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During the Burlington, Vermont Police Commission meeting this week, concerns were raised about increasing violence in the city in the aftermath of the first homicide of the year.

Following a slew of violent incidents in Burlington, Vermont in the last two weeks that culminated in the city’s first homicide of the year, the police chief and mayor are speaking about the public safety issues facing the state’s largest city.

The Burlington, Vermont City Council meeting this week featured debates over a resolution on the continued basing of the F-35 at the National Guard base and the mayor’s plan to deal with ongoing safety concerns in the city.

The Burlington, Vermont City Council held its July meeting at the temporary home of the Burlington High School, where councilors heard an update on construction of a new school and took up other city business.

The Burlington, Vermont Board of Finance had a number of items on its agenda Monday evening including security services and ambulance services rates.

The Burlington, Vermont City Council has passed the 2025 budget, one week before the city’s fiscal year begins.

The Burlington, Vermont City Council had no resolutions on its agenda this week. Councilors instead held work sessions and heard presentations on several city projects.

Burlington, Vermont’s new mayor has convened a group of advisors to provide recommendations on how the city can improve and implement community safety policies.

A key item on the Burlington, Vermont City Council’s agenda this week was a presentation on the proposed 2025 budget. Councilor questions focused on public safety funding.

Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, a Progressive who was sworn in on April 1st, said this week that a projected $13 million budget gap had been closed.