Updated below with additional event on Feb. 22

And you thought the GOP presidential candidates had a punishing debate schedule.

Starting tonight, the candidates for Burlington mayor will make Mitt, Newt, Rick and Ron look like debate lightweights.

Between today and March 6, Republican Kurt Wright, Democrat Miro Weinberger and Independent Wanda Hines (pictured left to right) will square off no fewer than 12 — count ’em, 12 — debates, forums and assorted other non-confrontational issue panels.

All in an attempt to win your vote.

Seven Days is co-hosting one of them with Channel 17 — February 16 at Contois auditorium — where myself, WCAX reporter Kristin Carlson and a reporter from Vermont Public Radio (stay tuned) will grill the candidates on a host of important issues.

Such as, “Do you support colonizing the moon?”

Here’s a complete (as of now) rundown on all the debates scheduled. By the time this is posted, there may be others, so check back often on Blurt, the Fair Game Facebook page and on Twitter (@andybromage). If we missed a debate, please let us know and we’ll update the post.

  • Domestic Violence Forum
    Feb. 1 at 6:30 PM, City Hall
    Sponsored by Institute of Civic Engagement – Burlington College
  • Ward 6 Forum
    Feb. 2 at 6:45 PM, Greek Orthodox Church
  • Multiculturalism and Equity Forum
    Feb. 4 at 3 PM, North End Studios
    Sponsored by Association for Africans Living in VT
  • Ward 1 Forum
    Feb. 8 at 7:20 PM
    UVM, Waterman Building, Room 427a
  • Burlington Free Press Debate
    Feb. 9 at 8:30 AM, Burlington Free Press Office
  • Ward 2 & 3 Forum
    Feb. 9 at 6:30 PM, McClure MultiGen Center
  • Burlington Free Press Debate
    Feb. 14 at 6:30 PM, Location TBA
  • Channel 17/Seven Days Mayoral Matchup
    Feb. 16 at 5 PM, Burlington City Hall Auditorium
  • Ward 5 Forum
    Feb. 16 at 7 PM, Department of Public Works/Parks Bldg.
  • Ward 4 & 7 Forum
    Feb. 21 at 7 PM, Champlain College Miller Center
  • Finance Summit
    Feb. 22 at 7 PM, City Hall
  • SEABA (South End Arts and Business Assocition) Forum
    Feb. 23 at Noon, Flynn Space
  • Burlington Free Press Debate
    Feb. 29 at Noon, Burlington Free Press Office

This article appears in Feb 1-7, 2012.

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Andy Bromage was a Seven Days staff writer from 2009-2012, and the news editor from 2012-2013.

2 replies on “Burlington’s Mayoral Debate-athon Begins! (Complete Schedule)”

  1. Correction: Ward 4 & 7 Mayoral Candidate Forum, Feb. 21 at 7 PM, is at the Miller Center. Not Champlain College. We’ll be giving the mayoral candidates an opportunity to demonstrate how well they can work collaboratively with Councilors to solve city problems and initiate creative projects. The spirit of NPA is multi-partisan consensus-building. We challenge elected officials with provocative questions, and don’t accept stump answers. We’ll live up to our reputation, and we welcome people from all over the city to join the fun.

    Note that the following night, Feb 22, mayoral candidates will be at City Hall for public discussion of the Annual City Audit and Management Letter. The ML reports deficiencies in internal controls, which we understand will be a big improvement over last year. Keynote speaker will be State Auditor, Tom Salmon. State Treasurer Beth Pearce and Councilor Paul will launch Financial Literacy Burlington. At the end of the evening, we’ll give candidates a chance to reflect on the audit, internal controls, and where the challenges lie. *If the city’s TIF Audit is available, we’ll add that to the agenda.

  2. HI Andy! Just so you know the ‘SEABA Forum’ is jointly hosted by SEABA, The Flynn, and BCA. The title of the event is, ‘A Conversation on the Arts’. We’d love to see you there! You can RSVP at: http://www.flynncenter.org/may…
    Thanks!

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