The Brattleboro Selectboard will hold a regular meeting on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, at 6:15pm in the Selectboard Meeting Room at the Brattleboro Municipal Center (230 Main Street, Room 212) and over Zoom. 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 by the end of the day.
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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BRATTLEBORO SELECTBOARD
TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2026
SELECTBOARD MEETING ROOM + ZOOM
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 the link below.
Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 836 5228 3723
Passcode: 504016
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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 indicated are approximate)
1. CONVENE REGULAR MEETING (6:15 PM)
2. ADJUSTMENTS TO AGENDA
3. CHAIR’S REMARKS
4. APPROVE MINUTES –
5. MANAGER’S COMMENTS
6. SELECTBOARD COMMENTS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS
7. OPEN PUBLIC COMMENT (6:25 PM)
8. CONSENT AGENDA
A. Smokers Paradise Tobacco and Convenience LLC– Approve Tobacco License and
Tobacco Substitute Endorsement Permit
B. Top of the Hill Grill – Approve Annual Entertainment License
C. North Chair Brewing – Approve First Class Liquor License and Outside Consumption
Permit Renewals
D. West Rive Café – Approve Second Class Liquor License
E. WRC Transportation Advisory Committee Appointment – Appoint Dan Tyler
F. Utilities Crane Truck – Approve $263,197 Purchase
G. Stormwater Improvement Project – Award Bid Not to Exceed $49,345
9. REGULAR BUSINESS (6:35 PM)
A. Legislative Delegation Update (6:35 PM)
Discussion with Legislative Delegation
(i) Maintain Brattleboro Memorial Hospital Birthing Center
(ii) Lower Property Taxes
(iii) Build Housing
(iv) Promote Public Safety
(v) Prioritize Transportation
(vi) Brattleboro Town Charter
B. Local Contribution for Community Development Block Grant Award for the Replacement of
Detman Bridge (7:45 PM)
Presentation by Planning Department Staff
C. Solid Waste Request for Proposals (7:55 PM)
Discussion by DPW Staff
D. Signal Hill Pump Station Bid Award and Loan Amendment (8:15 PM)
Presentation by DPW Staff
E. Fire Alarm Ordinance – First Reading (8:30 PM)
Presentation by Fire Department
10. CORRESPONDENCE
A. Warrants
11. ADJOURNMENT (8:45 PM)
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MEMORANDUM
To: Selectboard
From: John Potter, Town Manager
Re: Administrative Report
Date: July 31, 2026
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The following will summarize the proposed motions for the Selectboard meeting on Tuesday, August 4,
2026. The Board will convene the 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.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83652283723?pwd=sDpq8cKHtFbdOMRJ9difbjm9JjMvQt.1
Meeting ID: 836 5228 3723
Passcode: 504016
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
CONSENT AGENDA
Smokers Paradise Tobacco and Convenience LLC – Approve Tobacco License and Tobacco
Substitute Endorsement Permit
Top of the Hill Grill – Approve Annual Entertainment License
North Chair Brewing – Approve First Class Liquor License and Outside Consumption Permit
Renewals
West River Café – Approve Second Class Liquor License
WRC Transportation Advisory Committee Appointment – Appoint Dan Tyler
Utilities Crane Truck – Approve $263,197 Purchase
Stormwater Improvement Project – Award Bid Not to Exceed $49,345.
In a memorandum dated August 4, 2026, Town Clerk Hilary Francis discusses the Tobacco License and Tobacco Substitute Permit application for Smoker’s Paradise Tobacco and Convenience LLC located at 227 Main Street. Town Staff have reviewed and recommend approval of these licenses. By approving the Consent Agenda, the Board will approve a Tobacco License and Tobacco Substitute Permit for Smoker’s Paradise Tobacco and Convenience LLC located at 227 Main Street.
In a memorandum dated August 4, 2026, Town Clerk Hilary Francis discusses the Annual Entertainment License application for Top of the Hill Grill located at 632 Putney Road. Staff have reviewed and recommend approving this license. By approving the Consent Agenda, the Board will approve an Annual Entertainment Licenses for Top of the Hill Grill located at 632 Putney Road.
In a memorandum dated August 4, 2026, Town Clerk Hilary Francis discusses the First Class Liquor License and Outside Consumption Permit renewal for North Chair Brewing located at 39 Frost Street. Staff have reviewed and recommend approval of these applications. By approving the Consent Agenda, the Board will approve a First Class Liquor License and Outside Consumption Permit to North Chair Brewing located at 39 Frost Street.
In a memorandum dated August 4, 2026, Town Clerk Hilary Francis discusses the Second Class Liquor License application for West River Café located at 485 West River Road. Staff have reviewed and recommend approval of this license. By approving the Consent Agenda, the Board will approve a Second Class Liquor License for the West River Café located at 485 West River Road.
