Motivation

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 During Monday’s City Council MEETING- CITY LEADERS AGREED TO ESTABLISH A PUBLIC SAFETY HUB- THAT WOULD BE STAFFED WITH SAFETY PROFESSIONALS AND FIRST RESPONDERS DESIGNED TO HELP THE PUBLIC FEEL SAFE WHILE VISITING OR SPENDING TIME DOWNTOWN ONE BUSINESS OWNER supports the idea – CALLING IT A POSITIVE STEP FORWARD WITH NEW BUSINESSES OPENING ON CHURCH STREET MARKETPLACE, including “WEENIES HOT DOGS” AND “RIKO’S PIZZA”… The city is still working to figure out the best location for the hub. CITY LEADERS HOPE once T