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Burlington Council Green-Lights Litigation in CityPlace Dispute

by Courtney Lamdin Posted on August 25, 2020 at 1:19PM

the City’s rights under the Development Agreement.” During the council meeting, Dieng said the city should try to "continue to try to compromise" with Sinex before going to court.

Chittenden County Senate Recount to Begin Wednesday

by Kevin McCallum Posted on August 24, 2020 at 2:03PM

Volunteers helping in the recount must practice proper hand sanitation and stay six feet away from one another whenever possible. Heston and Pearson will each be allowed to have one witness in the auditorium at any time.

Scott Wants Gift Cards, Biz Grants in Next Round of COVID Relief

by Derek Brouwer Posted on August 21, 2020 at 6:08PM

The legislature convenes again next week and has until late September to pass a budget and decide how to spend the remaining federal aid. Disclosure: Tim Ashe is the domestic partner of Seven Days publisher and coeditor Paula Routly.

Burlington Council Approves Limits on Alcohol Sales, House Parties

by Derek Brouwer Posted on August 20, 2020 at 3:00PM

The bar rules generated more debate. Councilor Brian Pine (P-Ward 3) argued that the curfew would push students into private parties that are harder to regulate.

Burlington Officials Celebrate as Work Begins on Moran Plant

by Sasha Goldstein Posted on August 19, 2020 at 8:22PM

The Moran Plant was decommissioned in 1986, but subsequent plans for the site never came to fruition. Most recently, a group dubbed New Moran formed in 2013 to try to redevelop the building. Burlington residents voted in 2014 to ensure that tax-increment dollars could finance the project.

Lawmakers Try to Hash Out Competing Versions of Cannabis Bill

by Kevin McCallum Posted on August 19, 2020 at 6:47PM

At one point, the House proposal to allow police to stop drivers for not wearing seatbelts seemed perilously close to scuttling the whole effort. Sears called the inclusion of the provision “disappointing” and a “huge stumbling block” that the Senate had long opposed.

Secretary of Administration Susanne Young

Scott Pitches Budget Plan Without Tax Hikes, Program Cuts

by Paul Heintz Posted on August 18, 2020 at 9:14PM

A new forecast last week from Vermont's state economists projected that the general fund would collect $182 million less in tax revenue this year than anticipated in January. That represents a downgrade of more than 11 percent, but it's less dire than the economists expected just months ago.

Weinberger Proposes Limiting Alcohol Sales, Gatherings Ahead of UVM Semester

by Derek Brouwer Posted on August 18, 2020 at 8:38PM

For one, UVM agreed to help pay for more police patrols in neighborhoods where most students live, Weinberger said. The program revives a previous partnership that UVM canceled in June, the Vermont Cynic student newspaper reported, as students joined other residents in calls to defund the police.

Scott Seeks $12 Million for School Year Childcare 'Hubs'

by Kevin McCallum Posted on August 18, 2020 at 7:32PM

Of the state’s approximately 60 school districts, the vast majority are planning to have some form of hybrid learning, Education Secretary Dan French said. Seventy-five percent of districts surveyed reported planning two days of in-person instruction and three days of remote learning.

A rendering of Phase 1a of the Moran plant redesign

Burlington to Officially Break Ground on Moran Plant Project

by Sasha Goldstein Posted on August 18, 2020 at 1:00PM

is one of the most significant of those challenging projects that has hung out there. To bring it to resolution, I think, should be confidence-building about where we go as a community.”