A set of bathrooms at Dankwardt Park will be getting an upgrade.
The restrooms near the playground and skate park at Dankwardt Park will be remodeled as a result of a contract the city council signed Monday night.
“This restroom has been in a deteriorating condition, with fixtures, layout, and interior conditions not meeting current park standards,” Development and Parks Director Eric Tysland explained.
In a memo he sent to Burlington City Council members, Tysland said the projects include some demolition but mostly interior modeling for two new restrooms and this remodeling does include new plumbing, heating and cooling systems and a new roof.
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“That causes division and hardship, Starling said. We re trying to bring unity.
During the April 6 work session, Critser stated he worked three jobs and had not received any handouts. Starling alleged this was a way of potentially implying that Black people were not willing to work. Starling further stated this comment was particularly concerning from his viewpoint because Black Americans have always worked, and for most of America’s history that work had been by force due to slavery.
Rinker previously said he felt the apology given by Walsh on Jan. 9 should suffice for the Black community. Starling insisted such a determination being made by a white council member about what should be sufficient for the Black community means very little when Rinker was not affected by the comments.
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The Black Leadership Council (BLC) in Burlington asked the council last week to cut the city’s ties with the bank. BLC President, Pastor Rob Brown, said the bank didn t do enough for the Black community after former bank Vice-President Lisa Walsh made a racial comment on Facebook in November, 2020.
In the Facebook post, Walsh said she didn t want to be run by a minority slut Vice President, in reference to Kamala Harris.
F&M CEO Charles Walsh told this city council this week that Walsh was placed on indefinite leave after she made the comment.
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