Hello

Stories

Brattleboro Road Closure Notice for Canal Street on November 8, 2024

by Not Signed In | Police & Fire

Brattleboro, VT —Canal Street will be closed from South Main Street to Elm Street on Friday, November 8, 2024, due to ongoing emergency services operations and debris removal following the recent fire at 45 Canal Street. Demolition crews will be on-site throughout most of the day to safely clear the affected area.

Southbound traffic on Canal Street will be detoured via Flat & Elm Streets or South Main & Washington Streets. The northbound lane will be detoured down Elm St and onto Flat St, but drivers should anticipate periodic delays to accommodate trucks and equipment entering and exiting the site.

Construction Update Brattleboro-Hinsdale Bridge – November 7, 2024

by Not Signed In | Hinsdale

Paving of the driveway entrance to 28 Vernon Street and some potholes in the parking lot is scheduled to take place one day next week as weather allows. Delays entering and exiting the lot may be encountered during this operation as the pavement must cool to a certain temperature for traffic to drive on it.

Installation of traffic signals and lighting at the new intersection of VT 142 and VT/NH 119 has been mostly completed with the exception of some solar power cells for the lights. This work will continue into next week. Coordination and timing of the signal with Brattleboro Department of Public Works and the Vermont Agency of Transportation signal operations will continue.

Sign crews will continue placing signs for the new bridge next week. The signs will be covered until the bridge is ready to open. This crew will be accessing shoulders along approach routes to the project in a mobile work zone with a uniformed traffic officer.

Brattleboro Veterans’ Day Closings

by Not Signed In | Town News

In observance of Veterans’ Day, all Brattleboro Town Offices will be closed on Monday, November 11, 2024, with the exception of emergency services.

Parking is free at all metered spaces and in the pay-and-display lots on Monday, November 11. All other violations will be enforced.

Brooks Memorial Library will be closed on Monday, November 11, 2024.

Brattleboro Property Taxes and Utility Bills Due Nov. 15, 2024

by Not Signed In | Town News

The second installment of the 2024 Brattleboro Real Estate and Personal Property Taxes will be due by 5 p.m. on November 15, 2024. Payments made after November 15, 2024 will have an additional 1% interest added to the unpaid balance.

The Town of Brattleboro utility bills are also due by 5 p.m. on November 15, 2024. Payments made after November 15, 2024 will have an additional 1% interest, as well as an 8% penalty added to the unpaid balance.

Guilford Unofficial Election Results

by DonInGuilford | Guilford

Town of Guilford, Vermont — 2024 General Election — Local Unofficial Results
Guilford turned out: 1400 voted, of 1830 on the voter checklist.

State Senator (Guilford Totals Only) Windham 1 (Guilford Total Only) &
Guilford Justice of the Peace Contests

These are Unofficial Results provided as a convenience as the polls close. Official totals will be posted on the Town website shortly, and transmitted to the Vt Secretary of State

Brattleboro Election Night Results November 2024 – Unofficial

by cgrotke | Politics

Good evening,

Please see attached for the “unofficial results” for Brattleboro’s General election. These are the results from the ballot tallies, not including write-in votes, and not including other towns’ results for the State and Federal races.

Thanks to the amazing poll workers and the American Legion who made today possible! The day was smooth and safe, with a lot of voters casting their ballots both early/absentee, and in-person today!

Thank you,

Hilary

Selectboard Meeting Notes – What Services Would You Like To Cut?

by cgrotke | Town News
selectboard nov 5 2024

The Brattleboro Selectboard discussed the “base budget” – a budget with no changes to services from current levels – at Tuesday’s Election Night meeting. As is, they said, it would be a 22% increase. Board members agreed it was a difficult budget, but none had any big ideas for getting the increase to a more manageable level.

Citizens attending had ideas – eliminate raises, cut Municipal Center hours to 32 hours a week for most employees, cut positions, and throw it all out and build up from what is truly necessary were suggested.  Personnel costs, they noted, were the big numbers.

