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Council lukewarm on wards versus at-large elections board and council members, and switching from an at-large electoral system to a ward- or districtSouth Burlington’s City Coun- based system. While Monday’s meeting cil, hearing from the city charter committee on Monday, appeared marks a pause to the charter lukewarm to the idea of changing committee’s work, it begins what the city’s at-large voting system should be a continued dialogue for to a ward-based system, but noted the city council. Any motion to that more time is needed to consid- make a charter change would first er whether changes should be need approval from the city council before going on a ballot. made. South Burlington is currently It was the first time the council took up the issue since charging governed by a city manager and council chair the city’s charter form of governcommittee in 2021 “The issues of ment, with five with exploring councilors electnew governing crime, the issues of ed at-large to models for the city represent the and school board. quality of life, the city’s populaThat resolution tion of 20,000 asked the commitissues of traffic, are people, with the tee to investigate manager whether changes vastly different than city appointed by the in the city’s eleccouncil. toral and govera certain portion of The commitnance systems tee’s final report our city.” in its council, recommended administration and school board — Dan Albrecht several changes — adding could “ensure that members to both voices are equitably represented at policymak- the school board and the city couning tables” for the city’s growing cil and keeping the city manager over switching to mayoral-based population. Their work, which began in administration. But the committee was split earnest in spring 2022, touched on a variety of hypothetical changes. on the prospect of changing to a Committee members interviewed ward-based election system from mayors, city managers, school the current at-large system. Wards board members and other actors — along with the issue of election throughout the state. Surveys and campaign financing — have arisen public forums were held to get a as two of the most debated of the temperature of some proposed potential changes. changes — like switching from a city manager to a mayor, expandSee WARDS on page 20 ing the number of both school COREY MCDONALD STAFF WRITER
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The Klinger’s trio, Ed, Judy and Dave Klingebiel. The bakery celebrates 30 years of operation in South Burlington.
Klinger’s Bread commemorates three decades in S. Burlington LIBERTY DARR STAFF WRITER
“If you want a good sandwich, you really have to start with a good bread,” Dave Klingebiel said, seated next to his wife, Judy and brother, Ed, the trio that has led Klinger’s Bread Company in South Burlington for 30 years. The origin story of Klinger’s began in 1993 in Judy’s accounting office with a single phone call and
an unlikely client who happened to be licensing his sourdough starter and pastry recipes. “One of my clients was quite the foodie, and he studied quite extensively in France for pastries,” Judy said. “He also developed a starter for sourdough-based breads. He was starting to license his recipes, so I got interested and it looked like a good opportunity.” World-renowned bakers Michael and Wendy London, the
masterminds behind the recipes and mentors to the Klingebiels, were gaining popularity with their pastry shop in Saratoga Springs, “Mrs. London’s.” From there, Judy, the accountant, Dave, a manager at General Electric and Ed, the dentist, set off to start what would become a booming business in just five short months without See KLINGER’S BREAD on page 18