Ward 2 NPA — Burlington, VT
Date: 2026-06-11
Time: 18:30

Meeting Agenda
Ward 2 Neighborhood Planning Assembly (NPA)
June 11, 2026 | 6:30-8:00pm | All are welcome

 Join in person: O.N.E. Community Dinner
 ONE Community Center, 20 Allen Street 5:30-6:30pm | Free | Donations welcome
 Dosa Masala Meal with Guest Chef Latha Mangipudi
 Join remotely: & special thank to Aromas of India: Mysore Masala Dosa,
 https://zoom.us/j/93179389982 Vegetable Rice Pilau, Dhal, Kosambri Salad, Coconut
 Green Chili Chutney, Raita, Honey Cake
 Music: Harold Kaplan
Facilitator: Grace Sherwood​ ​ ​ ​ Notetaker: Kason Hudson
6:30 pm Introduction
5 min Review and adopt/approve the agenda and previous minutes; introductions as time allows.
6:35 pm Public Forum (2 minutes max per person)
10 min Please state your full name, pronouns, street, and ward, and follow the NPA ground rules.
6:45 pm Mayor Mulvaney Stanak
20 min Q/A with the Mayor!
7:05 pm ONE/BTV Black History!
30 min Megan Humphrey
 Learn about the black history of Burlington and the ONE!
7:35 pm State Representatives and Senators- Session Wrap Up
20 min Representative Abbey Duke
 Representative Brian Cina
 Senator Tonya Vyhovsky
 Representative Kate Logan
 Senator Martine Gulick



8:00pm Door prize drawing + Adjourn!
 Our next meeting is Thursday, June 11!




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Appendix to the Agenda
Ward 2 NPA Steering Committee
To contact the entire Ward 2 NPA Steering Committee, email ward2npa@googlegroups.com
Name Email Joined Term expiration

Lauren Ebersol lebersol27@gmail.com 2023 2027

Kason Hudson kasonhudman@gmail.com 2024 2028

Charlie Giannoni charliecpg@gmail.com 2024 2028

Marc Stannard Marc.Stannard@outlook.com 2024 2028

Nora Aronds noraaronds@yahoo.com 2025 2029

Grace Sherwood Gsherwood703@gmail.com 2025 2029

NPA Guiding Principles
 ●​ Operate through democratic principles and democratic procedures.
 ●​ Provide a safe and welcoming forum where residents can actively share their voices about issues that
 matter to them, and where they can learn from the voices of others.
 ●​ Cultivate involvement by a diverse spectrum of community members through active outreach and
 through eliminating barriers to participation.
 ●​ Operate in a manner that models respectful, inclusive, culturally, and economically aware practices.
 ●​ Be a fun, creative, and vital organization that provides value and benefit through the multitude of
 perspectives shared by those who participate.


Ward 2 NPA Ground Rules
 ●​ Meetings should have clearly defined agenda and roles.
 ●​ Honor time limits: A best effort must be made to start on time, follow the agenda, and finish on time.
 ●​ Listen to others: Make efforts to be an open-minded member of the group.
 ●​ Respect the agenda and the process: Try to remain focused on the issue at hand.
 ●​ Share your opinion respectfully: Speak out, but not over, others’ comments.
 ●​ Treat people how you would like to be treated: Be respectful of everyone, including guests.




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Elected officials representing Ward 2
Mayor
Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak Progressive mayor@BurlingtonVT.gov


City Councilors
Central District (Wards 2 & 3) Melo Grant Progressive megrant@burlingtonvt.gov 802-310-0962
Ward 2 Gene Bergman Progressive gbergman@burlingtonvt.gov 802-598-3602


School Board Members

Central District (Wards 2 & 3) Jean Waltz jwaltz@bsdvt.org 802-355-7856

Ward 2 Polly Vanderputten pvanderputten@bsdvt.org 802-578-8653


Vermont State House Representatives
Chittenden-15 Troy Headrick Independent theadrick@leg.state.vt.us (802) 828-2228

