BURLINGTON SAFETY LETTER

​Response to Burlington’s Health and Safety Crisis

An Open Letter to Elected Officials for Burlington, VT

November 2023

We, the undersigned, have come together to voice our grave concern about crime and rampant illegal drug trafficking and use in Burlington, Vermont. We ask our City, State, and Federal elected officials to urgently take new and expanded actions to turn the tide of this crisis.

The current state of affairs in Burlington is inconsistent with our values as a community.
  • The increasing levels of violence, burglary, retail, automobile, and bike theft, unlawful public drug and alcohol consumption, drug dealing, graffiti, and other illegal activity are unacceptable.
  • It is vital that Burlington residents, businesses, and visitors are able to go about their lives without unreasonable impacts on their safety, property, and quality of life.
  • Burlington’s children must not be unreasonably exposed to unlawful public drug and alcohol use, discarded needles, graffiti-covered buildings, violence, and other anti-social behaviors and conditions of decay in the places they live, learn, and play.
  • Burlington has become a place characterized by brazen disregard for the law and where people believe they can commit crimes without consequence and this must change.

The roots of this crisis include the potent and lethal drugs that have flooded into our community, especially fentanyl, methamphetamine, and xylazine.
  • Substance use disorder is a disease and demands our attention, compassion, and support as a medical and public health issue.
  • Harm reduction strategies—when properly implemented and managed—are proven to be effective. Harm reduction must include long-term treatment and the restoration of healthy lives. Reducing demand for drugs by creating robust recovery programs and responsive health care is the essential long-term strategy for addressing this crisis.
 
We need a holistic approach that includes accelerated and expanded public health and harm reduction strategies as well as public safety strategies of increased enforcement and prosecution. Our current approach isn’t enough.
  • Harm reduction alone will not address this crisis. A public safety response is an essential part of the solution, particularly in the near term, as a complement to reducing demand for drugs.
  • A well-resourced, well-supported, well-trained, and accountable police force is essential to maintain order and for the safety and security of residents, businesses, and visitors.
  • In addition to sworn officers we believe in Burlington’s Crisis Advocacy Intervention Program (CAIP) and believe it should be developed and expanded;
  • All measures put in place and actions taken to address crime should be free from all forms of bias—most especially racial bias.  

Urgent action is required. We are in a crisis and we need to rapidly increase and expand our response. Failing to do so will cause harm to the community which will take years or decades to recover from.
  • We recognize that while Burlington’s dedicated Fire and Police Departments, along with the entire City government, are doing as much as possible based on available resources, we need to expand the scale of our response in the quickest manner possible. We are in a crisis that is out of control and getting worse, without a clear path to improvement.
  • Failing to act in a significant enough way will endanger Burlington’s residents, businesses and community and cause irreparable harm to the character of the City in which we have invested our lives, raised our families and committed our futures.
 
As a point of launch on the PUBLIC HEALTH side of crisis response, we call on the GOVERNOR OF VERMONT, the VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, and the VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH to:
  • Work with health care providers to dramatically expand treatment facilities that are available and accessible to people with substance use disorder
  • To act with haste to disburse the millions of dollars of opioid settlement funds and other allocated funds which Burlington and other municipalities could use to address the crisis
  • To work with and fund our designated Mental Health agencies to expand treatment and facilities that are available and accessible to people with mental health issues
 
As a point of launch on the PUBLIC SAFETY side of crisis response we support the following actions by the BURLINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT and CITY OF BURLINGTON: 
  • Enforcement and other deterrence actions against illegal public consumption of drugs and alcohol including referral to drug diversion programs for non-violent offenders over incarceration
  • Enforcement actions against the sale of illegal drugs
  • Expand police presence in downtown for the purpose of deterrence and enforcement especially in City Hall Park
  • Contracting with other Law Enforcement Agencies to temporarily expand resources
  • Expand deployment of cameras downtown
  • Continued efforts to recruit and retain sworn officers, CSOs, and CSLs
  • To not enforce laws against possession of drugs used to combat addiction like buprenorphine or methadone
With expanded resources in future, we support:
  • Expanded investigation and enforcement of property, retail theft crimes and organized criminal enterprises.
  • Expanded enforcement against graffiti and vandalism and a review of what changes need to be made to current restorative justice approach
 
We support the following actions by the BURLINGTON CITY COUNCIL:
  • Reform of the trespass ordinance to include shoplifting and graffiti and making it easier for merchants to utilize
  • Support of budget requests to increase staffing resources for first responders to increase their ability to meet the crisis
  • Support increasing the cap on the number of officers in the Burlington Police Department
  • Continuing to support creation and the well-managed implementation of overdose prevention centers, drug checking, safe syringe programs, and other proven forms of harm reduction
  • To provide additional and stronger ways for the City to take action against landlords who knowingly allow illegal behavior, especially drug trafficking, on their properties
 
We support the following actions by CHITTENDEN COUNTY STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE and STATE OF VERMONT: 
  • To clearly voice your understanding of the crisis Burlington is facing and communicate your plans and recommendations to aid in its resolution
  • That the Chittenden County State’s Attorney’s Office provide the public with monthly reports on the number of cases referred by law enforcement for certain categories of illegal activity occurring within Burlington, including firearm violence, illegal distribution of controlled substances, burglary, automobile theft and retail theft, the number of prosecutions resulting from these referrals, and the current disposition of those prosecutions
  • Increase the availability of prosecutorial resources and the judiciary in Chittenden County with the hiring of additional Assistant State’s Attorneys and Superior Judges, better addressing any recruitment and retention challenges in our State’s Attorney Offices, and designating and assigning retired members of the Judiciary to sit in Chittenden County to address the backlog of cases and see that cases brought to the courts are addressed in a reasonable response time
  • To prioritize prosecution of large dealers of controlled substances
  • To clarify for the public the States Attorney’s Office’s approach to reducing recidivism and protecting the public from those offenders who are repeatedly committing crimes and then are quickly released
 
We support the following actions from the VERMONT STATE LEGISLATURE: 
  • Reform retail theft, car theft, and similar laws which make enforcing and prosecuting these crimes ineffective and allow recidivism without sufficient consequence.
    • Create a specific grand theft auto law rather than the antiquated “operating without owner’s consent” law
  • Consider minimum sentencing guidelines for serious crimes related to drug trafficking
  • Increase oversight of flow of funds to combat the drug epidemic
  • Recommit to treatment courts that will help persons with substance use disorder to break the cycle of deepening addiction
 
