BCAT News

The Mill Pond Water Treatment Facility is the highest energy user of all of Burlington’s buildings, after its schools, and thanks to a series of grants and incentives, a 66.6-kilowatt […]

Although the Town of Burlington has no record of lead pipes being used in town and no lead has been found in its water supply, a change to state and […]

Three dozen families signed up for residential composting under a partnership between the Town of Burlington and Black Earth Compost that began in July of last year.  Sixty-five households were [...]

The Select Board named the week of May 19, 2024 Public Works Week in Burlington, alongside a nationally recognized week to celebrate the contributions of DPW employees.  “We’re very appreciative [...]

A change in federal regulations around toxic PFAS chemicals will likely increase the cost of maintaining Burlington’s newly installed filtration system, according to Department of Public Works [...]

Since becoming a designated Green Community in February, 2020, Burlington has reduced its energy consumption by 11 percent and is well on its way to reaching its goal of 20-percent […]

The severity of the drought the Burlington area has been experiencing continues be to a Level-3 Critical Drought.  Many in the community are wondering how these drought conditions are affecting [...]

We visited the construction site of the incoming water pipe connecting Burlington’s water supply to the Massachusetts Water Resource Authority currently underway in Lexington.     [...]

Anyone who tends a gravesite in Burlington and has non-planted items at the site that you want to keep should recover them before they are removed for a spring cleaning […]

The Burlington Select Board took a few moments during their meeting Monday night to recognize the work of the Department of Public Works (DPW) during the large snow storm on […]

The new Highway Division building on Great Meadow Road is coming along and set to be finished on time. We went to check it out.    

Ahead of the first snow that may have accumulation, DPW Director John Sanchez explains why it might take his department longer than normal to clear all the streets.  

There was a gathering at Burlington New DPW and Parks & Recreation Maintenance Facility on Meadow Road to officially open the new building with a ceremonial ribbon cutting

The Board of Selectmen recently approved a proclamation for ‘Burlington DPW Appreciation Week’ during the week of July 26th. The new Parks and Recreation maintenance facility at 10 Meadow Road [...]

The Burlington Board of Selectmen held a special meeting on Monday with the primary goal of reviewing most of the town side budget proposals for FY22 and voting on whether […]

We caught up with DPW Director John Sanchez on Friday to get his thoughts on how the town’s road clearing went after the storm.

There was a short ceremony marking the final beam being placed on the new DPW/Recreation Maintenance building at 10 Great Meadow Road last Thursday. The traditional ceremony normally marks [...]