The city's marketplace update tells us to come show our support for more housing, better retail and services, restored street connectivity, more jobs, vibrant streetscapes, and a stronger economy! Wow, great! But wait a minute...all of those things are supposed to come with 15 story buildings, luxury condos, a developer whose last company went bankrupt, and a city government that keeps pushing through a huge zoning change without any of the information they need to make good decisions?!
Join the Coalition for a Livable City at the City Council Work sessions in asking serious questions about the undemocratic process that has brought them to pushing through a zoning change that contradicts our comprehensive plan, is illegal spot zoning, and would destroy the livability of our city without providing significant affordable housing, without a plan to treat storm water, without considerations of parking, traffic, or other infrastructure issues.
MONDAY, AUGUST 15th, 6:00 (Public Forum at 7:30), Contois Auditorium
Following sessions probably to come on:
August 18th
August 22nd
August 24th
The Marketplace officials say, "Let's embrace a vibrant, growing downtown, where people can work, live, and play all year round. The future of Burlington depends on it".
The Coalition for a Livable City says, let's embrace democratic process, ecological stewardship, economic justice, and due process by rejecting this insane zoning change. The future of the planet depends upon it.
Updates on plans for development of The Pit. Residents are asking Don Sinex to hold genuine public engagement listening sessions at our Neighborhood Planning Assemblies (NPAs) to hear what we want our city to look like, feel like, be like. We want a new green deal from whoever invests in developing The Pit. We want union labor, livable wages that will be a geyser of prosperity for downtown businesses and the tax collector. We can do this together, the Burlington way.
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A vibrant, growing downtown is nice, but it's not about housing projects or skyscrapers. And as far as I can tell, people work, live and play all year round right Now! The future of Burlington should be shaped by good decisions.
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