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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 No incendiary devices were discovered Friday following a search of Burlington High School that was prompted by a phoned-in bomb threat that resulted in the evacuation of the building. Burlington School District Superintendent Pat Coen said he was notified by Vida Long, an associate principal at the high school, that someone had phoned in a bomb threat at 2:14 p.m. Friday. "We are emptying the building, the Burlington Police Department has been notified and the protocols are in action," Coen told The Hawk Eye shortly after ordering the evacuation. "She called me and said, 'I just...

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 search for a new city manager is nearing its completion. On Friday, the Burlington City Council will hold a public reception for its three city manager candidates. "They are going to come in, tour our facilities and tour the town, and then we will have a reception for them... then we start in ernest with our interviews," Burlington Mayor Jon Billups said. The reception will be at 6 p.m. and will take place in Banquet Room A of Burlington Memorial Auditorium. Those who wish to attend are asked to wear masks and follow COVID-19 protocols.   On Saturday, the council will hold a round of i...

January 18, 2021 Burlington, Ia-  Two popular events at Burlington Notre Dame will trade places for 2021. Notre Dame Development Director Jon Billups said in an interview with KBUR “Everyone knows that we have our wonderful benefit auction Gods Portion Day is normally either in late March or early April.”  “Because that is a live, in-person event we are going to flip-flop that with our Pot O’ Blue and Gold Sales which is normally in the fall,” Billups said. Billups says the events were changed in hopes that God’s Portion Day will be able to be held in-person by the fall. “...