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Livable City: No on Zoning Change!

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The Coalition for a Livable City is a community group fighting for democratic processes, sustainable community-driven planning, ecological stewardship, and economic justice. For the last six months we have been fighting against a developer-driven zoning change which would allow 175 feet and increased mass in the downtown core without providing increased public benefits such as affordable or senior housing.

The Downtown Mixed Used Overlay District would allow Don Sinex to build the largest development in the state of Vermont, including 3 1/2 floors of above-ground parking garages, 80 units of student dorm housing, and only 54 tiny affordable units.  

Last night the City Council voted to put this item on the November ballot in response to an incredible 6 months of citizen input and community engagement. Thank you to all who participated thus far. We can make a difference!

The zoning change will be on the November ballot, and we need funds for printing and ads to educate the citizens and to counteract the advocacy of a lobbying firm paid for by vested interests.  

The mayor will also be asking the voters to approve the use of TIF funds to the tune of 22 million dollars to pay for the developer's infrastructure. Normally developers pay for their own street work. This would be a gift of tax payer money to a millionaire investor! 

We need funds to pay for ads, for printing flyers, and some mailing costs! Help us to get out the vote against both the zoning change and the use of TIF funds before November 8th!

Say Yes to a Livable City, Affordable and Senior Housing, Local Businesses, Fewer cars downtown, and Democratic Processes. Vote No on the zoning ordinance and the TIF. 

If we win this we will be proving that Burlington is not for sale to the highest bidder and that we , the people, determine the future of our city. If we lose this, our skylines, our affordable city, our democratic processes, and our healthy lake are lost.

Organizer

Genese Gorilekova
Organizer
Burlington, VT

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