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rick commented on the post, October 2025 Precipitation Report

Sun, 02 Nov 2025 19:34:19 +0000

Thanks again

rick commented on the post, September 2025 Precipitation Report

Fri, 03 Oct 2025 10:38:50 +0000

Yes, thank you for posting your reports.

rick commented on the post, May 2025 Precipitation Report

Thu, 05 Jun 2025 17:20:54 +0000

Just a note to thank you for your information. That is pretty amazing and nice to see actual more or less numbers. (I am in Townshend.)

rick commented on the post, Selectboard Meeting Notes - Water & Sewer Rates Up, Parking Meters To Come Down But Rates Likely To Rise

Wed, 05 Jun 2024 16:14:31 +0000

Not much different between all your thoughts and mine. The data (yes, let us collect even more data on people) especially bothers me though I stay out of downtown Brattleboro unless absolutely necessary. (Maybe […]

rick commented on the post, Selectboard Meeting Notes - Water & Sewer Rates Up, Parking Meters To Come Down But Rates Likely To Rise

Wed, 05 Jun 2024 11:01:46 +0000

Interesting thought:
Vt is considering legislation to require businesses take cash on purchases up to $1000 (something I support). If such legislation passes, will Brattleboro have to take cash for parking?

rick commented on the post, Brattleboro Selectboard Agenda and Notes - April 16, 2024

Sat, 13 Apr 2024 09:59:23 +0000

One question. When Brattleboro asked for bids for trash pick up, did they want to see audited financials of any company that bid like they did for the ambulance service bidders?
Are they going to make Casella […]

rick commented on the post, Brattleboro Selectboard Agenda and Notes - Dec 1, 2023

Mon, 04 Dec 2023 11:40:25 +0000

Interesting, also, to see Chief Howard slated for a 16% raise.

rick commented on the post, Brattleboro Selectboard Agenda and Notes - Dec 1, 2023

Sun, 03 Dec 2023 10:15:01 +0000

Interesting how they will be contracting with the Golden Cross attached/owned billing service.

rick commented on the post, Brattleboro Selectboard Meeting - Agenda and Notes - Nov 21, 2023

Fri, 17 Nov 2023 18:40:59 +0000

Getting security warning when trying to access the town website. Both Google and Firefox.
(1:40 PM, 11-17-23)

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

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 18:40:38 +0000

Yes, you are correct. That is odd since the PD gets credit for all the income from dispatch.

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

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 18:37:37 +0000

From the FY 2023 budget
See page 3

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

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 17:30:59 +0000

While is is simply money out of one pocket in to another, considering what the town suggested the cost for dispatching was, they should “charge” the FD for dispatching and credit that money to the Police budget […]

rick commented on the post, Brattleboro Selectboard Meeting Agenda and Notes - September 19, 2023

Fri, 15 Sep 2023 18:54:25 +0000

I think this was made pretty clear through most of the process.

POTENTIAL MOTION: 1. TO SELECT THE FULLY MUNICIPAL APPROACH AS THE PREFERRED MODEL FOR EMS SERVICE DELIVERY IN BRATTLEBORO, EFFECTIVE IN FY25 ON […]

rick commented on the post, Brattleboro Selectboard's EMS Surprise

Tue, 12 Sep 2023 08:41:31 +0000

My brain just goes sideways sometimes. In one of my posts/comments yesterday, I indicated that the meeting would be on Monday (I used the term “tonight” when it should have been “tomorrow”). IE the meeting is […]

rick commented on the post, Brattleboro Selectboard's EMS Surprise

Mon, 11 Sep 2023 15:16:50 +0000

To the best of my knowledge, a meeting (public forum) will happen tonight. I communicated with BCTV as there had been very little talk about whether it was going to be recorded or not so I reached out to get a […]

rick commented on the post, Brattleboro Selectboard's EMS Surprise

Mon, 11 Sep 2023 11:32:05 +0000

I remain very confused by this little bit of double speak on behalf of the Select Board (not a warned meeting).
Yes, I understand that no more than two members (out of 5) can attend anything that deals with town […]

rick commented on the post, Special Brattleboro Select Board Meetings - EMS

Fri, 01 Sep 2023 16:54:26 +0000

My guess is that the first meeting, the one on the 18th, was to discuss how to answer questions about cost/charges for dispatch ($36.37 per call the first year) and cost/charges for sharing space with Brat Fire […]

rick wrote a new post, Special Brattleboro Select Board Meetings - EMS

Fri, 01 Sep 2023 12:51:38 +0000

The two recent special meetings, held in executive session, were, as many have speculated, to discuss the EMS situation. Both were held without Brat FD members present.

