City of Burlington
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Issue 6 - 2008 |
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Fire Department Annual Fundraiser
On July 4th the City of Burlington Fire
Department will host their annual dance and
fundraiser at Echo Park with live music,
food and raffles. Throughout the month of
June each household has received an envelope
containing five raffle tickets for this
event. Funds raised will help with Fire
Department activities, training and
educational programs for the coming year.
The Fourth of July event is their major
fundraiser.
This year's performers are:
The Greg Brady Experience 3-6
p.m.
Please consider supporting our local
firefighters and volunteers. Stop by,
have a brat and enjoy the music!
Admission is $2.00 donation
Raffle Tickets - $1.00
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Fourth
of July Activities
Joint Veterans Groups Flag
Raising Ceremony -
Veterans, Boy Scouts, City and
Town Officials and the School
Band will meet at the Town Hall,
32288 Bushnell Road (STH 142) at
9 a.m. for the annual flag
raising ceremony. The ceremony
is open to the Public.
Fire Fighters Dance -
The annual Fire Fighters Dance
will be held in Echo Park from 3
p.m. to 11 p.m.
Kiwanis Civic Band -
The Kiwanis Civic Band will
begin at 7 p.m. in Echo Park
featuring pop, rock, show tunes,
classical, jazz, marches and
swing.
Fireworks - The
City of Burlington fireworks
will be at dusk in Echo Park.
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City Park Pavilion
Rental
There are still openings available to rent
one of the City's park pavilions for your
next function.
Locations available to be
rented are:
- Echo Park -
595 Milwaukee Avenue
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Riverside Park
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517 Congress Street
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Wehmhoff Jucker Park
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416 E. Washington Street
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McCanna
Park -
100 McCanna Parkway
Reservation fees are:
City Residents -
$35 (Non-Refundable)
Non-Residents
- $75
(Non-Refundable)
$100 Security Deposit
is required for all reservations.
The reservation fee includes use
of the park pavilion, beverage holding tank,
electric outlet, grills and other amenities.
Please call 262-763-2060 for information. A
separate permit is required for serving beer and
can be obtained from the City Clerk for $10.00.
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New
Hours For The Farmers'
Market!
The Burlington Farmers' Market has
extended its hours to be held from 3
p.m. to 8 p.m. every Thursday
(except July 3) at Wehmhoff Square
Park off of Pine Street and
Washington Street.
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City sustains minor damage
during floods
Recent storms and flooding to the
Burlington area had many residents
and officials quite nervous for a
few days. Thankfully, the city made
it through the worst of the storms
with little damage. The Fox River,
which peaked at 13.5 feet, a new
record high, receded relatively
quickly sparing several
residences. Several homes near the
river did receive some damage,
however the impacts were limited to
a few areas.
Financial Assistance
It has recently been
announced that
Racine County has been declared a
federal disaster area. Individuals
that suffered a loss can contact
FEMA at 1-800-621-FEMA to apply for
assistance, or apply online at
www.fema.gov.
When applying for help, be sure to
have the following information
available:
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Your current telephone number;
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Your address at the time of the
disaster and the address where you
now are staying;
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Your Social Security number, if
available;
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A general list of damages and
losses you suffered;
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If insured, the name of your
company or agent and your policy
number;
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General financial information;
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Bank account coding if you
wish to speed up your assistance
with direct deposit.
Food Assistance
The Department of Health and Family
Services (DHFS) have set up an
emergency food assistance program
for flood victims from June 19
through June 27. Residents can fill
out an application at the Western
Racine County Service Center at 209
N. Main Street, Burlington.
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2008
ChocolateFest Results
The results are in from the 2008
ChocolateFest Memorial Day weekend!
This year hit an all time record
high of just over 47,000 attendees
for the four day festival, which is
up 15% from 2007.
As always, ChocolateFest was run
strictly by volunteers. On average
it takes approximately 750
volunteers to run the event, mainly
from local groups and
organizations. The ChocolateFest
Committee pays each group as a whole
for their volunteering services
according to a contract set up prior
to the festival. This year $182,000
will be paid to these groups and
organizations. A total of $1.7
million has been paid to the
volunteers since ChocolateFest began
in 1987. Any remaining funds earned
by this year's festival will go
towards improvements on the festival
grounds.
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City of Burlington
300 N. Pine Street
Burlington, WI 53105
(262) 342-1161
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