Chittenden-15 Brian Cina Progressive/Democrat bcina@leg.state.vt.us (802) 828-2228

Chittenden-16 Kate Logan Progressive/Democrat klogan@leg.state.vt.us (802) 828-2228

Chittenden-16 Jill Krowinski Democrat jkrowinski@leg.state.vt.us (802) 828-2228

Chittenden-17 Abigail Duke Democrat aduke@leg.state.vt.us (802) 828-2228


Vermont State Senators

Chittenden-Central Tanya Vyhovsky Progressive/Democrat tvyhovsky@leg.state.vt.us (802) 828-2228

Chittenden-Central Martine Gulick Democrat mgulick@leg.state.vt.us (802) 828-2228

Chittenden-Central Philip Baruth Democrat/Progressive pbaruth@leg.state.vt.us (802) 503-5266




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Meeting Agenda
Ward 2 Neighborhood Planning Assembly (NPA)
June 11, 2026 | 6:30-8:00pm | All are welcome

 Join in person: O.N.E. Community Dinner
 ONE Community Center, 20 Allen Street 5:30-6:30pm | Free | Donations welcome
 Dosa Masala Meal with Guest Chef Latha Mangipudi
 Join remotely: & special thank to Aromas of India: Mysore Masala Dosa,
 https://zoom.us/j/93179389982 Vegetable Rice Pilau, Dhal, Kosambri Salad, Coconut
 Green Chili Chutney, Raita, Honey Cake
 Music: Harold Kaplan
Facilitator: Grace Sherwood​ ​ ​ ​ Notetaker: Kason Hudson
6:30 pm Introduction
5 min Review and adopt/approve the agenda and previous minutes; introductions as time allows.
6:35 pm Public Forum (2 minutes max per person)
10 min Please state your full name, pronouns, street, and ward, and follow the NPA ground rules.
6:45 pm Mayor Mulvaney Stanak
20 min Q/A with the Mayor!
7:05 pm ONE/BTV Black History!
30 min Megan Humphrey
 Learn about the black history of Burlington and the ONE!
7:35 pm State Representatives and Senators- Session Wrap Up
20 min Representative Abbey Duke
 Representative Brian Cina
 Senator Tonya Vyhovsky
 Representative Kate Logan
 Senator Martine Gulick



8:00pm Door prize drawing + Adjourn!
 Our next meeting is Thursday, June 11!




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Scan the QR code (or click here) to: Email us • Go to our website • Watch meeting
recordings on CCTV's website • Connect with us on Instagram • Request a time slot
with the request form • Get to all links related to this meeting


Appendix to the Agenda
Ward 2 NPA Steering Committee
To contact the entire Ward 2 NPA Steering Committee, email ward2npa@googlegroups.com
Name Email Joined Term expiration

Lauren Ebersol lebersol27@gmail.com 2023 2027

Kason Hudson kasonhudman@gmail.com 2024 2028

Charlie Giannoni charliecpg@gmail.com 2024 2028

Marc Stannard Marc.Stannard@outlook.com 2024 2028

Nora Aronds noraaronds@yahoo.com 2025 2029

Grace Sherwood Gsherwood703@gmail.com 2025 2029

NPA Guiding Principles
 ●​ Operate through democratic principles and democratic procedures.
 ●​ Provide a safe and welcoming forum where residents can actively share their voices about issues that
 matter to them, and where they can learn from the voices of others.
 ●​ Cultivate involvement by a diverse spectrum of community members through active outreach and
 through eliminating barriers to participation.
 ●​ Operate in a manner that models respectful, inclusive, culturally, and economically aware practices.
 ●​ Be a fun, creative, and vital organization that provides value and benefit through the multitude of
 perspectives shared by those who participate.


