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Monday was Chad Bird's first day on the job as Burlington's city manager. The Hawk Eye Chad Bird arrived Monday to City Hall for his first day as Burlington's city manager to find a trail of rubber ducks leading the way from his outer office to his desk overlooking downtown Burlington. Mailed to city clerk Kathleen Salisbury ahead of Bird's arrival by his former colleagues, the ducks are somewhat of a fixture of events in Decorah, where Bird had served as city manager until taking on the same role in Burlington. A similar row of ducks — this one led by a "lame duck" with bandaged wings —...

Burlington hopeful scenic byway designation will help city Follow Us Question of the Day By JULIE PEITZ NICKELL and LAIGHA ANDERSON - Associated Press - Saturday, March 6, 2021 BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) - Iowa’s Great River Road, a National Scenic Byway that runs through Burlington, has earned a new distinction by the U.S. Department of Transportation through the Federal Highway Administration. On Feb. 16, the road, along with 14 other scenic byways, received the designation of All-American Road, the first such ...

The designation opens the stretch of road in Burlington that includes Cascade Bridge to federal grant opportunities. The Hawk Eye Iowa's Great River Road, a National Scenic Byway that runs through Burlington, has earned a new distinction by the U.S. Department of Transportation through the Federal Highway Administration. On Feb. 16, the road, along with 14 other scenic byways, received the designation of All-American Road, the first such upgrade by the FHA since 2009. "I think it's outstanding, it's huge," Burlington Mayor Jon Billups told The Hawk Eye Thursday. "They don't make those design...

The Hawk Eye The Burlington City Council may violate one of its own financing policies several times in the next 10 years. It has been a goal of the city council to not use more than 70% of its total debt capacity. Based on current projections, however, the city will violate this policy in four of the next 10 years. "That is our goal and there are going to be times when we are under and times when we are over," Burlington Mayor Jon Billups said. In Iowa, cities are limited in their ability to borrow debt to 5% of their total assessed property valuation. For Burlington, the Fiscal Year 2022 ...

The Hawk Eye During a meeting with Assistant City Manager Nick MacGregor discussing future construction projects, the Burlington City Council gave the green light to progress to the next step replacing Cascade Bridge. Interim city manager Jim Ferneau said Cascade Bridge is the equivalent of two to three years worth of roads projects. "If you want a Cascade Bridge, we are going to have to pay for it," said councilman Robert Critser. Cascade Bridge was built in the late 1800s and was open to traffic until 2008, when the city council closed it to all traffic after an engineering report said th...