We support the following actions from Vermont’s DELEGATION TO US CONGRESS:
  • Use any means available to bring greater aid to Burlington and the State of Vermont for dealing with the health and safety crisis caused by highly addictive and low-cost illegal drugs being trafficked for profit in our community
  • To work to reform laws and regulations regarding Methadone to make it widely and easily available  

Finally, we call on CANDIDATES FOR MAYOR in Burlington to:
  • Articulate substantive plans for public safety and response to the drug crisis to allow Burlingtonians to understand what you specifically plan to do to address what’s happening in the City
  • To voice your support for the Burlington Police and Fire Department as well as all City employees who are on the front lines of this crisis and working tirelessly in very difficult conditions to keep Burlingtonians safe and help those suffering from overdoses and addiction

Signers

​A.R. Johnson
Aaron E. Barton
Aaron Goldfield, President - Goldfield Construction Mgmt Inc
Abbey Duke
Abby Dery
Abby Gaughan
Abby Ribout
Adam Bluestein
Adam Donahue
Adam Hutton
Adam Ihasz, Merrill Lynch, Resident Director
Adam S
Adam Wing
Adrian Unser
Adriana Borra
Agnes Balla, Medical Center
Aiden Armstrong
Aimee Papazian
AJ Urbanek
Al and Ann Charron
Alan Brown, Dore & Whittier Architects, Inc.
Alan Dworshak, Montstream Gallery
Alana Lowry
Albert Brown
Albert Joy
Alden Cadwell
Alden Stuart
Alec Bauer
Aleksandra Stamper
Alex Crothers, Higher Ground Presents
Alex Green, Retail worker in downtown Burlington
Alex Halpern, President, Freeman French Freeman, Inc.
Alex Nunes
Alex Robtoy
Alexa Roy
Alexander Socinski
Alexandra Arntsen
Alexandra Kalof, UVMHN
Alexis Brien
Alexis Pomerleau, Jess Boutique and Expressions
Alfred Andrea
Ali Jalili
Ali Lanzetta, bookseller, Phoenix Books Burlington
Alia Liberatore
Alicia Alberghini
Alison & David Pechenick
Alison Dattilio
Alison Harte
Alison Quigley
Alison Treston
Allan Morton
Allison Campbell
Allison Dwinell
Allison Dwinell
Alysia Boes
Alyssa Buckley Couture
Amanda Adams
Amanda Anderson
Amanda Dulude
Amanda Maley
Amer Muj
Amie Conger
Amy DeCola
Amy Immerman
Amy Jayne
Amy Jo Lines
Amy Kiviranna
Amy Lilly
Amy Magyar, Business Owner
Amy Mellencamp
Amy Mentes
Amy Rothman
Andra Scortzaru
Andrea Garland
Andrea Gray
Andrea Gray
Andrea Marlon
Andrea Rogers
Andrew Arp, Business owner
Andrew Dubenetsky
Andrew Frye
Andrew Gregg
Andrew Hatch
Andrew Juhasz
Andrew LeStourgeon, Burlington business owner
Andrew Lounsbury
Andrew Moroz
Andrew Newton
Andrew Rowan, Rowan Brothers, LLC
Andrew Savage
Andrew Van Sickle
Andrew Vota
Andy Barker and Ana Ruesink
Andy Bohlin, COTS Board Member
Andy Kaplan, Physician
Andy MacLeay
Andy Yoken
Angela James
Angelina Menard
Ann and David McKay
Ann Neidlinger
Ann Rathbone
Ann Russell
Anna and Matt Grady
Anna Biziukova
Anna Farber
Anna Finkenzeller
Anna Kristina Thelemarck, Struktur Architects
Anna Schaefer
Annamarie Gavin
Anne Barbano
Anne Bosher
Anne Breña
Anne Rothwell, The Hood Plant
Anne Shapiro
Annie Howell
Annie Robitaille
Annika Rundberg , Annika Rundberg Jewelry
Anthony Brogna
Anthony Liberatore
Anthony Stamper
Antonello Borra
April Moulaert
Ariel Bernier
Art Frank
Asa Levi
Ashley Day
Ashley Eaton
Ashley Francke
Ashley Mullen
Ashley Retcho
Ashley Sullivan, Executive Director, Rozalia Project
Autumn Engroff Spencer
Ava Schwarz
Ava Wright
Avery Campbell
Aylwin Morgan
Barb Cordua, Burlington business owner
Barbara Anglisz, Vice President, Adept Technologies Inc.
Barbara perry
Barbara Shatara, Librarian, Fletcher Free Library
Barbara Sofferman
Barrie North, UVM
Barry Comeau
Barry Londeree
Becca Brown McKnight
Ben Bosher, Board member ReSOURCE and Pine Forest Children’s Center
Ben Ellis
Ben King, MD UVMMC
Ben Kingsbury
Ben Smith
Ben Throop
Ben Traverse, Ward 5 City Councilor
Benjamin Jacob
Benjamin Klein
Benjamin Puryear, Electronic Waste Recycling
Bennett Weinberg
Berkeley Sadigurski
Beth Brodie
Beth Kirkpatrick, Attending physician, University of Vermont Medical Center
Beth Rice Bradley, PhD, Owner, Foodsense, LLC; Lecturer, University of Vermont
Betsy Ferries
Betsy Pond
Bianca Dwy
Bill Eichhorn
Bill Harvey
Bill Keeton
Bill Lowell
Bill McGrath
Billy Irwin
Blaine Martin
Bob Osmond
Brad Helpap
Brad Myron, Security Officer, UVM Medical Center
Bradford J Worthen, VP Pomerleau Real Estate
Bradley Menard
Bradley Roy
Bradley Stephenson
Bram Kleppner, CEO, Danforth Pewter
Brandi Littlefield
Brandon D. Tieso
Brea Schwartz
Brenda Jackson
Brendan Fisher, UVM Professor
Brendan Jones
