Announcements

I. Bakers for The Day!!!

March 19th - The King Street Youth Center are Bakers For The Day!

Please stop by the Great Harvest Bread Company (382 Pine St.) and support the kids of King Street on March 19th from 7AM - 6PM.

Help us spread the word by letting your family, friends and colleagues know about this great opportunity to donate to King Street AND enjoy fantastic bread at the same time.

Every PENNY made at Great Harvest Bread Company on March 19th will go to help the Kids of King Street.

Please help us make it a big bread day at Great Harvest and King Street. Thank you!

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II. Home-Based Business Fair

There's no place like home...for you to start a business! The Community & Economic Development Office (CEDO) invites you to the first Home-Based Business Fair. This FREE event will be held on March 27, 2007 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm in the Contois Auditorium in City Hall.

Participating organizations will be available to answer questions about starting or maintaining a home-based business. Whether it is business planning, financial, marketing, or regulations, this business fair will be a one stop shopping opportunity for all the information you have been searching for...and under one roof!

Participants include the Micro Business Development Program, CEDO, Small Business Administration, Burlington Electric Department, Small Business Development Center, Women's Small Business Program, Vermont Economic Development Authority, City of Burlington Planning & Zoning Office, Burlington Business Association, South End Arts & Business Association, Burlington Telecom, Opportunities Credit Union, VT Food Venture Center, Vermont State Employees Credit Union, VT Global Trade Partnership and the IRS.

Attend a FREE Workshop located in Conference Room 12, 1st floor at City Hall:
10:30 - 11:15 aM Understanding Filing Taxes
11:30 - 12:15 pm Web Design and Marketing
12:30 - 12:50 pm Local Regulations and your home business
1:00 - 1:30 pm Financing a Home-Based Business

RSVP for the workshops...there is limited seating...865-7187, cchristensen@ci.burlington.vt.us.

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III. Cliff Street Mobility Study PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE

Thursday, March 22, 2007
6:30 p.m.
Champlain College, Miller Information Commons, East/West Conference Room (83 Summit Street - 3rd Floor)

You are invited to a public meeting to discuss potential improvements to Cliff Street, between South Willard Street and South Prospect Street. The City of Burlington is working with consultants to develop a plan that will provide for safe and efficient pedestrian, bicycle, and vehicle mobility.

Your participation can help to define what types of improvements would be investigated and guide the City and the consultants as they work to develop possible improvement alternatives.

If you are unable to attend the meeting please contact Nicole Losch at Burlington Department of Public Works to submit questions or comments. email: nlosch@ci.burlington.vt.us online: www.dpw.ci.burlington.vt.us

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V.The Old North End Time Bank

You're invited to join The Old North End Time Bank, bringing people together to help each other. For more information or to join, check out www.burlingtontimebanks.blogspot.com or contact Melissa at burlington.timebanks@gmail.com, (802) 651-1084.

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V. Preservation Burlington Presents Spring Forum Series

Free Lectures and Events

Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts
Tuesdays in March at 7pm

March 20th: "Progress and Preservation"
Mary O'Neil, Associate Planner for the City of Burlington. She will discuss "how we can combine development with preservation interests, and where satisfaction can be gained on both sides." March 27th: "Hot Time In The City"

Liisa Reimann discusses her book "Burlington Firefighting" followed by Preservation Burlington's awards for the best in local preservation efforts. This is guaranteed to be a ‘smokin' good time for all interested in the history of our local fire department.

Awards are given to the best preservation projects in the categories residential, commercial, and institutional. The Ray O'Connor award is awarded to an outstanding citizen effort to improve the livability of neighborhoods.

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VI. 2007 Burlington City Urban Wild Discovery Program Educational Hiking Series

Winter Tree Walk in Ethan Allen Park
Saturday March 24th 1-4pm
(Rain date Sunday March 25th 1-4pm)

Explore Ethan Allen Park and all its wonderful trees! Led by local naturalist, Heather Fitzgerald, this hike will meander through the trails of Ethan Allen Park focusing on identifying trees in the winter using buds and bark. Participants will search out and identify Oak, Pine, Cedar, Ash, Cherry and other tree varieties. Time permitting the hike will visit the Ethan Allen Tower and the Gazebo located at the Pinnacle.

UPCOMING HIKES
Arms Park - May 12, 2007- 10am-12pm - Identifying Wildflowers, Celebrate the arrival of Spring Mt. Calvary Red Maple Wetland - September - Vivid Foliage Hike Dates and times to be announce. This is a three hike series being offered to the public for free. All hikes are easy to moderate and are suitable for all ages.

For more information please contact, Lisa Coven, Land Steward, Burlington Parks and Recreation. 802.863.0420 or LCoven@ci.burlington.vt.us
www.enjoyburlington.com

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VII. Preservation Burlington Presents: Date With History

Thursday, March 22nd at 7pm
The Fleming Museum

Music, Performers, Reception, a Guided Tour of the Special Exhibition: "Burlington and Winooski 1920 - 2020: The Evolution of Our Built Environment"

Ticket Prices: $30 per person or $35 at the Door

Please send checks to:

Preservation Burlington
P.O. Box 481
Burlington, VT 05402

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VIII. Safety is your right, and, everyone's responsibility.

Burlington Parallel Justice works directly with victims of crime to repair the harm caused by crime. We cover a spectrum of crimes including but not limited to property damage, vandalism, threats and harassment, simple assault and larceny.

