Brookfield Abandons City Place Pit

“I think the fundamentals of the project as designed and envisioned by Mr. Sinex were deeply flawed,” Brian Pine said to a VT Digger reporter.

Brian's response to Brookfield's announcement that they would return management of the City Place Project to Don Sinex and Devonwood Investors  mirrors the long time position of the Coalition for a Livable  City. No confidence.

MAYOR'S PRESS CONFERENCE

Construction vehicles showed up in the CityPlace Burlington pit downtown on Tuesday, July 21, 2020.

Aug 11, 2020 Primary Endorsements

Endorsing 

Kesha Ram, Steve May, 

Curt McCormack, Scott Pavek, 

and Brenda Siegel

Primary Election Aug. 11

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—July 7, 2020

BURLINGTON, VT—The Coalition for a Livable City (CLC) announces the following candidate endorsements for the August 11 Primary. CLC, with 200 members, is a union of nine volunteer civic organizations seeking to implement social justice and a progressive municipal agenda in Burlington VT.

Candidates were sent a questionnaire on the following important Burlington issues—

• Removal of Everybody Loves a Parade mural by the end of August; 
• F 35 nuclear bomber based at Burlington Airport in a residential area;
• Holeintheground City Center (aka The Pit) ;
• Unsafe,obsolete design of Champlain Parkway, 
• Municipal Government structural reform such as city manager form of management;
• Railroaded City Hall Park design with splashpad and cement; 
• Absence of affordable housing (30% income max rent); 
• Management of Covid-19; and
• School bonding entirely at City expense.

For Lieutenant Governor

• Brenda Siegel, Democrat

For State Senate, Chittenden County

• Kesha Ram, Democrat
• Steve May, Democrat

For State Representative

• Curt McCormack, Democrat (Chittenden 6-3)
• Scott Pavek, Democrat (Chittenden 6-5)