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Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger announced Thursday afternoon that his fourth term in office will be his last.

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In , Weinberger defeated Republican Kurt Wright to become the first Democrat to lead the city in three decades. He explained his decision to step down at a press conference in the Burlington City Arts Center, where current and former city staffers, union officials, family members and friends cheered as he entered the room. Weinberger said Burlington, under his watch, has also forged progress on social issues such as gun control.

In , city voters approved charter changes that would have allowed for the seizure of weapons from people suspected of committed domestic abuse, banned firearms in bars, and required gun owners to keep their firearms locked when not in use. Some of those measures, which require legislative approval, have yet to make it out of the Statehouse.

But Weinberger said the city led on the issue of gun safety at a time when it was still a politically dangerous policy position. One of the most high-profile development projects in the Queen City that Weinberger pushed during his tenure is still in the works. The CityPlace Burlington project, a redevelopment of the downtown mall, has been mired in controversy and delays for the past eight years.

Last year, a group of local developers bought the property from Sinex and in November started construction on the project, which will bring hundreds of new housing units to Burlington. In recent years, high-profile controversies over policing and racial justice eroded public support for Weinberger, who won reelection to a fourth term in by votes.