Good Morning, Burlington!

Yesterday evening, I had the honor of being a guest on Linda McNamee’s live show, Something to Talk About, on BCAT. I joined Town Clerk, Amy Warfield, to chat with Linda about how the Civic Expo came to be, how it went, and what we hope to see in future Civic Expos. Among some of the topics of conversation:

• How did we choose the date and time?
• What were our hopes and expectations ahead of the event?
• How can we use what we learned from the inaugural event to make future ones even better?
• Will this become an annual event?

Watch next week to find out the answers to these questions and more! At the end, we drew winners for the door prizes. Did you win one? You’ll have to watch and see! We’ll be sure to share the video when it’s available.

Parent Asks Recreation: Please, Can We Get Camp Information Earlier?

At Monday night’s Recreation Commission meeting, community member, parent, and School Committee Member, Melissa Massardo, spoke for many Burlington parents when she requested availability of summer camp details well before the current April timeline. Planning for summer camps starts in January, she said, and parents need information regarding pricing and offerings during that time so they can balance their families’ needs and desires with their budgets.

The Commission explained that hiring is a major factor in their ability to publish information on camps, but they were willing to look more into what they could do to support Massardo’s request.

In partnership with Prestige Car Wash

FREE Car Washes for everyone at Prestige Car Wash’s newest location in Burlington at 310 Cambridge Street. Join our kick-off celebration this Saturday, January 27, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM (rain date: January 28).  Enjoy FREE food truck goodies, giveaways, Marshall & Chase from Paw Patrol, and a FREE VACUUM for everyone. (Watch out, those suckers are powerful!) Proceeds during Grand Opening Week will support Burlington Womenade’s January fundraiser to benefit Kelly Floyd and her family.

Today in Burlington

Municipal Meetings and Community Events

• 12:30-3:00 PM - Bridge Club - Meet Rules Committee Barbie herself, Myrna Saltman, who leads the Thursday Bridge game. (Human Resources Building, 2nd floor)
• 3:00 PM - Fox Hill Building Committee - Sustainability Working Group meets to learn about and discuss lots of different domains of sustainability and how they relate to the new Fox Hill school building. (Virtual)
• 3:30 PM - Wellness Advisory Committee will have its first meeting, wherein members will discuss the parent engagement results of the School Climate Survey.(BHS)
• 6:30 PM - BHS Building Committee will interview the two architectural firms who have expressed interest in completing the Burlington High School feasibility study. (BHS and Virtual)
• 6:30-9:30 PM - Womenade Girls’ Night Potluck to benefit Kelly Floyd and her family - See Facebook event for address and details, and if you can’t make it, donate directly.
• 6:30 PM - Conservation Commission will weigh in on a project to install an accessible ramp at Ray Ave, discuss an enforcement order for clearcutting of trees at Burlington Crossroads (where Michaels, Total Wine, etc. is) and hold a public hearing for an addition at 6 Dublin Circle. (Town Hall and Virtual)
• 6:30-7:15PM - STEM Snowflakes - Kids in grades K-5 can make snowflakes they can eat with this fun winter activity. (Library; Register)
• 7:00-8:30 PM - MSMS Winter Vocal Concert - family and friends of middle school chorus students will get to hear what they’ve been working on this year. (Marshall Simonds Middle School)

Sports and Activities

Boys won their hockey game against Watertown-Belmont last night by a score of 2-1, bringing their record to 6-5-2. Girls had their first tie of the season, locking up 2-2 with Watertown-Belmont and bringing their record to 9-1-1.

The only thing on the agenda today is a swim meet in Arlington from 8:30-10:30. Good luck, boys!

That’s all for today. Next time I see you, it’ll be Friday!

Nicci

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