Selectmen Appoint New Board of Appeals Members

It was a touch choice for the Selectmen as they had to choose from 12 great candidates for 5 spots.

The Burlington Board of Selectmen appointed five people to the Board of Appeals during the meeting Monday night. The appointments for were one five-year term, one four-year term, one three-year term and two alternates. The board had met with the candidates, who all volunteered to be up for one of the positions, during a special meeting last week. During that meeting the selectmen interviewed 12 candidates, a higher-than-normal number of applicants for a town board. "Thanks everybody for coming," Chair of the Board Ralph Patuto said after the interviews. "You bring a wealth of knowledge and education. We never expected to get this many candidates." The twelve candidates interviewed were John Sullivan, Eugene Lane, Neil Kane, William Gaffney…

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Selectmen Looking for Volunteers to Serve on Board of Appeals

Do you have an interest in zoning issues? The town could use your help.

The Town of Burlington is in need of some dedicated volunteers to help fill an important board. According to the town website, the Board of Selectmen will be making appointments to the Zoning Board of Appeals.  There are 3 regular and 2 alternate positions that are available.  The Board of Selectmen is seeking residents of the Town who wish to serve their community in a volunteer capacity.  The Board will be meeting on Monday, January 7, 2013 at 7 p.m. in Town Hall to interview residents who wish to seek appointment to the Board.  If you wish to consider a position please contact Pauline Gillingham at 781-270-1635 or email her at pgillingham@burlmass.org.  The purpose of the Zoning Board of Appeals is to hear and decide appeals from an …

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J. Parker

4:06 pm on Saturday, December 29, 2012

With all due respect Mr. Ellins, we cannot afford any more traffic on Middlesex Turnpike, nor congestion in Burlington. We already have more businesses than this tiny towns roads can handle. Workers at these businesses are using side roads for access. The highways (95 and 3) are at a standstill at peak times. Add the shoppers to the two very lucrative Malls on the Turnpike and we have total …   more ›

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