Group takes a stand against Burlington Town Center Mall zoning change The Coalition for a Livable City posted flyers in Burlington highlighting their concerns with zoning changes for the Burlington Town Center Mall. Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT KEELE: THAT'S RIGHT DAVE, FLYERSLIKE THIS ONE HERE ARE CIRCLINGAROUND TOWN, CALLING ATTENTIONTO A ZONING CHANGE THE DEVELOPERIS REQUESTING AND URGING FOLKSTO TAKE A STANMICHAEL LONG IS A MEMBER OF AGROUP CALLED THE COALITION FOR ALIVABLE CITY.THE GROUP IS BEHIND THESE FLYERSTURNING UP AROUND TOWNHE SAYS THE GROUP DOESN'TNECESSARITY OPPOSE THE PROPOSEDBURLINGTON TOWN CENTER MALLREDEVELOPMENT.BUT IT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THEWAY THE NECESSARY ZONING CHANGESARE BEING DISCUSSED.>> OUR CONCERN IS FOR THEORDERLY AND FAIR AND OPENINTEGRITY OF THE PLANNINGPROCESS AND WE BELIEVE THAT THISIS A HASTY RESPONSE TO ONEDEVELOPER WHO THINKS THAT HENEEDS TO GO HIGHER THAN THECITY'S ORDINANCE ALLOW HIM TODO.KEELE: IN MAY, THE BURLINGTONCITY COUNCIL APPROVED APRE-DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THEMALL.NOW, OWNER DON SINEX ISREQUESTING A CHANGE TO GO ABOVETHE CURRENT CAP OF 105 FEET ANDBUILD UP TO 160 FEET>> THIS IS NOT A PROJECT THAT ISGOING TO SET A PRECEDENT FOR THECITY.WE ARE NOT GOING TO SEE 14 STORYBUILDINGS ALL OVER THE DOWNTONOR WITHIN THE CITY OFBURLINGTONTHIS IS A SPECIAL DISTRICT THATTHE CITY AND PLAN BTV HAS ALWAYSPLANNED FOR.KEELE: MAYOR MIRO WEINBERGERSAYS THE ULTIMATE DECISION IS UPTO THE CITY COUNCIL.HE REALIZES NOT EVERYONE IS ONBOARD BUT SAYS IT'S A GOOD MOVEFOR THE CITY.>> I THINK THIS IS REALLY ACHANCE TO DO SOMETHING EXCITINGFOR THE DOWTOWN.THERE ARE DEFINITELY ISSUES THATNEED TO BE DEBATED AND WE NEEDTO BE CAREFUL ABOUT HOW WE MAKETHIS CHANGE, BUT I THINK THIS ISAN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A CHANGEIN THE DOWNTOWN THAT IS GOING TOBENEFIT THE CITY FOR MANY YEARSTO COME.KEELE: LONG HOPES PEOPLE WILLCHIME IN WHILE THEY STILL CAN.>> BECAUSE THESE THINGS HAPPENVERY FASKEELE: THE MAYOR TELLS ME IF ITGOES ACCORDING TO PLAN, THISWILL BE THE TALLEST TILTING OFBURLINGTON.THE FIRST STEP WILL BE GOING TOTHE PLANNING COMMISSION AT ANOPEN MEETING TOMORROW AT 6:30.

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