Sewage overflow closes Burlington beaches

Signs advise beachgoers against fishing, swimming or boating at Blanchard Beach in Burlington due to a sewage discharge. Photo by Elizabeth Gribkoff/VTDigger
BURLINGTON — Small yellow signs line the bike path by Burlington’s picturesque Oakledge Park, warning of pollutants lurking in the calm blue waters just before Memorial Day weekend.
The signs advise not to swim, boat or wade at Oakledge Park or Blanchard Beach for 48 hours due to an “unpermitted sewage discharge upstream o