Dear Old North End & Downtown neighbors,

- Do you want to be more involved in your community but aren't sure where to get started?
- Do you see the challenges and the potential of Burlington and want to play a helpful - but manageable - role in making it the best city it can be?
- Are you just trying to stay more up-to-date on what's going on in City and State government?

If yes to any of those, here are a few great opportunities coming up this week and beyond:
> This week's neighborhood (NPA) meeting & community dinner on Thurs, Dec 14
> A two-part community forum on public safety: Thurs, Dec 14 and Thurs, Dec 19
> Represent Ward 3 on the CDBG Advisory Board!

Learn more about each of these below >>

< < Neighborhood meeting (NPA) & Community Dinner > >

Come to this week's Wards 2&3 Neighborhood Planning Assembly (NPA) meeting! On the agenda: We'll have our usual offerings -- including public forum and updates from city councilors and school commissioners -- plus a couple special items:
- A listening session with our state legislators. Bring your questions, thoughts, and ideas for them to hear and respond to.
- Updates and a discussion on the public-private partnership to redevelop the "Gateway Block". This is the block containing Memorial Auditorium and bordered by Main St, College St, S. Union Ave, and S. Winooski Ave. Learn more on the City's website: https://www.burlingtonvt.gov/CEDO/Memorial-Auditorium

MEETING INFO
Full agenda: https://burlingtonvt.portal.civicclerk.com/event/6702/files/9261
Date: Thursday, December 14
Time: 6:30 - 8:30pm.
Place: Hybrid: At the ONE Community Center (20 Allen St) and via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85860854764

COMMUNITY DINNER
And right before the NPA meeting, you can join your neighbors for a hearty holiday feast! The ONE Community Dinner is a beloved, donation-based, always-delicious, full meal, typically vegan, and always with gluten-free options. On the menu this month: Savory mushroom ragout over rosemary polenta, roasted vegetables, winter slaw, and gingerbread cake.
All are welcome. Learn more: http://onecommunitydinner.weebly.com/

< < Public Safety Community Forums > >

An important meeting on the same night as this month's NPA (Dec 14) is Part 1 of two community forums on public safety, hosted by the city. This begins at 6pm at City Hall and will be streamed online.

Learn more and submit questions: https://www.burlingtonvt.gov/mayor/public-safety-community-forum-information.

**Both the NPA meeting and the Public Safety Community Forum will be recorded for later viewing. We encourage you to attend the meeting you most want to participate in.**

< < Help the city reduce poverty: Represent Ward 3 on the CDBG board > >
Ward 3 is looking for a civic-minded volunteer to represent us on the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Advisory Board beginning January 2024. In this role, you'd help review grant applications and make recommendations to the City about how to spend federal grant money to reduce poverty in the city.

Learn more about CDBG and the Advisory Board: https://www.burlingtonvt.gov/CEDO/CDBG-Program-Overview

If you're interested in this impactful community opportunity or want to learn more, reach out to the Wards 2&3 NPA Steering Committee as soon as possible at wards2and3npa@googlegroups.com

Event Info

Dec 24, 2024, 7:30 to 8:30 PM

Dec 29, 2024, 6 to 8 PM

Dec 30, 2024, 7 to 8:15 PM