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On-street parking
Remember the visits from the safety officer in grade school? Lesson one: Don’t run between parked cars.
Burlington’s five-hour on-street parking limit has kept...
Submission by Residents of Havendale Blvd., Belgrave Crt., and Winchester Blvd.toThe Committee of the WholeRegarding PWS-10-25 Citywide On-Street Residential Parking PermitsCity of BurlingtonDated February...
Introduction
I recently had an opportunity to review the letter that my BRAG colleague, Blair Smith, sent to the City of Burlington’s Commissioner of Community...
On February 25th BRAG sent the following email request to Ms. Jacqueline Johnson, Commissioner of the City of Burlington’s Community Services Division.
Ms. Jacqueline Johnson
Commissioner,
Community...
The Bay Observer recently published two articles on the budget process in Hamilton:
Five Hamilton Councillors in revolt over 2025 Budget Process
Budget process in Hamilton...
The most recent property tax bill, received by Burlington homeowners, businesses and landlords, has changed.
The city combined the police levy and the regional levy...
Opinion
February 4th, 2025. This post was updated with the verbatim responses that were received on Tuesday February 4th to the questions posed of Mayor Marianne...
Introduction
Another week, and another litany of stories from neighbours and friends who have been negatively impacted by auto theft. In fact, there were three...
While watching CHCH News recently a news report caught my attention. A study conducted by MyChoice, an insurance industry research intermediary, published a list...
Introduction
The consultations have ended, the delegations have finished, the decisions have been reached, and the verdict is: a 7.51% tax increase to existing Burlington...
Twas a month before Christmas, and all through city hallResidents asked for straight answers but there were curve balls for allThe budget was final,...
Good morning and thank you for your time today.
The “Stop the 7.5% Burlington Property Tax Increase” petition has been presented to council. Twelve hundred...
November 18, 2024 - Budget Committee Meeting, Item 8.1
During the budget process and elsewhere, we keep hearing the word “engagement” from staff, the mayor...
Carefully explained services, efficiently delivered, services that people want and / or need are justifications for higher taxes. Is a higher average income a...
Welcome to our first Burlington Residents' Action Group (BRAG) newsletter!
We at BRAG are grateful for everyone who has visited our website, signed up for...
Here are some of the key dates from the Burlington GetInvolved website (https://www.getinvolvedburlington.ca/2025budget)
Mid-September - Draft budget summary will be presented by Sept 13.
This document...
Burlington Flood Response – Procrastinate or Mitigate?
Many people in Burlington (COB) remember the 2014 flood. It was a precipitation event that dropped 192 mm...
The 2024 budget did not contain any expenditures to address traffic flow in Burlington.
In 2023 the city conducted an online survey. Question 8 asked:
“As...