Brendan Keating
Brennan Neill
Bret Murray, Brand Designer - Place Creative Company
Brett Clace , Champlain Valley Self Storage
Brian and Brooks Boardman, Business owners
Brian and Suzzanna McVey
Brian and Tasha Lansbury
Brian Buhman
Brian Drourr, UVMMC
Brian Fisher
Brian Forrest
Brian French
Brian Guido
Brian Guy
Brian Littlefield
Brian Macdonald
Brian McDonnell
Brian Prindle
Brian Searles
Brian Strachan
Brian Wade
Brianna Turpin
Bridget Conry
Britney Buhman
Britni Prack
Brittany Lewis
Brooke Gillman
Brooke Hadwen
Brooks and Cathy Cummings
Bruce Baker
Bruce Patz
Bryan Connolly
Bryan Sprague
Bryan Stolzenburg
Buffy Thivierge
C D Mattison
Cait Fitzgerald
Caitlin Rutherford 
Caitlin Ryan
Callie Cogley
Cam Mich
Camilla Rockwell
Cara Moorby
Carissa Ethier
Carla Van de Walle
Carla von Trapp Hunter
Carly Alpert
Carly Marut
Carmen Haslam
Carol Boardman, COTS Board member
Carol M Gibson
Caroline Beer
Caroline Crawford
Caroline Kerr
Caroline Weaver
Carolyn Elliott
Carolyn Goode
Carolyn Gould
Carolyn Wilson
Carrie Lee
Carrie Napoutan
Carrie Rockwood , Kerry’s Kwik Stop
Caryn Long
Casey Corcoran
Casey Pope
Casie Winton, Owner, shear ENVY
Cassandra Bouchard
Cassie Marshall, Manager at downtown restaurant
Catherine Guay
Catherine Hunter
Catherine Monro
Catherine Waterman
Cathy Osmers Rahill
Cathy Rachlin
Cayenne MacHarg
CD Mattison
Chad Mangan
Chaney Noyes, Noyes Automotive & Tire
Charles Powell
Charles Pratt
Charlie Boardman
Charlie Murphy
Charlie Smith
Charlotte Ogden
Chase McGowan
Chelsea Dieterle
Chelsea Reynolds Cary, Physical Therapist-UVMMC
Chelsea Sweeney
Chelsey Pope Tallman
Cheryl Davis
Cheryl Tupper
Chip Hart, Director, PCC
Chip Mason
Chloe Fischer
Chris Landry
Chris Maley, Maley and Maley, PLLC
Chris Moran
Chris Santo, Athletics staff at UVM
Chris Winnay
Chrissy Cowell
Christa Loescher
Christian Campbell
Christiana Wohland
Christina Allen
Christina Bochicchio, Educator
Christina Conant
Christina duell
Christina McLaughlin
Christina Timrud
Christine Beall
Christine Burdick, Burlington business owner
Christine Curtis
Christine Freiman
Christine Spencer Tonizzo
Christopher Huston, infectious disease physician, Univ of Vermont Medical Center
Christopher Morse
Christopher Motter, President; Acabay Inc.
Christopher Niles
Christy Hotaling
Chuck Brewer
Cindi Kozak, Frankie’s
Cindy Gerstl-Pepin
Cindy Roy
Claudia Renchy Morton
Clayton Trutor
Clea Edelman
Clifford Cooper
Cody Brooks
Cody Nash
Cody Thomas Rounds
Cole Flaherty
Colin Hilliard
Colleen Hoehn
Colleen O'Brien
Colleen Perron
Collette Ullman
Colton Brenneman
Connie Satz
Conor Harrington
Corey Griswold
Corey Hendrickson
Corinne Wadhams
Corso Donati
Cory McDonald
Cory Simon-Nobes
Courteney Bresett
Courtney Ashline
Courtney Haley
Courtney Ross
Craig Avedisian, Attorney
Crista Tourville
Critter Furlani, Hunt Middle School / Akes Place
Cynthia and Alan Rubin
Cynthia Langley
Dale Henry
Dale Pavlak, Close To Home
Dale Tillotson, Retail front lines
Dan and Amy Feeney
Dan and Beth Corey
Dan and Lindsay Smith
Dan Barnes
Dan Cunningham
Dan Cunningham
Dan Fontaine
Dan Hagan
Dan Maxwell
Dan Schillhammer , Queen City Printers
Dan Ukolowicz
Dana Donahue
Dana Kent
Dana Poverman
Dana Rowangould
Dana Valentine
Daniel Barrett
Daniel Chahine, Co-Owner, The Archives Bar
Daniel L. Burchard, Esq.
Daniel Winger
Danielle Azeez
Danielle Collins
Danielle Kangas
Danielle Verdon
Daphne Zencey
Darcie Belisle
Darcy Putzier
Daria Bishop
Dave and Nancy Westbrook
Dave Hartnett
Dave Patry, Henchmen property management llc
David A. Porter, LADC
David Ackerman
David Beckett
David Berg
David Felcan
David GIbson
David Klebanoff
David McGee, Real Estate Manager
David Parsons, Burlington Business Owner
David Pye
David Ricketts
David Russell
David Stackman
David Stiller
David Tepper
Dawn Bates
Deb Ward Lyons
Debbie Gabriel, Dore & Whittier Architects
Deborah Bouton
Deborah Miuccio
Deborah Sklar
Deborah Troiano
Debra Clemmer
Debra Roseman
Dee Hodson
Deirdre Keenan
Denise Viscomi, Artist/Very Merry Theatre
Derek B Marcy, Sales Representative
Derek Cashman
Derek George
Devin Gaskell
Diane Lang
Diane Meyerhoff
Didi Macnow
Donald F. Slish
Donald S Rendall
Donald T Devost
Donna Bepler
Donna Rizzo
Donna Sutton Fay
Dorothy Carter
Doug Goldsmith
Doug Nedde, Nedde Real Estate
Douglas Maynes
Douglas Woods
Dr. Chris Lundberg
Dr. Jessica Crothers , Assistant Professor of Pathology, University of Vermont Medical Center
Duncan Harris, Founder of The Kingsland Company
Dustin Roberts, City Market
Dylan McAllister
Dylan Raap
Eben Baring-Gould, UVM
Edith Nelson
Edward and Thérèse Surdek
