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2026-05-11 - City Council With Mayor Presiding

Summary

Built from the official minutes of the May 11, 2026 City Council With Mayor Presiding meeting (approved on the May 18 consent agenda, item 6.5). Mayor Mulvaney-Stanak convened at 7:09 pm and adjourned at 7:32 pm. Present in person: Acting City Council President Barlow, Bergman, Broderick, Carpenter, Grant, Litwin, Sanchez-Parkinson, Schachter and Singh; online: McKnight and Neubieser. Absent: Traverse. Also present: City Attorney Brown, Interim COS Alnasrawi and Lori Olberg; Assistant City Attorney Sturtevant and Deputy COS Zakaras online.

  • Agenda adopted unanimously as presented (Singh/Barlow).
  • Cherry Street condemnation request (Reconnecting Bank and Cherry Streets, project CDS CD23(1)): Council authorized the City to start proceedings under 19 V.S.A. Chapter 7 and set the hearings. Motion as amended by Bergman, seconded by Grant, passed unanimously.
  • Dates set: site visit Monday, June 22, 2026 at 5 pm EDT; Necessity Hearing and Compensation Hearing both Monday, June 22, 2026 at 6 pm EDT.
  • Israel Maynard, Corey Mims and Laura Wheelock spoke to the item.
  • Adjourned 7:32 pm.

Cherry Street condemnation request

See Cherry Street Condemnation Decisions. The recommended action left the hearing dates blank; the amended motion filled them in as above. The decisions on necessity and compensation came later, on 2026-07-13 - City Council With Mayor Presiding.

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