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Chamber Faces Safety Crisis in Downtown | Montpelier News
Burlington’s Lake Champlain Chamber, a century-old downtown institution, has renewed its lease—but not without confronting a troubling reality: escalating public safety crises near its office. Staff report harrowing incidents including being chased by unclothed individuals, witnessing public sexual acts and drug use, and even finding human waste on their walkway. These events, especially affecting a medically vulnerable employee, reveal a city in decline—one where suffering goes unaddressed and children are exposed to normalized decay. The chamber president laments the loss of humanity in…
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