Ward 2 NPA — Burlington, VT
Date: 2026-04-09
Time: 18:30

Meeting Agenda
Ward 2 Neighborhood Planning Assembly (NPA)
April 9, 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
 Menu: Orange & Green Olive Paella, Spiced Chick Peas,
 Join remotely: Roasted Vegetables, and Spanish lemon cake
 https://zoom.us/j/93179389982 Music: Ana Ruesink


Facilitator: Lauren Ebersol​ ​ Notetaker: Kason Hudman
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 Top 5 Things Going On in Burlington
5 min Hear 5 things that are going on in Burlington, as selected and highlighted by the NPA steering committee.
6:50 pm Budget Vote
5 min Vote on use of funds from the NPA budget.
6:55 pm City Council
20 min Gene Bergman (Ward 2) and Melo Grant (Central) - Burlington City Council
 Hear about what is happening on the City Council.
7:15 pm History of ONE Streets
30 min Megan Humphrey
 Learn more about the Old North End through the years.
7:35 pm Fair Housing Month
20 min Taylor Thibault, Associate Director - Champlain Housing Trust
 Learn more about Fair Housing Month, which happens in April.

7:55pm Door prize drawing + Adjourn!
 Our next meeting is Thursday, May 14!




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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)
April 9, 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
 Menu: Orange & Green Olive Paella, Spiced Chick Peas,
 Join remotely: Roasted Vegetables, and Spanish lemon cake
 https://zoom.us/j/93179389982 Music: Ana Ruesink


Facilitator: Lauren Ebersol​ ​ Notetaker: Kason Hudman
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 Top 5 Things Going On in Burlington
5 min Hear 5 things that are going on in Burlington, as selected and highlighted by the NPA steering committee.
6:50 pm Budget Vote
5 min Vote on use of funds from the NPA budget.
6:55 pm City Council
20 min Gene Bergman (Ward 2) and Melo Grant (Central) - Burlington City Council
 Hear about what is happening on the City Council.
7:15 pm History of ONE Streets
30 min Megan Humphrey
 Learn more about the Old North End through the years.
7:35 pm Fair Housing Month
20 min Taylor Thibault, Associate Director - Champlain Housing Trust
 Learn more about Fair Housing Month, which happens in April.

7:55pm Door prize drawing + Adjourn!
 Our next meeting is Thursday, May 14!




 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



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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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History of the
Old North End
 (ONE)
 Part 1

 Ward 2 NPA April
 2026
 Megan J. Humphrey



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 What We’ll Cover Today

•Abenakis & The First
 Colonizers
•Expansion Into the ONE
•Ethnic Neighborhoods
•Fun Facts: Elmwood
 Cemetery, George Street,
 Battery Park, Vermont Central
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 Abenakis & The First Colonizers
• Abenakis used the
  Intervale ﬂoodplain of the
  Winooski
  River for foraging and
  hunting: medicinals, nuts,
  wild game, & ﬁsh

• Grew “Three Sisters”-
  corn, beans, & squash

• Helped colonizers survive

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 Burlington in the 1800’s
 • 3rd largest lumber port in the 1870’s
 • Montreal, Boston and New York by stagecoach,
 Champlain Canal in 1823, and then by train
 • Production of lumber mills, boats, wooden boxes,
 window blinds, & doors




• Map

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 North Street

•1830, 10 buildings on North Street
•1869, some houses north of North
 Street
•1880’s, becoming Burlington’s
 shopping district
•1889, 30 businesses & 50 homes
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 Neighborhoods

•Little Italy
•Little Jerusalem
•Little Canada
•Irish
•German

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Bove’s Restaurant
• Opened December 7, 1941
• Closed December 2015
• Bove’s was part of the
  Italian neighborhood
  based around Pearl Street




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Archibald Street Synagogue




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 North Star Community Hall,
formerly the German Club on
 Crowley Street




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139-143 North Champlain, formerly
Nunyuns




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French Baptist Chapel




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74-76 Lafountain




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Elmwood Cemetery




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North Street Grave Site




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215 Elmwood Avenue




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First Unitarian Universalist Society




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Battery Park
 • 9 acres in
 1812,
 property of
 the USA
 • 1813,
 campground
 for 3,000
 troops
 • 1831, sold to
 private
 citizens
 • 1940, deeded
 to the City as
 public space Page 21 of 24
George Street




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 Vermont Central Railroad
• 1853, train tracks through town
• 1861, horseshoe tunnel built to waterfront; only
  tunnel in Chittenden County




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 Very Special Thanks

Charlotte Barrett, Bob Blanchard, Judy Dow,
Peg Dumas, Kendall Frost, Bill & Clarke
Gravel, John Gravel, Elise Guyette, Laura
Hale, David Hershberg, Intervale Center, Jill
Krowinski, Preservation Burlington, Gail
Rosenberg, UVM Special Collections,
Vermont Historical Society, Frederick
Wiseman…and to the Gravel Family for
selling me my cherished home on St. Louis
Street, and to Terry for being the best
cheerleader along the way Page 24 of 24

Meeting Notes
Ward 2 Neighborhood Planning Assembly (NPA)
April 9, 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
 Menu: Orange & Green Olive Paella, Spiced Chick Peas,
 Join remotely: Roasted Vegetables, and Spanish lemon cake
 https://zoom.us/j/93179389982 Music: Ana Ruesink


