POLICE REQUEST HELP WITH COMPACT CAR STALLS

By: Police Chief Scot Eisenhauer

With the conversion of downtown streets from one-way traffic to two-way, there developed the need to establish compact car parking stalls. This is due to the limited vision at certain intersections.

When the buildings were established in the downtown, only horse and buggies were in operation. They maneuvered at lower speeds and were not as many in number. Therefore, the need to see cross traffic at an intersection was not thought of. With the invention of motor vehicles, this became an issue. Motorists stopped at a stop sign have a difficult time seeing cross traffic due to vehicles parked in stalls directly adjacent to these intersections.

Throughout downtown, mainly at intersections, the city has installed compact car stalls to help alleviate this vision problem, but what exactly is a compact car and can this be enforced?

The term "compact car" is American, and refers to vehicles with a wheelbase of less than 105 inches and a length of less than 185 inches, or basically your small two door economy vehicles. This violation is enforced by City Ordinance # 293-3 C, Parking Restrictions.

While we may not all know the exact measurement of our vehicles - if you are in doubt - your vehicle is probably not a "compact car".

If you have any questions on this topic or any others please feel free to give me a call direct at (262) 342-1102.

 

BURLINGTON AREA SUPER SATURDAY SAFETY FAIR

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH, 2007
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Burlington High School
400 McCanna Parkway

 

 

 

 

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NOVEMBER LIBRARY NEWS

By: Carole Rybarczyk, Circulation Supervisor

Seniors

Get in the mood for Thanksgiving and holiday reunions with a slide show and discussion of Thanksgiving Memories. The program is on Monday, November 19th at 10:30am in the storytime area on the main floor of the Burlington Public Library. This is a free program, no registration required. Free refreshments.

Book Club for Adults

The Burlington Public Library Adult Book Discussion Group meets Monday, November 26 at 7:00pm for a discussion of SAVING THE WORLD by Julia Alvarez. This book is really two stories in one, the first story a recounting of the actual attempts by Spain in 1804 to deliver a smallpox vaccination to the diseased ravaged New World. The second story is what could happen when humanitarian efforts to set up an Aids clinic somewhere in South America go wrong. What motivates people to try to "save the world"? Is there a right way to carry out our humanitarian urges? These are some of the issues we will be discussing. This night we will also reveal our choices for next year. As always, there is no registration, if you've read the book and want to experience a vibrant group of readers, please join us.

 

HYDRANT PAINTING PROGRAM

By: Connie Wilson, Utilities Supervisor

The City of Burlington has contracted with a painting company to paint all of our 650+ hydrants. One third of the hydrants will be painted in 2007, one third in 2008 and the remainder completing the maintenance program in 2009. The Water Utility performed hydrant flow testing on the entire system in 2006. Based on that information, hydrants are color coded, as shown.

	Blue hydrants	1500 gallons per minute (gpm) flow
	Green hydrants	1000 -1499 gpm flow
	Orange hydrants	500 - 999 gpm flow
	Red hydrants	less than 500 gmp flow

In the last ten years with all of our capital improvement projects and water system modifications, the number of blue hydrants has increased from 0 to 513. Because of the increased number of blue hydrants with higher flow rates, the capacity of our system available to fight fires within the City's water service area is increased.

As always, your water utility is available for questions or concerns Monday through Friday 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. at 342-1173.
 

WINTER SEASON REMINDERS

 

The winter weather will soon be upon us, and along with this weather also comes snow. Keeping the sidewalks clear of snow and ice is something that is not only a courtesy to other people in your neighborhood for walking, but also required by City Ordinance. As the owner, occupant or person in charge of a residence(s) in the City, you are responsible for the removal of any snow and ice that has accumulated on the sidewalk in the front of the residence(s) within 18 hours of the snowfall.

Any ice that has formed on the sidewalk must be treated to prevent the area from being dangerous. Failure to maintain the sidewalk within this 18-hour timeframe may result in the Street Dept. cleaning your sidewalk in which case the City will bill the owner(s).

(Per City Code the amount charged for snow removal will be at the City's full cost, and in all likelihood the City will have to contract this service out since our crews will be busy cleaning up the streets.)

City crews make every effort possible to safely remove snow from all streets in a timely manner as soon as possible after a snowfall. State highways are the first streets to be plowed, followed by the main (arterial) streets, side streets, and then parking lots and alleys.

Concerns/Complaints regarding snow removal should be made to the Street Department at 763-2060.