Brattleboro Selectboard Agenda and Notes – February 6, 2018
The Brattleboro Selectboard will talk about bridges at their first regular meeting in February. A state inspection shows some work needs to be done on the bridge near the Co-op.
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Brattleboro Selectboard Special Meeting Notes – FY19 Budget Approved, Town Meeting Warnings Set
The Brattleboro Selectboard held a five minute meeting on Tuesday evening, sans David Schoales, to take final steps to approve their budget and meeting warnings.
Unofficial 2018 Brattleboro Candidate List
The unofficial names for the officers on the ballot have been announced. Pending a review of their signatures, here are the candidates for 2018:
Hello, Lurking Readers
In the last week or so, I’ve met no less than 8 people who have told me they love reading iBrattleboro, but have never written anything on the site. No stories about things they know about, nor comments on what others are doing. But they visit and read it often. I assume that if I met eight in a matter of days, there are probably many others, too.
Selectboard Meeting Notes: FY19 Budget Finale – Tax Increase of 3.6 Cents
At their special meeting Tuesday night, the Brattleboro Selectboard finalized the FY19 budget. They agreed on the amount of fund balance to tap, set a final property tax rate, and reviewed draft warnings for Town Meeting on March 6 and Representative Town Meeting on March 24.
Marijuana Legalized In Vermont, Sort Of
Vermont has just become the first state to eliminate penalties for possession of limited amounts of marijuana by adults. Governor Phil Scott signed H. 511 today.
Which Reality Do You Mean? A Look At VR, AR, MR, and SR
In the world of computing there a few flavors of reality. Can you tell your VR from your AR? Let’s look at some of the most popular realities available today.
Selectboard Meeting Notes – The Passing of Timothy O’Connor
Tuesday’s regular meeting of the Selectboard began on a rather sad note, with John Allen explaining that Tim O’Connor had passed away earlier in the day.
With both Kate O’Connor and Tim Wessel absent for family matters, the small board raced through their agenda and ending before 7 pm.
Letter From A Birmingham Jail
A bit of Martin Luther King Jr, on MLK Day:
Brattleboro Selectboard Agenda and Notes – January 16, 2018
During their next regular meeting the Brattleboro Selectboard will begin filling in the warnings for Representative Town Meeting 2018. Numerous items will be considered to be placed before representatives, including tax exemptions and appointments.
A Molecule of Change
The snow and ice falling from the roof got me thinking about change.
Selectboard Meeting Notes: Tax Storm Forecast – Tough FY19 Decisions, For Town Meeting Representatives
The Brattleboro Selectboard held a special meeting Tuesday to make some final decisions regarding the FY19 budget. Vice-Chair Brandie Starr led the meeting in Kate O’Connor’s absence.
Occasional Robot Roundup – Artificial Intelligence Edition
In December it was announced that a chess player with four hours of training beat the world’s world champion chess-playing program. The player was AlphaZero, an AI (artificial intelligence) program operated by Google.
WVEW 107.7 FM Is Now Streaming, Officially
Here’s some Brattleboro trivia for you. What local radio station is the first to have a legal stream of all programming on their station?
Selectboard Meeting Notes – FY19 Budget Decisions Continue, New Bank Account, NECCA Loan
The first meeting of the Brattleboro Selectboard in 2018 was almost entirely about money. They continued their discussion of remaining FY19 budget issues, narrowing the list of undecided items by saying yes to some and maybe to others. It makes for a rather high potential tax increase, but many decisions remain that could bring the proposed rates down again. More budget meetings are planned.
Brattleboro Kicks Off Season 2 Of Road Trip Masters
The Road Trip Masters that the episode filmed in Brattleboro will air on the Discovery Channel this Saturday – January 6 – at 5am. The episode outline is below. Look for friends and neighbors.
Municipal Center Boiler Fails, Selectboard Meeting Relocated
Good Morning –
Cold Enough For You?
This has been quite the cold snap, eh? A stretch of single and negative digits for over a week. How are you holding up?
Brattleboro Selectboard Agenda and Notes – January 2, 2018
The Brattleboro Selectboard will consider depositing $5 million into a new money market account as part of their first regular meeting of the new year.
An Extra Special Selectboard Winter Holiday Thing
Time once again for An Extra Special Selectboard Winter Holiday Thing, featuring the sock puppet select board. (This is fictional. All resemblance to actual socks or Selectboard members is merely coincidental.)
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