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Vt. Business Leaders Collect 11,000 Signatures To Support F35 Basing
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The Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce has released results of its petition drive in support of basing the F-35 jet fighters at the Vermont Air Guard Base in South Burlington, asking South Burlington’s City Council to reverse its vote in opposition.VPR News
F-35 Conversation At St. Mike’s
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The possible arrival of F-35 fighter jets at the Burlington International Airport will be a topic of discussion Wednesday at St. Michael’s College.VPR News
Rosanne Greco, A Former Nun And Air Force Colonel, Turns To Serving South Burlington
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Among the opposition to the Vermont Air Guard’s plans to host the F-35 stealth fighters at Burlington International Airport is Rosanne Greco, the volunteer chairwoman of the city council in South Burlington. She says her experience in a convent and years in the Air Force have prepared her to take on the challenge.VPR News
Milton Reaffirms Its Support For F-35 Basing In South Burlington
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Town officials in Milton have unanimously re-adopted a 2010 resolution that supports putting F-35 fighter jets at Burlington International Airport.VPR News
For Vt. Delegation, Little Political Risk In Defending F-35 Program
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Vermont’s Congressional delegation has long called for the Pentagon to cut its budget. But Senators Patrick Leahy and Bernie Sanders and Congressman Peter Welch all support basing F-35s in Burlington because, they say, it might sustain hundreds of jobs. And despite growing local opposition, the delegation says it’s committed to the program.VPR News
South Burlington Votes Against F-35
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The South Burlington City Council has voted against a proposal that would base military flight jets at Burlington International Airport.VPR News
Crowd Weighs In On Plan To Bring F-35 To Burlington
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A standing room only crowd filled the auditorium at South Burlington High School Monday night to weigh in on a proposal to bring new F-35A fighter jets to Burlington International Airport. The Vermont Air Guard has been identified as a potential site for deployment of the jets as early as 2015.VPR News
Air Guard Launches Public Campaign On F-35’s
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The Vermont Air National Guard has launched a public campaign to explain how a new generation of fighter jet might affect communities around its base at the Burlington airport – and in particular, how much noise the jets would create.VPR News