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In observance of the Independence Day Holiday, crews will be off the road at Noon on Thursday, July 3rd and return to work Monday, July 7th.
TRAFFIC IMPACTS:
Motorists should watch for crews accessing the shoulders on Vermont Route 9, Vermont Route 30, U.S. Route 5, and Vermont Route 142 as well as all approach routes and side streets while they install construction signs.
The Utilities Division will be replacing a sewer line on Church Street beginning on Monday, July 7 through Friday, July 11. Church Street will be closed from 6:00am to 5:00pm for this replacement. There will be no parking on Church Street during this time and motorists should plan alternative routes .
If you have further questions, please contact the Department of Public Works at 802 254-4255 or email Chris Severance cseverance@brattleboro.gov.
In observance of the July 4th holiday, all Town offices will be closed on Friday, July 4, 2025, with the exception of emergency services.
Parking is free at all metered spaces and in the pay-and-display lots on Friday, July 4, 2024. All other violations will be enforced.
A US Army helicopter was circling over Brattleboro today for what may have been an hour. Does anyone have more information as to why this happened. What were they concerned about?
The Brattleboro Finance Committee will meet on Monday, June 30, 2025 at 6:00pm in the Hanna Cosman Meeting Room (230 Main Street, rm. 211).
The Brattleboro Charter Revision Commission will meet on Wednesday, July 2, 2025 at 6:15pm in the Selectboard Meeting Room (230 Main Street, Rm. 212).
The Brattleboro Arts Committee will meet on Tuesday, June 24 at 5:00pm in the Brooks Memorial Library community Room.
The Brattleboro Finance Committee will meet on Tuesday, June 24th at 6:00pm in the Hanna Cosman Meeting Room.
A space for you to add little things you see around town, such as:
– it is hot – hovering around 100 on some thermometers in late June
– Beadniks has a sign up at their new location, and paper on the windows. Looks like they will be re-opening soon just up the street from their former spot. Near Gallery in the Woods now.
The Brattleboro Charter Revision Commission will meet on Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 6”15pm in the Selectboard Meeting Room and over Zoom.
The Brattleboro Traffic Safety Committee will meet on Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 8:00am in the Selectboard Meeting Room and over Zoom.
Your water bill will go up, your sewer bills will go up, the town is buying a $73k car for the fire department, there will be a bit of free parking near the holidays, and a new sculpture park is being preliminarily proposed for the area near BMAC and he Amtrak station. All this and more at Tuesday night’s meeting of the Brattleboro Selectboard.
In observance of Juneteenth, all Brattleboro Town offices will be closed on Thursday, June 19, 2025, with the exception of emergency services.
Parking is free at all metered spaces and in the pay-and-display lots on Thursday, June 19, 2025. All other violations will be enforced.
Brooks Memorial Library will be closed on Thursday, June 19, 2025.
The Brattleboro Selectboard will approve new FY26 budgets for water, sewer and parking rate at their next regular meeting. The parking budget includes options for the possibility of some free parking in December, or perhaps not. It’s up to the board to decide.
They will also buy a new fire car, plan a retreat, and hear about plans to improve the Depot Street area of town. You can bring up other items on the agenda during public participation.
We regret to inform you that the Annual Remembrance Ceremony at the Memorial Garden in Living Memorial Park, originally scheduled for this Thursday, June 12, 2025, has been cancelled.
We appreciate the support and love shown for this event and encourage everyone to take a moment to remember and honor their loved ones in their own way. Thank you for your understanding. Our Garden is inaccessible due to all the rain, and we could not safely hold the event.
Travelers to Brattleboro should be advised that on Saturday, June 14, 2025, starting at 3 p.m., an organization plans to conduct a march. The route will go from the Centre Church to the Commons, where participants are expected to gather until the event ends at 6 p.m.
Drivers will see temporary street signs around the time of the event, advising them to expect delays and consider alternate routes.
The Brattleboro Charter Revision Commission will meet on Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 6:15pm in the Selectboard Meeting Room and over Zoom.
Jessica Sticklor (she/her/hers)
Executive Assistant
Town of Brattleboro
The Highway Division will be conducting drainage work on Canal Street near the South Main Street intersection. The work will begin on Wednesday, June 11 and continue through Friday, June 13, between 7:00am and 3:00pm daily. There will be a lane restriction in this area and motorists should expect delays and plan alternate routes.
The Brattleboro RTM Human Services Committee will meet on Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 6:30pm in the Planning Services Conference Room in the Municipal Center (230 Main Street, 2nd Floor).
The Brattleboro RTM Finance Committee will meet on Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 6:00pm in Room 304 in the Municipal Center (230 Main Street)
On Monday June 9, 2025, BELLCO Excavation, a contractor hired by the Town, will begin a stormwater improvement project on Abbott Road. A full road closure can be expected from the intersection of Abbott Road and Greenleaf Street to the intersection of Abbott Road and Gateway Farm Lane.
The closure will be in effect on June 9 and June 10 from 7:00am to 5:00pm.
The Brattleboro Selectboard heard initial presentations about Water & Sewer and Parking budgets for FY26. This included a detailed discussion of Sunday parking, whether free parking might be better in some cases to encourage shoppers and 1% LOST income, and whether parking costs should be charged based on how popular a lot might be. The board decided to ask for no changes.
Also, pickleball courts are on the way.
“By the People: Brattleboro Goes Fourth” is seeking parade participants as it prepares to celebrate the town’s 52nd Independence Day event on Friday, July 4, 2025.
The all-volunteer citizens committee will begin the day at 10 a.m. with a parade from Flat Street to Main Street and the Common. The shorter route comes after requests from older marchers and challenges finding enough volunteers and public safety patrols to monitor a longer distance.
