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| Home | Modify info | Search | Administrative Add URL (sw) | What's Cool | Mayor Peter Clavelle UVM Students Petition-City Council Nearly 20 UVM students showed up at the City Council Meeting to protest the party resolution, where the city council site UVM student gatherings and wanted to crack down on private parties in downtown bars. The city council was looking at having UVM develop strict controls on these events. After listening to the student pleas, the council voted to hand the matter over to Mayor Peter Clavelle to discuss with the colleges of the area, especially the University of Vermont (UVM). This was a surprise to me. I expected the City Council to go after the owner of the bar for not following the law of the land. I didn't hear anything in the entire meeting about how they were planning to deal with the bar Sha Na Na's. It seems to me that the bar should have been closed until after this issue was dealt with and the students that were there illegally should have gone to jail for the night and should have been booked for it. Click here to read more. (Link number 93 was added on 7-Feb-2000 and has had 25 hits. The source of this resource was found at http://burlingtonvt.org/government-and-politics/city-government/city-council/UVM-Students-Petition-City-Council.html . ) State of the City Address Clavelle annual adress included a short description of some of the nice things about Burlington, a desire to change the way city government works, a suggested Community Recreation Center for youth, City budget cuts to balance the city budget without the requested two cent raise in the property tax increase that got turned down during the city election, and several changes that are in store for the waterfront this coming year. Click here to read more. (Link number 88 was added on 3-Apr-2000 and has had 14 hits. The source of this resource was found at http://burlingtonvt.org/government-and-politics/city-government/city-council/state-of-the-city-address-00.html . ) Burlington City Council Blasts FTAA Burlington City council passed a resolution against the FTAA at last night's meeting. I believe this makes Burlington the second city in the U.S. to pass such a resolution. The council vote was 12 to 0 in favor. Democrat Bill Keogh abstained and one member was absent from the meeting. The resolution was sponsored by Progressive council member Philip Fiermonte. Burlington Mayor Peter Clavelle has also been vocally opposed to the FTAA. He's part of a panel discussion scheduled for next Monday 4/16 at 7:00 p.m. at Edmunds Middle School cafeteria to discuss the trade agreement. Click here to read more. (Link number 46 was added on 13-Apr-2001 and has had 38 hits. The source of this resource was found at http://burlingtonvt.org/government-and-politics/city-government/city-council/btv-city-council-blasts-ftaa.html . ) Clavelle to stay out of statewide race Burlington Mayor Peter Clavelle said he will not run this year for governor or lieutenant governor, two options he had considered. Clavelle said Sunday that he will encourage fellow Progressive Anthony Pollina of Middlesex to run for lieutenant governor in the November election. Pollina ran for governor two years ago, coming in third with 9 percent of the vote. Clavelle said he thinks Pollina can win the lieutenant governor race but not the governorship. Pollina is expected to announce his intentions Thursday. He could not be reached for comment Sunday night. The only declared candidate for lieutenant governor is Sen. Peter Shumlin, D-Putney. Republicans who've been discussed as running for the job include Brian Dubie of Essex, Sen. Jim Greenwood of Orleans, Sen. John Crowley of Rutland and Dennis Delaney of Charlotte. (Link number 143 was added on 4-Mar-2002 and has had 10 hits. The source of this resource was found at http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/bfpnews/local/monday/4000h.htm . This resource no longer appears to be available. But you are free to click on the red links anyway if you like. ) sDuring Burlington City Mayor Peter Clavelle's during his April 1st 2002 state of the union address, the mayor pointed to serious accomplishments in the city -- such as the construction of a downtown supermarket, a low-unemployment rate, and the newly-renovated Town Center mall -- to name a few. Alternative transportation -- Clavelle wants to reduce the number of cars on Burlington's streets. Downtown Development -- the mayor wants to redevelop surface parking lots and add new parking structures. Waterfront Improvements -- plans are in the works for a public market on city land near waterfront park. Address the Housing Shortage -- Clavelle outlined plans to rehabilitate the upper floors on Church Street to accommodate housing. He also want to make sure UVM meets on-campus housing commitments Strengthening Public Safety and Improving Quality of Life -- the mayor says ten police officers and six firefighters will be added to local departments... popular (Link number 161 was added on 2-Apr-2002 and has had 133 hits. The source of this resource was found at http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=727586&nav=4QcR8CZE . This resource no longer appears to be available. But you are free to click on the red links anyway if you like. ) Clavelle outlined his goals for 2002 last night. Burlington's landscape could look different a year