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Charter commission applicants push for broader public engagement and data‑driven recommendations
Summary
Two applicants for the city Charter Commission emphasized expanding community outreach methods and ensuring the commission's recommendations reflect broad, representative input before the council considers structural governance changes.
Applicants for South Burlington’s Charter Commission told councilors they want to strengthen public engagement methods and ensure recommendations rest on broad, representative input rather than self‑selected survey responses.
Peter Plumault, a planning and infrastructure consultant, said the Charter Commission’s work to date produced useful materials but that public involvement seemed limited and…
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