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On Town Meeting Day, Burlington, Vermont voters elected one new city councilor and re-elected three councilors and the mayor. They were sworn in Monday and the mayor delivered his state of the city address, which focused on racial justice efforts.
The first item on the Burlington City Council’s organization day agenda tasked city attorney Eileen Blackwood with swearing in Democratic Mayor Miro Weinberger to his fourth three-year term. “Mr. Weinberger would you please rise and raise your right hand?”
Weinberger: “Under the pains and penalties of perjury I Miro Weinberger do solemnly swear and affirm that I will faithfully execute the duties of the office of mayor to the best of my judgement and abilities according to law.”
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Burlington, Vermont Mayor Miro Weinberger won re-election Tuesday to a fourth three-year term in his closest race yet for the city’s top seat.
Democrat Miro Weinberger faced six opponents in his bid for a fourth three-year term. His key opposition was Progressive City Council President Max Tracy and Independent Ward 7 city councilor Ali Dieng.
Weinberger appeared at the ECHO Center for Lake Champlain late Tuesday evening. He said he received a very gracious call from Tracy congratulating him on the win. “I’ve known Max for nine years now since the day that we were both elected for the first time back in 2012 and I’ve always had a lot of respect for Max. I congratulated him on establishing himself as a citywide leader tonight and agreed with his desire for collaboration. I also received a gracious call from Councilor Ali Dieng and I congratulated him on an impressive campaign. It s a significant accomplishment to secure over 13% of the vote in a year of historicall