Edward and Thérèse Surdek
Edward Burke
Edward Jahn
Eileen B. Underwood
Eileen Mann
Elaine Clogan
Elaine Limanek, Jess Boutique
Elaine Soto
Eleanor Miller
Eli Lesser-Goldsmith
Eli Zhou
Eliana P. Pacheco
Elisa Calderwood
Elisabeth Garvey, Ma & Pembum
Elise Schadler
Eliza duPont, Occupational Therapist, UVMMC
Elizabeth Barrish
Elizabeth Bendavid
Elizabeth Connolly
Elizabeth Hern
Elizabeth N. Thayer
Elizabeth Pomerleau
Elizabeth Williams
Ella Valley
Ellen Bischoff
Ellen Cooper
Ellen Hallman
Ellen Sklar
Ellen Yang
Ellie Trono, Owner & Stylist /Di Moda Salon
Elysia Doty
Elzy Wick
Emelia Brogna, Owner, Wayfinder Wellness and Physical Therapy
Emilie Crawford, BTV Property Management, LLC / Owner
Emily Annick Lee
Emily Cadence Schwartz
Emily Carolin
Emily Davidson, Inner Source Massage + Bodywork
Emily Goodrich
Emily Mott, Songiver Music Studio
Emily Root
Emily Rudolph
Emily Thackara
Emma Anhalt
Emma Child Ernst 
Emma Murray-Clasen
Emma Rogers
Emma Swift
Enis and Lejla Sehovic
Eric A. Johnson
Eric Farrell, Owner, Farrell Properties
Eric Gingras, Owner Absolute Carpet Cleaning
Eric Himmler
Eric Milano
Eric Penka
Eric Warnstedt, Hen of the Wood
Erica Eastman
Erica Houskeeper
Erick Barbic, AVP -Finance
Erik Hoekstra, Managing Partner, Redstone
Erin Gilmer, Place Creative Company
Erin Malone, Owner of MoMo's Market, SA PTA, Burlington Planning Commission
Erin Morgan Helpap
Erin Morse
Esther George
Ethan Brown
Ethan LeVeille
Ethan Snyder, Wellplayedslay
Ethan Tremblay
Eva Orr
Eva Stine
Evan Dyke
Evan Mead
Evan Timrud
Eve Gustafson
Ezra Doty
Fatuma Maalim
Fiona Love
Fletcher Pratt 
Francesca Hahn
Francesca Mihok
Freddie Tagupa
Gabe Arnold
Gabriela Stanciu, UVM Student
Gabriele Baumann
Gabrielle Henry
Gage Lalumiere
Gail Anderson
Gail Moreau
Gail Rafferty
Garrett Mernick, Bear Pond Real Estate
​Gary De Carolis, Executive Director, Recovery Partners of Vermont
Gary Furlong
Gary Harrison
Gary Winslett
Gavin McCormick
Gavin Mulvey
Gavin Sloma
Gavin Vontzalidis
Gay Fellows
Genevieve Henry, Massage Journey
Genevieve Jacobs, Professor/psychotherapist
Geoff Hand
George Bradbee
George Cronin
George Dragonetti, Associate property broker WTW
George Gibson
George Worland
Georgia Rosenberg, Family Clinician Howard Center
Gerald Deforge
Gerald Passalacqua
Gerald Prentki
Gerry Jastremski
Ghost Roberts
Gillian Bell
Gillian Eaton
Ginger Vieira
Giovanna Jager, Owner, Karma Bird House
Giovanni Gentile
Glenn Fay
Glenn Von Bernewitz, Chief Financial Officer, Redstone
Gordon Gilbert, Retired BPD
Graham MacHarg
Graham Pinti
Greg and Kate Mitchell
Greg Danford, Danford Copywriting, Inc.
Greg Davis
Greg Ehle, Physician Assistant, UVM Cardiology
Greg Paradiso
Gregory Walker
Gretchen Nareff, Grant Manager, UVM Center on Rural Addiction
Gretchen VanSlyke
Gribbin Loring, RN UVMMC
Gwen Moore, CAT Scan Tech, University of Vermont Medical Center
H. Brereton Hall, Jr.
H. Himberg
Haley Buffum
Hannah LaVigne 
Harrison Boutcher
Harrison Flynn
Hayden Norwood
Hayley Winnay
Heather Allain
Heather Gratton
Heather Smith
Heather Stout, Appraiser and Sales Lippas Estate and Fine Jewelry
Heidi Tappan and Doug Nedde, Nedde Real Estate, Pizza 44
Helena Muller
Henry Bechtel
Hilary Silver
Hilary Stanton-Geddes
Hilary Viens, UVMMC social worker
Hillary Adams
Holly Feingold
Holly Hatch
Hugh McCaslin
Hunter Forstmann
Ian Andrews
Ian Davis
Ian Hutchings
Ian Lawler
Ila Abramson
Ilana Miller
Ilka Pritchard
Ilke Sappo
Ingrid Nelson
Ioana Cristina Olaru
Irene E. Steiner, Commercial Property Owner
Irma Cicak
Isaac Nicholson
Isaac Wasuck
Jabez Boyd
Jack Cary, Software Consultant
Jack Mentes
Jack Qualey, Home & Garden Vermont - owner
Jackie Hawks
Jackson Latka
Jackson Ode
Jacob Goss, UVMMC
Jacob Lim
Jacquelyn Hathaway
Jaeger Nedde, Nedde Real Estate
Jaidella Hilbert
Jake Isham
Jake McDonald
James Allison
James Ashenfelte
James Boyd
James Conrad
James Corbett
James Errichetti
James Eyler
James Hodson
James Kelly Shelburne, Consultant
James M Dean
James Nelson
James Robblee and Lauren Gulka
James Thurber
James Unsworth, Owner, Unsworth Properties, LLC
Jamie Coffrin
Jamie Grey
Jamie Ormsby
Jana M Qualey, Home & Garden Vermont - owner
Jane Burchard, Paralegal, McCormick, Fitzpatrick, Kasper & Burchard, P.C.
Jane Dworshak
Jane Gearing-Seaman
Jane Knodell
Janet Biehl
Janet Breen, Burlington School District Employee
Janet Murnane
Janice Haskell
Janice Izzi
Janine Pillitteri, PhD
Jared Leno
Jarrett Berman
Jason Charest
Jason Di Vece
Jason Hutchins
Jason Lenihan, General Manager, Halvorson's
Jason Parker
Jason Toothaker
Jason Zuliani, Owner, Dedalus Wine
