The Brattleboro Regional Economic Hub Study Group will meet on Thursday, September 24, 2015 at 6:00pm in the Hanna Cosman meeting room at the Municipal Center.
Jan Anderson
Executive Secretary
Brattleboro Town Manager’s Office
(802) 251-8100
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Regional Economic Hub Study Group
Hanna Cosman Room, Municipal Center
September 24, 2015, 6:00 pm
Agenda
1. Agenda Review
2. Minutes – August 5th, 2015
3. Next meeting & how often to meet (Inviting regional players?)
4. Replacing Paula?
5. Contact info on the web site
6. Short review of structural outline
7. Review of trends data
a. Enhancement of grand list, municipal tax rate and meals/room taxes with % change year to year and potential footnotes.
b. Enhancement of “distribution of tax burden” chart with at least 1 more year.
c. Time series of retail sales data for Brattleboro.
d. Enterprise fund data.
e. Sector analysis data.
f. Historical data, e.g., older tax rates, grand lists, etc.
g. Brattleboro as cultural/media/recreational center.
8. Any white papers/policy papers/reports to report on?
– Ongoing list of books, journals, articles, thinkers on the subject.
9. What do we think we’ve learned so far?
10. Adjournment
