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BURLINGTON â A new Burlington City Council gets down to business today without any expected announcement on a special task force to deal with race relation issues.
Mayor Jeannie Hefty also is delivering her annual State of the City address today, but does not plan to mention the task force or the underlying issues of racism that have surfaced in the community.
Instead, Hefty will focus largely on the COVID-19 pandemic, while also making reference to new businesses and improvements to a firehouse and a senior center.
On Monday, Hefty said she is not overlooking issues of racism, but she wants to talk about COVID-19 and the many ways that Burlington residents have responded to the public health crisis.
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BURLINGTON â A lively year for local elections is taking shape in Burlington, as several newcomers announce their candidacies for both city government and schools.
Voters in the April 6 elections will have contested races to decide for both the Burlington City Council and the Burlington Area School Board.
Issues motivating candidates include attracting new business downtown, controlling pollution from local industry and resolving racial tensions in the schools.
School board challenger Marlo Brown, in his first bid for elected office, said he wants to give voice to Black people and other minorities in the public school district.
In an ongoing debate about whether racism has gone unchecked by school district officials, Brown said he stands âsquarely in the middleâ of two opposing sides in the community.
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