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fidel wrote a new post, Reminder - Brattleboro District 9 Forum

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 19:23:54 +0000

Residents of District 9 will continue their discussion of Town matters in advance of Town Meeting (which is Saturday 11 April) in another of our periodic get-togethers. The District 9 forum will occur at 6:30 pm […]

fidel wrote a new post, District 3/9 Forum

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 02:33:21 +0000

fidel wrote a new post, Reminder - District 9 Forum

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 22:03:50 +0000

The budget and other Town matters are up for discussion at the next District 9 forum. We’ll meet at 6:45 pm on Wednesday, March 11, in the Community Room (3rd floor) of the Brooks Memorial Library. We had a l […]

fidel wrote a new post, Another District 9 Forum

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 02:03:02 +0000

fidel wrote a new post, When Is Later?

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 19:47:49 +0000

In her Reformer commentary, “I won’t be silenced,” Elizabeth McLoughlin claims to be committed to the Town’s “stability, safety, and fiscal health” and, so, wishes another three-year term on the Selectboard […]

fidel wrote a new post, We Deserve Better

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 02:03:59 +0000

Selectboard Chair Elizabeth McLoughlin made some grossly false charges against former Town Manager Peter Elwell in her piece in the Reformer on February 17. Why? Could it be because he had the temerity to express […]

fidel wrote a new post, Reminder - Brattleboro District 9 Meeting

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 13:24:28 +0000

District #9 Meeting

All Brattleboro residents of District 9 are invited to meet:

Tuesday, February 24 at 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm in the Quiet Reading Room (Room D) on the mezzanine.

We’ll discuss and, best we […]

fidel wrote a new post, Let's Meet

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 13:42:01 +0000

A Town Meeting–be it open (OTM) or representative (RTM)–provides a critical opportunity for citizens to check the Selectboard.

Over the past several years, the Selectboard has made decisions that have had a […]

fidel wrote a new post, Brattleboro District 9 Forum

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 13:22:26 +0000

District #9 Meeting

All Brattleboro residents of District 9 * are invited to meet:

Tuesday, February 24 at 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm in the Quiet Reading Room (Room D) on the mezzanine.

There is so much going on […]

fidel wrote a new post, District 9 Forum

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 14:06:09 +0000

Now that the Brattleboro Selectboard has begun budget development for the next fiscal year, it’s time for a District 9 forum. Bob Oeser and David Levenbach are organizing this opportunity for district residents t […]

fidel wrote a new post, Brattleboro Reappraisal Briefing

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 04:27:15 +0000

Many people have questions and are concerned about the scheduled property reappraisal of Brattleboro homes. FYI, there is a presentation at 6:15 pm in the Selectboard Room on Thursday, 20 November. The session […]

fidel wrote a new post, A Friendly Reminder - Budget Listening Session

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 20:14:35 +0000

As it begins work on the Town budget for the fiscal year which begins on 1 July, the Selectboard will hold its last “listening session” at Brooks Memorial Library at 6:15 pm on Wednesday 12 November. This is a gre […]

fidel wrote a new post, Brattleboro FY27 Budget Listening Session

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 15:14:50 +0000

Your Representative Town Meeting Finance Committee would like to alert you to the Selectboard’s second (and last planned) “listening session” to hear from the public as they begin the budget season for FY27. (The […]

fidel wrote a new post, Engage with State Rep Ian Goodnow (Windham 9)

Mon, 13 Oct 2025 13:59:18 +0000

All are invited to a community dialogue with featured guest Brattleboro (Windham District 9) State Rep. Ian Goodnow on Wednesday October 15, 2025 – 6:30 pm in the Community Room at Brooks Memorial Library
While […]

fidel wrote a new post, Report of the Brattleboro Finance Committee for Special Representative Town Meeting

Mon, 19 May 2025 12:36:11 +0000

The report of the RTM Finance Committee for the May 27 Special Representative Town Meeting is posted on the Town’s website.

