Last week the BBA held a “Breakfast with the Board” event. A unique benefit for our Silver and Platinum Members, the event is designed to open up a dialogue on an important advocacy issue in Burlington.
For this event we focused the discussion around housing. Here’s what we heard:
What’s needed:
- A push for action from city leaders
- CEDO staffed, with key positions filled
- Gain public support, inform and empower the community
- Growth of the grand list to increase city revenue
- Help owners of preserved homes instead of penalizing them with limitations
- Encourage environmentally responsible development through density
Ideas for Solutions:
- Educate the public and provide real facts, not just opinions
- Highlight a variety of voices from the people who are living the issue (Young professionals, employees recruited to BTV)
- Focus efforts on the critical votes
A special thanks South End Kitchen for hosting the event and to Yves Bradley, Chair of Burlington’s Planning Commission and City Council President Jane Knodell for being our guest speakers.
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