Relying on state funds, two local business owners announced a plan to clean up and develop a contaminated plot of land in the city’s South End.
Area near Burlington’s Pine Street Barge Canal slated for bowling alley and bathhouse
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Burlington official: ‘Surprised if we see any construction this summer’ on CityPlace
Despite projections the developers made in February, construction is unlikely at the “pit” in Burlington’s downtown in the near future, city officials said.
Act 250 bill heads to the governor’s desk, where it faces a likely veto
Lawmakers posed a series of last-minute changes and amendments after the governor announced his intentions to strike the bill down.
Scott announces plan to veto Act 250 bill over housing concerns
While environmental groups laud a bill that proposes changes to Vermont’s sweeping land use and development law, Scott and others oppose it due to concerns that it doesn’t go far enough to address Vermont’s housing crisis and would “actually make it much more difficult to build homes.”
House fails to override governor’s veto on Burlington ‘just cause eviction’ bill
In a surprise result, the charter change fell one vote short of advancing to the Senate after Gov. Phil Scott vetoed the measure last week.
Armed with new regulatory power, Burlington City Council commissions plan to reduce carbon output
Mayor Miro Weinberger also laid out his projections for the city’s upcoming annual budget, which is expected to cut spending in nearly all departments.
Burlington City Council approves contract to build Champlain Parkway
The $45 million deal allows the beleaguered project to go forward, with construction expected to begin in July.
Lawmakers question city’s ownership of Burlington International Airport
A piece of the annual transportation budget passed by the state Senate is dedicated to studying whether regional or state governance would be better than the current city-run system.
City officials move ahead on proposal for shelter pods, despite pushback
A plan to build 30 individual units on an Old North End parking lot has garnered criticism from neighbors and business owners. City officials are moving ahead anyway, citing an anticipated uptick in homelessness this summer.
Bill Truex, who did ‘all the thinking’ behind Burlington’s Church Street Marketplace, remembered as visionary architect
The acclaimed designer changed the face of Burlington by envisioning civic projects throughout the city. He died of heart failure in Burlington earlier this month.
2 years after Burlington downsized police force, efforts build to invest in social services
In response to the call for Burlington to spend money on social services instead of police operations, city leaders are expanding two unarmed officer positions and hiring a “crisis team” to deal with mental illness calls.
Burlington officials blame inflation, Ukraine war for rising cost of Champlain Parkway
Burlington city councilors heard updates about the long-beleaguered project at a Monday night meeting and sent a proposal that would regulate short-term rentals to the body’s ordinance committee.
In State of the City address, Weinberger hails Burlington’s pandemic response, pitches economic plans
During the City Council’s “Organization Day,” the 12-member body elected Democratic Councilor Karen Paul as its president and selected three councilors to sit on the Board of Finance.
As America severs ties with Russia, some Vermonters are caught in the middle
Vermonters wonder what is getting lost in America’s decoupling with Russia.
