October 27, 2020 Conservation Commission Meeting
A. Call to Order
B. Announcements
C. Approve September 22, 2020 Meeting Minutes
D. New Business
1. Kettle Pond – Grant Opportunity
The Word “Race” Has Two Definitions!
Wow, the word “race” has two definitions!
When, Why, Where and How did the Democrats change from being pro-Slavery while the Republicans were anti-Slavery? This topic is going around the internet now that we are so close to the November 3rd pre-climax of the 2020 Presidential race, waiting in agony for all of the many law suits filed in different states about mail-in ballots to be resolved in the months to come before we have a certified winner.
WSESD Social Justice Committee Meeting Agenda and Minutes
AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER – 4:30 p.m. – Thomas Nolan
II. Approval of Minutes – August 24 and September 28, 2020
III. Discuss the next steps for implementing commitment, including Andy’s details on initiating union approval of offering diversity incentives to new hires.
Found Phone
On 19 October about 6:15 PM I found a smart phone on the ground inside the entrance to Aldi’s. I gave it to the cashier guy.
Selectboard Meeting Notes – Rental Ordinance Fizzles
The Brattleboro Selectboard held a first reading of a proposed ordinance to limit upfront rental costs, but decided not to move ahead with a second reading. Instead, more research, new ideas, and data will be explored.
Groundworks got a big grant which enables the completion of their project on South Main Street, and the marketing initiative to promote Brattleboro was discussed.
BCTV Schedules Week of October 19, 2020
BCTV Channel 8 / 1075 schedule for the week of 10/19/20
Monday, October 19, 2020
4:00 am Education and Enrichment for Everyone – Votes… for Women?
5:00 am How Brattleboro’s Skateboard Park was Built – The Dedication of Perseverance Skateboard Park 10/3/20
6:35 am PR Benefits – Episode 21 – Amy Smith
7:00 am All Things LGBTQ – News 10/6/20
8:00 am Democracy Now! – Democracy Now! Daily Broadcast
9:00 am Brattleboro Rotary Club Speaker Series – Episode 19 – Geoff Hatheway
9:40 am Meet the Candidates – Doug Hoffer, Candidate for Auditor of Accounts (Dem/Rep)
Interview with Brattleboro Town Clerk
Elliott Greenblott interviews Hilary Francis, Brattleboro Town Clerk about the voting in this year’s election.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/lx92szvkz5fojf7/Final%20-%20HF.mov?dl=0
Remember to vote ~ Make your vote count ~ Follow the instructions
Brattleboro Senior Meals Menu October 19 to October 23
Brattleboro Senior Meals Menu October 19 to October 23
IMPORTANT INFORMATION AT THE BOTTOM OF THE MENU
Oct. 19 Pesto Pasta & Chicken
Buttered Corn
Brussels Sprouts
Garlic Bread
Tropical Fruit
VFW $7 Lunch Specials Open to the Public 10-19 to 10-23 and Breakfast Wed 10/21 Public Welcome
VFW $7 Lunch Specials Oct. 19th – Oct. 23rd
Mon – salisbury steak, mashed potato, gravy & veg
Tues – stuffed chicken breast, baked potato, veg
Wed – Breakfast 6am-9am
Wed – sausage, onion & pepper grinder w/ potato chips
Thur – pot roast, potato and carrots
Fri – clam strip roll w/ fries & coleslaw
Save Dottie’s!
Sadly, the Brattleboro Co-op, with minimal announcement to its owners, is planning to close Dottie’s. In the current “Food for Thought”, they describe it as “the integration of Dottie’s into our main store”. If this happens, Dottie’s as we know and love it, will no longer exist.
Although the plans seem to be far along, we are asking the management to kindly reconsider.
Many people, especially those on a tight food budget, rely on Dottie’s, and everyone benefits from the mix of interesting products, many of which are not available in the main co-op.
Brattleboro Selectboard Agenda and Notes – October 20, 2020
The Brattleboro Selectboard will have a first reading of an ordinance to limit upfront rental costs at their next regular meeting, which will be held on 10-20-2020. (And probably end at 10:20.)
