The Brattleboro Selectboard will again hold a meeting on a Tuesday evening, and they will discuss a new pedestrian and bike path being planned for along the Connecticut River.
They’ll also get annual updates from Interaction, and BDCC and SeVEDS. They’ll also learn about housing possibilities in town-owned properties and review their legislative priorities. You can bring up other items during public participation if they aren’t already on the agenda.
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The Brattleboro Selectboard will hold a meeting on Tuesday, October 21, 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 meeting, the Board will meet at 5:00pm and is expected to enter immediately into executive session to discuss contracts and litigation. The attached agenda contains information on how to access the meeting remotely, including the required “passcode.” Closed captioning will be available for deaf and hard-of-hearing community members. The backup materials for this meeting will be available on the town Website by the end of the day.
Jessica Sticklor (she/her/hers)
Executive Assistant
Town of Brattleboro
230 Main Street, Suite 208
Brattleboro, VT 05301
(802) 251 – 8115
* Please note that all correspondence with Town staff is part of the public record and may be shared with others.
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BRATTLEBORO SELECTBOARD
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2025
SELECTBOARD MEETING ROOM + ZOOM
EXECUTIVE SESSION – 5:00 PM
REGULAR 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:
Join Zoom Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85223252040?pwd=f0zpzRIYterkWvZ53MAfbuxuMv3Dvm.1
Meeting ID: 852 2325 2040
Passcode: 602388
The meeting also will be carried live on BCTV.
Cable TV: Channel 1079
Streaming Online: https://www.brattleborotv.org/live/gov-ed-channel/
Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/brattleborotv
AGENDA
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
(please note that all times indicated are approximate)
1. CONVENE REGULAR MEETING (6:15 PM)
2. ADJUSTMENTS TO AGENDA
3. APPROVE MINUTES
4. CHAIR’S REMARKS
5. MANAGER’S COMMENTS
6. SELECTBOARD COMMENTS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS
7. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (6:25 PM)
8. CONSENT AGENDA (6:30 PM)
A. Better Roads Grant – Approve Application
B. Announce Committee Vacancies
9. REGULAR BUSINESS (6:35 PM)
A. Interaction Update (6:35 PM)
Presentation by Interaction Staff
B. BDCC/SeVEDS Update (7:05 PM)
Presentation by BDCC/SeVEDS Staff
C. CT River Pathway Project (7:22 PM)
Presentation by Friends of the West River Trail
D. Town-owned Properties Update (7:45 PM)
Presentation by Planning Department Staff
E. Review Legislative Priorities (8:00 PM)
Discussion with Brattleboro Legislative Delegation
10. CORRESPONDENCE
A. Warrants and Department Reports
11. ADJOURNMENT (9:00 PM)
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MEMORANDUM
To: Selectboard
From: John Potter, Town Manager
Re: Administrative Report
Date: October 17, 2025
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The following will summarize the proposed motions for the Selectboard meeting on Tuesday,
October 21, 2025. The Board will convene the 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.
If you join the meeting from your computer, tablet, or smartphone, please use this link:
Join Zoom Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85223252040?pwd=f0zpzRIYterkWvZ53MAfbuxuMv3Dvm.1
Meeting ID: 852 2325 2040
Passcode: 602388
The meeting also will be carried live on BCTV.
Cable TV: Channel 1079
Streaming Online: https://www.brattleborotv.org/live/gov-ed-channel/
Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/brattleborotv
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
8. CONSENT AGENDA (6:40 PM)
Better Roads Grant – Approve Application
In a memorandum dated October 10, 2025 DPW Director Dan Tyler discusses the FY27 Vermont Better Roads grant application. DPW has selected a portion of South Street as an area to focus on. The total possible project cost is $25,000, $20,000 of which would come from the grant, with a $5000 match from the Town. By approving the Consent Agenda, the Board will approve the FY27 Vermont Better Roads Grant Application.
Announce Committee Vacancies
In a memorandum dated October 17, 2025 Town Manager John Potter discusses recent Town Board and Committee Vacancies.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA, AS PRESENTED.
9. REGULAR BUSINESS (6:35 PM)
Interaction Update (6:35 PM)
Presentation by Interaction Staff
Representatives from Interaction, formally Youth Services, will be in the meeting to give an update on their work.
POTENTIAL MOTION: NO MOTION REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM.
BDCC/SeVEDS Update (7:05 PM)
Presentation by BDCC/SeVEDS Staff
Representatives of the Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation (BDCC) will present the BDCC’s annual request for a Town funding contribution to Southeastern Vermont Economic Development Strategies (SeVEDS). The Selectboard’s backup materials include a letter dated August 21, 2025, in which BDCC Executive Director Adam Grinold asks the Selectboard to include $36,147 for SeVEDS in the Town’s FY27 budget. Included in the Board’s materials is an overview that discusses the work SeVEDS accomplished in 2025.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO ALLOCATE $36,147 FROM THE REVOLVING LOAN FUND TO
SEVEDS FOR FY27.
CT River Pathway Project (7:22 PM)
Presentation by Friends of the West River Trail
In a memorandum dated October 7, 2025 Planning Director Sue Fillion discusses the Friends of the West River Trail’s plan to create an approximate 1-mile-long pedestrian and bicycle pathway along the Connecticut River.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO AUTHORIZE THE TOWN MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN
EASEMENT TO THE FRIENDS OF THE WEST RIVER TRIAL OF TAX MAP PARCEL
00330004.00 FOR SO LONG AS THE PROPERTY IDENTIFIED IS USED AS A PUBLIC
TRAIL.
Town-owned Properties Update (7:45 PM)
Presentation by Planning Department Staff
In a memorandum dated October 13, 2025, Planning Director Sue Fillion provides an update on Town-owned properties. Included in the Board’s materials is a preliminary report on the Suitability of Town Properties for Housing Development.
POTENTIAL MOTION: NO MOTION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM.
Review Legislative Priorities (8:00 PM)
Discussion with Brattleboro Legislative Delegation
In a memorandum dated October 17, 2025, Town Manager John Potter provides an update on the Selectboard’s FY26 Legislative Priorities.
POTENTIAL MOTION: NO MOTION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM
