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News 📰

• Burlington’s income disparities have ripple effects, data shows via VTDigger

  The Christmas tree on the Church Street Marketplace in Burlington earlier this month. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger The latest Census data for Vermont is largely unsurprising. It shows a state ...

  Sunday, December 27, 2020 06:03 PM
• Early morning fire strikes Burlington residential building via WCAX3

  BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Burlington Fire Department battled a fire in a downtown residential building in the early morning hours on Sunday. The call came in around 2:45 a.m. for a third-alarm fire on South Union Street in Burlington. The building is just ...

  Sunday, December 27, 2020 03:19 PM
• Q&A with Paul Dragon: ‘Poverty is a disaster that precedes the pandemic.’ via VTDigger

  Nationwide, there were 2.2 million fewer women in the workforce in September 2020 than in September 2019. As families reshuffle roles and responsibilities, we need to promote business ownership as a path forward for women and families.

  Sunday, December 27, 2020 05:32 PM
• Two arrested after UMall parking lot incident via WCAX3

  Two people are in trouble after a weekend incident in the University Mall parking lot. Police say they responded to the South Burlington mall for reports of an unresponsive female in the driver’s seat of a car Saturday afternoon.

  Monday, December 28, 2020 12:32 PM

Most Liked #BurlingtonVT or #BTV Tweets 🐦

• @jaycatvt
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  12/27/2020 19:52:35
• @vtdigger
  Burlington’s median income is far behind the median income for Chittenden County. What’s driving this disparity, and how do lawmakers plan to address it? #btv https://t.co/trj7yx8Fx7
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  12/28/2020 11:33:00
• @parade_mairead
  I live in the south end of #BTV, & I'm proud of our community for setting up a new low-barrier shelter in the middle of a pandemic. We're housing folks who need it most & reducing spread. Incredible feat. I'm less psyched abt the hand-wringing on FPF.
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  12/28/2020 01:07:49
• @BenMyNBC5
  2020 BY THE NUMBERS: 11 of 12 months were warmer than normal in Burlington Noteworthy stats: 🔥 Hottest July on record 🔥 3rd hottest November on record 🔥 Most 90°+ days since 1988 (20) 🔥 Fewest single digit lows on record (16) #vtwx #btv https://t.co/J7fDF1b9qf
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  12/27/2020 15:40:27
• @TenantsUnionBTV
  Sounds like we need rent control, vacancy control, and municipal owned housing #btv #btvcc https://t.co/OKMDyncja6
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Dave's Corner 💭

On Friday night I heard several large bangs in the New North End, spaced out by a few minutes. They were coming from the west side of North Avenue towards the lake. I'm wondering if anybody knows what these were, because I'm curious. Reply to this email and let me know.

Dave (@davekopec)

Latest Issues from SeeClickFix 👁

• Trash or Illegal Dumping
  Shelf on green belt.
  17 St Louis St Burlington VT 05401, United States
  Monday, December 28, 2020 08:23 AM
• Trash or Illegal Dumping
  Piles of loose items all over green belt, sidewalk, and front of property
  54 N Champlain St Burlington VT 05401, United States
  Monday, December 28, 2020 08:22 AM
• On street parking violations
  both of these cars have had snow collect and melt off twice since Thanksgiving. ( it appears UVM eliminating so many parking places has caused student to long term park here? )..please put the silver Subaru with Illinois registration, and the black Toyota with VT plates on the abandoned list, or notify owners to move them, there is very limited spaces off street for tenants and homeowners as it is. (the white car is legit.)
  130n N Winooski Ave Burlington, VT, 05401, USA
  Monday, December 28, 2020 12:06 AM
• Parks Department issue
  Thanks to the dedicated personnel who kept the doggie bag dispensers filled all these months Sadly the streak came to an end on Christmas Eve when a fat jolly guy was seen emptying them to pick up a bunch of poop from eight antlered creatures attached to a sleigh . Happy New Year and thank you for all your hard work maintaining our beautiful parks!
  Burlington Vt 05401 United States
  Sunday, December 27, 2020 01:54 PM
• Parks Department issue
  Very sorry to report an untalented and inartistic grinch grabbed paint and defaced our beautiful Oakledge south pavilion
  Burlington Vt 05401 United States
  Sunday, December 27, 2020 01:48 PM
• Greenbelt/Treebelt
  tree pulled down
  85 Grant St Burlington, VT 05401, USA
  Sunday, December 27, 2020 08:55 AM

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Random Burlingtonian Quote of the Day 📝

The ground of democratic ideas and practices is faith in the potentialities of individuals, faith in the capacity for positive developments if proper conditions are provided. The weakness of the philosophy originally advanced to justify the democratic movement was that it took individuality to be something given ready-made, that is, in abstraction from time, instead of as a power to develop.

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