Ward 2 NPA Ground Rules
 ●​ Meetings should have clearly defined agenda and roles.
 ●​ Honor time limits: A best effort must be made to start on time, follow the agenda, and finish on time.
 ●​ Listen to others: Make efforts to be an open-minded member of the group.
 ●​ Respect the agenda and the process: Try to remain focused on the issue at hand.
 ●​ Share your opinion respectfully: Speak out, but not over, others’ comments.
 ●​ Treat people how you would like to be treated: Be respectful of everyone, including guests.




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Elected officials representing Ward 2
Mayor
Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak Progressive mayor@BurlingtonVT.gov


City Councilors
Central District (Wards 2 & 3) Melo Grant Progressive megrant@burlingtonvt.gov 802-310-0962
Ward 2 Gene Bergman Progressive gbergman@burlingtonvt.gov 802-598-3602


School Board Members

Central District (Wards 2 & 3) Jean Waltz jwaltz@bsdvt.org 802-355-7856

Ward 2 Polly Vanderputten pvanderputten@bsdvt.org 802-578-8653


Vermont State House Representatives
Chittenden-15 Troy Headrick Independent theadrick@leg.state.vt.us (802) 828-2228

Chittenden-15 Brian Cina Progressive/Democrat bcina@leg.state.vt.us (802) 828-2228

Chittenden-16 Kate Logan Progressive/Democrat klogan@leg.state.vt.us (802) 828-2228

Chittenden-16 Jill Krowinski Democrat jkrowinski@leg.state.vt.us (802) 828-2228

Chittenden-17 Abigail Duke Democrat aduke@leg.state.vt.us (802) 828-2228


Vermont State Senators

Chittenden-Central Tanya Vyhovsky Progressive/Democrat tvyhovsky@leg.state.vt.us (802) 828-2228

Chittenden-Central Martine Gulick Democrat mgulick@leg.state.vt.us (802) 828-2228

Chittenden-Central Philip Baruth Democrat/Progressive pbaruth@leg.state.vt.us (802) 503-5266




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 Black History of the
Old North End (ONE)
 Part 3
 Ward 2 NPA/June 2026

 Megan J. Humphrey




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 Blacks in the ONE




• 1790’s, a Black community in Hinesburg
• 1810, 45 Blacks on Burlington census
• 1860’s, Tony Anthony, 78 Elmwood
  Avenue
 Sister Eliza, 86 Elmwood Avenue
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Abial Anthony
• Born 5/08/1839
• Married Clara
• Lived at 195 Elmwood
  Avenue on 3 acres
• Three children
• Barber for 76 years
• “Genial philosopher”
• Died at 99 years old


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Abial Anthony & George Williams
(related by marriage, 20-year partnership)




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George Williams

 • Married Nettie
 • Lived at 205 Elmwood
 Avenue on 3 acres for
 about 45 years
 • Head of “Black Good
 Templars”
 • Son, George Jr., 1st
 Black graduate of
 UVM’s Medical School
 • They had other family
 members on Elmwood
 Avenue as well



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215 Elmwood Avenue




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Jacob Bland
 • Hired by Anthony
 & Williams
 • Moved to 215
 Elmwood
 • Recent excavation




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Store at 68 Archibald Street
• Only two owners in over 100 years: the
  Rome Family and then John & Mildred
  McLaurin




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Annette Miller & John McLaurin,
 2008




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86-90 Archibald Street




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86-90 Archibald Street




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Pates Hotel Historic Marker, 86-90
 Archibald




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142 Archibald Street




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Helen and Arthur Hines




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142 Archibald Street, Newly
 Renovated




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Very Special Thanks To:

 Elise Guyette
 Rebekah Mortensen
 Gail Rosenberg
 Ward 2 NPA
Terry Hotaling for being my
 cheerleader

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Meeting Agenda
Ward 2 Neighborhood Planning Assembly (NPA)
June 11, 2026 | 6:30-8:00pm | All are welcome

