Select Board to hold strategic planning session at Grand View Farm Wednesday. From our own coverage: Burlington obituary notices for week of Oct. 26-Nov. 1; October property transfers roundup totals 20 sales.
Burlington's October property transfers were led by a $934,900 sale on Phyllis Avenue. From our own coverage: Phyllis Avenue sale leads October property transfers.
State election set for Tuesday as Burlington voters head to Burlington High School to cast ballots. Also in today's brief (10 items): Francis Wyman PTO holds meeting Nov. 2; State election set for Tuesday; No school Nov. 3 for teacher conferences; School Wellness Advisory Committee meets Nov. 4.
Burlington recorded 20 property transfers in October, though only 10 carried a listed sale price, ranging from $250,000 to $934,900 with a median of $755,000. The month's top transaction was 11 Phyllis Ave., which sold for $934,900 to Stephen and Andrea Groark.
Francis Wyman PTO meets in library. From our own coverage: Recreation panel taps reserve fund for repairs and park upgrades; Select board closes Cormier Road speed-table hearing.
Burlington School Committee requires full board vote before any library book removal. From our own coverage: Recreation board weighs reserve fund spending plan; Select Board closes hearing on Cormier Road safety.
The Burlington School Committee voted 4-0-0 to require a full committee vote before any library book can be removed from a school library, amending policy IJL to match new Massachusetts regulations.
Burlington's recreation commission reviewed Simonds Park funding and floated future pickleball and tennis courts at the old police station. From our own coverage: Recreation panel reviews Simonds Park funding, future courts; Fall home sales span $665,000 to $2.2 million.