In observance of the July 4th holiday, all Town offices will be closed on Tuesday, July 4, 2023, with the exception of emergency services.
Parking is free at all metered spaces and in the pay-and-display lots on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. All other violations will be enforced.
AGENDA
I. Call to Order / Introductions / Recognition of Visitors
II. Review of minutes
III. Items to discuss related to programmatic & performance equity:
a. Universal Pre-k access
b. Rotation of school board meetings
c. Food Services in the district
Monday, June 26, 2023
5:00 am Vote for Vermont – Seven Steps to Better Schools
6:00 am Brattleboro Literary Festival – A Path Lit by Lightning: David Maraniss on Jim Thorpe
7:00 am Juno Orchestra – Heavens Border – Suite for String Orchestra
7:15 am Brattleboro Gallery Walk – June 2, 2023
7:55 am BDCC presents – Fearless Futures 6/6/23
Check out this show with EZLERH ORESTE – a guy who knows how to perform, have a good time and who generously shares the fun! From Stand-Up to Sweat Lodges, Clowning to Video Productions….Ezlerh also gives a beautiful tribute to Jonas Fricke.
June 26 Swedish Meatballs over Pasta
Brussel Sprouts
Carrots
Peaches
The Windham County Heat Fund, an IRS non-profit, was started in 2005 by me and Daryl Pillsbury. We never intended to create a fund that would keep going for so long but the need never decreases. So we raise money every year and rely on a generous community to do the heavy lifting for us. They always come through and we, and the people we help, are grateful for the support.
This past heating season 81 individuals and a number of local businesses and churches donated a total of $55,542. Daryl and I continue to work for the fund without compensation and we have almost no administrative expenses. The money we raise goes directly to fuel companies.
The Brattleboro Planning Commission will hold a special meeting on Wednesday, July 5, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. in the Selectboard Meeting Room. The public is welcome to participate in person or via Zoom. This meeting will take place of the previously schedule July 3, 2023 meeting.
1.) Call to Order and Review Minutes from May 24th 2023 and approve and go over Roberts Rules briefly.
2.)Discuss Complaints and Compliments from May 24th 2023 meeting any additional questions from last months review of Complaints and Compliments to determine final or continued decisions.
3.) Go over any New Complaints and Compliments from BPD.
The Brattleboro Town Arts Committee will meet on Tuesday, June 27, 2023 at 5:00pm in the Brooks Memorial Library Community Meeting Room (224 Main Street).
Rehabilitation of Vermont Route 30 is underway between Brattleboro and Newfane, beginning at Cedar Street in Brattleboro and extending northerly for approximately 10 miles to just north of Brook Street in Newfane. This project also includes ledge stabilization in one location in Dummerston.
DETOUR INFORMATION: The truck detour route from VT 142 will be up Cotton Mill Hill Road, left onto South Main Street, continuing onto Fairground Road, and finally back Canal Street. Cars detouring from VT 142 should proceed up Cotton Mill Hill Rd. and make a right hand turn onto South Main St. A turnaround has been constructed south of Cotton Mill Hill Rd. on VT 142 to allow vehicles to safely navigate this corridor. A three-way stop configuration has been implemented at the Cotton Mill Hill Rd. and VT 142 intersection.
The installation of a 30″ Reinforced Concrete Pipe (RCP) under the railroad tracks adjacent to the intersection of Vermont Route 142 and Royal Road in Brattleboro will necessitate the contractor work 24 hours a day over the weekend beginning Friday, June 23rd and ending on Sunday, June 25th. Residents in the vicinity of the project should be advised that site lighting and construction noise will come from this location overnight on both Friday and Saturday nights. Train traffic will be suspended during this weekend closure period and is scheduled to resume again on Monday morning at 8 a.m.
…”Now, therefore, we, the New Brattleboro Mascot Oversight Committee of the Windham Southeast School District, do hereby recommend that the Board of School Directors officially adopt Bears as our new school mascot and identifier for the purpose of enabling a unified and spirited school community….”
AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER – 6:00 p.m. – Kelly Young, Board Chair
Review of Agenda
II. STUDENT MATTERS (5-10 Minutes)
III. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
A. Update on CIP Development with multi-year goals moving forward
At BCS we’re shouting hallelujah, You can imagine, with the overwhelmong selectboard lawsuits against our homeless shelter it’s great to have this good news. It’s been ten years. Brattleboro is the first city — the only city in America that gives its young people a voice as voters and as elected officials. This may stem the tide of youth moving out of town. We were just talking with Addie Lentzner of the Vermont Youth Lobby. We’re thinking about a state-wide campaign. If we proceed BCS will advocate for full voting membership on school boards.
Young Brattleboro students have a great range of options for political expression. On one hand the student member of the school board is formal but tokenized and not allowed to vote. On the other hand Rio and other Youth Vote workers also disrupted the selectboard and the Heifer Parade to declare a climate emergency. The Youth Vote amendment creates the best option, both formal and powerful, if the young voters choose to own their power.
The Brattleboro Selectboard approves union and non-union pay raises and contracts for town employees at Tuesday’s meeting, they will talk finances and financial software, and they will approve enterprise fund budgets and a rate decrease for those who use water.
I’ll skip that stuff and give you a kitten update, then join the board for their discussion of EMS after 7 pm.
Though the selectboard knew the motel funding would end, they did no planning. Instead now they are talking about thinking about proposing something.
BCS has promoted emergency homeless shelters in RVs and campers since last summer. We’ve been saying to the selectboard basically, “We have started a decentralized homeless shelter. It’s a simple solution to the homeless crisis, but it doesn’t fit any current permitting process. Can you help? ”. They said nothing. In February they began prosecuting us. Now the news says they are proposing the same thing and calling it “dispersed camping”.
1. Convene Meeting
2. Utility Grievance Hearing Deliberative Session
3. 10am Utility Grievance Hearing
The Brattleboro Selectboard will meet on June 20 at 5 p.m. (rather than the usual start time of 6:15 p.m.) in the Selectboard Meeting Room at the Municipal Center, 230 Main Street, and on Zoom.
BCTV Channel 1079 Weekly Listing for 6/19/23
Monday, June 19, 2023
5:00 am Brattleboro Housing Partnerships Board – BHP Bd Mtg 5/22/23
5:45 am Windham Central Supervisory Union – WCSU Bd and Exec. Comm. Mtg 5/31/23
7:00 am Brattleboro Planning Commission – Brattleboro PC Mtg 6/5/23
8:30 am West River Education District – WRED Bd Mtg 6/12/23
