News and information sections, from near to far
The Brattleboro Human Services Committee will hold a Q and A session on Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 4:30pm in the Selectboard Meeting Room at the Municipal Center (230 Main Street) and over zoom.
The Brattleboro Charter Revision Commission will meet on Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 6:15pm in the Selectboard Meeting Room and over Zoom.
The Brattleboro RTM Human Services Committee will meet on Tuesday, October 8th, 2024 at 4:30pm in the Selectboard Meeting Room (and over Zoom) for their annual Q and A session with potential applicants. Anyone wishing to apply for Human Services funding this year is highly encouraged to attend. You can find the agenda for this meeting (which includes the Zoom link) posted on the Town website, Brattleboro.gov. Please contact Jessica Sticklor at jsticklor@brattleboro.gov if you have any questions.
Leaf Pick Up Dates
ALL RESIDENTS Friday, October 25, 2024
ALL RESIDENTS Friday, November 1, 2024
6:15 – 7:30 2026 Town Plan
Planning Commission activity to define values within Town Plan subject areas. The activity will serve as both Planning Commission input and testing potential activity to do with the public.
The Brattleboro Listers will meet on Wednesday, October 2, 2024 at 11:30am in Suite 101 of the Municipal Center (230 Main Street).
A seemingly tone-deaf Brattleboro Selectboard pushed forward on multiple options for a multimillion dollar swimming pool project, as well as a messaging campaign directed by Town staff with catchy slogans to discourage being generous. This came after many objections by meeting-goers.
Good Energy Collective, the organization I work for, would like to invite Brattleboro residents to a series of paid workshops we’re hosting for residents of the towns neighboring the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant site. The workshops are part of a two-year Department of Energy (DOE) project to define a consent-based siting process for spent nuclear fuel in the U.S.—a process that DOE hopes to use to site one or more interim facilities that will store all of the nation’s commercial spent nuclear fuel until a permanent storage solution becomes available.
We are looking for 50 interested community members to participate in the workshops, which will be held on:
The Brattleboro Selectboard will continue their attempts to legislate downtown safety by discussing and implementing a campaign for “Acceptable Community Conduct” at their first meeting of October 2024.
They will be discussing swimming pool renovations at Living Memorial Park and how much the project is expected to cost. Staff are suggesting that this project possibly be put off to future budget years. The Planning Department will also give the board an update out housing permits and projects. You can bring up other items not already on the agenda during public participation.
Your regular space for things you notice as you walk, bike, skate, or even drive around Brattleboro that are worth noting. Add things in the comments all season long, such as:
The “Marketplace” sign on the River Garden has been taken down.
Construction vehicles are pretty much gone from the Humane Society lot now.
The Brattleboro Charter Revision Commission will meet on Monday, September 30, 2024 at 6:15pm in the Selectboard Meeting Room (230 Main Street, room 212).
The Brattleboro Tree Advisory Committee will meet on Thursday, October 3, 2024 at 4:15pm in the Hanna Cosman Meeting Room (230 Main Street, room 211).
The Utilities Division will be making an emergency repair to the sewer line on Elliot Street, near #50 Elliot Street on Wednesday, September 25. Beginning at 7:00, Elliot Street will have ONE-WAY traffic eastbound from Church Place toward Main Street. Traffic will not be allowed to enter Elliot Street from Main Street. Parking will be inaccessible in that area. This work is expected to take several hours.
Crews were dispatched to 117-119 Main Street for fire alarm activation Monday, September 23 at 14:34 hours. Crews arrived on the scene at 14:37 to report nothing showing from the front of a four-story building. Captain Kurt Schmidt advised that there was a sprinkler flow in the building and that there was a smoke condition on the third floor, and requested the incident be upgraded to a first alarm. At 14:45, crews advised there was a fire in an apartment on the fourth floor. The sprinkler did hold the fire to that apartment.
Hello from Turning Point of Windham County,
We regret to inform you that we must POSTPONE our Open House and Candlelight Vigil scheduled for this Thursday, September 26th, due to several staff members testing positive for COVID-19. We will send out a new invitation as soon as possible.
Agenda
1. Call to Order and Review Minutes from June 26th 2024 and approve and go over Roberts Rules briefly. https://www.brattleborotv.org/brattleboro-rtm-steering-committee/roberts-rules-training-31422/
2. Discuss Complaints and Compliments from June 26th 2024 meeting any additional questions from last months review of Complaints and Compliments to determine final or continued decisions.
3. Go over any New Complaints and Compliments from BPD.
A divided Brattleboro Selectboard voted in favor of expanding an ordinance of acceptable behavior that criminalizes aspects of life for those who may be unhoused. The decision came despite pleas to have professionals review the changes.
The board then added hundreds of thousands of dollars to this year’s budget to fund additional downtown policing. They estimate $200 a year increases for most taxpayers to cover this expense. It was cheered on by a pro-policing faction that wanted big sticks and ass kicking, and criticized by those who were watching all their work for alternative community safety options go down the drain.
Finally, the board praised Turning Point for exceptional work with addiction and recovery, on a budget less than the annual cost of the new police expansion.
On Monday, September 23, the Highway Division will be replacing a failed culvert on Hinesburg Road. The closure will be near the intersection of Hinesburg Road and Nichols Drive. Residents and Emergency Services will be able to access addresses up to 1250 Hinesburg Rd via Hinesburg Road. Addresses 1279 Hinesburg Road to the Guilford Town line will need to use the marked detour, via Goodenough Road. Please plan accordingly and avoid the area if possible.
2024-71 David Timmons & Robin Bitters; Residential Neighborhood 5400 District; request for Waiver of Dimensional Standards Approval to construct a 41′ x 42′ 2-story home, located in part in the front yard setback in keeping with the character of the neighborhood and in response to site conditions at 101 Chestnut Hill; Tax Map Parcel #00265205.000 Request for continuance to October 16, 2024.
The Brattleboro Selectboard will learn at their next meeting that their downtown safety decisions come with a substantial price tag – the starting cost is close to $800,000 per year for additional downtown policing.
The board will get an update on programs and news from Turning Point, and would like to again spend from the Community Safety Fund – this time to help pay for an “acceptable community conduct” campaign. You can bring up other items not on the agenda during public participation.
The Brattleboro Selectboard will hold a special meeting on Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 6:15pm in the Selectboard Meeting Room at the Brattleboro Municipal Center (230 Main Street, Room 212) and over Zoom.
The Human Services Committee seeks applications from organizations focused on how they meet the many issues and concerns facing our community. The Representative Town Meeting established a grant allocation of up to $461,276 for FY 2026. Grants will be disbursed in July, 2025.
The timeline of the application process has changed from previous years.
