Government · Board of Health
Health Board Grills Eversource Over Substation Bathroom
Burlington Board of Health presses Eversource on a substation bathroom plan.
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The Select Board, Finance Committee, Town Meeting and every other town board, from the meeting record.
Government · Planning Board
Planning Board Delays Chick-fil-A Over Fire Truck Access
Burlington's Planning Board continued three Chick-fil-A applications for 2 Wall Street to October 1 after independent traffic engineer Jeffrey Dirk testified a fire truck cannot maneuver through the site's parking lot while the restaurant is open.
Government · Board of Appeals
Zoning board approves signage for Lahey Clinic modernization
Zoning board voted unanimously 5-0-0 to approve signage for Lahey Clinic modernization. The special permit covered two illuminated wall signs at 41 Burlington Mall Road: one visible from Route 128 and another at ground level near the emergency room entrance.
Government · Other Committee
Zoning board approves Lahey Clinic sign change
Burlington's Zoning Board of Appeals approved updated signage for Lahey Clinic's Burlington Mall Road campus and stalled a Sarah Street permit.
Government · Select Board
Burlington board reviews new town charter draft
Burlington's Select Board previewed a charter draft that would create the town's first recall process for elected officials.
Government · Conservation
Conservation Board Approves Nordblom's 188 Units
Burlington's Conservation Commission voted 6-0 to give final wetlands approval to Nordblom Company's 188-unit apartment project at 129-131 Middlesex Turnpike, already backed by Town Meeting and the Planning Board, and set a $30,000 cash bond, up from the $25,000 the board charged a comparable Nordbl
Government · Zoning Bylaw Review Committee
Zoning committee discusses Open Meeting Law impediment; technical notice issue blocks formal votes
The Zoning Bylaws and Review Committee met informally September 9 after an Open Meeting Law posting complication prevented official business and voting. All eight members attended, including Chair Alex Rutfield, along with Head Building Inspector Marty Allan and Town Planning Director Liz
Government · Public Arts Committee
Public Arts Committee approves transfer, plans October events
The Burlington Public Arts Committee approved a $1,500 transfer from summer fundraisers to the town account, with Jon Sachs handling the deposit to Sam Hockenbury. The Committee confirmed a pumpkin painting party for October 24, pending venue confirmation from Wegmans, and tasked Lindsay Carlson
Government · Other Committee
Burlington Charter Panel Votes to Rewrite Town Administrator Removal Rule
Burlington charter panel votes to rewrite town administrator removal process.
Government · Information Systems Security Advisory Committee
ISSAC Approves August Minutes, Reviews Technology and Security Updates
Burlington's Information Systems Security Advisory Committee approved prior minutes 6-0-3 and reviewed an electronic voting pilot for the January Town Meeting, with screens and displays identified as primary costs.
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