Gov. Phil Scott announced Friday that he’ll be appointing a special prosecutor to focus on people who have five or more open criminal cases in Chittenden County.

The governor’s office, in a press release Friday, said the effort is the first initiative in a multi-point plan aimed at addressing concerns about quality of life crimes and “service-resistant” repeat offenders in Burlington. Additional parts of the plan will be rolled out in the coming days, according to the governor’s office.

“This is an important first step towards improving public safety in Burlington and enhancing public trust in our criminal justice system,” Scott said in the press release. “By surging resources over a 3-4-month period towards reducing the backlog, we can hold repeat offenders accountable, while also con

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