Council approves grant application, liquor license and refers zoning items; committee review set for Champlain College bed-cap change

At its Feb. 10 session, the Burlington City Council and its licensing panels approved several administrative and project actions: the council authorized staff to apply for a downtown transportation grant, the Local Control Commission approved a liquor license, and the council referred two zoning amendments to the ordinance committee and warned one for public hearing.

Downtown Transportation Fund application approved: The council authorized the director of Public Works and the grants team to apply for a Vermont Downtown Transportation Fund grant to purchase street amenities for the Great Streets Main Street project. Sarah Birmingham, grants associate in the Clerk/Treasurer's office, summarized the program as a joint Vermont Agency of Transportation and Agency of Commerce and Community Development financing tool that prioritizes multimodal safety and public-space amenities. "This is a joint investment by the Vermont Agency of Transportation and the Agency of Commerce and Community Development," Birmingham said.

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