F-35 vote postponed, but opponents speak

Activists on both sides of Burlington’s F-35 fighter jet debate had been primed to speak during a special public forum Monday and hear City Council consider two F-35-related resolutions — only to see the issue scratched from the agenda because of a snag in city insurance coverage.

They came anyway.

Opponents of the F-35 held a rally in City Hall, forced inside because of rain, then entered Contois Auditorium and filled a half-hour public comment period at the City Council meeting, holding signs and raising their hands in solidarity each time someone spoke against the planes.

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