By Staff
February 10th, 2020
BURLINGTON, ON
The City of Burlington is currently recruiting volunteers to be members of the Heritage Burlington Advisory Committee and the Burlington Accessibility Advisory Committee.
The blue markers indicate heritage properties – a citizen’s committee makes recommendation to city council on what happens to them as developments take place.
These two advisory committees are legislated and report to Burlington City Council to provide advice and promote issues related to the conservation of Burlington’s built and cultural heritage, and to identify, remove and prevent barriers to people with disabilities in the municipality’s bylaws, policies, programs and services.
Applications can be submitted online or are available at City facilities. The deadline to apply is Friday, Feb. 28, 2020.
Is this house a Heritage property? The owners don’t think so and they made a very compelling case to have it removed from the list.
These are important committees that need people with a genuine interest in the welfare of people in Burlington and the preservation of its heritage.
Be prepared to learn, work hard and speak truth to power when you report to city council.
Background
• In May 2019, the City of Burlington sought online and in-person feedback from current citizen committee members and members of the public to explore how citizen committees might provide advice to Council and staff.
• A working team of residents are writing a report of their findings from these engagements that will be presented at a Council Workshop on Feb. 25, 2020.
• The Heritage Burlington and Burlington Accessibility committees are legislated and are the only two committees currently recruiting.
• To learn more about the review of Burlington City Council appointed advisory committees, visit getinvolvedburlington.ca
• To apply to become a member of the Heritage Burlington Advisory Committee or the Burlington Accessibility Advisory Committee, visit burlington.ca/committees
