In 1981 , Sanders campaigned against the unpopular plans by Tony Pomerleau , a Burlington developer , to convert the then-industrial waterfront property owned by the Central Vermont Railway into expensive condominiums , hotels , and offices .
In 1981 , Sanders campaigned against the unpopular plans by Tony Pomerleau to change the then-industrial waterfront property owned by the Central Vermont Railway . He did not want the waterfront to become expensive condominiums , hotels , and offices .