolutions before the city council Monday evening were energy related. One would implement a carbon pollution impact fee and regulate types of energy systems that can be used in new buildings. A second resolution would allow the Burlington Electric Department to provide steam power to a district energy system from the city’s McNeil generating plant.
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It is already shaping up to be a busy Town Meeting election season in Burlington, Vermont. Several incumbent city councilors will not run for re-election.
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The city council’s deliberative agenda was comprised of two items: a look at potential redevelopment of what is being referred to as the Gateway Block and approval of funds to support the downtown area.
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The Burlington, Vermont City Council reviewed a number of issues during its meeting Monday evening including a renewal of a lease with the Vermont Air National Guard.
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Public comments and Burlington City Council deliberations during its meeting Tuesday night focused on a resolution calling on the city to make drug use and the substance abuse crisis a public health and safety priority.
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The main item on the Burlington, Vermont City Council’s agenda Monday night was a review of an annual report on the city’s fiscal health.
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Burlington, Vermont City Council discussions this week included opioid settlement funds and neighborhood code recommendations.
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Last week, a report on Burlington, Vermont’s Racial Equity Inclusion and Belonging office during the tenure of its previous director was released. At this week’s city council meeting, supporters of the office’s former director railed against the report and lashed out against Mayor Miro Weinberger for commissioning it.
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Burlington BIPOC community excoriate report on former Racial Equity Inclusion and Belonging directorThis week’s Burlington, Vermont City Council meeting was dominated by advocates upset over a report critical of the city’s former Racial Equity Inclusion and Belonging office director.