Peter Clavelle: Creating​ ​a​ sustainable​ community

Editor’s note: This commentary is Peter Clavelle, who served seven terms as mayor of Burlington and was Community and Economic Development director during the administration of Bernie Sanders. In 2006, he joined Tetra Tech ARD. For 4½ years, he has served as chief of party of the USAID Planning and Local Governance Project in Albania.
For decades, Burlington has been on a path of becoming a more sustainable community. This journey has not been without occasional setbacks or sporadic