Here’s what’s happening in Vermont news and politics this week. Note: The Week Ahead will be on hiatus next week and will return in the new year — if the world doesn’t end.
Monday, December 17
- Today’s the day when Vermont’s three electors convene and formally cast the state’s votes for President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden in the Electoral College. The group — Kevin B. Christie of Hartford, Sherry Merrick of Post Mills and William Sander of Jeffersonville — were set to convene at the Statehouse at 10 a.m. Christie will appear on today’s “Vermont Edition” on Vermont Public Radio.
- At 2 p.m., Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger presides over a naturalization ceremony for new citizens — in federal bankruptcy court, of all places. Welcome to America!
- At 6 p.m., the Winooski City Council will hear a debriefing from Mayor Michael O’Brien about his recent trip to Florida’s Eglin Air Force Base to hear the F-35 fighter jets in person.
- At 7 p.m., the Burlington City Council will take up the citywide ward redistricting plan passed in committee last week that would reduce the number of wards from seven to four, and reduce the number of councilors from 14 to 12. The council also takes up a tar sands resolution sponsored by three Democrats and two Progressives to, among other things, investigate divesting city pension funds from fossil fuel companies that utilize oil extracted from tar sands.
Rest of the week after the break…
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