Burlington moves forward with downtown safety hub plans [Video]

AFTER CITY COUNCIL give it their o-k… BURLINGTON IS MOVING FORWARD WITH PLANS FOR A ‘DOWNTOWN SAFETY HUB’. NBC 5’S YUNIER MARTINEZ IS LIVE IN BURLINGTON for us. WITH WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING about this latest effort to keep people safer. YUNIER? CITY LEADERS EMPHASIZE THAT THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THIS HUB IS TO INCREASE POLICE VISIBILITY DOWNTOWN AND PREVENT CRIMINAL ACTIVITY HELPING TO RESTORE A SENSE OF SAFETY IN THE AREA THE CITY COUNCIL HOPES THAT INCREASING POLICE PRESENCE IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA WILL BE A KEY STEP IN ADDRESSING PUBLIC SAFETY AND RESPONDING TO CONCERNS RAISED BY THE COMMUNITY <00;02;24;09 – 00;02;33;20 BEN TRAVERSE, CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT: 9 SECONDS “WHETHER IT’S BUSINESS OWNERS OR EMPLOYEES, RESIDENTS, VISITORS HERE. WE CONTINUOUSLY HEAR, GIVEN THE CURRENT PUBLIC SAFETY CONDITIONS DOWNTOWN, THAT WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING MORE.”> During Monday’s City Council MEETING- CITY LEADERS AGREED TO ESTABLISH A PUBLIC SAFETY …