The Burlington Planning and Zoning Office refuses to issue a Certificate of Occupancy to a landlord who replaced rotting wood siding with nice new siding.
“It was a distinct loss when the original siding was replaced,” [Mary O’Neil, a historic-preservation officer with the city’s Planning and Zoning Office] said of the three ALPH buildings. “They no [...]
I mean bites of news. Not that Burlington actually bites. I should probably change that title. Done.
On to the news…
First up, SAVE LEDDY PARK! I read in the Front Porch Forum that we need to “Save Leddy Park.” From what, you might ask. A strip mall? A parking lot? An evil oil company?
No, Frisbees. I [...]
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Burlington City Councilor Bill Keogh (D-Ward 5) wrote a balanced summary of IRV in Burlington, summarizing the different opinions that are out there. Here’s what he had to say, in his own words, reprinted with permission from his post on the Front Porch Forum.
Did you like the Instant Runoff Voting (IRV) last month in deciding [...]
The Burlington School District designated the two city schools in the high-poverty area of the city to be magnet schools, intended to draw students from other parts of the city from a higher socio-economic class.
I think magnet schools can be a good thing, though I am disappointed that they chose to have a “sustainability” academy, [...]
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But, it’s a good thing. We should be discussing this. In fact, we should have been discussing it more before we voted for it. Better late than never, though, right?
Anyway, there is a post by whd3 over at Green Mountain Daily about IRV that has a detailed analysis of some of the problem with the [...]
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I came across this on facebook of all places. There are some interesting political discussions that pop up there.
Burlington Mayoral Results (opens PDF)
One thing is clear from the results, there should be a separate town called North Burlington.
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So, Burlington had its big mayoral election and Mayor Bob Kiss was re-elected narrowly over (in a shocking twist) Republican Kurt Wright.
Who knew that 48.5% of Burlingtonians wanted a Republican mayor?
The talk of the town the day after, of course, is instant run-off voting (IRV).
I have never been a big supporter of IRV, but I [...]
You know, in case someone wants to talk about Town Meeting, which we don’t actually have in Burlington.
But, we do have an election on Town Meeting Day, and it’s a big one. Four good, qualified candidates for mayor. Instant run-off voting. No one knows what the outcome will be.
I did not endorse any candidates this [...]
We’re coming into the home stretch here, folks. Tuesday Burlingtonians choose their new mayor.
Here’s a round-up of some great mayoral race coverage from the alternative media set.
Burlington’s premier local politics blogger, Haik Bedrosian of Burlington Pol, did a fantastic job this election season bringing us interviews with each of the Burlington Mayoral candidates.
Here are the [...]
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According to the website “Stimulus Watch,” the “shovel-ready” projects submitted from Vermont include
Hunt Middle School: repair failing exterior brick walls – $1,200,000
Energy efficiency improvements at one elementary school (Barnes) – $750,000
Flynn Elementary School: new roof and insulation – $200,000
Wheeler Elementary School: remove existing univentilators; install heat recovery units; new controls and converters; convert existing steam [...]
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