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Public Meeting: The Selectboard will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, June 22 at 7:30 PM at the Colchester Meeting House to solicit input on a number of suggested changes to their building code ordinances. Please note one particular change regarding renovations and the removal of exemptions. Under the suggested change, any [...]
Kudos to Burlington Telecom
So you may have heard that I’m moving.
Well I am.
We’ve had about 4 1/2 months of renovations at the new home and I hope and expect all to be finished by the end of this month. Part of the renovations include grading the yard away from the home so that we no longer get 4″ [...]
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Big Joe Burrell Statue Plays on Church Street
The long awaited statue of Big Joe Burrell has been set in front of Halverson’s Upstreet Cafe on Church Street just in time for the 2010 Burlington Discover Jazz Festival. Big Joe was a much loved Burlington jazz/blue saxophonist/singer who passed away in 2005. Big Joe Burrell played in both B.B King’s and Count Basie’s [...]
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Burlington Might Finally See the Southern Connector
The Southern Connector has been a controversial topic for over 40 years. Some say that building it will lead to additional sprawl in Chittenden while only increasing driving time from one end to the other by about 8 minutes. Others say that it will relieve what they think is traffic congestion in Chittenden County. At [...]
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Essex Town and Essex Junction Planning Commission
A group of concerned residents in Essex Town and Essex Junction is encouraging residents to come to the Planning Commission meeting at Founders Elementary School on May 27.
Some major changes have been proposed to Chapter 11 and Chapter 3 of the Essex Town Plan which have the potential to jeopardize the protection [...]
FHA Loan Advertising
First-time homebuyer looking for financing? Consider an FHA Loan.
While they do not lend the money, the Federal Housing Administration insures the loan that you, the borrower, are issued through a private lender. Most people who have less than perfect credit are hesitant to pursue a home loan option because [...]
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Historic Burlington Vermont Diner For Sale
This diner, delivered to Shelburne Road in 1954, was known as Wesson’s Diner and Cosmos Diner.
It is in excellent condition, complete with original booths, tables, stools and pie case. The interior is yellow and grey with original Formica counter and yellow and grey ceramic floor tile. Booth and stool upholstery were redone in the ’70s.
A [...]
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Renting a home in Vermont
Vermont has statutes specific to residential rental agreements. Burlington has additional regulations regarding rental housing within the city. It behooves both renters and property owners to read and understand the laws prior to entering into a lease agreement. In 2008, the Vermont Apartment Owners Association successfully lobbied for changes to the Vermont rental agreement statute, [...]
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Accredited Buyer Representatives (ABR), the best and brightest Realtors?
I, with maybe 50 or so other Realtors in Vermont and New Hampshire, recently took the National Association of Realtors ABR –Accredited Buyer Representative– designation course. It is a two day, 16 hour course and I had heard from a few agents I respect that it was a course worth taking. It was not.
It may [...]
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