Burlington, VT City Councilor
The 19th Amendment, which gave American women the right to vote, was passed by Congress on June 4, 1919, and ratified on August 18, 1920. In the 21st century, we have seen a substantial amount of women (and young women in particular) running campaigns and winning elections in the U.S. and around the globe. Women Read More …
Item #2 Not sure if it’s accurate to say that the increase is mainly for maintaining core municipal services. This proposed municipal tax increase is geared more toward having the ability to pay salary increases of both firefighters and police officers. Here is an example of salary/wage increases for firefighters: for FY19 2% wage increase Read More …
On behalf of New North End School Commissioners Dr. Ivancic and Gulick and City Councilors Hartnett and myself, thank you for joining us for an informative gathering last Thursday at La Boca Pizza. We received great presentations from Stephanie Yu, a NNE resident and policy analyst at the Public Assets Institute on education financing in Read More …
Dear neighbors, I know many of you may have questions or would like updates around various issues in our city, especially issues around safety in our neighborhood. I am happy to reassure you that we living in the New North End have not been forgotten. In light of the tragic accident that took place on Read More …
Join city councilor Ali Dieng and school board commissioner Monika Ivancic at 6:00 PM to enjoy some free La Boca’s wood fired pizza. We’ll be talking about pedestrian safety on North Avenue, school issues and more. If you’ve been curious about La Boca, the 24th at 6:00 is the time to find out what you’ve Read More …
I hope that this message finds you well, and I wish you all Happy Holidays. I am very thankful to live, work and raise my family in Burlington, especially in the New North End, a truly welcoming neighborhood. Thank you to everyone who voted on election day and to the over 8,300 neighbors across the Read More …