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Rent Control in Burlington
Tonight we attended the Board of Finance meeting and the City Council meeting where rent control was discussed.
Health Care Public Forum
Tonight we attended the health care public forum put on by the Commission on Health Care Reform. The crowd overwhelmingly supported the proposed Universal Healthcare Bill. From what I heard, I think people, myself included, are a bit confused on what we would be getting.
Our Petition is Finished!
We finished our petition! Tonight we got the 17 signatures we needed for a total of 45. To be on the ballot we actually need 30, however its suggested to gather 45 so that you are covered if there are any errors.
Moran Plant Public Forum
We attended the Moran Plant Public Forum at the Burlington High School. We now have a lot more choices to choose from.
Armory Open House
We have held off from finishing the petition the last few days because of the rain. Tonight, we attended the Armory Open House, which was to get citizens to see what the Armory looked like and encourage ideas from the public.
Gathering signatures for the petition
We began gathering signatures for my petition to be on the ballot. We went around Farrington Mobile Home Park, where Heavenly and I live.
FDA Costs Lives
I came across a great article regarding the FDA written by Mary Ruwart, author of Healing our World. The article is entitled DEATH BY REGULATION: The Price We Pay For The FDA. I will read it for you now…
Gov. Douglas Reacts to Ruling
Article regarding Douglas’ reaction to a court ruling regarding the reimportation of prescription drugs from Canada.
Burlington Faces Budget Problems
Article regarding Burlington’s budget crisis, my reaction and possible solutions.
Fluoridation Debate at City Council
The following is an article from the Free regarding the fluoride debate at the last city council meeting…
Be a Better Neighbor
There was a recent article in the Free Press regarding Vermont bars and clubs and smokers blocking sidewalks and making a mess. I will read the article now…
School Choice
I would like to now share some thoughts I’ve had while researching the idea of school choice.
Community Schools
The following was an article recently published in the Burlington Free Press regarding the recent proposal to close down Barnes and Wheeler schools…
Commercial Free Schools
There a new group called Citizens for Commercial-Free Schools (CCFS)which is a group of Burlington parents and community members working since Spring 2005 to remove corporate and military advertising from our public schools.
Campaign begins
Today, Heavenly and I met with Alan Sousie who ran the last two years here in ward 7. He has volunteered to help our campaign and we discussed various issues with him as well as some campaign strategy. We determined that we must get started as soon as possible, starting with getting the paperwork from the city clerk’s office for getting us on the ballot.
76-78 Cherry Street
One of the major topics discussed at the last city council meeting was the 76-78 Cherry Street building which is owned by the Catholic diocese. The Catholic diocese decided they wanted the building to be torn down so they could do something else with the property. However, councilor’s Shannon, Montrell and Perry along with Preservation Burlington wanted to not allow the Catholic Diocese the permit to take down their own building because they believe it has some historic and architectural value.
Resolution regarding property tax burden facing Burlington residents
Coucilors Bushor and Fiermonte introduced a resolution to help with the heavy property tax burden facing Burlington residents. The resolution states that the current procedure that pays much of education costs statewide is “convoluted and not well understood by taxpayers” and asks that the city’s representatives to that state Legislature work to revise the property tax system.
Resolutions to lower the cost to the city of the retirement system for city employees
The Board of Finance proposed a resolution to lower the cost to the city of the retirement system for city employees. The resolution, noting that city contributions to the retirement fund jumped from about $1.5 million in fiscal year 2002 to $4.6 million this year and are “still not sufficient to meet the actuarially projected future costs.”
Bar smokers shown the door
It’s now official… no smoking in any public or private bars, restaurants and clubs. It’s unbelievable to me… The businesses along with their employees and customers cannot even decide on their own whether they want to allow smoking or not.
Moran Plant, a Historical Landmark?
It was recently announced that the Moran Plant will be considered for historical landmark status. It seems to me that the plan behind this is to make it harder for many of the ideas that the people want for the Moran Plant to happen.
Forced Medication in Burlington
Comments regarding the growing debate on fluoridation of public water supply in Burlington.
Preservation and Conformity Triumph Over Affordable Housing.
If you ask anyone in Burlington what they believe are the biggest problems in Burlington, affordable housing will most likely be at the top of the list.