City Council Work Session - November 17, 2025

Burlington City Council · November 18, 2025

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Arboretum master plan presentation and community outreach

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Katie Snyder, director of the New Leaf Society and chairperson of the Arboretum Advisory Board, and landscape architect Matt Roberts presented a phase-2 master plan for the 17-acre arboretum. Snyder said New Leaf will reimburse the full $28,000 cost of the plan and will drive private fundraising; she said no public funds are being requested. Roberts outlined five project areas (Church Street/commons, lawn/pergola, woody ornamental collections, wetland boardwalk, parking and site improvements) and described features such as new gardens, shade structures, play upgrades, expanded walkways, bench/

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Burlington City Council received an Arboretum master-plan presentation funded by the New Leaf Society, heard capital-project updates including bids for an aquatic center and preconstruction selection for a sportsplex, and discussed animal-services expansion, minimum-housing enforcement, annexation/rezoning requests and the location for the December organizational meeting.

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