A Canal Street Corridor Plan is in the works to improve pedestrian safety and other things along that route. The Brattleboro Selectboard will learn about this project at their next regular meeting.
The board will also hear about new permit fees, a change to zoning relating to municipal water & sewer service, recent work of ONE Brattleboro, EMS reimbursements, and a safe neighborhoods project. You can bring up other items not on the agenda during public participation.
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The Brattleboro Selectboard will hold a special meeting on Thursday, March 20, 2025 at 6:15pm in the Selectboard Meeting Room at the Brattleboro Municipal Center (230 Main Street, Room 212) and over Zoom. Prior to the special meeting at 5:15pm the Board will convene and is expected to enter immediately into executive session to discuss the appointment or employment or evaluation of a public officer or employee. The attached agenda contains information on how to access the meeting remotely, including the required “passcode.” ASL interpreters will be available for deaf and hard-of-hearing community members. The backup materials for this meeting will be available on the town Website Brattleboro.gov/Selectboard by the end of today.
Jessica Sticklor (she/her/hers)
Executive Assistant
Town of Brattleboro
230 Main Street, Suite 208
Brattleboro, VT 05301
(802) 251 – 8115
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BRATTLEBORO SELECTBOARD
THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 2025
SELECTBOARD MEETING ROOM + ZOOM
EXECUTIVE SESSION – 5:15 PM
SPECIAL MEETING – 6:15 PM
The physical location for this meeting will be the Selectboard Meeting Room at the Municipal Center
at 230 Main Street.
Selectboard Meeting materials can be found on the Town’s website, Brattleboro.gov/Selectboard.
If you join the meeting from your computer, tablet, or smartphone, please use this link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86067892659
The “Meeting ID” for this meeting is:
860 6789 2659
Passcode: 12261753
You also can call in using your telephone
by dialing any of these toll-free numbers in the United States:
833-548-0282
877-853-5247
888-788-0099
833-548-0276
(*6 Mute/Unmute – *9 Raise Hand)
The meeting also will be carried live on BCTV:
On Cable TV: Channel 1079
Streaming Online: https://www.brattleborotv.org/channel-1079-livestream
Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/brattleborotv
AGENDA
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
(please note that all times are approximate)
1. CONVENE REGULAR MEETING (6:15 PM)
2. APPROVE MINUTES – March 6, 2025
3. CHAIR’S REMARKS
4. MANAGER’S COMMENTS
5. SELECTBOARD COMMENTS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS
6. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (6:25 PM)
7. CONSENT AGENDA (6:30 PM)
A. Municipal Planning Grant – Approve Application and Resolution for Up To $8,000 Grant
B. India Masala House – Approve Annual Entertainment License
C. Midnights – Approve Annual Entertainment License
D. Compact Tractor – Approve $45,674.47 Bid
E. Windham Solid Waste Management Board of Supervisors – Appoint Representative
F. Police Substation – Design and Project Management Ratify $13,650 and $20,000 Contracts
G. Brooks Memorial Library Roof – Approve $115,250 Bid Award
8. BUSINESS (6:35 PM)
A. One Brattleboro Update (6:35 PM)
B. Canal Street Study Presentation (7:05 PM)
C. Interim Zoning Bylaw Amendment (7:50 PM)
D. Planning Department Permit Fees (8:05 PM)
E. EMS Reimbursement Update (8:20 PM)
F. Safe Neighborhoods Site (8:40 PM)
9. CORRESPONDENCE/FYI
A. Warrants and Department Reports
10. MEETINGS
See Town Calendar
11. ADJOURNMENT (8:50 PM)
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MEMORANDUM
To: Selectboard
From: John Potter, Town Manager
Re: Administrative Report
Date: March 14, 2025
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The following will summarize the proposed motions for the Selectboard meeting on Thursday,
March 20, 2025. The Board will convene the special meeting at 6:15pm in the Selectboard Meeting
Room and on Zoom. All times listed below are approximate, and interested parties should monitor
the meeting if they do not want to miss an agenda item.
Join the meeting from a computer, tablet, or smartphone, using this link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86067892659
The “Meeting ID” for this meeting is:
860 6789 2659
Passcode: 12261753
You also can call in using your telephone
by dialing any of these toll-free numbers in the United States:
833-548-0282
877-853-5247
888-788-0099
833-548-0276
(use *6 to Mute/Unmute, *9 to raise Hand)
The meeting also will be carried live on BCTV:
On Cable TV: Channel 1079
Streaming Online: https://www.brattleborotv.org/channel-1079-livestream
Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/brattleborotv
7. CONSENT AGENDA (6:30 PM)
A. Municipal Planning Grant – Approve Application and Resolution for Up To $8,000 Grant
B. India Masala House – Approve Annual Entertainment License
C. Midnights – Approve Annual Entertainment License
D. Compact Tractor – Approve $45,674.47 Bid
E. Windham Solid Waste Management Board of Supervisors – Appoint Representative
F. Police Substation – Design and Project Management Ratify $13, 650 and $20,000 Contracts
G. Brooks Memorial Library Roof – Approve $115,250 Bid Award
In a memorandum dated March 10, 2025 Planning Director Sue Fillion discusses the Municipal Planning Grant Downtown Transportation Fund, which supports investment in public infrastructure in designated downtowns and village centers. By approving the Consent Agenda, the Board will authorize staff to apply for up to $8,000 from the 2025 Municipal Planning Grant to hire a consultant to help produce maps for the 2026 Town Plan and to adopt and sign the Municipal Resolution for Municipal Planning Grant.
