The Brattleboro Selectboard will hold a”retreat” to plot and plan their upcoming year. They’ll spend the afternoon coming up with 3-5 refined priorities. Once that is done, they have 10 minutes set aside to hear from the public about what the public might want done. There is 10 minutes set aside for this, after all decisions have already been made. There is more time in the meeting scheduled for breaks than hearing from the public.
The next day they will hold a regular meeting with just a couple of items.
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The Brattleboro Selectboard will hold their annual Retreat on Monday, August 4, 2025 at 1:00pm at the Brattleboro Central Fire Station. The public is invited and BCTV will be recording the meeting for a later broadcast.
The Brattleboro Selectboard will hold a regular meeting on Tuesday, August 5, 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 5:15pm and is expected to enter immediately into executive session to discuss contracts. 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
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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SELECTBOARD RETREAT
MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 2025
BRATTLEBORO CENTRAL FIRE STATION
SPECIAL MEETING – 1:00 PM
The meeting will also be carried on BCTV after the conclusion of the meeting
AGENDA
(please note that all times are approximate)
1. CONVENE (1:00 PM)
A. Welcome, Purpose, and Logistics (1:00 PM)
2. REGULAR BUSINESS (1:20 PM)
A. Review of Town Plans, Policies, and Charter Duties (1:20 PM)
B. Break (2:00 PM)
C. Past Selectboard Priorities (2:05 PM)
D. Selectboard 2025-27 Priorities (2:35 PM)
(i.) Each Selectboard Member’s One “Big Idea” and Three “Please Consider Ideas”
E. Break (3:00 PM)
F. Selectboard 2025-27 Priorities, Continued (3:05 PM)
(i.) Build Consensus List of 3 – 5 Priorities
(ii.) Refine Expectations / Define Success
G. Break (4:00 PM)
H. FY27 Budget Development (4:05 PM)
I. Process Improvements (4:35 PM)
J. Break (5:00 PM)
K. 2026 State Legislative Priorities and Strategies (5:05 PM)
L. Action Items (5:40 PM)
3. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (5:50 PM)
4. ADJOURNMENT (6:00 PM)
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BRATTLEBORO SELECTBOARD
TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2025
SELECTBOARD MEETING ROOM + ZOOM
EXECUTIVE SESSION – 5:15 PM
MAY CONTINUE AFTER THE REGULAR MEETING
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 are approximate)
1. CONVENE REGULAR MEETING (6:15 PM)
2. ADJUSTMENTS TO AGENDA
3. APPROVE MINUTES – July 22, 2025
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. Kinney Drugs Second Class Liquor License- Approve
B. Melchen Road Slope Stabilization – Award $100,640 Bid
C. Oak Grove Sidewalk – Award $158,000 Bid
D. Williams Street Wall – Ratify $10,800 Change
9. REGULAR BUSINESS (6:35 PM)
A. June 2025 Finance Report – Year End (Unaudited) – Discussion (6:45 PM)
Presentation by Town Staff
B. Board Nomination for the Brattleboro Community Television (BCTV) Board (7:15 PM)
Presentation by BCTV Staff
10. CORRESPONDENCE
A. Warrants
11. ADJOURNMENT (7:30 PM)
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MEMORANDUM
To: Selectboard
From: John Potter, Town Manager
Re: Administrative Report
Date: Aug 1, 2025
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The following will summarize the proposed motions for the Selectboard meeting on Tuesday,
August 5, 2025. The Board will convene the regular 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 (6:30 PM)
Kinney Drugs Second Class Liquor License- Approve
Melchen Road Slope Stabilization – Award $100,640 Bid
Oak Grove Sidewalk – Award $158,000 Bid
Williams Street Wall – Ratify $10,800 Change
In a memorandum dated August 5, 2025, Town Clerk Hilary Francis discusses the Second Class Liquor License application for Kinney Drugs, located at 499 Canal Street. Town Staff have reviewed and recommend approval of this license. Representatives from Kinney Drugs will be in the meeting if this is moved from Consent. By approving the Consent Agenda, the Board will approve a Second-Class Liquor License for Kinney Drugs, located at 499 Canal Street.
In a memorandum dated July 28, 2025, DPW Director Dan Tyler discusses the Melchen Road Slope Stabilization Project and requests that the Board award a bid to A.S. Clark Inc., of Newfane, VT. By approving the Consent Agenda, the Board will approve award of the Melchen Road Slope Stabilization Project to A.S. Clark Inc., of Newfane, VT for a total bid price of $100,640, for embankment repairs on Melchen Road.
In a memorandum dated July 23, 2025, DPW Director Dan Tyler discusses the bid award for the Oak Grove Sidewalk Replacement Project and recommends awarding the bid to LaRock & Son, the lowest bidder. By approving the Consent Agenda, the Board will approve the award of the 2025 Oak Grove Sidewalk Project to Bernie LaRock & Son Inc., of Guilford VT for a total of $158,000.
In a memorandum dated July 23, 2025, DPW Director Dan Tyler discusses the ratification of the bid for the 2025 Williams Street Retaining Wall project. Following approval of the award, a previously unidentified error was discovered in the sum of the contractor’s bid items. This resulted in an increase of $10,800. The Board is asked to ratify this $10,800 increase. By approving the Consent Agenda, the Board will ratify an adjustment to the previously awarded bid total from $476,832.92 to $487,632.92, for the Williams Street Retaining Wall Project.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA, AS PRESENTED.
9. REGULAR BUSINESS (6:35 PM)
June 2025 Finance Report – Year End (Unaudited) – Discussion (6:35 PM)
Presentation by Town Staff
In a memorandum dated June 30, 2025, the Town Finance Department presents the June 2025 Finance Report for FY25 through Year End (Unaudited).
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO ACCEPT THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT’S JUNE 2025
FINANCE REPORT, AS PRESENTED.
Board Nomination for the Brattleboro Community Television (BCTV) Board (7:15 PM) Presentation by BCTV Staff
In a memorandum dated August 1, 2025, Town Manager John Potter discusses a request from Brattleboro Community Television to nominate a member of Town staff or the public to a seat on the BCTV Board. Communications Coordinator Seth Thomas has agreed to be nominated to sit on the BCTV Board.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO NOMINATE COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR SETH
THOMAS TO THE BRATTLEBORO COMMUNITY TELEVISION BOARD.
