The city’s Department of Public Works (DPW) has released a detailed memo to the Public Works Commission explaining how the city manages its 130 miles of sidewalks and what work is planned through 2030, responding to years of complaints from Burlington residents, particularly those with disabilities. 

“I look at this as like a crisis that they’re facing, much like a flood, and first thing that we need to do is respond to the flooding and help people, and then the recovery part after,” Scott said.

The letter describes an atmosphere of declining safety for employees and patrons alike. Buttenheim said she has lost three long-term employees in the past six months, each citing the environment around City Hall Park as a reason for leaving.

Progress slowed in May after questions arose about whether the city’s insurance met state requirements.

Through threats of having a weapon, a male suspect robbed the Jakes ONE Market at 242 N Winooski Ave. multiple times, obtaining $547 cash.

Households meeting homeless criteria will be able to park up to 12 vehicles overnight on the shores of Lake Champlain under a new pilot project by the city of Burlington. There are rules, but no indication as to who, if anyone, will enforce them.

The last-minute budget adjustments cut two of the 10 planned new hires for the short-staffed Burlington Police Department, but would maintain the planned increase in the city’s racial equity office. 

Vermont News First was among those left off the invitation list.

Those who opposed the measure again cited that it would divide their community.

A controversial clause gives the self-perceived victim of the graffiti – whether an individual or a group of people – the right to sue for damages in court.

Better reporting and enforcement of graffiti AND a controversial provision to sue for ‘hate speech’ are on the City Council agenda tonight.

“That is a dynamic shift in power to take an unelected board and give it the authority over the mayor who is an elected person,” Neri said.

‘We are now working to rebuild, but unfortunately the progress we achieved in 2023 has not extended into 2024.”

The posted date on the resignation letter is one day before Burlington residents voted to get more control over the discipline imposed in misconduct cases by city police officers.

By almost 2-1, Queen City voters chose to give an outside body the final power over police officer discipline.

If approved, the referendum will add “a stated intent for the police commission to include representation from the diverse nature of the city’s constituents.”

The City of Burlington is open to a ‘restorative process’ but won’t give its first racial equity director any cash.

Police say a large crowd broke into the marina by jumping a fence and drove a golf cart into the lake.

The property was boarded up above the ground floor. The sole tenant heard yelling coming from the supposedly vacant third floor.

They took the fight outside, and one of them died.

There is concern that homeless individuals may have been using the area as a temporary shelter, raising questions about causes of the blaze.

Folks in the community were not impressed that the local and high profile victim had to push through these hurdles.

“This is about community support and making sure people like me who are women, and a mom of young kids are able to serve,” Burlington Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak said.

Free meals for the busy young couple earning $250K between them, bestowed by what the meal-train organizer refers to as the mayor’s ‘entourage.’

Crews from both the Burlington and Winooski Fire Departments worked together to evacuate the area and quickly extinguish the flames before they could spread further.

Created with federal pandemic funding as a response to the purported public health emergency of systemic racism, the city’s DEI office is a victim of the $13 million budget shortfall.

Parts of Vermont have been flooded with an influx of gang members, who have been recruiting new members, including youthful offenders in Burlington for drug and gun crimes, federal and state authorities have said.

A patchwork of responses by the City of Burlington are being given credit for reducing the overdose rate this year.