In a memorandum dated March 20, 2025 Town Clerk Hilary Francis discusses the Annual Entertainment License application for India Masala House, located at 889 Putney Road. Staff have reviewed and recommend approval of this application. By approving the Consent Agenda, the Board will approve an Annual Entertainment License for India Masala House, located at 889 Putney Road.
In a memorandum dated March 20, 2025 Town Clerk Hilary Francis discusses the Annual Entertainment License application for Midnights, located at 2 High Street. Staff have reviewed and recommend approval of this application. By approving the Consent Agenda, the Board will approve an Annual Entertainment License for Midnights, located at 2 High Street.
In a memorandum dated March 7, 2025 Recreation and Parks Director Carol Lolatte discuses the 2009 Compact Tractor Replacement purchase and recommends that the Board award the contract to Townline Equipment and Sales. By approving the Consent Agenda, the Board will award the contract for the 2009 Compact Tractor Replacement to Townline Equipment and Sales of Plainfield, NH for a total cost of $45,674.47.
In a memorandum dated March 11, 2025 Assistant Town Manager Patrick Moreland discusses the Windham Solid Waste Management Board of Supervisors and recommends that Sustainability Coordinator Stephen Dotson replace Moreland as the Town’s representative until an Assistant Town Manager is hired. By approving the Consent Agenda, the Board will appoint Sustainability Coordinator Stephen Dotson as an Interim Representative for Brattleboro to the Windham Solid Waste Governing Board.
In a memorandum dated March 11, 2025 Assistant Town Manager Patrick Moreland discusses the construction of the Police Substation at the Brattleboro Transportation Center. By approving the Consent Agenda, the Board will ratify a contract with Robin Sweetapple for Design and PHVAC Engineering Services in the amount of $13, 650 and an Owner’s Project Manager’s Contract with Steve Horton for Project Management services in the amount of $20,000.
In a memorandum dated March 6, 2025 Library Director Starr LaTronica requests authorization to contract for a roof replacement. She discusses funding from a US Department of Treasury grant administered through the American Rescue Plan Act and the Vermont Department of Libraries and the procurement process. Two bids came in by the deadline and staff recommend accepting the lower bid from Triumph Roofing for a total of $115, 250. By approving the Consent Agenda, the Board will authorize the Brooks Memorial Library to contract with Triumph Roofing for roof replacement and added insulation for a total of $115,250 as part of the capital improvements included in the grant from the US Department of the Treasury through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) administer by the Vermont Department of Libraries.
POTENTIAL MOTION: ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA, AS PRESENTED.
8. BUSINESS (6:35 PM)
A. One Brattleboro Update (6:35 PM)
In a memorandum dated March 14, 2025 Town Manager John Potter discusses One Brattleboro, a group designed to improve community resilience, safety and public health by fostering collaboration among key local stakeholders, implementing best practices and addressing root causes. An update on this group will be provided for the Selectboard and the public.
POTENTIAL MOTION: NO MOTION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM.
B. Canal Street Study Presentation (7:05 PM)
In a memorandum dated March 10, 2025 Planning Director Sue Fillion discusses the Better Connections Grant the Town received in 2023 to create a Canal Street Corridor Plan to design pedestrian and other multi-modal safety improvements.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO ENDORSE THE DRAFT CANAL STREET SAFE STREET AND STORMWATER CORRIDOR PLAN.
C. Interim Zoning Bylaw Amendment (7:50 PM)
In a memorandum dated March 5 2025 Planning Director Sue Fillion and Planning Technician Steve Hayes discuss an interim zoning bylaw proposal. Included in the memo is a discussion of the history of this project and a discussion of the changes proposed.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO ADOPT AN INTERIM ZONING BYLAW UNDER 24 VSA §4415 TO AMEND THE ZONING MAP TO MOVE PARCELS WITH ACCESS TO MUNICIPAL WATER AND SEWER SERVICE INTO THE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD 5400 ZONING DISTRICT AND TO AMEND SECTION 226.C OF THE LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS TO INCLUDE DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS FOR PARCELS THAT ARE UNSERVED BY MUNICIPAL WATER AND SEWER THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE RURAL RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT.
D. Planning Department Permit Fees (8:05 PM)
In a memorandum dated March 7, 2025 Assistant Planning Director Brian Bannon discusses a proposed revised zoning fee schedule. Included in the Board’s materials is a comparison of current Brattleboro Zoning Fees versus the proposed fees.
POTENTIAL MOTION: APPROVE THE REVISED ZONING FEE SCHEDULE, AS SUBMITTED.
E. EMS Reimbursement Update (8:20 PM)
In a memorandum dated March 14, 2025 Assistant Fire Chief Charles Keir and EMS Superintendent William Fritz provide an update on EMS Billing and Financials as of March 13, 2025.
POTENTIAL MOTION: NO MOTION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM.
F. Safe Neighborhoods Site (8:40 PM)
In a memorandum dated March 14, 2025 Town Manager John Potter discusses the Safe Neighborhood initiative in Brattleboro. Information regarding this initiative can be found on the Town website at Brattleboro.gov/safe-neighborhoods.
POTENTIAL MOTION: NO MOTION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM.
