MOOVER Moved For Today

The MOOVER Bus pick up/drop off point will be moved to Elliot Street on Friday, 6/21 starting immediately. Any of the public wanting to use the MOOVER transportation will use the sidewalk directly across from Brattleboro Fire Department for Pick up and drop off. All Moovers routes will be using this temporary location for the remainder of today. The pick up/drop off location will return to its original location tomorrow 6/22.   


Noticed Around Brattleboro – Summer 2024

Summer 2024 has begun with hot weather and big thunderstorms, and we start another seasonal post for you to add to at any time when you hear something or see something interesting. No need to write any more than a sentence. This is for anyone who doesn’t feel up to a full story about something.

To start:

• NECCA has the circus tent up at the entryway. A sure sign of summer.


Fuller Park Public Forum Postponed to July 10

Due to inclement weather in the forecast, the public forum at Fuller Park, which was originally scheduled for tonight, Thursday, June 20, has been postponed.

The public forum has been rescheduled for Wednesday, July 10, 2024, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Fuller Park (also known as Esteyville Common), located at 115 Estey Street in Brattleboro. The rain date for this event is July 11, 2024, at the same time and location.


Fairground Road Sidewalk Replacement

The Highway Division will be replacing the sidewalk on the south side of Fairground Road between Canal Street and Atwood Street.  The project is slated to start on Monday, June 24, 2024 and is expected to take approximately three weeks to complete. Crews will be working weekdays, between 7:00am and 5:00pm.  During the project motorists should expect lane restrictions and delays in the area.  Please seek alternate routes.


Selectboard Meeting Notes – Parking Rates Hiked, Free Sunday Parking To End, and Solid Waste Collection Questions

selectboard june 18 2024

A Juneteenth eve Selectboard meeting stated late and went long. The board raised parking rates – 44% by one member of the public’s estimates – and voted to end free downtown parking on Sundays. They also voted to make it easier and quicker to raise rates in the future.

Winston-Prouty campus housing was discussed as was public feedback on trash, recycling and compost.


Early Brattleboro Curbside Trash/Compost and Recycling Pick Up

Due to the heat advisory issued for this week, Casella Waste Systems will begin picking up trash, compost and recycling earlier than normal.  Please attempt to have your items curbside by 5:00am.  If your items are missed, please call Belinda at Brattleboro Public Works, 802 254-4255 or email blashway@brattleboro.gov.


Brattleboro Juneteenth Closings

In observance of Juneteenth, all Brattleboro Town offices will be closed on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, with the exception of emergency services.

Parking is free at all metered spaces and in the pay-and-display lots on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. All other violations will be enforced.

Brooks Memorial Library will be closed on Wednesday, June 19, 2024.


Heat Advisory Starting June 18

Hot temperatures combined with high humidity are forecasted to occur Tuesday through Thursday, with the most oppressive conditions on Wednesday and Thursday. There is a great potential for this heat wave to continue into Friday and Saturday. The National Weather Service is predicting temperatures in the upper 90s and a heat index over 100. Please stay safe, and check on your family, the elderly, and neighbors.

The following locations in town can be utilized for cooling sites:


Brattleboro Selectboard Meeting – Agenda and Notes – June 18, 2024

The Brattleboro Selectboard will raise your parking fees at their next regular meeting. How much they go up will be the primary discussion.

They’ll also hear about some projects that received grants, get an update on Winston-Prouty housing, and begin wading into the solid waste discussion of what to do about trash, recycling, and compost. Specifically, they will be discussing the results of their public feedback.   You can also bring up other items not on the agenda during public participation.


Brattleboro Committee Meeting Agendas

The Brattleboro Traffic Safety Committee will meet on Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 8:00am in the Selectboard Meeting Room and over Zoom.

The Brattleboro Charter Revision Commission will meet on Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 6:15pm in the Selectboard Meeting Room and over Zoom.


Review Living Memorial Park Pool Options

BRATTLEBORO – The Town of Brattleboro welcomes the community to participate in an interactive session to review the conceptual design options for the proposed improvements to the pool and aquatics facilities at Living Memorial Park, and share input on those options. It will provide the opportunity to review the results and outcomes of prior public input sessions held during the summer and fall of 2023 and will be led by the Town’s contracted design consultant team. This session continues the work of the feasibility study to determine the optimal conceptual design and cost estimate for a new facility at the park. The Town welcomes input from both those who attended the prior sessions and those who did not.


Fuller Park Public Forum

The Brattleboro Recreation & Parks Department and the Planning Department will be hosting a community input session on Thursday, June 20 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Fuller Park (aka Esteyville Common) located at 98 Estey Street in Brattleboro. If you’re interested in attending, we please ask that you bring along a lawn chair. 

While the park is in fair condition, the park’s major feature, a hexagonal bandstand constructed in 1913-1914, is in poor condition and has gone unused due to safety and accessibility concerns. 


Selectboard Retreat Special Meeting Agenda – June 13, 2024

The Brattleboro Selectboard will hold a special meeting on Thursday, June 13, 2024 at 12:00pm at Holton Hall at the Winston Prouty Center (4th Floor, 209 Austine Drive) to conduct their annual Selectboard Retreat. This meeting will be carried by BCTV after the conclusion. The backup materials for this meeting will be available on the town Website Brattleboro.gov/Selectboard by the end of today.


Goodenough Road Closure

On Monday, June 10, the Highway Division will be replacing a failed culvert on Goodenough Road. The closure will be near 42 Goodenough Road.  Residents and Emergency Services can access address numbers 82 and greater via Akley Road. Please plan accordingly and avoid the area if possible.


Review Brattleboro Pool Concepts

BRATTLEBORO – The Town of Brattleboro welcomes the community to participate in an interactive session to review the conceptual design options for the proposed improvements to the pool and aquatics facilities at Living Memorial Park, and share input on those options.  It will provide the opportunity to review the results and outcomes of prior public input sessions held during the summer and fall of 2023 and will be led by the Town’s contracted design consultant team. 


Selectboard Meeting Notes – Water & Sewer Rates Up, Parking Meters To Come Down But Rates Likely To Rise

brattleboro selectboard june 4 2024

The first meeting of June for the Brattleboro Selectboard and they decided your Water & Sewer Rates are going up 5%. 

The board spent quite a bit of time, though, talking about raising your parking rates, too.  Remember the great meter system that the Town staff insisted be purchased a few years back? Fast forward a bit and now the Town staff wants to cut down every meter and replace them with a handful of credit card powered kiosks. They’d like to get rid of any coins or cash in the system. And Town staff suggested merely doubling current rates.


Brattleboro Selectboard Meeting Agenda and Notes – June 4, 2024

Newly increased water rates will be adopted and the FY25 Parking Fund will be presented for approval at the next regular meeting of the Brattleboro Selectboard. Part of the discussion will be the adoption of a grant for downtown parking system improvements. A slightly more unusual part will be to choose between parking fund revenues of $654,500 or $1,029,500, which most likely means a decision about raising parking rates.

There will be a small affordable housing grant for BAAH, and an application for a grant to improve sidewalks and add a path to the backside of the Common. You can bring up other items not on the agenda during public participation.


Brattleboro Parking Garage Construction Scheduled

On Monday June 3, the Transportation Center will have a partial closure of the third-floor deck from 07:00am to 2:00pm to allow for construction. This affects all parking spaces on the Flat Street side and area of the west stairwell on the third-floor deck. Motorists should plan on using alternate parking during the closure.