Go to: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rO3ELZP6e8HewXSf4CmYVbYtCaximdvL/view

The […]

fidel commented on the post, Brattleboro District 3/9 Forum

Fri, 16 May 2025 14:28:43 +0000

Sense of the meeting: mixed. A few want a further % cut, some oking budget but not happy. Generally dispirited.

fidel wrote a new post, Brattleboro District 3/9 Forum

Mon, 12 May 2025 19:32:19 +0000

REMINDER

District 9 forum to discuss the revised Brattleboro budget to be considered at the Special Representative Town Meeting:

Wednesday 14 May, 7 pm, Community Room, Brooks Memorial Library

fidel wrote a new post, Brattleboro District 9 Forum

Mon, 05 May 2025 19:35:03 +0000

District 9 residents in Brattleboro are cordially invited to attend a forum to express their opinions about the revised budget prepared for a special Representative Town Meeting (RTM); the new budget is intended […]

fidel wrote a new post, Brattleboro District 9 Forum

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 19:24:28 +0000

Brattleboro residents of District 9 are invited to attend a District 9 forum where we will hear your questions and concerns in advance of Brattleboro’s Representative Town Meeting; District 9 RTM members are e […]

fidel wrote a new post, Oscar Heller for Selectboard

Thu, 27 Feb 2025 16:08:02 +0000

Oscar Heller will be a thoughtful member of the Brattleboro Selectboard, progressive in his values but mindful of the financial facts of life. I have served with Oscar for several years on the Representative Town […]

fidel wrote a new post, Comparative Data on Brattleboro Municipal Social Service Spending

Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:00:52 +0000

A colleague on the Representative Town Meeting (RTM) Finance Committee and I undertook a comparative analysis of the funds Brattleboro’s Human Services Committee had to allocate and similar spending by our a […]

fidel wrote a new post, David Levenbach, Candidate for Re-election to RTM

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 21:45:05 +0000

Hello Neighbors,

I am running for re-election to a three-year term as a Representative Town Meeting (RTM) member for District 9 (formerly known as District 3).

I am asking you, if you feel comfortable doing […]

fidel wrote a new post, Finance Committee Resolution

Thu, 02 Jan 2025 22:57:44 +0000

The Finance Committee of Representative Town Meeting approved the following resolution at its 18 December meeting:

The Finance Committee is concerned that the Selectboard was unwilling to consider staff cuts […]

fidel wrote a new post, Reminder: District 9 (old 3) Forum

Thu, 14 Nov 2024 20:52:03 +0000

Expanding on a practice of the last several years, Bob Oeser and David Levenbach have planned to host two forums for District 9 (formerly District 3) residents, the first once the Town Manager has issued a budget […]

fidel wrote a new post, David Gartenstein Is The Best Choice

Sun, 14 Jul 2024 23:14:57 +0000

In the contest for the Democratic nomination for the Windham 9 (old 3) district, we have two candidates with records of community service and good policy values. In part because he is older, David Gartenstein has […]

fidel commented on the post, April Precipitation Report

Sat, 04 May 2024 00:11:00 +0000

Appreciate the information.

fidel commented on the post, Brattleboro Selects BFD For Trash Collection

Tue, 02 Apr 2024 14:01:56 +0000

Well done.

fidel wrote a new post, Brattleboro District 3/9 Forum

Wed, 13 Mar 2024 12:53:45 +0000

Brattleboro Residents of District 3/9 are invited to attend the third annual District 3 forum where we will hear your questions and concerns in advance of Brattleboro’s Representative Town Meeting. The forum, o […]

fidel wrote a new post, Once More for Oscar Heller

Sun, 03 Mar 2024 14:45:56 +0000

The Brattleboro Selectboard made important decisions over the last year

–Proposing to Representative Town Meeting an increase in staff salaries by 13.1%, which will result in salaries and benefits constituting […]

fidel commented on the post, Selectboard Oversight & Transparency

Sun, 03 Mar 2024 00:48:08 +0000

Oscar did excellent work on the Finance Committee as he done in previous years. He’ll listen to the people of the town and will make thoughtful decisions if you elect him to the Selectboard.

fidel commented on the post, Housing Crisis Fake News ?

