ACTING FIRE CHIEF MATT TREXEL AT YESTERDAY’S(MON) CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION. THE HIGHER CHARGE WILL BRING IN AN ESTIMATED 105-THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR.
THE COUNCIL GOT AN EARFUL YESTERDAY(MON) FROM SOME NORTH HILL RESIDENTS WHO WANT THE 12-UNIT APARTMENT BUILDING AT 11-11 NORTH 5TH STREET SHUT DOWN. BEN BRINK, DAVID BECKMAN AND DAVE METZGER SAY THE 122-YEAR OLD, 2-STORY HOUSE IS DANGEROUS.
AND BURLINGTON CITY ENGINEER STEVE HARTMAN AND NEW PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR STEVE HOAMBRECKER HAVE COME UP WITH A PLAN TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF DOWNTOWN PARKING SPACES ON WASHINGTON STREET, BETWEEN MAIN AND 7TH. HOAMBRECKER GAVE THE CITY COUNCIL AN OVERVIEW AT YESTERDAY’S(MON) WORK SESSION. COUNCILWOMAN BECKY ANDERSON ALSO SUGGESTED THAT THE CITY LOT AT 6TH AND WASHINGTON BE PAVED, AS SOME PEOPLE DON’T EVEN KNOW IT’S FOR PARKING.