BRATTLEBORO SELECTBOARD
THURSDAY, AUGUST […]

rick commented on the post, Brattleboro History

Thu, 31 Aug 2023 17:39:42 +0000

Yes, it caught my attention as I like scanning the items under “history”.
But, I also agree with you on your “on take” although one might add, “…. such a large number of people who don’t care what is true or […]

rick wrote a new post, Brattleboro History

Wed, 30 Aug 2023 12:51:20 +0000

Just want to point out this little piece of Brattleboro history for August 30 in the right hand column in iBrattleboro so you don’t miss it.
Some things never change.

1844
Again We Caution the people against […]

rick commented on the post, Route 30 Feedback

Fri, 14 Jul 2023 12:43:46 +0000

It is more than a bit annoying that they stopped putting the shim layer down and started additional paving at the south end of the project. Those of us who live north of the project and anyone who has to commute […]

rick commented on the post, Fire - EMS Transition - Thoughts and Questions for 6/20/2023

Tue, 20 Jun 2023 16:15:40 +0000

One minor note since this has come up many times in various public conversations. Brattleboro had NOT signed a contract with Rescue. Former Town Manager Peter Elwell had indicated to Rescue that Brattleboro was […]

rick commented on the post, Selectboard Meeting Notes - EMS: Municipal Revenue Projections

Wed, 17 May 2023 08:35:42 +0000

Mr. Wessel last night: (Base on the transcript above)

“Also, I’m relieved and surprised that people are interested in private security. I advocated it and it ended like a lead balloon with fellow board m […]

rick commented on the post, Brattleboro Selectboard Agenda and Notes - May 16, 2023

Fri, 12 May 2023 18:23:09 +0000

Snipped from the back up materials on the EMS RFI. I look forward to seeing how many responses they get since they seemed to think so many “vendors” and they do use that term may be interesting in providing […]

rick commented on the post, Brattleboro Selectboard Agenda and Notes - May 2, 2023

Tue, 02 May 2023 18:21:25 +0000

Bravo, I think you nailed it.

rick commented on the post, Brattleboro Selectboard Agenda and Notes - March 14, 2023

Sat, 11 Mar 2023 10:57:53 +0000

Does anyone know where to view a copy of this? I cannot find anything (including this agenda) on the Select Board section of the Brattleboro web site. Would like to see this memorandum.

“In a memorandum dated […]

rick commented on the post, Your Handy Brattleboro Fire - EMS - Rescue Timeline 2021-2022

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 18:33:19 +0000

Just for a touch of background, this was in an article on VT Digger published on June 8. So, this should not come as a surprise.

The question of backup isn’t a hypothetical. The smaller nearby town of R […]

rick wrote a new post, AP Triton Report?

Sun, 27 Nov 2022 16:14:08 +0000

This statement was by Patrick Moreland at the Select Board meeting of Oct 11:

“There will be a rough draft of the report in early November, then they will be back with a final report in December.”

Just […]

rick commented on the post, Selectboard Meeting Notes - Brattleboro Discusses Downtown Crime

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 10:09:12 +0000

Same commentary in the Reformer

Just as many would rightly object to hiring an outside private security to protect our streets, we should recognize the advantages of using our own talented employees, not […]

rick commented on the post, Selectboard Meeting Notes - Brattleboro Discusses Downtown Crime

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 08:35:10 +0000

Tim Wessel on the transportation center:

We need to move quickly on this, and maybe hire private security to watch after this space. It’s a quicker solution than throwing it at the police department. P […]

rick commented on the post, If The Names On The Ballot Aren't Printed The Same Size, Is That Ballot Fraud?

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 17:41:08 +0000

It is all alphabetical so Peter Welch’s name is, naturally, last.
Received my ballot in the mail yesterday so I got to look at this directly instead of the poor image that was posted. I was able to read all those […]

rick commented on the post, MuseArts Turns 25 Years Old

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 18:15:08 +0000

Happy Anniversary/birthday!
All the best on your next 25.

rick commented on the post, Brattleboro Selectboard Meeting - Agenda and Notes - September 20, 2022

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 09:27:16 +0000

This statement on billing patients is questionable.

“Golden Cross does not charge the patient the remaining balance from what is allowed from Medicare, Medicaid, or private insurance.”

