Burlington City Departments are responsible for developing plans and undertaking projects
to achieve policy goals for the betterment of our community. Below are links to many of
these.
| Document |
Summary |
Department(s) |
| Sister City Programs |
People-to-people exchange programs between Burlington and
Moss Point, Mississippi - Hurricane Relief Info;
Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua; Yaroslavl, Russia; Bethlehem, Palestine, and
Arad, Israel; Nishinomiya, Japan; and Burlington, Ontario, Canada. |
Mayor's Office |
| Climate Action Plan |
Climate Action Plan to save energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20% below 2007 levels by 2020. |
Community and Economic Development Office &
Department of Planning and Zoning |
| 10% Challenge |
A voluntary program to raise awareness about climate change and to reduce
Burlington's greenhouse gas emissions by ten percent. |
Alliance for Climate Action |
| Municipal Development Plan |
The City's vision for land use and development over the next ten to
twenty years |
Department of Planning and Zoning |
| Open Space Protection Plan |
Plan provides a vision, inventory of open spaces, and a plan of action for a
comprehensive greenspace conservation program. |
Department of Planning and Zoning |
| Legacy Project |
Framework for an ongoing community dialogue to achieve long-term sustainability
and liveability for Burlington |
Community and Economic Development Office |
| Waterfront Revitalization Plan |
Overall strategy for redevelopment of the waterfront, and the major projects
and elements of that strategy |
Community and Economic Development Office |
| Burlington Neighborhood Project |
Assistance to residents working to improve their neighborhoods by organizing
block and street associations, to make neighborhoods safe and beautiful. Collaborative
project with the Police Department. |
Community and Economic Development Office |
| Urban Forestry Master Plan |
Comprehensive and multi-objective management plan for Burlington's
urban forest |
Department of Parks and Recreation |
| Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts |
Public arts gallery, studio space, classes |
City Arts |