Jay Canning, Founder, Westport Hospitality, Hotel Vermont
Jay Catalano 
Jay Huggin, Dealer.com / Cox Automotive
Jay Huggin, Yes
Jay White, Jay White Architect PLC
Jean Marchildon
Jeanne Landau
Jed Davis
Jeff Govoni
Jeff Hayes
Jeff Hindes
Jeff Monahan
Jeff O’Donnell
Jeff Spencer
Jeff Wick
Jeffrey E. Ladner
Jeffrey Koch
Jeffrey Weeks
Jen and Ed Adrian
Jen Colman
Jen Cypress
Jen DeBedout, Owner/Clinician, Music Blooms Music Therapy LLC
Jen Warwick
Jenifer Sicard
Jenna O’Donnell
Jennifer Canfield
Jennifer Francoeur
Jennifer Jorgenson
Jennifer Martelle
Jennifer McCandless
Jennifer McCandless
Jennifer Sumner
Jennifer Woods
Jenny Evans First
Jenny Sullivan
Jenny Zhang
Jeremy Farkas
Jeremy Gantz
Jeremy Marcotte
Jeremy Norton
Jess Robbins
Jess Young
Jesse Beck
Jesse Glover
Jesse Kowalewitz
Jesse Truax
Jessica Akey
Jessica Avison
Jessica Blier
Jessica Clegg
Jessica Ebert-Edelmann
Jessica Schievella
Jessica Strolin-Goltzman, PhD MSW
Jessika Perretta
Jill Badolato
Jill Coffrin
Jill Coombs, Retail industry
Jill Knox
Jillian Charest
Jillian Harvie
Jillian Ihasz
Jim and Susan Fitzpatrick
Jim Fischer
Joan Broderick 
Joan Kemler
Joan Shannon, South District City Councilor
JoAnna Perron
Joanne Jastatt
Joanne Tetsill
Jocelyn Emilo
Joe and Bethany Fitzgerald
Joe Giallanella
Joe Hagan
John Ambrosino
John and Deb Light, EIV Technical Services, City Properties Real Estate Group
John and Sarah Lavoie, Business owners
John B. Minor, Principal - Allen, Brooks & Minor
John Beal, Partner, V/T Commercial
John Berlind and Elizabeth Brody
John Buckley
John C. Mahoney
John Davis
John E. Davis and Bonnie Acker
John Ficociello
John Floyd
John George-Wheeler
John Illick, CEO, ReArch Company
John K. Martin Jr., Martins Coins & Jewelry
John Leddy
John M. Wisener
John Maitland, Board Member, COTS
John Maley, Retired, Maley and Maley PLLC
John Ramsden
John Rasmussen
John Roettinger
John Slechta
John Stanton-Geddes
John Sullivan, iSun, Inc. Chief Financial Officer
John Williams
John Young
Jon Kovach
Jon P. Hughes, Director of Admissions and School Advancement, Christ the King School
Jonathan Farrell, Executive Director, COTS
Jonathan Kyle
Jonny Adler
Jordan Ihasz
Jordan Ware, Frankie’s restaurant
Joseph Delaney
Joseph Kelly
Josh Panda
Josh Roof
Josh Stewart
Joshua Baker
Joshua Brown
Joshua Lobe
Jovial King
Joy Yonan-Renold
JP Coseno, Retail worker in Burlington
Judith Doerner
Judith W Austin
Judith Wahler
Juli Gardner, MD University of Vermont Medical Center
Julia DiPietro
Julia Fields
Julia Paradiso, Board Member, COTS
Julia Sokolowski
Julian Keenan
Julie and Robert Devins
Julie Davis
Julie Fortier
Julie Marks, Burlington Housing Provider, Director of the Vermont Short Term Rental Alliance
Julie Reville, LCMHC
Julie Williams 
Juliet Rapaport
Jun Furuta
June Cushing, Teacher
Justin Hudson-Sabens
Justin Marriott
Justin Schmale
Justine Ligon
Kaelyn Murray
Kaitlyn Newhall
Kaitlyn Sherman
Kara Buchanan
Karen Allen, Burlington business owner
Karen Chickering
Karen Dawson
Karen Deutscher
Karen Paul, City Council President, Burlington City Council
Karen Quinn
Karen Ruben
Karen S. Gingras
Kari Kelly
Karl Doerner
Karl Kadish
Karl Richardson
Karl Sklar
Karyn Norwood
Kat Edelmann
Kat Edelmann
Kate Charron
Kate kenny, Senior Lecturer of German, UVM
Kate Larson
Kate Laud, President/CEO, Opportunities Credit Union
Kate Machavern
Kate McNay
Kate Phillips
Kate Reid, Bar Manager, Farmhouse Tap & Grill
Kate Royce
Kate Stein, Flexible Pathways (Act 77) Coordinator at BHS
Kate Strotmeyer
Kath Montstream, Montstream Studio
Katherine Bielawa Stamper
Katherine Connolly
Katherine Devitt
Katherine Elmer, UVM faculty and co-director Spoonful Herbals
Katherine Powell
Kathleen C Keleher
Kathleen Donnelly
Kathleen Donohue
Kathleen Laramee
Kathryn Gowdy
Kathryn Prehoda
Kathryn Rossman, Educational Programs Coordinator VT AoE
Kati Ringer, PreK Teacher and Early Childhood Special Educator
Katie and Seth Mobley
Katie Batchelder
Katie Beneke
Katie Chaucer 
Katie Hoechner
Katie Hutchens
Katie Stahl
Katie Woods , Ritual Skincare
Katlyn Morris
Katrin Huld Bjarnadottir
Katy Gun
Kayla willard
Kazmin Thibault, Realm Revelation
Keith Tarr-Whelan
Kelli Brooks
Kelli Catana
Kellie Fleury
Kelly Abodeely
Kelly Allen
Kelly Carroll, Concerned citizen (mother of a Bennington murder victim #JusticeForEmily)
Kelly Chambers
Kelly Dunn
Kelly LaVallee
Kelsey McCutcheon
Kelsie Mossey
Kelsy Raap, Upstate Elevator Supply Co.
Ken Atwood
Ken Bruce
Ken Swearing
Kendall Ross
Kendra Kenney, Broker, Pomerleau Real Estate
Kendra McKim
Kenneth Morrissey
Kennon Young
Kent Cassella
