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City Council Continues Crackdown on Landlords; Ups Stray Animal Fees

By on December 4, 2012
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THE BURLINGTON CITY COUNCIL GAVE SECOND READING…LAST(MON) NITE…TO SOME CHANGES IN THE HOUSING CODE, DESIGNED TO CRACK DOWN ON LACKADAISICAL LANDLORDS. THE PROCESS HAS BEEN A SERIES OF COMPROMISES BETWEEN CITY STAFF AND THE LOCAL LANDLORDS ASSOCIATION.  COUNCILWOMAN BECKY ANDERSON…A LANDLADY HERSELF…FEELS THE CITY IS ON THE RIGHT TRACK.　

THE  COUNCIL WAS SCHEDULED TO RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF A NEW FIRE CHIEF LAST(MON)…BUT THAT DIDN’T HAPPEN. ACTING CHIEF MATT TREXEL…WHO HAD VERBALLY ACCEPTED THE JOB…DECIDED FOR FINANCIAL AND OTHER REASONS TO TURN IT DOWN.　CITY MANAGER JIM FERNEAU AND THE H-R DEPARTMENT WILL BEGIN THE PROCESS OF FINDING A PERMANENT SUCCESSOR TO FORMER CHIEF TOM CLEMENTS, WHO WAS DEMOTED TO DEPUTY CHIEF.  TREXEL WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE AS ACTING CHIEF UNTIL A REPLACEMENT IS FOUND.

THE COUNCIL HAS BEEN RAISING A NUMBER OF FEES LATELY…AND IT DID SO LAST(MON) NITE WITH THE IMPOUNDMENT FEE FOR THE ANIMAL-CONTROL SHELTER.  THE COUNCIL ALSO HIKED THE CITY’S ANIMAL-LICENSE FEE FROM FIVE DOLLARS TO TEN.

ON OTHER FRONTS, MAYOR JIM DAVIDSON REMINDED RESIDENTS THAT THIS IS THE LAST WEEK FOR LEAF COLLECTION…THE TOYS-FOR-TOTS CAMPAIGN CONTINUES…AND THE COUNCIL PUBLICLY RECOGNIZED LIBRARY BUSINESS MANAGER DONNA ACORD(AY-cord) ON HER RETIREMENT AFTER 27 YEARS…AND ACCEPTED A 400-THOUSAND DOLLAR CHECK FROM THE WINEGARD COMPANY TOWARD THE PLANNING FOR AN INDOOR RECREATION CENTER.

FORMER BURLINGTON MAYOR TIM SCOTT APPEARED AT LAST(MON) NITE’S MEETING AND BLASTED AMERICAN WATER RESOURCES…A COMPANY THAT SELLS INSURANCE FOR LINE REPAIRS.  SCOTT SAYS THE COMPANY HASN’T LIVED UP TO THE EXPECTATIONS HE HAD OF THEM. IN A RELATED MATTER, SCOTT URGED THE CITY TO START BILLING ITS WATER CUSTOMERS MONTHLY, RATHER THAN QUARTERLY.