BY MORGAN TRUE JUNE 25, 2016 The City Council voted 3-2 earlier this week to file an amicus, or friend of the court, brief in a lawsuit seeking to block the arrival of F-35 fighter jets at Burlington International Airport until the U.S. Air Force completes environmental reviews that the plaintiffs argue were not done […]
By Renee Wunderlich June 23, 2016 The South Burlington City Council dedicated it’s entire Wednesday night meeting to one issue: whether or not to join the lawsuit against F-35 fighter jets set to be based at Burlington international airport starting in 2019. “We just may come down on different sides of the issue, but that […]
By Nicole Higgins DeSmet June 23, 2016 The City Council voted in support of joining the F-35 litigation, but not as a plaintiff. It was not unanimous. Councilors Thomas Chittenden and Pat Nowak were the dissenters. Nowak was on vacation, but participated via smartphone. There are barely two weeks left before Judge Geoffrey Crawford hears […]
June 22, 2016 Public Hearing on F-35 Lawsuit. South Burlington City Council Special Meeting. [FULL ARTICLE]
By Thomas I. Chittenden June 22, 2016 The city of South Burlington has no imperative to commit our good name and our resources to a private lawsuit against the U.S. government designed to stop military aircraft at Burlington International Airport. This question was not on the ballot this past March. Residents of South Burlington did […]
By Nicole Higgins DeSmet June 28, 2016 Frantic and frustrated attempts to dominate the narrative by well-meaning parties both for and against the F-35 basing and a related safety and sound lawsuit have upset some South Burlington residents and confused others. There is an incredible amount of information available for the general public to consume: the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), legal filings, […]
By Adam Federman July 6, 2016 Air Force attorney David Gehlert closed nearly four hours of testimony in Rutland Federal Court on Tuesday by stressing that the government has fully acknowledged the public health and environmental risks associated with the F-35 fighter jet. Gehlert also acknowledged that the environmental impacts of the aircraft would be […]
BY MARK DAVIS JULY 5, 2016 Opponents of the U.S. Air Force’s decision to base a squadron of next-generation F-35 fighter jets at Burlington International Airport finally got their day in federal court on Tuesday. U.S. District Court Judge Geoffrey Crawford heard arguments in a lawsuit accusing the Air Force of failing to conduct a […]
By Sarah Olsen June 14, 2016 The City Council postponed a decision on joining a lawsuit seeking to keep F-35 fighter jets from being based at the local airport after councilors Monday traded accusations of manipulating or subverting the public process in order to sway the outcome. The current plaintiffs in the lawsuit are the […]