In a flashback to the era of Barb Sondag we heard the Town Manager ask the board to simply tell him what services they’d like to cut from the people of Brattleboro…

WSESD Special Board Meeting Minutes – October 29, 2024

by Not Signed In | Education

Summary

● The Board voted to have Superintendent Speno to engage in a process to review the notation of class rank on student transcripts.

AGENDA

I. Call to Order

DS called the meeting to order at 6:02 pm

DS read the hybrid meeting statement

DS amended the agenda to transition this meeting from an Executive Session to an Open Public Meeting.

DS requested acknowledgement of community parents that they recognize that their anonymity cannot be protected as this is an open public meeting.

Parents acknowledged verbally.

A Fraudster Defeated

by RDavis | Business

We hear a lot of stories about people who were cheated out of their life savings or were scammed by so-called home improvement companies that collected money and never did the work. They all seem to have a sad ending. Well, I want to tell you a story with a happy ending.

My wife and I agreed to have our house painted and we found a person who had advertised himself on social media. He came to our house and he seemed very charming. From the start, my wife didn’t trust him. She kept saying she had a bad feeling about this guy, partly because he did not have any of the credentials of a businessman.

Brattleboro Fire Chief Leonard Howard to Retire on Dec. 31

by Not Signed In | Police & Fire

The Town of Brattleboro is announcing the retirement of Fire Chief Leonard Howard III, whose dedication to the Brattleboro Fire Department and the community it serves extends back to the 1980s. Chief Howard’s retirement becomes effective on Dec. 31, 2024.

“I’m proud to be in the fire service. It’s been the best job in the world,” said Chief Howard. “I’ve enjoyed helping people, and seeing my staff progress and be successful. I think they’re in a good place, and they have a good future ahead of them.”

Chief Howard joined the Brattleboro Fire Department in 1987 as a member of its call staff, a role in which he served for a decade. When he joined, Howard was among about 30 volunteers who helped support career firefighters during major events. Starting in 1988, days after graduating high school, Howard took a job at the Brattleboro Public Works’ Utilities Division.

Brattleboro Property Tax – Proposed Increase of 14%, Plus Maybe 5-8% More for Solid Waste

by cgrotke | Town News

Here are some excerpts from the Town Manager’s memo to the Brattleboro Selectboard regarding their enormous FY’26 budget. I’ve left out some of the tables mentioned to make it easier for me to format. Go view the full document to see them.

At the start, they anticipate a 14% increase in property taxes, but this does not yet include any solid waste disposal costs, which staff say may add another 5-8%.

Get yourself a drink so you can spit it out in amazement as you read the details.

Brattleboro Selectboard Agenda and Notes – November 5, 2024

by cgrotke | Town News

While the rest of the world is concerned with election day and results, the Brattleboro Selectboard will be presenting the an overview of the draft budget for the FY26. They will also continue with their approval of liquor and entertainment licenses for a new business in the former River Garden public space.  You can bring up other items not on the agenda, during public participation.

Brattleboro Committee Meeting Warnings

by Not Signed In | Town News

The Brattleboro Human Services Committee will meet in the Hanna Cosman Meeting Room (230 Main Street) and over Zoom on Monday, November 4, 2024 at 6:00pm.

The Charter Revision Commission will meet in the Selectboard Meeting Room (230 Main Street) and over Zoom on Thursday, November 7, 2024  at 6:15pm.

The Tree Advisory Committee will meet in the Hanna Cosman Meeting Room (230 Main Street) on Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 4:15pm.

The RTM Finance Committee will meet in the Hanna Cosman Meeting Room (230 Main Street) on Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 5:45pm.  

Brattleboro October Precipitation

by local | Nature

Continued dry with only 2 rain events during the month totaling 1.38″.  Normal rain for October is 4.77″. For the calendar year the total is now 38.67″ compared to the NOAA average of 39.71″.  At the end of August the calendar year total was a +5.37″ and now we are over an inch below normal.  It has been enjoyable weather.

Across Windham County, CoCoRaHs stations reported a high of 2.71″ and a low of 0.73″ for the month of October.  I did see a few snowflakes in the air one day this month.  All my numbers are from a rain gauge located in the S.E. corner of Brattleboro.