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LAST SHOPPING DAY at Swap Shop for this season at WSWMD on Old Ferry Road, Brattleboro on Saturday, November 19, 8:30 am to noon. ALL ITEMS ARE FREE. Come do your Christmas shopping.
Shopping Days- Enter through the back gate, park in the usual parking area, shop and then exit through the main gate
The Brattleboro Parking Department would like to advise everyone that the winter parking ban will go into effect, starting Tuesday, November 15, 2022. Overnight parking is forbidden on all streets in the town of Brattleboro. Vehicles parked for longer than one (1) hour between 11:00pm and 07:00am may be ticketed and towed at the owner’s expense.
THIS BAN IS IN EFFECT EVEN IF THERE IS NO SNOW ON TOWN STREETS.
The Brattleboro Human Services committee will meet on Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at 12:00pm, over zoom.
Jessica Sticklor (she/her/hers)
Executive Assistant
Town of Brattleboro
The Town of Brattleboro thanks everyone who participated in the first public meeting for Brattleboro’s Walk/Bike Action Plan in late September. Based on your feedback, the gaps in the town’s walking and bicycling network, and in consideration of future town and VTrans projects, some recommendations have been developed. They have been categorized into short, medium, and long-term projects that will further connect the town’s evolving network of sidewalks, bike facilities, and shared-use paths.
Please join us for the second public meeting on Monday, November 28th from 6:30 to 8:00pm and see what has been proposed. Be prepared to share your thoughts on the projects themselves and their sequencing.
1. Minutes – October 20, 2022
2. Public Participation
3. Monthly Report on Pedestrian and Bicycle Incidents – For October
4. Monthly Report on Traffic Data Collection – for October
5. Street and Sidewalk Safety Policy Safety Action Requests
The Brattleboro Selectboard will discuss cost increases, delays, and supply chain issues at the Water Treatment Plant at their next regular meeting. This is in addition to kicking off budget season in earnest, with an overview of the FY24 General Fund Budget, revenue, and capital project and equipment expenses.
They will consider free parking for Holly Days, hear the annual presentation from the downtown alliance, and learn about marketing initiatives. The board will also cross into school matters as they take up the issue of appointing a new member to the WSESU board. You can, as always, bring up other items not on the agenda during public participation.
The Brattleboro Planning Services Department will be closed all day on Wednesday, November 16, 2022 so that staff can attend a conference.
On Tuesday, November 15, the Highway Division will be replacing guardrail on Cotton Mill Hill. The work will take place between 7:00am and 4:00pm. During this work, Cotton Mill Hill will be closed to traffic. Motorists should seek alternate routes.
Beginning on Monday, November 14 through Tuesday, November 15, Utilities crews will be making a repair to the sewer line on Frost Street. Frost Street will be closed from 157 Frost Street to the intersection with Elliot Street. The work will begin at 6:30am on Monday and the road will remain closed through the night and will reopen at approximately 3:00pm on Tuesday. Motorists should seek alternate routes.
The fourth installment of the 2022 Brattleboro Real Estate and Personal Property Taxes will be due on November 15, 2022. Payments made after November 15, 2022 will have an additional 1% interest.
The Town of Brattleboro utility bills are also due on November 15, 2022. Payments made after November 15, 2022 will have an additional 1% interest, as well as an 8% penalty added to the unpaid balance.
In observance of Veterans’ Day, all Brattleboro Town Offices will be closed on Friday, November 11, 2022, with the exception of emergency services. Parking is free at all metered spaces and in the pay-and-display lots on Friday, November 11. All other violations will be enforced.
Brooks Memorial Library will be closed on Friday, November 11, 2022.
1. Call to Order
2. Review of Development Proposals
a. Tom Bodett, 22-26 Street, Downtown Historic District; continuing renovation of 22-26 High Street “Manley Block” building, including proposed replacement of glazing and entry doors; Tax Map Parcel #00275431.000
The Brattleboro Human Services Committee will hold a meeting over Zoom only on Thursday, November 10, 2022 at 3:30pm. The login information is included in the agenda.
The Brattleboro Selectboard has extended the due date for applications to the Charter Review Commission. Submissions will now be due by Monday, November 14th, 2022. Below is more information regarding the Charter Review Commission and the application process.
Quite a few business and organization directors had harsh words for the Brattleboro Selectboard regarding downtown crimes, especially at the Transportation Center. Almost all mentioned break-ins or thefts, and quite a few reminded the board that the Transportation Center is town-owned and municipally- controlled. In other words – it’s your problem.
After many hours, the board voted to get price quotes on a new camera system for the Transportation Center, and possible consider some other steps, maybe, after we do a timeline and budget season is coming up, y’know. Can’t promise anything, but we feel your pain.
6:00 Call to Order
6:00 – 6:05 Announcements
6:05 – 6:10 Minutes of October 3, 2022
Discussion of Edits, Motion to Approve
6:10 – 7:20 Bylaw Modernization Grant – Middle Density Housing Standards
Camera options for the parking garage will be up for discussion at the next regular meeting of the Brattleboro Selectboard. The Interim Town Manager has some preliminary cost estimates for them to review.
The board will hear from SeVEDS, get an update on EMS services, pass those bike ordinance changes, buy winter fuel, talk about ARPA fund spending rules, and consider a 6.7% increase in health insurance premiums. They’ll also kick off FY24 budget season with a look at revenue and expenses in the General Fund. Quite possibly they’ll talk of postponing some of these items when the meeting runs on too long. You can make the meeting longer by bringing up other items not on the agenda during public participation.
Agenda items:
Approve Minutes
Public Participation
Shade Tree Ordinance
Lights In Trees
Planting Sites
Call to Order
Review and Approve Minutes of previous meeting.
Review of Cases/Public Hearings to be reviewed under the Brattleboro Land Use.
2022-145 Town of Brattleboro for Vermont River Conservancy; Waterfront District; request for renewal of Site Plan, Local Act 250, Flood Hazard, Riparian Buffer & Wetland Conditional Use Approval
The Brattleboro Selectboard will hold a special meeting on Friday, October 28, 2022 at 3:15pm in the Selectboard Meeting Room at the Municipal Center. The Board will convene at 3:15pm and is expected to immediately enter into executive session to discuss the appointment or employment or evaluation of a public officer or employee. The Board will reconvene after the executive session and immediately adjourn. No action will be taken.