In a memorandum dated July 31, 2026, Town Manager John Potter discusses the Windham Regional Commission’s (WRC)Transportation Advisory Committee and recommends appointing DPW Director Dan Tyler as the Brattleboro representative on that committee. Included in the Board’s materials is a description of that committee and its work provided by the WRC. By approving the Consent Agenda, the Board will appoint Dan Tyler to the Windham Regional Commission’s Transpiration Advisory Committee as a representative of the Town of Brattleboro.
In a memorandum dated August 4, 2026, DPW Superintendent Darren Pacheco discusses the purchase of a replacement Utilities Crane Truck. Funding for this purchase has been identified within the FY27 Utilities Capital Budget, with the remaining balance to be funded through available surplus within the Utilities Vehicle Capital Line. By approving the Consent Agenda, the Board will authorize the purchase of a 2026 Freightliner Utility Crane Truck from Environmental Equipment Sales & Service Holdings, LLC (EESS) in the amount of $263,197.00.
In a memorandum dated August 4, 2026, Highway Superintendent Darren Pacheco discusses a contract for the Sunset Lake Road Stormwater Improvement Project. The Town received proposals from three contractors. Bill Harlow & Sons Excavating LLC submitted the lowest bid, with a total project cost of $49,345. The project will be funded through a FY26 Grants-in-Aid award received by the Town of Brattleboro. The Town’s required 20% local match will be satisfied through eligible in- kind labor and equipment provided by the Department of Public Works. By approving the Consent Agenda, the Board will award the Sunset Lake Road Stormwater Improvement Project contract to Bill Harlow & Sons Excavating, LLC of Putney, Vermont, for a total cost not to exceed $49,345.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA, AS PRESENTED.
REGULAR BUSINESS (6:35 PM)
Legislative Delegation Update (6:35 PM)
(i) Maintain Brattleboro Memorial Hospital Birthing Center
(ii) Lower Property Taxes
(iii) Build Housing
(iv) Promote Public Safety
(v) Prioritize Transportation
(vi) Brattleboro Town Charter
In a memorandum dated July 31, 2026, Town Manager John Potter discusses the five legislative priorities discussed first at the June 2, 2026, Selectboard meeting and finalized at the June 16, 2026, meeting. Representatives from the state legislative delegation will be in the meeting to discuss these priorities with the Board and the public.
POTENTIAL MOTION: NO MOTION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM.
Local Contribution for Community Development Block Grant Award for the Replacement of Detman Bridge – Approve
Presentation by Planning Department Staff
In a memorandum dated July 24, 2026, Assistant Planning Director/Zoning Administrator Brian Bannon discusses the local contribution for the Community Development Block Grant for the replacement of Detman Bridge.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO AUTHORIZE THE TOWN MANAGER TO COMMIT $256,725 TOWARDS THE LOCAL MATCH FOR A$1.7 MILLION COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT–DISASTER RELIEF FROM THE AGENCY OF COMMERCE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE DETMAN DRIVE BRIDGE.
Solid Waste Request for Proposals (7:35 PM)
Discussion by DPW Staff
In a memorandum dated July 24, 2026, Assistant DPW Director Pete Lynch discusses a recent Request for Information (RFI) that the Town put out to better understand current solid waste industry practices, operational approaches, and contract structures. Using that information and staff’s historical knowledge of the industry, staff created a DRAFT Request for Proposals. The draft contract has initially been reviewed by the Town Manager and Attorneys. Included in the Board’s materials is the DRAFT language for the RFP.
POTENTIAL MOTION: APPROVE THE ATTACHED DRAFT LANGUAGE FOR A MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL SERVICES REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) AND AUTHORIZE STAFF TO ADVERTISE AND DISTRIBUTE THE SOLID WASTE RFP.
Signal Hill Pump Station – Award $1,880,990 Bid and Approve Loan Amendment
Presentation by DPW Staff
In a memorandum dated July 24, 2026, DPW Director Dan Tyler discusses a contract for construction of the Signal Hill Pump Station and the execution of a loan amendment application to the existing Drinking Water Revolving Fund Loan.
POTENTIAL MOTION: TO AWARD THE CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE SIGNAL HILL PUMP STATION TO ZALUZNY EXCAVATING INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,880,990 AND AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF A LOAN AMENDMENT APPLICATION TO THE EXISTING DRINKING WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND (DWSRF) LOAN, INCREASING THE TOTAL LOAN AMOUNT TO $3,170,000.
Fire Alarm Ordinance – First Reading (7:55 PM)
Presentation by Fire Department
In a memorandum dated July 24, 2026, Assistant Fire Chief Charles Keir discusses a possible addition to The Brattleboro Code of Ordinances, Chapter 8, Health, Sanitation, Fire Safety Inspections, and Rental Housing. This is a first reading. The Board is asked to consider the Ordinance and offer suggestions, if any.
POTENTIAL MOTION: NO MOTION IS REQUIRED ON THIS ITEM.
