Burlington City Council to Consider Downtown Car Show Street Closures March 17

Burlington's city council will take up a request for temporary street closings and associated permits when it meets March 17, with an antique automobile club seeking council authorization to stage what the agenda describes as a downtown event requiring road access.

The new-business item lists the requesting organization as the Alamance Regional Antique Automobile Club of A, with the full name truncated in the posted agenda excerpt. The council agenda, published on the municipal website at BurlingtonNC.gov/councilpackets, does not specify in available materials which downtown streets would be closed, the proposed event date, or the permit conditions attached to the request.

The March 17 request follows a precedent the council set at a prior meeting when members approved a temporary street closure for an Oct. 3 downtown concert hosted by the Burlington Food Hall. That approval came during a session at which the council also processed routine consent items and personnel actions, suggesting street closure requests for downtown events have become a recognized part of Burlington's permitting workflow.

The full March 17 agenda also carries public hearings on two city-initiated annexation petitions. One concerns the Greeson Lane Dedicated Public Right of Way, located at the terminus of Greeson Lane and abutting parcels identified under Alamance County tax IDs 105984 to the north and 195982 to the south, with the Loch Ridge Parkway right-of-way forming its western boundary. The second petition covers The Valley Golf Course off Indian Valley Drive, encompassing four parcels: PIDs 127881, 128591, 128656, and 128899.

Consent agenda items drawn from the March 3 meeting packet, which covers ongoing city business, include adoption of Stormwater Project Prioritization Criteria as the official method for selecting projects under the 80/20 Cost Share Program, a Downtown Utilities Change Order No. 2 to the contract with Jimmy R. Lynch and Sons, Inc., and appointments to city advisory boards and commissions. Council Member Jeffrey Smythe serves as the council's liaison to the Alamance County Transportation Authority board, while Council Member Ian Baltutis holds liaison roles with both the Alamance County Economic Development Committee and the Salvation Army Advisory Board.

Recent budget actions tied to the council's consent agenda include budget amendment 20-26-01 directing a recreation and parks grant toward tennis and pickleball equipment, budget amendment 20-26-03 allocating a donation from the Pet Adoption and Welfare Society to Burlington Animal Services, and budget amendment 20-26-04 covering architectural work on the bond-funded Maynard Aquatic Center enclosure. A capital lease and banking resolution with First National Bank was recorded as amendment and budget action 20-26-02. On the personnel side, the council approved the reclassification of a principal engineer to assistant city engineering director, effective July 19, 2025, along with reclassifications in the finance and IT departments.

The March 17 meeting convenes at the Municipal Building Council Chamber at 425 S. Lexington Avenue, with Mayor Beth Kennett presiding and City Clerk Beverly Smith managing procedural disclosures. Full agenda materials are available through the city's council packet portal.