Vermont H. 508: An act relating to building resilience for individuals experiencing adverse childhood experiences

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No. M-8. An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the
City of Burlington.
(H.508)
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Sec. 1. CHARTER AMENDMENT APPROVAL
The General Assembly approves the amendments to the charter of the City
of Burlington as set forth in this act. Voters approved the proposals of
amendment on March 4, 2025.
Sec. 2. 24 App. V.S.A. chapter 3 is amended to read:
CHAPTER 3. CITY OF BURLINGTON
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§ 2. ELECTION BOUNDARIES
(a) City districts described. For the annual meeting of 2024 and all City
elections thereafter, the City of Burlington is divided into four electoral
districts, constituted as follows:
(1) East District. The East District shall include all that part of said City
lying easterly and northerly of the following described boundaries: Beginning
at the common boundary between the Cities of Burlington and Winooski in the
Winooski River beneath the Central Vermont Railway bridge downstream of
the Lower Winooski Falls and Salmon Hole; thence westerly in the centerline
of said railroad tracks for 406.6 feet to a point where the centerline of Intervale
Road extended northerly intersects said railroad track centerline
(approximately -73.2028 longitude, 44.4911 latitude); thence southerly along

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the extension of the centerline of Intervale Road, crossing Riverside Avenue
until the centerline intersects with that of the Archibald Street centerline
extended easterly; thence westerly along the Archibald Street centerline until
the intersection of the Archibald Street centerline and the North Willard Street
centerline; thence southerly along the North Willard Street Centerline until the
intersection of the North Willard Street centerline and the Pearl Street
Centerline; thence westerly along the Pearl Street centerline until intersecting
with the South Winooski Avenue centerline; thence southerly along the South
Winooski Avenue centerline until intersecting the Maple Street centerline;
thence easterly along the Maple Street centerline for 1573.5 feet to a point
where the eastern property boundary of 315 Maple Street extended northerly
intersects Maple Street (approximately -73.2064 longitude, 44.4739 latitude);
thence southerly along the eastern property boundary of 315 Maple Street for
276.5 feet (approximately -73.2064 longitude, 44.4734 latitude); thence 281.4
feet westerly to a point where the southern property boundary of 315 Maple
Street extended westerly intersect with the western boundary of 251 South
Willard Street extended northerly (approximately -73.2071 longitude, 44.4733
latitude), thence 723.7 feet 177° southerly to a point where it intersects the
southern property boundary of 285 South Willard Street extended westerly
(approximately -73.2071 longitude, 44.4719 latitude); thence easterly along the
southern boundary of 285 South Willard Street for 696.5 feet until intersecting
with the South Willard Street centerline (approximately -73.2051 longitude,

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44.472 latitude); thence northerly along the South Willard Street centerline for
220.9 feet (approximately -73.2052 longitude, 44.4724 latitude); thence
easterly along the southern property boundary of 262 South Willard Street for
557.6 feet (approximately -73.2037 longitude. 44.4725 latitude); thence
northerly along the eastern property boundary of 262 South Willard Street for
89.6 feet to a point where the Juniper Terrace centerline extended westerly
intersects the eastern property boundary of 262 South Willard Street
(approximately 73.2037 longitude, 44.4726 latitude); thence following the
Juniper Terrace centerline easterly until intersecting with the Summit Street
centerline (approximately -73.2021 longitude, 44.4727 latitude); thence
northerly along the Summit Street centerline until reaching the centerline of
Main Street thence following the Main Street centerline easterly 2339.6 feet
(approximately -73.1964 longitude, 44.4753 latitude); thence southwesterly
214° for 136.1 feet (approximately -73.1966 longitude, 44.4751 latitude);
thence southeasterly 98.2 feet (approximately -73.1964 longitude, 44.4749
latitude); thence southwesterly by 213° for 770 feet (approximately -73.1975
longitude, 44.4737 latitude); thence southeasterly by 123° for 477.4 feet until
intersecting with the University Heights centerline (approximately -73.1964
longitude, 44.4732 latitude); thence southerly along the centerline of
University Heights Road 1221.65 feet until intersecting with the PFG Road
centerline, thence westerly by 79° until intersecting with the common
boundary between the Cities of Burlington and South Burlington.

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(2) Central District. The Central District shall include all that part of the
City bounded as follows: On the east, beginning at the common boundary
between the City of Burlington and Town