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After a brief snow delay, the January session of Town Meeting came to order Wednesday evening, and concluded with most of the articles on the warrant passing.

Burlington Town Meeting typically convenes three times throughout the year, and the first session of 2026 is set for Monday January 26th at 7 pm. The warrant for January  is typically less robust [...]

September Town Meeting met for its second (and final session) the evening of October 6, which the majority of the warrant left to discuss.

September Town Meeting kicked off on Monday evening, and after almost a four and-a-half hour session, there’s still more on the warrant to discuss. The first of two articles regarding […]

The third and final meeting of the year for Burlington’s Town Meeting is set to begin the evening of September 29 in the Fogelberg Performing Arts Center.

May Town Meeting met for its third (and final) session the evening of May 19, with four articles remaining on the warrant, all relating to General Bylaws Article 35, which […]

The annual May Town Meeting is expected to conclude on the evening of May 19. Here’s a quick look at some highlights from the first two sessions… Town Moderator Bill […]

Notice is hereby given that there are vacancies: Precinct 1 – One Vacancy Precinct 7 – One Vacancy Those who wish to be appointed to fill such vacancy shall contact […]

For the first time, a committee of Town Meeting members met to consider the pros and cons of electronic voting systems for their legislative body, in accordance with a warrant […]

Burlington’s Signage Subcommittee is finalizing the language for a new bylaw that would establish signage districts and create the rules for Town Center, the first such district the subcommittee [...]

A warrant article that would have created a mechanism for Burlington voters to recall elected officials failed at Town Meeting Wednesday as Town Meeting Members worried about the potential for [...]

Town Meeting Wednesday night voted to allow up to 15 Town Meeting Members to attend remotely through hybrid meeting technology, but postponed the vote that would have sent a home […]

Burlington’s Town Meeting Monday night voted 97-7 to fund a new Fox Hill Elementary School, projected to cost $100.4 million, with about $31 million reimbursed by the Massachusetts School [...]

When Burlington voters cast their ballots in the April, 2025 local election, one item up for their consideration will be whether or not to transition the Town Clerk position from […]

Burlington’s Town Meeting has 126 members, with 18 members in each of seven precincts. According to Town Meeting and Rules Committee Member Myrna Saltman, those 126 people don’t know [...]

The Burlington Select Board on Monday voted to support a Town Meeting warrant article that would seek a home rule petition to extend liquor licenses granted to the Burlington Mall […]

Notice is hereby given that there are vacancies: Precinct 1– One Vacancy Precinct 3 – One Vacancy Precinct 7 – One Vacancy Those who wish to be appointed to fill […]

After Town Meeting in May asked for more information on the possibility of changing the Town Clerk position from an elected to an appointed role, the Select Board Monday night […]