Burlington losing one of three asst. city managers
Burlington’s leaders were recently reminded of the problem with people who make themselves indispensible when they bid adieu to one city staff member who...
Mon. night school board meeting erupts in chaos
Public comments controversy over SHS yearbook, debate about Critical Race Theory preface to school board member Patsy Simpson storming out of meeting which was...
Industrial zoning approved for three lots along Maple Avenue
Mayor pro tem Kathy Hykes cast the lone vote of opposition to another deferred item of business that concerned a request for light industrial...
Planning board OKs commercial rezoning for family farm across from municipal park
Burlington’s planning and zoning commission endorsed a rezoning request Monday night that would allow the commercial development of a family farm across from Joe...
Council approves ‘speed humps’ to slow traffic along Fountain Place
Things are literally about to get a bit bumpy for drivers who tend to use Fountain Place as a short cut between some of...
Council may vote Tuesday on speed humps for Fountain Place
During a work session Monday evening, city council members gave the go-ahead to consider a proposal permitting "speed humps" (somewhat softer "traffic calming" devices...
Burlington city council: four public hearings held; votes postponed until Thursday
Burlington’s city council went on to hold four other public hearings during its latest regularly-scheduled meeting on Tuesday night (March 16), which took place...
Hearing on Muslim cemetery put off – for another month
A controversy over a proposed Muslim cemetery along Hanford Road has yet to be laid to rest as Burlington’s elected leaders have put off...
Planning staff, planning commission endorse Samet’s request for office rezoning near hospital
Burlington’s planning staff is sometimes seen as a rather inflexible guardian in assessing various rezoning requests in compliance with the city’s long-term land use...
Burlington police: body found in abandoned home ID’d as missing Burlington man
Police in Burlington have identified a body found in an abandoned home along Trade Street as the remains of a 60-year-old man who was...
