As the spring election season comes to a close, we asked contenders for a two-year seat on city council, David Kaufman, the incumbent, and Matt Cota, about their views on life and governance in South Burlington.
After two-plus years of interim zoning, a pandemic and a summer-long stall, the South Burlington planning commission hopes to wrap up revisions to land development regulations by early spring,…
The South Burlington city council hopes to announce Kevin Dorn’s replacement for city manager by the end of February.
Five hopefuls are battling for South Burlington school board seats, though only two will win. With seats vacated by Elizabeth Fitzgerald and Martin LaLonde, three candidates submitted their na…
Property owners will discover the new values of last year’s reappraisal this April, but only have two weeks to challenge results.
Instead of knocking on doors or handing out campaign buttons, South Burlington candidates this year are connecting with voters via social media, video chat and telephone.
At a Jan. 19 public hearing, the city council approved a warning for the ballot item which requests $4,002,550 of district financing.
A few days before the charter deadline, South Burlington school board members approved a $55 million budget for next fiscal year 2022 — a 5.8 percent increase over last year’s budget, which voters rejected twice before approving in August.
Every registered voter in South Burlington should receive a thick envelope in their mailbox next month, emblazoned with the words “official election mail.”
South Burlington’s city council approved a lean general fund budget just one percent higher than last year — despite rising utility costs, scrawny Local Option Tax Fund gains and lasting aches…
The South Burlington Land Trust’s wastewater ordinance proposal is about more than just the sewer.
Kaufman said his participation on the council contributes to the governance of South Burlington and he finds the experience productive and rewarding.
South Burlington city council chair Helen Riehle will seek a fourth term in March, running for a three-year seat.
The ghosts of two failed budget votes loomed over the South Burlington school board meeting on Dec. 16, where members soundly rejected the administration’s draft budget request — tagged with a…
A Vermont Superior Court judge has agreed to hold a trial in late January to determine whether municipal clerks must keep offices open to the public in need of access to government records dur…
New development planned in South Burlington’s City Center will bring more affordable housing, in part because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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