from now if the projects outlined in Mayor Peter Clavelle's state of the city speech Monday are initiated. Clavelle outlined 10 priorities for the coming year, including ensuring a vibrant downtown, expanding residents' choices of transportation and improving their quality of life. Many of his priorities include major construction projects that could result in a new downtown hotel, recreation center and parking garage. At least one councilor said he would like more emphasis on coping with Burlington's drug problem. Construction should begin in the fall on a bus station at Battery and Main streets that would unite rail, bus and ferry service with Burlington's bike path. An Intervale food cooperative is set for construction this year. The cooperative should bring jobs to the city, Clavelle said. The building would house commercial kitchens for small food-related businesses. (Link number 159 was added on 2-Apr-2002 and has had 8 hits. The source of this resource was found at http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/bfpnews/local/tuesday/2000h.htm . This resource no longer appears to be available. But you are free to click on the red links anyway if you like. ) Burlington City Council President Andy Montroll, a Democrat, will challenge six-term Progressive Mayor Peter Clavelle for re-election in 2003. Montroll has mailed a request for support to Democratic activists in the city and said he will make a formal announcement in the fall. He is the first politician to announce his intention of running against Clavelle, who said Monday that he plans to run again. Montroll said City Hall hasn't made enough progress in improving the quality of life in the city's neighborhoods. ... Montroll, 45, has represented Ward 6 since 1994. He often has voted with Progressives on the council. He supported the city's deal with Onion River Co-op for a downtown supermarket and a now-shelved, ambitious telecommunications plan. (Link number 192 was added on 3-Sep-2002 and has had 32 hits. The source of this resource was found at http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/bfpnews/local/tuesday/1000h.htm . This resource no longer appears to be available. But you are free to click on the red links anyway if you like. ) Campaign for mayor of Burlington has the makings of a political dogfight with two and probably three strong candidates. City elections might be a half year away, with the Vermont governor's race in between, but mayoral candidates are already plotting campaign strategies. Peter Clavelle, the city's six-term Progressive mayor, will seek re-election in 2003 against Democrat Andy Montroll. Several Republicans are considering a run for mayor, among them City Councilor Kevin Curley. Clavelle has said his plans for another term at City Hall include an aggressive affordable housing agenda and continued work on creating livable-wage jobs, better transportation and recreation. Montroll, a lawyer and City Council president, said he would tackle quality of life issues and economic growth. He wants Burlington to return to a more "family-friendly" city. (Link number 211 was added on 24-Sep-2002 and has had 9 hits. The source of this resource was found at http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/bfpnews/editorial/tuesday/2000h.htm . This resource no longer appears to be available. But you are free to click on the red links anyway if you like. ) Although he admits that no individual (and no one political party) can take full credit for Burlington's apparent vitality, without doubt, Clavelle deserves a good portion of the applause. With the exception of a couple of years, he has been at the helm since 1989, and before that, served six years as director of Burlington's Community and Economic Development Office under former mayor Bernie Sanders. Clavelle can sometimes sound a bit didactic when addressing the city's issues, but his infectious enthusiasm bubbles near the surface. It's an enthusiasm he has inherited from his ancestors. ... Clavelle's father, Raymond Clavelle, also known as Moon, and his uncle Bob ran Clavelle Brothers Market on West Allen Street. "I stocked the shelves and sorted bottles and, as my father would say, ate the profits," he says with a chuckle. Click here to read more. (Link number 251 was added on 21-Oct-2002 and has had 62 hits. The source of this resource was found at http://www.vermontguides.com/2002/10-oct/clavelle.htm . ) The winners from the November 5th elections haven't even been sworn in yet, but the next political season is already under way in Burlington, in the contest for mayor. Democrat Andy Montroll takes his campaign cue from governor-elect Jim Douglas -- It's time for a change. Montroll's announcement comes as no surprise. He told Channel 3 six months ago that he would run for mayor, although six-term incumbent progressive mayor Peter Clavelle tried to dissuade the Democrats from putting up a candidate. After twenty years of Progressive administrations, twelve of those years under Clavelle, Montroll says voters feel disenfranchised. "People are frustrated that their voices aren't being heard, that their needs aren't being met," he told about two-dozen Democrats at city hall. Montroll has served nine years on the city council, including two as council president. His main issue is quality of life, charging that Clavelle has allowed overcrowding and unacceptable social problems to fester in hill