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Residents Ask City for Vacant Lot, Warning Before Enforcement After Police Removed Basketball Goal
Summary
During public comment Aug. 19 residents asked the city to consider donating a small vacant lot for a playground and parking, and a child urged council to warn residents before enforcement after police removed a curbside basketball goal; the city attorney will follow up with the pastor on legal options.
Several residents used the public‑comment portion of the Aug. 19 Burlington City Council meeting to raise neighborhood concerns and offer to partner with the city.
Pastor Terry Young asked the council to consider donating a small, city‑owned vacant lot adjacent to property his church is in the process of purchasing. Young, pastor of a congregation established in 1935, said the lot is too small for a house but could be combined with purchased property to create a playground and…
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