 Join in person: O.N.E. Community Dinner
 ONE Community Center, 20 Allen Street 5:30-6:30pm | Free | Donations welcome
 Dosa Masala Meal with Guest Chef Latha Mangipudi
 Join remotely: & special thank to Aromas of India: Mysore Masala Dosa,
 https://zoom.us/j/93179389982 Vegetable Rice Pilau, Dhal, Kosambri Salad, Coconut
 Green Chili Chutney, Raita, Honey Cake
 Music: Harold Kaplan
Facilitator: Grace Sherwood​ ​ ​ Notetaker: Kason Hudman
6:30 pm Introduction
5 min Motion to adopt the agenda by Grace. Motion adopted. Top things happening in Burlington from Grace:​
 1. Frozen drinks are back at Taco Gordo
 2. Rental vacancy rate is approaching a healthy rate
 3. Depot Street is fully paved
6:35 pm Public Forum (2 minutes max per person)
10 min -​ Andrea Todd, Ward 2 resident, puts out a plea to ask people to help to ensure that the NPA agenda
 is posted earlier than it currently is. She asks if people want to help the Steering Committee.
 Andrea also mentions that some work on City Market is still happening, and reminds everybody
 about the City Market board elections coming up in the summer and fall.
 -​ Nikhail Goyal, Democratic primary in the Chittenden Central for VT State Senate candidate, gives a
 campaign speech letting people know that he is running to stop Trump’s authoritarianism and fix
 the cost-of-living crisis. He says that he will fight for universal publicly funded primary care, a state
 land bank with permanently affordable housing, fight to ban corporate spending in state and local
 elections, abolish and prosecute ICE, and he will fight big tech and will be enemy number one to
 big tech.
 -​ Jeffrey Peterson, candidate for VT State House in Chittenden-16, lets everybody know that he is
 currently the only candidate running for Chittenden-16, and there should be two people running.
 He asks someone in the room to run if they have the capacity and meet with him afterwards to talk
 about the prospect.
 -​ Melo Grant, Central District City Councilor, wanted to thank everybody for participating in the
 clean up & clean out event in the ONE, and she encourages everybody go watch the video on
 Instagram from Laura Sancehz-Parkinson about the greenbelt and why people leave stuff on the
 greenbelt. Melo also encourages everybody in Ward 2 to go vote, and it is important that our
 central district votes.
 -​ Question from Ward 2 resident, wants to know what the percentage of people who vote in Ward 2
 and Ward 3. Wendy Coe, Ward 2 resident, mentions that there are about 5,000 people per Ward,
 and Ward 2 usually only gets about 1000 votes. Charlie, Ward 2 Steering Committee Member,
 plugs people joining the Ward 3 or Ward 8 election commission
6:45 pm Mayor Mulvaney Stanak
20 min Q/A with the Mayor!

