Burlington City Council Votes Down Anti-F-35 Measures

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Burlington City Council Votes Down Anti-F-35 Measures

开云体育 | By Taylor Dobbs

Published October 28, 2013 at 5:19 PM EDT

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Burlington City Council President Joan Shannon prepares for the public forum for the F-35 at Contois Auditorium in Burlington City Hall.

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Vermont Air National Guard Lt. Col. Chris Caputo spoke in favor of the F-35.

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An activist against the F-35 at Burlington City Council's Oct. 28 special meeting.

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Major General Steve Cray, left, with other Vermont National Guard leaders at the Oct. 28 Burlington City Council meeting.

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The three sponsors of the resolution against the F-35, from left: Rachel Siegel, Vince Brennan and Max Tracy.

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Vince Brennan questioning Gene Richards, the director of aviation at Burlington International Airport.

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At a packed meeting Monday night, Burlington's City Council voted down two resolutions designed to prevent the F-35 from coming to Vermont in 2020. , while .

The resolutions were sponsored by Progressive Councilors Vince Brennan, Max Tracy and Rachel Siegel, who voted in favor of both. Councilor Kevin Worden voted for one of the resolutions as well.

See below for VPR's coverage from the City Council's special meeting on the F-35.

One week before the Secretary of the Air Force can make a decision about where to base the F-35, Burlington's City Council is discussing a tactic to ban the controversial fighter jet. The council is holding a public forum at 6 p.m. before their 7 p.m. special meeting. Follow along here for VPR's live coverage from Burlington City Hall, including a live video stream courtesy of .

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Catch up on F-35 news with VPR's extended coverage:

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