section neighborhoods Click here to read more. (Link number 292 was added on 22-Nov-2002 and has had 17 hits. The source of this resource was found at http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=1022434&nav=4QcRCX5D . ) A shakeup in Burlington politics is in the making. Mayor Peter Clavelle is running for re-election, but this time he will seek not only the Progressive Party's nomination, but the Democratic nomination as well. Two decades ago Clavelle renounced the Democratic party and joined the Progressives under then-mayor Bernie Sanders. In Burlington, the Progressives just about destroyed the local Democratic party. Clavelle has occupied the mayor's office for twelve years, always elected as a Progressive. But he says he would not have won without support from Democrats. Now several prominent Democrats, including former governors Phil Hoff and Madeleine Kunin, have endorsed him for the next election in March. The same Democrats have backed him before, but this time some are taking it one step further. ... Clavelle says others, some of whom may not want to go public with it right now, plan to back him for the city Democrats' mayoral nomination. Click here to read more. (Link number 301 was added on 14-Dec-2002 and has had 80 hits. The source of this resource was found at http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=1047444 . ) Burlington Mayor Peter Clavelle's decision to step across party lines and seek the Democratic nomination for Burlington mayor is either a "thaw" in the relations between the mayor's Progressive Party and the Democrats, a logical and pragmatic political maneuver, or proof there's precious little difference between Democrats and Progressives. It depends on who's putting the spin on the analysis. Clavelle has served six terms as the city's mayor, elected each time as a Progressive; but Tuesday, he plans to attend two caucuses -- Progressive and Democratic -- to seek both parties' support in his bid for a seventh term. The move takes him directly into the camp of his one announced opponent for the March city election -- Council President Andrew Montroll, D-Ward 6, a longtime Clavelle political ally. He formally declared his candidacy in November. Clavelle says he wants to unite the city and its voters. Progressives and Democrats are distinct political parties, but they often vie for the same left-of-center voters. (Link number 302 was added on 16-Dec-2002 and has had 29 hits. The source of this resource was found at http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/bfpnews/news/monday/1000h.htm . This resource no longer appears to be available. But you are free to click on the red links anyway if you like. ) Peter Clavelle will run for his seventh term as Burlington mayor carrying both the Democratic and Progressive Party nominations. "We're entering uncharted waters," he told Democrats after they gave him the historic nod with a vote of 94-89 over Council President Andrew Montroll, D-Ward 6. The counting of the Democratic Caucus ballots ended at about 9:20 p.m. Tuesday, after Clavelle had momentarily left the Edmunds School Cafeteria to join friends at a local restaurant. Burlington Party Chairman Sam Osborne whispered the bad news into Montroll's ear. "I didn't get it," Montroll said, then quickly composed himself. ... Earlier Tuesday, the Progressive caucus selected Clavelle as their candidate after a prolonged debate over whether the mayor could run as a Progressive if he accepted the Democratic nomination. Rep. Steve Hingtgen, P-Burlington, said Progressive Party bylaws forbid a candidate from using the party's name after accepting another party's nomination, (Link number 303 was added on 18-Dec-2002 and has had 10 hits. The source of this resource was found at http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/bfpnews/news/wednesday/1000h.htm . This resource no longer appears to be available. But you are free to click on the red links anyway if you like. ) Members of the Vermont Progressive Party agreed Saturday to amend their party bylaws in a move that allows Burlington Mayor Peter Clavelle to be endorsed by both the Progressive and Democratic parties. About 50 progressives attended the three-hour meeting at Randolph High School, said party chair Martha Abbott. The bylaws change allows cross-endorsements under certain limited circumstances, Abbott said. To meet requirements, candidates must already be politically established as Progressives. In December Clavelle was endorsed for mayor by both the Democrats and Progressives in violation of Progressive bylaws. (Link number 323 was added on 19-Jan-2003 and has had 24 hits. The source of this resource was found at http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/bfpnews/local/sunday/5000h.htm . This resource no longer appears to be available. But you are free to click on the red links anyway if you like. ) Burlington Mayor Peter Clavelle begins his seventh term Monday with a broad range of goals, a long-term vision for the city and the hard reality that the demand for services far exceeds the city's resources. The mayor met with the Free Press editorial staff last week to discuss his plans for his three-year term and provide a preview of what he will tell Burlington residents in his state of the city address at the City Hall swearing-in Monday evening. Clavelle is an old hand at this. First elected in 1989, he has comfortably presided