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7:05 pm ONE/BTV Black History!
30 min Megan Humphrey
 -​ In the 1790s, a Black community was established in Hinesburg. In 1810, there were 45 Black people
 listed on the Burlington census. In the 1860s, there was a Black man named Tony Anthony who was
 a cook in restaurants and steam boats. He lived in 78 Elmwood Avenue, and his sister Eliza lived at
 86 Elmwood Avenue. Abial Anthony, Tony’s son, lived at 195 Elmwood Avenue and had three
 children. Abial lived until he was 99 years old. Abial was a barber with his business partner
 Williams. P.T. Barnum and Grover Cleveland both got their hair cut by Abial. George Williams, lived
 at 205 Elmwood Avenue for about 45 years. He was the head of the Black Good Templars, which
 was a group opposed to the consumption of alcohol. George William’s son, George Williams Jr, was
 the first Black graduate of UVM Medical School. They had other family members on Elmwood
 Avenue as well.
 -​ Archibald Street. The store at 68 Archibald Street, had only two owners for over 100 years, the
 Rome Family and then John & Mildred McLaurin. John bought the store in the 1970s, and John ran
 the store J&Ms until he passed away in 2010. After John passed away, his daughter Judy took over
 the business and she still runs it to this day. The house at 86-90 Archibald Street was inhabited by a
 Burlington resident named Frank Pates who was a Buffalo Soldier in the United States Military.
 Frank’s wife Cleta bought the house in the 1920s, and eventually Frank was also listed on the
 mortgage. They were listed on the Green Book every year until its final publication. A Black
 baseball team called the Burlington Colored All-Stars played at Roosevelt Park, and stayed at Frank
 & Cleta’s home. There is a Pates Hotel Historic Marker in front of 86-90 Archibald Street. 142
 Archibald Street was a Black missionary church in the 1960s. Helen & Arthur Hines ran the church
 until the 1960s, when the church went bankrupt, but Helen & Arthur Hines stayed at the property
 until Helen’s death in 2013.
 -​ Janet, Ward 2 resident, mentions that Elise Guyette, involved with these history projects, really
 made history come alive for her.
 -​ Question from Ward 2 resident, wants to know if Megan is doing any collaboration with
 Preservation Burlington. Megan talks about her own house, and mentions that Preservation
 Burlington helped her learn a lot about the history of her house, and that she is only the third
 owner of the house since the last owner lived in the house for 100 years.
 -​
7:35 pm State Representatives and Senators- Session Wrap Up
20 min Representative Abbey Duke
 Representative Brian Cina
 -​ Abbey Duke & Brian Cina detail exactly where their district boundaries are, demonstrating that
 they both represent a small sliver of Ward 2. Abbey mentions that most of the time is spent in
 committee.
 -​ Question from Ward 2 resident, since Brian Cina was on the ethics committee, wants to know
 more about the ethics panels and committees and how they interact with each other. Brian details
 how the House internal ethics investigations work, and mentions that, according to the Vermont
 constitution, legislators are responsible for holding themselves accountable. Abbey Duke mentions
 the State Ethics Commission, which is given the responsibility to uphold financial ethics.


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 -​ Ward 2 resident, notes the recent wave of legislator retirements and wants to know more about
 the financial accommodation given to legislators. Abbey Duke answers, there is significant
 turnover, and legislators are expected to work full-time for 4 to 5 months on a part-time salary, so
 it does limit who is able to serve. Brian mentions that in states where it is a full-time job with a
 full-time salary, that doesn’t necessarily limit corruption, since people cling to their position and
 increase their own pay at a higher rate.
 -​ Brian mentions two different Health Care bills, S.190 and S.197, two bills that he believes Governor
 Phil Scott has signalled he will veto. One of them accelerates the process of the Green Mountain
 Care Board regulating health care pricing, and the other is about universal primary care. Brian also
 mentions that the Governor did sign a bill barring neurological interference without a patient’s
 consent, which Brian celebrates. Brian then goes on to say that the Governor did veto a bill
 regulating AI Data Centers.
 -​ Trav Fryer, Ward 2 resident, asks if that bill was nuanced or if it was a brought ban on AI Data
 Centers. Brian answers that Phill Scott did think that the current regulations in Vermont,
 particularly Act 250, already protect Vermont from extremely onerous Data Centers. Brian thinks
 that the Data Center bill would have been a more comprehensive regulation on Data Centers and
 their problems specifically, so he is disappointed that Governor Phil Scott vetoed the bill.
 -​ Tanya Vyhovsky joins the meeting digitally and mentions some of the bills she has worked on,
 including a universal sanctuary schools policy statewide, updating mandatory reporting rules, and
 the education reform bill. Tanya also mentions that AI regulation touched on the elections integrity
 committee, since they passed a bill requiring AI use disclosure for campaign materials.
 -​ Melissa Humphrey, Ward 2 resident, thanks the legislators for their time.
 -​ Abbey Duke mentions three bills that she worked on in her committee, one regulates ticket
 resellers to ensure people know they are buying tickets from the official site, one gets rid of
 non-compete agreements for healthcare workers, and one makes it easier for large scale
 renewable energy projects to get loans.
 -​ Grace Sherwood, asks if biofuels and wood-burning is considered renewable, since they are still
 spewing carbon into the atmosphere. Tanya and Brian answer and mention that the McNeil Plant is
 controversial but one solution could be ratcheting down the amount of renewable credits
 wood-burning receives over time to encourage the state to adopt more renewable forms of
 energy.



