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Snow and ice will be cleared from select streets in Brattleboro on Monday, February 24, 2025, starting at 10 p.m. The affected streets include: Western Avenue, from Exit 2 to Edward Heights
Greenleaf Street
Canal Street
Clark Avenue
South Main Street
The Brattleboro Human Services Committee will meet on Monday, February 24, 2025 at 6:30pm in the Selectboard Meeting Room and over Zoom.
The Brattleboro Arts Committee will meet on Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at 5:00pm in the Brooks Memorial Library Meeting Room.
The Brattleboro Finance Committee will meet on Wednesday, February 26 and Thursday, February 27, 2025 at 6:15pm in the Hanna Cosman Meeting Room.
The Brattleboro Charter Revision Commission will meet on Thursday, February 27, 2025 at 6:15pm in the Selectboard Meeting Room and over Zoom.
Snow and ice will be cleared from select parking lots and streets in downtown Brattleboro on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, after 11 p.m.
The affected streets include: Canal Street, Elliot Street, Flat Street, Green Street, Elm Street, Church Street, School Street, and High Street. Snow will also be removed from the High Grove and Municipal Center lots.
Vehicles parked along the streets or in the parking lots listed above must be removed or they may be towed at the owner’s expense.
VTrans came back to the Brattleboro Selectboard, granting their wish to pay less for the bridge on Western Avenue. The board was happy, but wouldn’t sign the documentation quite yet. And there is also the matter of VTrans not being able to build the bridge or even put the bridge project on their construction schedule yet. Maybe by 2027 or 2030? No one knew what the future might bring. It will be a great bridge someday, though.
There was some debate over the Town Manager’s interpretation of the audit findings. He saw proof of a solid financial situation going forward; others weren’t so sure since the document didn’t make such a characterization and hadn’t taken into account decisions made last fall, after the audit was finished.
Brooks Memorial Library gets a new roof and a new rooftop solar system, and taxpayers get a video about reducing property taxes.
Snow and ice will be cleared from parking lots and streets in downtown Brattleboro on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, after 11 p.m.
The affected streets include: Canal Street, Main Street, High Street, Flat Street, Elliot Street, Grove Street, Harris Place, Walnut Street, Park Place, South Main, Green Street, Church Street, Elm Street, School Street, Oak Street, Putney Road, and Chapin Street.
Vehicles parked along the streets listed above or in downtown parking lots must be removed or they may be towed at the owner’s expense.
Several events originally scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 16, in Brattleboro have been canceled due to the winter storm in the forecast.
The Harris Hill Ski Jump competition scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 16 has been canceled. For more information, visit harrishillskijump.com.
The Brattleboro Winter Carnival has canceled its annual pancake breakfast. For more updates about the Winter Carnival, visit Brattleborowintercarnival.org.
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning in the Brattleboro area starting on the afternoon of Saturday, Feb. 15, and lasting through the early hours of Monday, Feb. 17. Between 6 and 10 inches of snow are expected in Town, with greater accumulations in the higher terrain, before the storm changes over to sleet and freezing rain on Sunday morning. On Sunday night into Monday, winds could be strong, reaching gusts up to 50 mph.
As the snowfall changes to sleet and freezing rain, the conditions of the roadways could change drastically in a short period of time. Drivers should expect travel to be hazardous and slow with poor visibility.
The Brattleboro Selectboard will hear about the FY24 audit findings at their next regular meeting. They will also learn that the Western Avenue bridge replacement (good ol’ 54) is back on track with the Town paying a 5% share instead of 10% of engineering and construction costs. Brooks Memorial Library will get a $200,000 rooftop solar system, the board will be told about a video, and will approve historic markers being placed on town properties.
You can bring up other items not on the agenda during public participation. Plus, you can ask questions or comment on any issue on the agenda.
