Planning board OKs cemetery’s expansion
The proposed expansion of one of Burlington’s city-owned cemeteries has received an endorsement from the city’s planning and zoning commission.
During a regularly-scheduled meeting on...
Planning board recommends extension of commercial zoning on Alamance Rd. south of interstate
Burlington’s planning and zoning commission has endorsed a rezoning request that would extend commercial use deeper into the traditionally residential portion of Alamance Road.
During...
Planning board endorses rezoning for 41-acre rental community near former BMOC
Burlington’s planning and zoning commission has agreed to endorse the zoning for a 41-acre rental community that its members were initially reluctant to recommend...
Deputies raid suspected crack house in Burlington, arrest 72-year-old woman
A 72-year-old woman has been arrested on multiple drug charges after a raid on her home in Burlington allegedly unearthed a stash of crack...
Burlington postpones Carousel Festival due to snags in construction of housing
Amid the melting snow from this weekend’s winter storm, Burlington’s City Park came alive with a flurry of construction activity on Tuesday, as contractors...
Top Burlington officials hear Cone’s concerns about surge in new Covid cases
A conference call with representatives of the region’s largest hospital chain has apparently left Burlington’s municipal leaders feeling a bit queasy about the latest...
Three rezoning requests draw little interest, opposition; easily approved by Burlington city council
Burlington’s city council extended its unanimous blessing to three rezoning requests at its latest regularly-scheduled meeting on Tuesday.
These three requests included a tweak to...
Burlington board of adjustment to hear two boarding house cases
The opening months of 2022 could see the revival of an age-old debate over boarding houses in the city of Burlington – with at...
Council poised to give police force nearly $1.3M in raises next year
Burlington’s city council is mulling a package of pay hikes worth nearly $1.3 million a year to help the city’s police department recruit and...
Burlington mayor, two council members sworn in Tuesday night
The Paramount Theater became the scene of a wholly nonfictional drama on Tuesday as the members of Burlington’s city council commandeered this city-owned playhouse...
