BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Efforts to keep people safe in downtown Burlington continue. Many agree there is no easy or quick solution, but city leaders say they are working on new ways to hold people accountable.

Meanwhile, business leaders said they are nearing a breaking point and many say they avoid the city altogether.

City employees cleaned up City Hall Park on Wednesday morning, just days after an ordinance was passed asking to do just that.

“Our public spaces must be safe for everyone, and they must be usable by everyone, but the solutions to these complex challenges are far from easy. They are not fast, and they are certainly not simple,” said Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, P-Burlington.

In her monthly media briefing, the mayor did not shy away from the issues the state’s biggest ci

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