From: Town Manager’s Office
Captain Mark Carignan has retired from the Town of Brattleboro Police Department after twenty years. Mark was hired as an Officer in 2002, he became a Detective in 2005, Sergeant in 2008, and Captain since 2014. We sincerely thank him for his years of service to the town.
Due to tree work which will be done on Prospect Street between Central Street and Pearl Street on Wednesday, May 4, 2022 (Rain Date May 5) parts of Prospect Street will be closed to traffic from 8:00am to 3:30pm.
AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER—7:00 p.m. — Michelle Luetjen Green, Board Chair
II. EXECUTIVE SESSION – 1 V.S.A. §313(a)(1)(A) Contracts
Breakfast at the Brattleboro VFW every Wednesday and Saturday from 6 am – 10 am. Sausage, bacon, corned beef hash, eggs made to order, home fries, homemade pancakes and more.
Public welcome as are to-go’s by calling 802-257-0438
Remember, breakfast will be served on our hall side from now on. (Except April 30th, which will be served canteen side due to a function)
AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER – Kelly Young
II. Approval of Previous Minutes – August 19, 2021
III. FY ’22 One Percent Requests – Action Needed
ABBY JACOBSON shares her story of growing up as a foster child and adoptee, giving us a real-life look into a search for family and identity.
Now, as an Adoption Consultant, she helps others find their way on the path.
6:00 – 6:05 Call to Order
6:05 – 7:05 Presentation for the Public on Cannabis Businesses and Brattleboro’s Land Use Regulations
Discussion of Brattleboro’s existing Municipal Land Use and Development Regulations and their impact on potential forthcoming cannabis businesses. Receive public feedback.
7:05 – 7:15 Announcements
AGENDA
Call to Order
Review and Approve Minutes of previous meeting.
Review of Cases/Public Hearings to be reviewed under the Brattleboro Land Use Regulations.
2022-37 Steve Robertson; Mixed Use Residential District; request for approval to adjust boundary between 56 Linden Street and 18 Chapin Street; Tax Map Parcels #275213.000 & #275209.000
IMPORTANT INFORMATION AT THE BOTTOM OF THE MENU
Apr. 25 Pot Roast w/Gravy
Potato Wedges
Glazed Carrots
Pineapple
Monday, April 25, 2022
4:05 am Female Founders – Creative Agencies
5:30 am The News Project – In Studio – Wanted – Younger Vermonters On Town Offices
6:00 am Landmark College Presents – Jennifer Cook – Autism in Heels 4/5/22
7:05 am Ethan Allen Homestead Enrichment Program – The Archaeology of Colonial Conflict 3/20/22
8:00 am Democracy Now! – Democracy Now! Daily Broadcast
A strong culture of lying has developed among world leaders as well as the people who support them. That culture is growing and it is able to turn lies into a pseudo-reality by repeating them so often that people start to believe them.
It might seem reasonable to believe that as the human species has evolved it would move in a direction of embracing the truth.
That has not happened.
A. Call to Order (5:15)
B. Approve Minutes of March 22 (5:15 – 5:20)
C. New Business (5:20 – 6:25)
1. Discussion: 250 Birge Street Project (5:20 – 5:30)
2. Guest Presentation on Outdoor Cats (5:30 – 6:00)
On May 2, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. Brattleboro Planning Department staff will be presenting on Cannabis Establishments and Zoning at the regularly scheduled Planning Commission meeting. During the meeting, staff will present maps that show where retail cannabis businesses are allowed, accounting for zoning and proximity to specific locations prohibited by state law. They will also discuss where other cannabis establishments, as allowed under state licensing, can be located. The public is invited to come and provide feedback. The meeting will be held in a hybrid format.
I. Call to Order and Quorum Check
II. Review of Agenda
III. Review and Approval of Minutes from March 2021
IV. Review of Compliments and Complaints from BPD
An Alert and Warning!
NATO Secretary-general calls for “transformation” of NATO into a fighting force against Russia and China
Noam Chomsky, 93, issues warning: ‘We’re approaching the most dangerous point in human history’
Join us at HatchSpace to explore this fascinating technique!
Kumiko is the Japanese technique of assembling wooden pieces to form patterns, without the use of nails or glue. The patterns range from very simple to very intricate. Kumiko panels can be used decoratively, to make lamps or screens and more.
The Brattleboro Selectboard voted to enter into a one year contract with Golden Cross Ambulance, effectively ending five decades of Rescue, Inc. collaboration with the town. There was much public discussion, mostly against the way this was handled, but it was approved 5-0.
The board also went back on their previous decision about the ski jump sculpture, now allowing it to be downtown year round but unlit most of the year, sort of like the Valentines hearts that hang year round downtown.
On January 18, 2022, the Selectboard voted to change the traffic pattern at the intersection of Canal Street and South Main Street to include a stop sign for NORTHBOUND traffic. This new stop sign was installed by DPW staff today and the traffic pattern change is now in effect. The stop sign in the northbound lane is a flashing stop sign, and there is a pedestrian crossing signal in the southbound lane that is also a flashing sign. As soon as weather permits the stop bar will be painted.
This change in traffic pattern was recommended by staff and the Traffic Safety Committee and will make it safer for pedestrians who use the crosswalk to cross Canal Street at the intersection with South Main Street. It also will allow drivers who want to turn from Canal Street southbound onto South Main Street to have sufficient room to make that turn.
BRATTLEBORO, VT—For organizations and nonprofits dealing to survive during COVID who would like to learn from others and how they’ve faced novel ways to tell their stories and connect to community join Vermont Independent Media’s panel discussion on Wednesday, April 20 at 7:30p on Zoom. Registration required. Email: Geoffburgess2@gmail.com
The event will be moderated by Joyce Marcel, journalist and president of the board of the nonprofit Friends of Brooks Memorial Library.
A few items have come our way that indicate some pushback on the recent Town decisions regarding Rescue, Inc.
Anne Latchis has sent this out:
I’m writing to ask you to please write or call our town select-board members to ask them bring the ‘Town Manager’s decision to no longer contract with Rescue, Inc.’ to a TOWN VOTE . Contact info is listed below.