The Brattleboro Finance Committee will meet on Wednesday February 19, 2025 at 6:15 in the Hanna Cosman Meeting Room (230 Main Street, Rm. 211).
The Brattleboro Finance Committee will meet on Thursday, February 20, 2025 in the Hanna Cosman Meeting Room (230 Main Street, Rm. 211).
The Brattleboro Traffic Safety Committee will meet on Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 8:00am in the Selectboard Meeting Room and over Zoom(230 Main Street, Rm. 212).
In observance of Presidents’ Day, all Brattleboro Town offices will be closed on Monday, February 17, 2025, with the exception of emergency services.
Parking is free at all metered spaces and in the pay-and-display lots on Sunday and Monday, February 16 and February 17. All other violations will be enforced.
The Brattleboro Tree Advisory Board will meet on Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 4:15pm in the Hanna Cosman Meeting Room.
The Brattleboro RTM Finance Committee will meet on Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 6:15pm in the Hanna Cosman Meeting Room.
Due to the inclement weather the Brattleboro Tree Advisory Board meeting scheduled for this afternoon is cancelled. It has been rescheduled for February 13, 2025.
Due to the inclement weather The Charter Revision Commission’s event at the Brooks Memorial Library, scheduled for 6:00pm today, has been cancelled. A makeup date will be determined later this week or early next.
The first regular meeting of February for the Brattleboro Selectboard was mostly a series of quarterly reports, punctuated by questions about EMS billing and budgets. The board learned that the bad-sounding audit will not really be as bad-sounding as it sounds. Just wait. You’ll see.
Notable – parking revenues are down, the downtown safety plan is beginning to take shape, Golden Cross is having problems collecting revenue for us, and a few candidates came to use public participation to show that they are involved.
Snow and ice will be cleared from several streets in downtown Brattleboro on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, after 11 p.m. The affected streets include: Main Street, Park Place, Linden Street, Grove Street, Elliot Street, and Flat Street. Vehicles parked along the streets listed above must be removed or they may be towed at the owner’s expense.
1. Call to Order
2. Chair’s Opening Remarks
3. What form of Annual Town Meeting is right for Brattleboro?
4. Adjourn
The Brattleboro Selectboard will begin the process of changing utility rates by having consultants come to explain the Utility Rate Study they are about to undertake.
The board will also hear quarterly updates from the police department, fire department, and finance office. You can bring up other items not on the agenda during public participation.
The Brattleboro Finance Committee will meet on Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at 6:15pm in the Hanna Cosman Meeting Room.
The Tree Advisory Committee will meet on Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 4:15pm in the Hanna Cosman Meeting Room.
Snow and ice will be cleared from parking lots and streets in downtown Brattleboro on Thursday, January 30, 2025, after 11 p.m.
The affected streets include: Canal Street, Main Street, High Street, Flat Street, Elliot Street, Grove Street, Harris Place, Walnut Street, Park Place, South Main, Green Street, Church Street, Elm Street, School Street, Oak Street, Putney Road, and Chapin Street.
Chair Daniel Quipp was under the weather, so the remaining four members of the Brattleboro Selectboard boldy went forth approving the warnings for the Annual Town Meeting and the Representative Town Meeting.
The biggest news is that there will be an advisory poll on the ballot when voters go to elect representatives and weigh in on articles, asking what percentage of future town budgets should be spent on human services. There will be five options, ranging from zero to over 2%.
Brattleboro’s Charter Revision Commission invites Brattleboro residents to a discussion on the form of Brattleboro’s annual town meeting.
The meeting will take place on Thursday, February 6, 2025, 6pm-8pm in the Main Reading Room at Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main Street and will be broadcast live on BCTV Channel 1079, BCTV’s YouTube Channel, Facebook Page and website, www.brattleborotv.org
The Charter and information about the Charter Revision Commission, including a summary of the forms of annual town meeting and a Frequently Asked Questions sheet, are available at https://brattleboro.gov/blog/charter-forum-02-06-2025
