Tuesday, July 9th, 2013 South Burlington VT Click here to read the entire article. VT Digger journalist, John Herrick, reports, “In May 2012, the council voted 4-1 to oppose the basing of the F-35 with the Vermont Air Guard at Burlington International Airport. In response to a recent request that the council restate its position […]
Tuesday, July 9th, 2013 South Burlington VT Click here to read Mr. Kelley’s entire article here. Journalist, Kevin Kelley, reports on last night’s contentious SO BU City Council Meeting. “But as the opposition slowly swelled, speaker after speaker decried the feared impact of a plane that the Air Force acknowledges is significantly noisier than the […]
Tuesday, July 9th, 2013 South Burlington VT David Charns, a reporter for WPTZ-TV says, “Both City councils in South Burlington and Winooski heard from neighbors and business owners about whether or not the panels should support or oppose the basing of the F-35 at Burlington’s airport. Click here to read the article and watch the […]
Tuesday, July 9th, 2013 South Burlington VT Burlington Free Press reporter, Sam Hemingway, reports, “Greco and other F-35 opponents are hosting a public meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Chamberlin Elementary School in South Burlington to discuss the studies and hear from several area doctors on the impact of aircraft noise on young children. Chamberlin […]
Monday, July 8th, 2013 Winooski Vermont Burlington Free press reporter, Joel Banner Baird reports, “At the end of a two-hour public forum that delivered a decidedly unfavorable verdict on the new, noisier plane, the council voted unanimously to postpone discussion of an official response until 6 p.m. Wednesday. Concerns over possible health risks posed by […]
Monday, July 9th, 2013 South Burlington, VT Burlington Free Press reporter, Sam Hemingway, reports that, “Among those that spoke, opponents outnumbered supporters by a 3 to 2 margin. When the speeches ended, the council did what nearly everyone in the room expected: It voted 3-2 to endorse having the F-35s replace the Vermont Air National […]
Monday, July 8th, 2013 Winooski, VT Seven Days journalist, Taylor Dobbs reports, “The council delayed any action until Wednesday after hearing from more than 50 Winooski residents, only five of whom voiced explicit support for the basing. The vast majority said the warplanes, which would replace F-16s currently based at Vermont Air National Guard base […]
Sunday, July 7th, 2013 Burlington VT Seven Days reporter Paul Heintz reports that “The New York Times on Friday became the latest national news outlet to cover Vermont’s long-simmering fight over whether the state will host a squadron of F-35 fighter jets. Click her to read the entire article. Please call me (Chris Hurd) at 802.238.5256 so I can […]
Sunday, July 7th, 2013 Burlington VT Seven Days journalist, Paul Heintz, reports that one of this week’s “Winners” is the ongoing spotlight on the negative effects of basing F-35 Warplanes in Vermont read on… “F-35 publicity — First came the Boston Globe. Then Harper’s. Now the New York Times.” Click here for the full article. Please call me (Chris […]
-FORWARD WIDELY- No F-35 ! People before Planes NO to Basing the F-35 Warplane in Burlington! Protect our children’s health! YES to affordable housing and livable neighborhoods, no to a boondoggle warplane Vermont’s Congressional Delegation should represent their constituents-not the military-industrial-commercial real estate complex Rally and March Burlington City Hall 2 pm, Saturday […]