8:00pm Door prize drawing + Adjourn!




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Scan the QR code (or click here) to: Email us • Go to our website • Watch meeting
recordings on CCTV's website • Connect with us on Instagram • Request a time slot
with the request form • Get to all links related to this meeting


Appendix to the Agenda
Ward 2 NPA Steering Committee
To contact the entire Ward 2 NPA Steering Committee, email ward2npa@googlegroups.com
Name Email Joined Term expiration

Lauren Ebersol lebersol27@gmail.com 2023 2027

Kason Hudson kasonhudman@gmail.com 2024 2028

Charlie Giannoni charliecpg@gmail.com 2024 2028

Marc Stannard Marc.Stannard@outlook.com 2024 2028

Nora Aronds noraaronds@yahoo.com 2025 2029

Grace Sherwood Gsherwood703@gmail.com 2025 2029

NPA Guiding Principles
 ●​ Operate through democratic principles and democratic procedures.
 ●​ Provide a safe and welcoming forum where residents can actively share their voices about issues that
 matter to them, and where they can learn from the voices of others.
 ●​ Cultivate involvement by a diverse spectrum of community members through active outreach and
 through eliminating barriers to participation.
 ●​ Operate in a manner that models respectful, inclusive, culturally, and economically aware practices.
 ●​ Be a fun, creative, and vital organization that provides value and benefit through the multitude of
 perspectives shared by those who participate.


Ward 2 NPA Ground Rules
 ●​ Meetings should have clearly defined agenda and roles.
 ●​ Honor time limits: A best effort must be made to start on time, follow the agenda, and finish on time.
 ●​ Listen to others: Make efforts to be an open-minded member of the group.
 ●​ Respect the agenda and the process: Try to remain focused on the issue at hand.
 ●​ Share your opinion respectfully: Speak out, but not over, others’ comments.
 ●​ Treat people how you would like to be treated: Be respectful of everyone, including guests.




 ​ ​ Ward 2 NPA - May 14, 2026 - Notes - Page 4
Elected officials representing Ward 2
Mayor
Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak Progressive mayor@BurlingtonVT.gov


City Councilors
Central District (Wards 2 & 3) Melo Grant Progressive megrant@burlingtonvt.gov 802-310-0962
Ward 2 Gene Bergman Progressive gbergman@burlingtonvt.gov 802-598-3602


School Board Members

Central District (Wards 2 & 3) Jean Waltz jwaltz@bsdvt.org 802-355-7856

Ward 2 Polly Vanderputten pvanderputten@bsdvt.org 802-578-8653


Vermont State House Representatives
Chittenden-15 Troy Headrick Independent theadrick@leg.state.vt.us (802) 828-2228

Chittenden-15 Brian Cina Progressive/Democrat bcina@leg.state.vt.us (802) 828-2228

Chittenden-16 Kate Logan Progressive/Democrat klogan@leg.state.vt.us (802) 828-2228

Chittenden-16 Jill Krowinski Democrat jkrowinski@leg.state.vt.us (802) 828-2228

Chittenden-17 Abigail Duke Democrat aduke@leg.state.vt.us (802) 828-2228


Vermont State Senators

Chittenden-Central Tanya Vyhovsky Progressive/Democrat tvyhovsky@leg.state.vt.us (802) 828-2228

Chittenden-Central Martine Gulick Democrat mgulick@leg.state.vt.us (802) 828-2228

Chittenden-Central Philip Baruth Democrat/Progressive pbaruth@leg.state.vt.us (802) 503-5266




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