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Town Board Meeting (1-13-2010)

Staff reporting
Organizational Meeting:
Roger Parker was appointed chairman of the assessors.  The position was challenged by the other assessor and the board went into executive session to makes its decision.  The assessors office reported that they are beginning to photogragh residents properties.  An ad will be issued to appoint a new assessor to replace Dan Wilber.
Clifford [...]

A Drift

By “Jack” Buell
On November 10th, 2009, the Town of Burlington Board unanimously disapproved the final draft of the Comprehensive Plan for the town. Recently, I had an opportunity to speak by phone with Mr. Deuvall, then Chairman of the Comprehensive Plan Committee and the current Chairman of the Planning Board to ask some questions regarding the [...]

Windmills, Landfills and Burlington, Oh My!

By Dr. Michael Powers
Recent conversations with public officials at the county level have begun to highlight the importance of comprehensive planning as it relates to the Town of Burlington.  Actually, the more correct statement might be the importance of our current lack of comprehensive planning, and how that may affect the near future of the [...]