Keri PIatek-Crafts, Owner, Place Creative Company
Kerstin Pritchard
Kevin Barry
Kevin Coffrin
Kevin Francke, Dealer.com
Kevin P. Scully
Kim Brooks
Kimberly Moran
Kimberly Price
Kirsten DeLuca
Kirstin Worden
Kitty Bartlett
Krista Landrigan
Kristen Baggs
Kristen Blodgett
Kristen Goulette
Kristie Reed
Kristin Allosso
Kristin and Chris Eisensmith
Kristin Fontaine
Kristine Harbour
Kristine Santacroce
Kyle Ainley
Kyle DeWitt
Kyle Marquis
Kylee Heingartner, KYLEE Boutique (owner)
L. Blake Brunson
Lake Champlain Chamber of Commerce
Lara Heath Allen, ECCO CLOTHES
Larry Williams, Principal, Redstone
Laura Caputo
Laura Clemmons
Laura Coffrin
Laura Emerson, Laura Emerson Massage, Church Street Burlington
Laura Gardner, Skirack - Store Manager/Buyer
Laura Hill
Laura J Hardy
Laura Latka
Laura McPeake
Laura Schantz
Laura Solomon
Laura Stiller
LauraLee Montanaro, RN, University of Vermont Medical Center
Lauren Sickler, Project Manager at Dealer.com
Lauren Simmons
Lauren Singer
Lauren Storer
Lauren Towne
Laurie Drew
Laurie Goldsmith , Owner, Laurie's Certified Construction
Laurie McGrath
Laury Shea
Leandre Waldo
LeAnn Rettew
Lee  Peters
Leigh Fisher
Leigh Steele
Leighton Johnson III
Leslee MacKenzie
Leslie Delaney
Leslie Wells
Leslie Williams
Lilly Boardman, Coldwell Banker Hickok and Boardman
Lincoln Huston, Landlord
Linda Bohn
Linda Boyce
Linda Gibson Fersing
Linda Oats
Linda Pacheco, Rapunzel Full Service Salon Incorporated
Linda Quinet
Linda Rinder
Linda Rizvi
Linda Tarr-Whelan
Linda Tierney
Lindsay Carey
Lindsay Jones
Lindsay Kimball
Lindsay Tompkins & Jeffrey Henderson
Lindsey Rendall
Lisa Brighenti
Lisa DeNatale
Lisa Farrell
Lisa Golding
Lisa Lillibridge, Recovery Coach/Turning Point
Lisa Matanle
Lisa Raatikainen
Lisa Rainville-Pare
Lisa Upton
Liz King
Liz McCaslin
Liz Segal, Business owner
Ljiljana Yahyazadeh
Lloyd Potter
Llyndara Harbour, Burlington business owner
Logan  Cunningham 
Logan Cunningham
Logan Pollard
Lois Minsky
Lora McAllister
Lorena Pellegrini
Lorie Flynn
Luc Labrie
Lucas Heath
Lucas Jenson, Owner, Jenson Properties, LLC
Lucy McClellan
Luis A. Vivanco
Luke Clavelle, Realtor with Lipkin Audette Team at CBHB
Luke Mitrani , Yin & Yarrow
Luke Sienkiewicz
Luther H. Martin
Lydia Fanning
Lyndsey Hobart
Lynn Lena
Lynn Martin
Lynne Allen
Lynne Jaunich, Board Member, COTS
Mac Sullivan
Madalyn Neff
Maddison Garcia, Acupuncturist & owner of Yin & Yarrow apothecary
Maddy Love
Madeleine Mallon
Madison Wood
Maea Brandt
Magda Mazer
Maggie Leugers
Maggie McReynolds, Founding Editor, Un-Settling Books
Maggie Pace
Makenna Alden, Student
Maranda Turner
Marcelle Langan DiFalco
Marco Loyola
Marcus Wilson
Maree Gaetani
Margaret Gilbert
Margaret Prindle
Margaret Severance
Margaret Springer
Margie Berger
Maria Hummel
Maria Sciancalepore
Marian Price
Marianne Ward
Marie Green
Marilee Willey
Marion Cundari
Marit Scott
Marjorie Rudert
Mark D. Flynn
Mark Furnari
Mark Howe
Mark Nebraska
Mark Rubin
Mark Wright
Marla Thomas, Queen City Yoga & Fitness
Marni McKitrick
Marnie McDonagh
Martha Frank
Martha Mott-Gale
Martha Seagrave, University of Vermont
Martin Baumann
Martin Burnod
Martti Matheson
Martti Matheson
Mary Ann Ficociello
Mary Ball
Mary Dearborn
Mary Grinnell
Mary Healey
Mary Hyde
​Mary Jane McMahon
Mary Kadish
Mary Kathryn Sporzynski
Mary M. Lee
Mary McKearin
Mary Romary, Retired public high school teacher
Mary Scully
Mary Tierney
Maryse Manning
Matt Baumgartner, North Avenue Alliance Church
Matt Beer, Executive Director, 150 Cherry st. Inc
Matt Burns
Matt Bushlow
Matt Byrne
Matt Canning, Westport Hospitality
Matt Dooley
Matt Hastings, RIVEN
Matt Hogan
Matt Messier
Matt Moore
Matt Sommerville
Matt Williams
Matthew Blair
Matthew Cincotta
Matthew J. Tedder, Principal - The Kingsland Company
Matthew Morena
Matthew Payne
Mattie Dubé
Maura Brennan
Maureen Cannon
Max Johnson
Max Toner
McCormick, Fitzpatrick, Kasper & Burchard, P.C.
McKenzie DeBruin
Mckinley Mcnulty, The Yankee Pedlars Shoppe
Meadow Ingraldi
Meaghan Swain
Meg Berlin
Megan Epler Wood
Megan Gracey-Barlow
Megan Meinen
Megan Munson-Warnken
Meghan Fitzpatrick
Melanie Needle
Melissa D’acunto
Melissa Desautels
Melissa Desautels, Business owner
Melissa Hart
Melissa Hathaway, School Counselor, BSD
Melissa Jayne
Melissa Patz
Melissa Senesac, Mater Christi School
Mia Crete
Mia Preston, Student at the University of Vermont
Michael and Susan Coffey
Michael Bessery
Michael Biama, ReArch Properties LLC
Michael Broikou, Solidarity of Unbridled Labour
Michael D'Andrea
Michael DePaul
Michael DeSanto, OWNER PHOENIX BOOKS
Michael Gaughan
Michael George