Police cars will be purchased, health insurance will be renewed, leases will be extended, grants will be applied for, and the skatepark committee will be disbanded now that their work is through. You can bring up other items not on the agenda during public participation.
WSESD Meeting Agenda and Minutes
AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER – 6:00 p.m. – David Schoales, Board Chair
II. RECOGNITION OF VISITORS
III. CONSENT AGENDA
• CLERK’S REPORT – Approval of Minutes – October 7, 2020
Brattleboro Board and Committee Meeting Agendas
The Brattleboro Representative Town Meeting Finance Committee will meet on Monday, October 19, 2020, at 4:00pm, using Zoom (with no physical location due to the ongoing social distancing requirements of COVID-19). The attached agenda contains information about how to access the meeting remotely.
The Brattleboro Community Safety Review Committee will meet on Monday, October 19, 2020, at 6:00pm, using Zoom (with no physical location due to the ongoing social distancing requirements of COVID-19). The attached agenda contains information about how to access the meeting remotely.
The Brattleboro Representative Town Meeting Human Services Review Committee will meet and hold an Informational Session (Applicant’s Forum) on Tuesday, October 20, 2020, at 5:00pm, using GoToMeeting (with no physical location due to the ongoing social distancing requirements of COVID-19).
Brattleboro Design Review Committee Meeting: October 19, 2020 at 12:00 P.M.
Brattleboro Design Review Committee
Monday, October 19,2020
Agenda
12:00 P.M.
NOTE: Per the “Stay Home – Stay Safe” order issued by Governor Scott, this meeting will be held with no physical location using Zoom.
Fraudulent Election?
It’s less than 3 weeks to Election Day, and polls indicate that Biden is leading by double digits.
Trump hates to lose, and he is acutely aware of these polls.
In these days before the election, we hear allegations that Trump will attempt to retain power through voter suppression. There is a strategy to suppress voter turnout by purging voters – especially inner-city voters – and to suppress mail-in voting.
Book on Local Printing and Publishing to be Printed Locally: Partnership Announced
The Brattleboro Words Project is proud to formally announce two new partnerships in the publishing and printing of the much anticipated book, “Print Town: Brattleboro’s Legacy of Words.”
In a culmination of three-years’ of dedicated work, the book, due out this fall, will be published by the Vermont Historical Society, Inc. and printed by Howard Printing in Brattleboro.
Brattleboro’s Harris Hill Ski Jump Cancelled for 2021
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. — Vermont’s Harris Hill Ski Jump is canceling its February 2021 competition due to the Covid-19 pandemic and turning its attention to planning for its centennial in 2022.
“We considered the enormous health risks to the jumpers, coaches and judges coming from around the country and overseas,” event co-directors Kate McGinn and Liz Richards said. “Those risks would extend to the hundreds of volunteers who staff the competition and the thousands of spectators who come from all over New England.”
Updated Brattleboro Water Main Flushing in Tri-Park/Deepwood
UPDATED: WATER MAIN FLUSHING in Tri-Park/Deepwood
The water main flushing in Tri-Park scheduled for Tuesday, October 13, 2020, has been rescheduled to Wednesday, October 14, 2020.
Flushing of the water mains in Tri-Park Cooperative Housing and Deepwood Drive Developments will take place on Wednesday, October 14, 2020
Happiness
At a White House news conference, (Monday, Oct 5 ), President Donald Trump said that top Defense Department leaders want to keep waging wars in order to keep defense contractors “happy.”
“The top people in the Pentagon probably aren’t (happy) because they want to do nothing but fight wars so all of those wonderful companies that make the bombs and make the planes and make everything else stay happy.”
BCTV Schedules – Week of October 12, 2020
BCTV Channel 8 / 1075 schedule for the week of 10/12/20
Monday, October 12, 2020
4:00 am Education and Enrichment for Everyone – Votes… for Women?
5:00 am Yestermorrow Fall Speaker Series – Art as Story Through an Indigenous Lens
6:00 am The News Project – Press Pass – Xander Landen and Kit Norton
6:30 am The News Project – In Studio – A Conversation with Scott Milne
7:00 am All Things LGBTQ – Interview Show 9/29/20