over one of North America's loveliest and most envied cities with a practical city manager's eye on the budget and a Progressive activist's zeal. For the most part, this two-pronged approach has worked for Burlington. During his tenure, Clavelle has always balanced the budget. Along the way, he has also encouraged sometimes reluctant constituents to accept change in the community, Click here to read more. (Link number 333 was added on 6-Apr-2003 and has had 97 hits. The source of this resource was found at http://burlingtonvt.org/government-and-politics/city-government/city-council/Clavelle_launches_seventh_term.html . ) Vermont's largest city plans to proceed full speed ahead on a plan to let city employees buy re-imported prescription medicine from Canada, in spite of a court ruling against the practice. Americans can buy drugs from Canadian pharmacies at far lower prices than they pay here in the U.S. Thursday, a federal judge ordered an American company that re-imports drugs to shut down because the practice violates federal law. The government says it's a matter of safety. But Mayor Peter Clavelle, P/D-Burlington, says he doubts that's the issue. ... Clavelle says the mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts, will visit Burlington later this month to explain that city's re-importation program. Clavelle is due to present his own plan to the city council in December. Meanwhile, Governor Jim Douglas, R-Vermont, said Friday that the state will do whatever is legal to reduce prescription costs. He notes that state employee insurance already covers the cost of Canadian drugs when purchased by individual state employees. Click here to read more. (Link number 369 was added on 8-Nov-2003 and has had 47 hits. The source of this resource was found at http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=1516642&nav=4QcRIzjX . ) Democratic candidate endorsed a Progressive candidate. The Democratic Party candidate for Governor has officially endorsed a Progressive Party candidate in a Burlington City Council race. Burlington's long-time Progressive Mayor, who is running as a Democrat for Governor, stirred up a controversy Saturday by snubbing a Democratic candidate to endorse a Progressive in a City Council race. It is the latest chapter in a delicate political situation created last fall when Burlington Mayor Peter Clavelle, a charter member of Vermont's Progressive Party, won and accepted the Democratic Party nomination for Governor. Some Democrats feared that Clavelle's party loyalties would be divided. Those fears became reality in Burlington's Ward-3 City Council race that pits Democratic candidate Lynn Mesick against two-term Progressive Party incumbent Phil Fiermonte. Fiermonte is a close personal friend and key political ally of Peter Clavelle. Saturday afternoon Clavelle announced that he is backing Fiermonte . Click here to read more. (Link number 386 was added on 15-Feb-2004 and has had 25 hits. The source of this resource was found at http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=1645919&nav=4QcRKpzb . ) Burlington is embarking on a program that allows city employees can take advantage of cheaper drugs north of the border. Though controversial, Plattsburg's mayor is considering whether a similar program could help his city too. The CEO of CanaRX, Tony Howard, came to Burlington's City Hall today to explain how city employees can get drugs from Canada. CanaRX is the Canadian pharmacy that will dispense drugs to interested city workers. This was just one of many meetings Howard led to help city workers understand their newest health care benefit. Burlington's Mayor Peter Clavelle also invited Howard to the Champlain Senior Center to pitch reimportation to local residents. Even though the city program is designed for municipal employees any consumer can buy discounted drugs from CanaRx. Click here to read more. (Link number 387 was added on 13-Mar-2004 and has had 9 hits. The source of this resource was found at http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=1708314&nav=4QcRLUxy . ) Burlington Mayor Peter Clavelle is running for Governor of Vermont. He has been involved in city management and public service for almost 30 years. He is currently serving his seventh term as Mayor of Vermont's largest city. Now 54, Peter was born in Burlington, raised in Winooski, and attended Rice High School. He received his Bachelor's in Urban Studies from St. Anselm College. After earning a Masters in Public Administration from Syracuse University in 1972, Peter worked as Town Manager of Castleton and as City Manager of Winooski. He also served as Executive Director of the Vermont Department of Sheriffs and State's Attorneys. Peter Clavelle was appointed as the City of Burlington's Personnel Director in 1982 by then-Mayor Bernie Sanders. In 1983 Peter was appointed as the City's first Director of Community and Economic Development. During six years as Development Director, he developed nationally recognized programs in housing, job creation and training, neighborhood preservation, and waterfront revitalization. (Link number 392 was added on 1-Jul-2004 and has had 18 hits. The source of this resource was found at http://www.clavelleforgovernor.com/about.htm . This resource no longer appears to be available. But you are free to click on the red links anyway if you like. )

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