Facilitator: Lauren Ebersol​ ​ Notetaker: Kason Hudman
6:30 pm Introduction
5 min -​ Minutes Approved, Agenda Adopted.
6:35 pm Public Forum (2 minutes max per person)
10 min -​ Andrea Todd, Ward 2 resident, mentions that she is concerned about the future of City Market and
 encourages everybody to look at the Board Meeting notes, that are now much more available on
 the City Market website. Andrea also mentions that John Tashiro is having an open meeting later in
 this month and she encourages folks to go.
 -​ Nikhil Goyal, Vermont State Senate candidate, reminds people about the August Democratic
 Primary elections and asks for people to give him his vote to make Vermont more affordable.
 -​ Ward 2 resident, mentions that he works to prevent the spread of forever chemicals or PFAS, and
 he is concerned about Global Foundries and their current expansion plans. He is worried that this
 will drastically expand the spread of PFAS into Lake Champlain. Invites people to reach out to him
 to talk more about the campaign for Global Foundries to add a filtration system as they expand.
 -​ Megan Humphrey, mentions that she is supporting NIkhil Goyal and invites everybody to his
 campaign launch next week, happening in the same space here at the ONE Community Center.
 Invites people to go to Nikhil Goyal’s website.
 -​ Solve, Ward 2 resident, mentions that the next Vermont Stage Company’s show is Rhinocerous,
 from April 30th-May 2nd, and invites folks to attend


6:45 pm Top 5 Things Going On in Burlington
5 min -​ New City Councilors were sworn in last Monday and Mayor Mulvaney-Stanak gave her State of the
 City
 -​ ONE Clean Up Crew is happening and Clean Up Crews around the city, keep an eye out for
 information about those
 -​ Penguin Plunge happened and raised money for Special Olympics
 -​ The Superintendent of the Burlington School District is doing a coffee pop up at 8am
6:50 pm Budget Vote
5 min Vote on use of funds from the NPA budget.
 -​ Using $100 from our NPA funds to redo the signs for the ONE Community Dinner.
 -​ 23 Yes Votes/0 No Votes/0 Abstentions. It passes unanimously.


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6:55 pm City Council
20 min Gene Bergman (Ward 2) and Melo Grant (Central) - Burlington City Council
 -​ Melo opens, mentions Green Up Day on May 2nd, and encourages everybody to get involved. She
 also brings up a few other clean up opportunities, and says that the DPW is going to clean up the
 area around the Moran Frame, the Urban Reserve, the area under Battery Park, and the area close
 to the Barge Canal on Pine Street. Melo then mentions the YMCA Kid’s Fest on April 25th at
 Roosevelt Park. Melo then says that they are in the midst of budget negotiations with the City
 Council and the Mayor’s office. Melo then talks about the Community Safety committee, and talks
 about how successful the “accountability court” was in clearing up the backlog of cases, focused
 particularly on people with multiple outstanding cases. Melo then mentions that Migrant Justice
 talked to the public safety committee about the March 11th ICE Raid, and ways that the local
 police department, in the eyes of Migrant Justice, did not live up to the Mayor’s Executive Order
 and the Fair and Impartial Policing policy. Melo expresses their view that the police should have
 verified the information on the warrants in order to live up to the Fair and Impartial Policing Policy.
 -​ Gene Bergman continues, mentions that himself and the Progressive Caucus are all calling for a
 comprehensive review of all police conduct on March 11th, and encourages everybody to write
 emails to City Council and state law enforcement leaders to pressure for greater accountability for
 our State Police and local police department. Gene then mentions that GMT has not received
 adequate funding the Vermont State Legislature, and he encourages people to pressure the State
 Legislature, particularly Speaker Krowinski, to devote more energy to ensuring GMT does not
 continue to hemorrhage.
 -​ Andrea Todd, Ward 2 resident, thanks Gene and Melo for their work, and requests for a more
 specific answer from the Mayor about why exactly the budget deficit exists again this year. Gene
 answers that he will pass that on to the Mayor, and he suggests that people stay tuned as the
 budget is discussed in the coming weeks. Melo also answers, says that the budget documents that
 she mentioned previously answer those
7:15 pm History of ONE Streets
20 min Megan Humphrey
 -​ Megan is using the same framework that the ONE Arts and Business District uses, which includes
 the Intervale. She details the story of a particular brick from an old building she collected on
 Elmwood Avenue. She then continues with her broader presentation, saying that the first thing
 that must be acknowledged is that we are on land stolen from the Abenaki people. The Abenakis
 used the Intervale floodplain of the Winooski River for foraging, hunting, medicinals, nuts, wild
 game, & fish.
 -​ In the 1800s, Burlington was the third largest lumber port in the country. Production of lumber
 mills, boats, wooden boxes, window blinds, & doors. In 1830, there were 10 buildings on North
 Street. In 1869, there were some houses north of North Street. In the 1880s, North Street was the
 main shopping district of Burlington. In 1880, there were 30 businesses & 50 homes. About 40% of
 Burlington residents were immigrants or first-generation Americans. There were French Canadian,
 Irish, German, Jewish, and Italian neighborhoods.
7:35 pm Fair Housing Month
20 min Taylor Thibault, Associate Director - Champlain Housing Trust


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 -​ Sarah Russell, the Director of Emergency Services for CVOEO, starts by talking about the Elmwood
7:55pm Community Shelter, sometimes called “the Pods.” She mentions that they can serve 30-35 people
 at any given time, and they have served more than 200 people, and the vast majority have
 eventually found more permanent housing.
 -​ Andrea Todd, Ward 2 Resident, asks if the City of Burlington has a permanent plan for the shelter,
 since it is currently on a year-by-year lease structure. Sarah answers that it is best to ask the city
 that question, but Sarah understands why they might keep the year-by-year structure given the
 variability of shelter needs.

 Door prize drawing + Adjourn!
 Our next meeting is Thursday, May 14!




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




 ​ ​ Ward 2 NPA - March 12, 2026 - Notes - Page 3
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 - March 12, 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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