By William Boardman March 29, 2018 What happens when the lives of citizens get in the way of political egos? he politics of American imperialism are alive and well in Vermont, where elected officials are defending the military-industrial war-making machine against voters who reject ruling class priorities. At the symbolic center of this democratic confrontation […]
By Tom Garris March 27, 2018 The Burlington City Council voted 9-3 in favor of a resolution to send a letter to the secretary of the United States Air Force asking for an alternative mission to the F-35 fighter jets that are set to arrive in 2019. The measure passed after hours of public comment […]
By Katie Jickling March 28, 2018 The Burlington City Council passed a resolution on Monday night requesting an aircraft less noisy than the F-35 fighter jets — but it may be premature for opponents of the jets to celebrate. Mayor Miro Weinberger can sign or veto the resolution, according to Katie Vane, a spokesperson for the […]
By Kelsey Neubauer March 27, 2018 Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger said Tuesday he will need up to 20 days to decide whether to support a City Council resolution asking the Air Force for an alternative to the controversial basing of the F-35 jet fighter. Weinberger said he expects to use as much time as he […]
By Kelsey Neubauer March 27, 2018 The Burlington City Council voted 9-3 Monday in support of a resolution requesting the cancellation of a planned F-35 fighter jet basing at the Burlington airport in favor of an aircraft that is quieter and has a proven safety record. The City Council vote follows a ballot measure passed […]
March 26, 2018 City councilors in Burlington want the F-35 to be based somewhere else. Public comment on the issue lasted for hours at a packed City Hall Monday night. People on both sides of the debate stepped up to share their opinions about whether the Queen City should support the Air Force’s latest fighter […]
By Katie Jickling March 26, 2018 The Burlington City Council will take up a resolution Monday that asks the U.S. Air Force to base a safer alternative to the F-35 fighter jets at Burlington International Airport. The proposed measure comes after 55 percent of Burlingtonians voted on Town Meeting Day to ask the council to […]
By Cory Dawson March 20, 2018 School officials will begin conducting noise pollution tests soon at a South Burlington elementary school that sits about a half mile from Burlington International Airport runways. For years, teachers, students and staff at Chamberlin School — with 250 students from kindergarten through 5th grade — have endured jet noise […]
By Paul Fleckenstein March 14, 2018 Burlington, Vermont, last week approved a referendum directing local officials to oppose the basing of the F-35 warplane at the Vermont Air National Guard Station in Burlington. While majority opposition to the basing has been clear in neighboring towns, the referendum marked the first time the issue has been […]
By Jane Lindholm & Matthew F. Smith March 12, 2018 Eighteen F-35 stealth fighter jets are set to come to Vermont next year, but on Town Meeting Day, a ballot question with language rejecting the fighters passed with wide support in Burlington. We’re looking at what that vote means and what happens next for the […]