🌱 Main Street Renovation + Homeless Shelter Pod Community Plans

Good morning, neighbors! Danielle Fallon here with the latest issue of the Burlington Daily.

First, today's weather:

Blizzard, accumulating 4-8". High: 36 Low: 14.

Here are the top three stories today in Burlington:

1. Burlington voters approved a renovation of Main Street on Town Meeting Day. The renovation is a $25 million project that would include six city blocks between Battery Street and South Union Street. The city has announced that they will present a final concept for the renovation sometime in May with permitting continuing into the summer of 2023. (Local 22/44 News)
2. Former campers at the dismantled Sears Lane encampment have been given the opportunity by a superior court judge to continue their lawsuit against the City of Burlington. Grey Barreda and Alexus Grundy initially filed their suit in October 2021 but were told to amend their complaint. Barreda and Grundy are changing their suit to seek damages from the city. (vtdigger.org)
3. Burlington has announced where it will place a homeless shelter pod community. The city will be building thirty pods on Elmwood Avenue. The city reportedly was looking at 10 different sites and finally decided that an Elmwood Avenue parking lot was the right location. The building of the pods will begin in Apr. (WCAX)

Today in Burlington:

• Dinosaur Discoveries: Ancient Fossils, New Ideas At Echo Leahy Center for Lake Champlain (10:00 AM)
• Animal Demo At Echo Leahy Center for Lake Champlain (11:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• The Humane Society of Chittenden County offers a Community Pet Clinic. Click to watch a video that gives more information about the service (Facebook)
• Burlington Schools is seeking a BHS/BTC 2025 Capital Fundraising Consultant. Click to apply. (Twitter)

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— Danielle Fallon

About me: Danielle Fallon is a writer who loves using her creativity to fuel her passion for communication. She is an employee of content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and assists Patch.com with community newsletter curation. Danielle also holds a Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders and works part-time as a pediatric speech therapist.