Michael Green
Michael Harron, Marine Engineer/ NOAA
Michael Hathaway, Owner/Operator - New World Tortilla
Michael Heeney, Owner, Michael Heeney Photography
Michael Ilfeld
Michael Laramee
Michael Lonergan
Michael McCardle
Michael Reilly
Michael Richard
Michael Trimboli
Michael Williams
Michaela Reardon
Michele Asch
Michele B. Delaney, LCMHC
Michele Beauvais
Michele Ready Ambrosino, Business Owner
Michelle and Paul Hobbs
Michelle Desaturates, Realtor, Coldwell Banker
Michelle Everleth
Michelle Fongemie
Michelle Knox
Michelle Read
Michelle Sandul 
Michelle Scott, Strategic Director, Dealer.com / Cox Automotive
Michelle Smith
Mike and Cindy Shanks
Mike and Rachel Fisher
Mike Ballard
Mike Gaito
Mike Hannigan, President at Methodikal, Inc.
Mike Hayes
Mike Lane
Mike McGinnis
Mike McKinley
Mike Miller
Mike Snook
Miles and Stefanie Waite
Milissa O'Brien, The Whole Shebang
Miller Pearsall
Mindy Clawson
Minerva Reed
Miranda Wick
Molly Roland
Molly Zurheide
Morgan Bennett
Morgan Hillenbrand
Morgan Wallace
Moriah Vancura
Nancy Blasberg
Nancy Boldt, Co-owner, Vermont Gem Lab
Nancy Davis
Nancy Haverty
Nancy Malhotra
Nancy S. Strong
Nancy Weber
Naomi Roof
Nat Caldwell
Natalie Komarov, Vermont Math Circle
Natasha Podd
Nathan and Jacquie Dagesse, EIV Technical Services, City Properties Real Estate Group
Nathan Andrews
Nathan Beningson
Nathan Jarvis
Nathan Larkin
Nathan Stine
Neil Klatsky
Nelson Caldwell
Nicholas Book
Nicholas Bresnahan
Nicholas Cordua, CEO, Adept Technologies Inc.
Nicholas Greilich
Nicholas Huguet
Nicholas Szumowski
Nick Levinsky
Nicolas Siraco
Nicole Dehne
Nicole Diebold
Nicole Farley
Nicole Palmer
Nikola Gorcikova
Nina Beck
Nina Jaffe
Nina Mazuzan, Realtor with Polli Properties
Noah Greer
Oliver Hansen
Olivia Blais 
Olivia Kazak
Olivia Leclerc
Olivia Loughman
Olivia Mussett
Omar Boukhriss
Paddy Rafferty
Page Frantz
Paige Farrington, BTV spaces // CityPlace //Office Squared // Queen City PM
Paige Reynolds
Pamela Carter
Pamela Krieger
Pamela Moreau
Parker Ballard
Pat Burns
Pat Farrell
Patricia Laraja
Patricia Miller, Business owner
Patrick Donnelly
Patrick Henry , Analyst
Patrick Lavin
Paul Boccuzzi
Paul Breschuk
Paul Budnitz, Superplastic, Inc.
Paul Hobbs, Professional Engineer
Paul Morrisseau
Paul Sansone
Paul Temple
Peg Mentes
Peg Zilinsky
Peggy O'Neill-Vivanco
Perry Sporn
Peter and Marta Taylor
Peter Asch
Peter Bahrenburg, Owner of The Bagel Cafe & Deli
Peter Broderick 
Peter Clavelle
Peter Knox
Peter Nobes
Peyton Dickie
Peyton Hicks, college student
Phil Sheridan, Raymond James
Philip Ambrose
Philip L. Rettew
Phillip Clingenpeel, Bookseller, Phoenix Books Burlington
Phillip Jasak
Phiona Milano
Phoebe Sweet
PJ McHenry. Jr.
Polly Mangan
Polly Vanderputten
Prospero B. Gogo, Jr., MD, Professor of Medicine
R. Parker
Rachael Dayton
Rachel Grandon
Rachel Keefer
Rachel O’Sullivan
Rajani Clay
Randi-Lynn Crowther, HR Coordinator, UVM; owner, Burlington Record Plant
Randy Frantz
Raphael AdlerO'Neill
Raquel Aronhime
Reagan Smith
Rebecca Jewett
Rebecca Levasseur Oettinger , RN
Rebekah Cloutier
Reece Cronin
Rena Koopman
Rev. Ken White
Ricardo Anhalt
Rich Price
Richard Asch
Richard B. Colletti, MD
Richard Grunert
Richard Martin
Richie Coviello
Rick Davis, Maltex Building, general partner
Rick Levinson, RLPhoto
Rick Seagroves Jr
Riley Dickie, Business Development & Partnerships, Widewail
Riley Earle, bookseller, Phoenix Books
Rob Luther
Rob Melasky
Rob Small
Rob Ticho
Robbie Michaelson
Robert Depper, Attorney
Robert Harte
Robert Hill
Robert Hommel
Robert Lair
Robert M Haggerty
Robert McKearin
Robert Nesbit
Robert Rachlin
Robert Shapiro
Robert Stephenson
Robert W. Musser
Robert Wright, retired professor at UVM
Roberta goldstein
Roberto Fitzgerald
Robin Collins
Robin Schenck
Robyn Matheson, Red Square
Robyn Schenck
Ron Wanamaker
Ronda Ihasz
Rory Oconnor
Rosalie and Michael Schachter
Rose Colletti
Rose Kenary
Ross Montgomery
Ross Morrison, Dealer.com
Roth Bernstein
Ruby Bryant
Russ Scully
Russell Halpern, UVM Medical Center
Ruth Fuller, Phoenix Books Burlington
Ruth Hill
Ryan Addario
Ryan Colarusso
Ryan Dupuis
Ryan Eustace
Ryan Fitzpatrick
Ryan Nicholson
Ryan Nick
Sabin Hart
Sabine Budnitz, Sa Budnitz, O.T.
Sabrina DeRose
Sadie Southworth
Sally Hayes
Sam Church
Sam Damphousse
Sam Noel
Sam Rachman
Samantha Jean, Greater Burlington YMCA
Samuel Baird
Samuel Boudreau
Sandra L Delaney, Srmi retired teacher- substitute teacher at BHS
Sara Anderson
Sara Brown, Fifth grade teacher, Burlington School District
Sara Ely, Registered Nurse, Emergency Room, UVMMC
Sara Puretz, Realtor
Sara Sudol, Aras salon llc
