The monthly meeting of the Ward 5 Neighborhood Planning Assembly (NPA). Join your neighbors and City and Schools officials for a lively forum on issues important to the South End.

Our monthly meeting is the third Thursday of every month, at the DPW office at 645 Pine St. We will begin with a community meal provided by The People’s Kitchen at 6:30pm, and start into our agenda at 7:00pm.
Neighbors can also attend virtually via Zoom.
Zoom URL: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89574495720
or by phone at: +1 301 715 8592, Webinar ID: 895 7449 5720

6:30 - Food from People's Kitchen & Community Time

7:00 PM Welcome, Public Forum | 20 Minutes

7:20 PM Community discussion on affordability | 40 Minutes

● Overview of current cost of public services in Burlington (taxes + utilities

for homeowners, rent + utilities for renters), as well as the impact of the

proposed bonds that are on the Town Meeting Day ballot on cost for

homeowners and renters at various levels

● Open discussion on affordability, with a focus on creating a space for

people to consider the broader context of all the things we are being

called on to pay for and discuss what we can afford as a community

o This will include an acknowledgement of the inherent inequity of

renting in Burlington, and the fact that many renters want to be

homeowners but have no realistic path for getting there

8:00 PM Affordability Polling | 30 Minutes

● Participants will be given a way to communicate collectively and

anonymously to our elected officials what we feel we each can afford in

terms of additional monthly cost of living in Burlington

● This will be cross-referenced with anticipated cost of the bonds, so as to

give a sense of how big of a bond people in attendance are willing to

support

8:30 PM Adjourn
next meeting: Thursday, February 20, 2025

Our public record agenda and minutes are hosted by CEDO at burlingtonvt.gov/227/Ward-5

Video replay:
Youtube (often available near-live)
CCTV (available a few days later)