Thu, 29 Feb 2024 18:10:35 +0000

A tremendous number of 5-0 votes on SB this year. Voters have an opportunity on Tuesday to replace two of those five.

fidel commented on the post, iBrattleboro is 21 Years Old

Tue, 20 Feb 2024 21:20:05 +0000

Happy birthday, and many thanks for the service.

fidel wrote a new post, Oscar Heller for Selectboard

Fri, 16 Feb 2024 16:32:40 +0000

I have served on the Representative Town Meeting Finance Committee with Oscar Heller for three years, during one of which he served as chair, and I can enthusiastically recommend his candidacy for a three-year […]

fidel commented on the post, Brattleboro EMS, RTM and ARPA

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 18:17:51 +0000

I should be clearer: Dispatch expenditures stand alone and do not show up in the Police Department category.

fidel commented on the post, Brattleboro EMS, RTM and ARPA

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 18:16:46 +0000

Interesting point.

Budgeted expenditures for Dispatch for FY’24 are $563. (Dispatch does not have departmental status, and its activities may be supervised by the Chief of Police.)

Dispatch revenues […]

fidel commented on the post, Brattleboro EMS, RTM and ARPA

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 17:57:31 +0000

Yep.

fidel wrote a new post, Brattleboro EMS, RTM and ARPA

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 15:09:43 +0000

At its 2023 meeting, RTM approved a motion calling on “the Selectboard to develop and implement a dedicated community engagement process for allocating [ARPA} funds before any further funds are spent.” Before tha […]

fidel wrote a new post, Brattleboro EMS Options

Wed, 13 Sep 2023 14:10:38 +0000

Ever since the relationship between Rescue and Brattleboro was ruptured in 2022, the Town has been faced with the challenge of arranging for EMS services. While the explanations for the 2022 break have been vague […]

fidel wrote a new post, Forum for District 3 Residents on Town Issues Prior to Representative Town Meeting

Fri, 17 Mar 2023 19:08:27 +0000

In an effort to help Brattleboro Representative Town Meeting members better represent their constituents in District 3, there will be a public forum for District 3 residents at 3 pm on Sunday March 19 in the […]

fidel commented on the post, Q & A - The Brattleboro Website RFP

Wed, 18 May 2022 00:16:14 +0000

Disappointing.

fidel commented on the post, Brattleboro's Representative Town Meeting

Mon, 21 Mar 2022 13:49:28 +0000

Article 11: RTM Steering Committee disbanded.

Article 18: Human Services budget approved as recommended.

Article 19: Human Services budget for FY24 set at 1.4% of FY23 general fund budget.

Article 22: No […]

fidel commented on the post, Brattleboro District 3 Forum

Sat, 12 Mar 2022 13:29:08 +0000

fidel commented on the post, Brattleboro District 3 Forum

Sat, 12 Mar 2022 13:28:23 +0000

District 3 is roughly east of I-91 and Eliot Street north. See the Town Clerk’s map:

As for Petula Clark:

fidel commented on the post, Brattleboro District 3 Forum

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 19:25:01 +0000

Thanks for the kind words. I have no idea how many people will attend though I’m hoping for a good turnout. In any event, I plan that this will only be the first of an annual series.

fidel wrote a new post, Brattleboro District 3 Forum

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 19:13:47 +0000

In an effort to promote citizen involvement and help RTM members better represent their constituents, there will be a public forum for District 3 residents at 3 pm on Sunday March 13 in the social hall at Trinity […]

fidel commented on the post, The Selectboard Show

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 17:41:17 +0000

You neglected to mention the awesome work you do to provide recap services for fans who have other/better things to do with their Tuesday nights. I, for one, am grateful.

fidel wrote a new post, Work To Do Before Labor Day

Fri, 04 Sep 2020 13:18:59 +0000

Labor Day is Monday, and mail-in or drop-off ballots for the November election will be sent to all registered voters well in advance of the election. If you are not registered to vote in Vermont, you can do so […]

fidel commented on the post, Rooms & Meals Promotion Competition A Good Idea

Sat, 26 Jan 2019 01:41:06 +0000

I can see investing a portion, say 10%, of the Rooms and Meals tax collections toward a promotional campaign, and I can see the logic of allocating it to a combined effort by the Chamber and the DBA which are […]