By law, in VT, […]

rick commented on the post, Your Handy Brattleboro Fire - EMS - Rescue Timeline 2021-2022

Fri, 09 Sep 2022 17:48:43 +0000

For those that do not know, the mayor of Claremont, NH is Dale Girard, the owner of Golden Cross Ambulance just to make the story a wee bit more interesting.

rick commented on the post, Minute By Minute - Brattleboro Boards Having Trouble Abiding By Open Meeting Law

Sat, 16 Jul 2022 18:48:06 +0000

Correction “withing” should be “within”. Sorry

rick commented on the post, Minute By Minute - Brattleboro Boards Having Trouble Abiding By Open Meeting Law

Sat, 16 Jul 2022 18:47:00 +0000

Truth be told, the law says that minutes have to be posted withing 5 days if there is an official website. Nowhere does is say people have to be able to find them. Long been an issue.

rick commented on the post, Your Handy Brattleboro Fire - EMS - Rescue Timeline 2021-2022

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 08:22:21 +0000

HaHa!
Thanks for the correction.

rick commented on the post, Your Handy Brattleboro Fire - EMS - Rescue Timeline 2021-2022

Wed, 06 Jul 2022 19:12:55 +0000

Under provider tax, just change BFT to BFD just to make sure everyone understands. Two places that same line. Also, CG would be paying this since they are billing for service. (Year 1) BFD would be responsible as […]

rick commented on the post, Your Handy Brattleboro Fire - EMS - Rescue Timeline 2021-2022

Wed, 06 Jul 2022 18:43:03 +0000

Note for Millicent,
Fee for mutual aid from Rescue, (if it will be provided at all) has not been quoted. So, that is an open subject at this point. The Rescue Board has not even had an opportunity to discuss it.

rick commented on the post, Selectboard Meeting Notes - Much Nothing About Ado

Wed, 06 Jul 2022 08:28:16 +0000

Thanks, Chris

rick commented on the post, Brattleboro Police Department Budget

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 13:56:49 +0000

I do not think so as, like you, I have seen nothing that states that Golden Cross will be paying any fees for dispatch. Since they are partnering with Brattleboro Fire I would doubt it. The Town would, […]

rick wrote a new post, Brattleboro Police Department Budget

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 13:02:44 +0000

Tuesday’s Select Board meeting and an article in today’s Brattleboro Reformer brought to the surface a major issue with crime, especially in the downtown area. Various Select Board members chimed in both in the […]

rick commented on the post, Selectboard Meeting Notes - Brattleboro Acknowledges Executive Session Open Meeting Violations

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 12:11:48 +0000

Pardon my total ignorance, please. Really, this is an honest question as I am clueless.
What is a “confidential” employee?

“Patrick – each year at this meeting the board authorizes the wage increase for n […]

rick commented on the post, Brattleboro Selectboard Instructed Town Manager to Take On EMS; Board Warned of Pandora's Box By Manale

Sun, 05 Jun 2022 08:45:37 +0000

Well, that answers a lot of questions. I have been instructed to tell you, “Impeccable timing, Chris.”

rick commented on the post, Your Handy Brattleboro Fire - EMS - Rescue Timeline 2021-2022

Fri, 03 Jun 2022 16:20:45 +0000

In regard to this:

“Feb 9 – Town Manager Manale, Patrick Moreland, and Deb Chapman (Brattleboro’s representative meet with Drew Hazelton at Rescue; Manale asks for financial information, Rescue told rate is una […]

rick commented on the post, Brattleboro Town Manager Yoshi Manale Severance Agreement and General Release

Sat, 28 May 2022 08:46:04 +0000

Good, job, Chris. Waiting for the public comments at the special meeting on the 31st.

rick commented on the post, Yoshi Manale Resignation Statement

Sat, 21 May 2022 17:36:54 +0000

I think that Brattleboro should advertise for his replacement with a statement that salary negotiations for the position start at $0.
Seemed to be okay with them with Recuse Inc. Might as well continue the tradition.

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

Tue, 17 May 2022 19:09:58 +0000

Sorry to hear this. At least Rescue Inc is not the only one getting the shaft.

rick commented on the post, Brattleboro Selectboard Agenda and Notes - May 17, 2022

Fri, 13 May 2022 18:06:52 +0000

Just curious, was not the amount budgeted for this $25,000?

POTENTIAL MOTION: TO ACCEPT THE MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT AS PRESENTED.

B. BFD Feasibility Study – Bid Award

In a memorandum dated April 20, 2 […]

rick commented on the post, Selectboard Meeting Notes - Openness, Transparency, Parklets, and Housing

Sun, 08 May 2022 11:48:37 +0000

Sorry, Chris, it was the only link I had to share with folks. I am not sure how many folks have seen it. It was rather buried on the Reformer page.