Sarah Asch
Sarah Bayer, Project Developer, VT Department of Environmental Conservation
Sarah Carpenter, Ward 4 City Councilor
Sarah Ellison Dietschi, Nurse Practitioner/Co-owner, Pêche Medical
Sarah Farnham
Sarah Harshbarger , Indigo Salon
Sarah Howe
Sarah Hyde
Sarah Jacobs
Sarah Kirby
Sarah Muyskens
Sarah Phaneuf, CEO, Slate
Sarah R. Oliveira
Sarah Sprayregen
Sarah Vespa
Sarah Wojcik
Sasha Dietschi-Cooper, Principal / Method Outdoor Collective
Savanna Poole
Savannah Solomon
Scott Baldwin
Scott Boardman
Scott Butts
Scott Goodwin
Scott Koeze, Conscious Cleaning
Scott Michael Mapes, Business owner
Scott Newman
Scott Richards
Scott Rogers
Scott Thrift, The Present
Scott W Richards
Sean & Kimberly Rousseau
Sean Beckett
Sean Collins, COTS Board of Directors
Sean O'Brien, bookseller, Phoenix Books Burlington
Serenity Bolt
Seth  Chestnut 
Seth Drury, Owner, Methodikal, Inc.
Seth Goddard
Seth Golding
Seth Rossman
Shanna Brady
Shannon Lipkin
Shannon Roesch
Shannon Tran
Shannon Watson, Resident
Shannon Whitehouse
Sharon Webster
Shaun Jones-McCarthy
Shawn Babich
Shawn Francis
Shawnna Stannard
Shayne Lynn
Sheila Franz
Shelby Perrone
Shena Smith-Connolly
Sherri Bessery
Shoshana Goldman
Sierra Hunt
Signe Daly, Burlington City & Lake Semester - Founder, Lead Teacher
Silas Hale
Simon Jorgenson, UVM professor
Simon Kribstock
Sophie Hatch
Sophie Michaud
Spencer Ahearn
Spencer Blackman, MD
Spencer cone
Spencer Karofsky
Spencer Stilwell
Stacey Fitzpatrick, Champlain Elementary
Stacey Walker
Stacy Jolles
Star Lenski
Stephanie Douglas, HOME Douglas and Shaw Real Estate
Stephanie Jones, Owner, Jenson Properties, LLC
Stephanie Mapes
Stephanie Mueller
Stephen Carey
Stephen Gonzalez
Stephen Parent, Church Street Tavern
Stephen Pond
Stephen R. Hyde
Stephen Spezzano, Indigo Salon
Stephen Sweeney, Pearl Street Ventures
Sterling Dew
Steve Anrod
Steve Boutcher
Steve Donahue, Donahue and Associates
Steve Lipkin
Steve Taubman
Steven Feldman
Steven pace
Steven Ushakov
Sue Chayer
Sue Moll
Suellen Bessette
Susan A. Comerford
Susan C. Forrester
Susan Dawson
Susan Dyer
Susan Flynn, Flynn Messina Law Group
Susan Hommel
Susan Krajac
Susan Kuntz
Susan Lucey, Owner, GROW Prenatal and Family Center
Susan Mason Lazarev
Susan Randall, Owner/Investigator, VTPrivateye, LLC
Susan Scott
Susan Shull
Susan Vanderhoof
Susan Wertheimer
Susannah Freeman
Susannah Graham
Susanne Schmidt
Susie Moakley
Suzanne Garrity
Suzanne Kelley
Suzanne Sugar
Sylvie Dworshak
Symoad Frolik
Taj Schottland
Tasha Grey
Tate Colbert
Taylor Baumgartner
Taylor Evans 
Taylor Fair
Taylor Johnson
Taylor Masse, Nurse/UVMMC
Taylor Mazza
Taylor Strachan
Taylor Walters
Ted Adler
Ted Lawson, Executive Director, ECHO
Ted Wimpey
Temerson Alexander
Teresa Sheehan
Terra Heilenbach
Theodore Shaw
Theron Main
Third Act, LLC 
Thomas and Cynthia Ruescher
Thomas Antensaye
Thomas Christmann
Thomas Lyons
Thomas Sykes
Thomas W. Connolly, DMD
Tiffany Feldman
Tiffany Hutchins
Tiffany Richard
Tiki Archambeau
Tim Banks
Tim Dominick, MD
Tim Lahey, Physician, UVM Medical Center
Tim Loescher, Head of School, Mater Christi School
Tim Nakos
Tim Wick
Timothy Wall
Tj Brown
Todd Cummings, Forest City Designs
Todd Warren
Tom and Susan LaMaster
Tom Buck
Tom Hengelsberg, Dore + Whittier Architects
Tom McCarran
Tom Razmologov , VP, Bank Manager
Tom Simon
Tom Stretton, McSoley McCoy & Co., President; COTS, Immediate Past Chair
Tom Weber, Kru Coffee
Tomy Szczypiorski
Toni Finnegan
Tony Blake, Principal and Owner, V/T Commercial Real Estate
Tony Boyce
Tony Shaw
Tor Dworshak
Tovah Williams
Tracy Tobrocke
Travis Abair
Travis Kiviranna
Travis LaRose
Trina Zide, Co Founder, Maven
Tucker Wright
Ty Larson
Tyler Comeau
Tyler George-Minetti, Downtown worker
Tyler Jenkins, Local delivery driver, Foley Services
Tyler Jermano , Jermano’s Paint & Drywall
Tyler Lockman
Tyler Sweisford
Tynan Creagh, Uvm
Valerie Lodish
Valerie Suplee DiFranco
Vanessa Berman
Vicki U Bruce
Victoria Carron
Virginia Munkelwitz
Vivien Allan, Burlington Harbor Marina
Walker Italia
Walter Judge
Wanda Stetson
Weezy Newbold
Wendy Cowin
Wendy McKinnon
Whitney Heingartner
Wiggy Kirk
Will Fleming
Will Horgan
Will Lowry
Will Pearson
Willem Sandercox
William Johnson
William Puretz
William Spencer
Willynne Puretz
Wolfgang Schwartz
Zach Cowan
Zachary Gwynn
Zarabeth Duell, MTN GRL Studio
Zola Kehler

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This letter was created by Andy Vota and Jane Knodell in an effort to advocate for a balanced and urgent approach to the public health and safety crisis in Burlington, Vermont.