Burlington Parallel Justice recognizes that the criminal justice system is designed to deal with offenders, and can fall short of meeting victims' needs. Support is available regardless of whether the offender is caught or prosecuted. Services and support are available through the Burlington Police Department and The Community Justice Center.

Parallel Justice will do its best to meet victims' needs and help repair any related physical, emotional, and financial damage. We strive to be victim centered, creative, and engage community businesses and social service agencies in our work.

If you or someone you know has been victimized in the city of Burlington since July 1, 2006 and wants help, contact Parallel Justice Specialists Abbi Jaffe at the Community Justice Center, at 264-0764 or Clark Sheldon, at the Burlington Police Department, at 658-2704x268.

XII. Get Your Tax Refunds HERE !

Tax Refunds are FREE and FAST !!!

Did You Earn Less than $40,000 this Past Year?
Call 2-1-1 to schedule an appointment at one of three free tax assistance sites. Daytime, evening and weekend hours are available.

Services are provided by IRS-certified tax assistors. PLUS, at each site you can: *Enter to win one of ten $100 savings bonds.
*Register to become eligible for a Power IDA to double your savings/pay off debt
*Register for the next Free Credit Score Day

Did you know? The IRS can get your refund deposited in 7 to 10 days AT NO COST if you have a bank account? (In three weeks if your check is mailed to you.)

NEW THIS YEAR:
*SAVE SOME, SPEND SOME!
You can now split your refund into up to three direct deposit bank accounts. Just bring your account information with you.
*DON'T HAVE A BANK ACCOUNT?
Get your refund through Western Union with a $10 flat fee - as fast as direct deposit to a bank account.

The free tax sites are supported through the time, money, staff and space donated by the CASH Coalition of Chittenden County; Northfield Savings Bank; KeyBank; Citizens Bank; Opportunities Credit Union; Champlain College; Grippin, Donlan & Roche; Carol Tremble, CPA; United Way of Chittenden County; Chittenden Community Action; Casey Family Services; the City of Burlington; the Internal Revenue Service; and community volunteers.

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XIII. Fleming Museum presents Burlington and Winooski 1920-2020: The Evolution of our Built Environment

Fleming Museum
http://www.uvm.edu/~fleming
Burlington and Winooski 1920-2020:
The Evolution of our Built Environment
February 22 - June 24, 2007

This exhibition examines the natural, economic, and social forces that have shaped Burlington and Winooski, Vermont, since 1920, and invites the envisioning of their futures.

It is sometimes hard to imagine the way the cities we inhabit looked in decades past: towering elm trees providing a majestic canopy over Burlington's and Winooski's streets and parks; Burlington's industrial waterfront storing lumber, oil, and rail freight; street cars crisscrossing through town; a pontoon bridge connecting Burlington and Winooski. It is also a challenge to envision alternative ways that these two cities might have evolved: imagine a dome over downtown Winooski or a restaurant nestled under the Winooski bridge, an elevated highway along Burlington's waterfront, or an underground mall along Church Street, all plans that were proposed but never realized.

The Fleming Museum is pleased to bring together, for the first time, historical and contemporary photographs, architectural and engineering drawings, models, and film and video clips that tell the recent story of how these two cities have come to be the places we know today. The exhibition looks at the impact of both the Urban Renewal and Historic Preservation movements on our downtowns, how changes in transportation have affected our cities, the ways in which natural forces such as floods, fire, and Dutch Elm disease have reshaped our urban landscapes, and the evolution of Burlington's waterfront from an industrial salvage yard to a recreational destination. The exhibition will also provide access to UVM's Landscape Change Program website, where specific Vermont locations can be entered to explore the changes that the years have brought. A web page, comment book, and extensive public programming will invite visitors to share their thoughts for the future.

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XIV. Neighborhood Calendar

Monday, March 19

Hospitality Resource Panel
3:00p
City Hall, Conference Room 12
First Floor

Board of Airport Commissioners
4:00p
Burlington International Airport
Commission Conference Room

Board of Finance
5:15p
City Hall, Conference Room 12
First Floor


Tuesday, March 20

Design Advisory Board
3:00p
City Hall, Planning & Zoning Office
First Floor

City Arts Board
3:00p
Firehouse Gallery, Lorraine B. Good Room
Second Floor

Telecom Advisory Committee
4:00p
Burlington Telecom
200 Church Street, Suite 101

Parks & Recreation Commission
5:00p
DPW Office
645 Pine Street

Harbor Commission
(immediately follows the Parks & Recreation Commission)
DPW, 645 Pine Street


Wednesday, March 21

City Council Community Development & Neighborhood Revitalization Committee
8:00a
City Hall, Conference Room 12
First Floor

Church Street Marketplace Commission
8:30a
Marketplace Office
2 Church Street
Second Floor

License/Local Control Sub-Committee
4:00p
City Hall, Conference Room 12
First Floor

Ordinance Committee
5:30p
City Hall, Conference Room 12
First Floor

Wards 4 & 7 Neighborhood Planning Assembly
7:00p
Lyman C. Hunt Middle School
Learning Center


Thursday, March 22

CDBG Advisory Group
4:45p
City Hall, Conference Room 12
First Floor

Institutions & HR Policy Group
6:30p
City Hall
Attorney's Conference Room 10