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.
II. Consider
– Proposed Asthma Policy
Rebecca Olmstead and Susan Grabowski
– Wellness Policy
E11 Federal Child Nutrition Act Wellness Policy
Rebecca Olmstead and Susan Grabowski
Program Update: In light of the reduced funding allocation for the Brattleboro Town Arts Fund, we have decided to postpone the launch of the 2025 application cycle until January 2026, effectively combining this year’s and next year’s application process and funding resources.
While the Brattleboro Selectboard voted in April to restore $15,000 for the Town Arts Fund in the revised FY26 Town budget, the finalized budget that was sent to and approved at Representative Town Meeting in May included an additional reduction of $5,000 from the TAF program, for a final award of $10,000 for FY26.
June 23 General Tso’s Chicken
Rice w/Oriental Veggies
Mixed Veggies
Pears
The recent leak of over 16 000 000 000 passwords is quite serious and was reported when the world was hardly looking. At the time of this writing it was scrubbed from the major US news outlets.
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.
On Monday and Tuesday, June 23-24, 2025, temperatures are forecast to reach into the high 90s. The heat index will be higher, with high humidity and dew point temperatures potentially causing dangerous conditions.
Keep an eye on your family, friends, neighbors, and yourselves for symptoms of heat illness. Symptoms include muscle cramps, heavy sweating, nausea, headache, or light-headedness. Most symptoms can be treated with fluids and by resting in a cooler place. Look for grassy areas that are shaded. Paved areas will always be warmer, even in the shade. If symptoms persist or worsen, or someone seems confused or loses consciousness, dial 9-1-1 immediately for help!
The Advisory Board aims to strengthen CTE programs by providing input for curriculum and related district program activities. The Advisory Board also helps increase community awareness and participation in CTE programs. The Advisory Board makes recommendations but is not responsible for funding or program implementation or supervision.
a. Connection with Young Eagles program in Rutland. The group discussed a number of flight opportunities connected with the Young Eagles program within a reasonable drive from Brattleboro. One of the biggest obstacles is the fact that free Young Eagles intro flights are age limited to 17 years old. Six of the nine students in the program are older than 17. Additionally, we discussed the possibility of scheduling introductory flight, at a cost, with a local flight school as a means to get students in the air in a light GA aircraft.
(1) Recall to active service.
In the event that President Trump should call a national emergency because Trump helps Israel bomb Iran and Iran decides to try to bomb U.S. Military bases over there somewhere, then people are concerned about retired U.S. Military people being re-called to service. This is what people are talking about, from the grocery delivery guy to the handyman repair guy. Even a lady at the grocery store knows this fear.
Project Description: Work will consist of course milling the existing pavement to a 2” depth, then placing a 1/2” lift of Type IVS pavement to level the road surface, followed but a 1-1/2” lift of Type IVS pavement as the final wearing surface. Sidewalk ramps and pedestrian crossing infrastructure will be replaced and upgraded to meet current ADA standards, as necessary. Some bicycle features may be added where applicable and feasible. Signs will also be replaced and upgraded as necessary to meet current specifications in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). Finally, shoulder berms that have built up will be removed to facilitate better drainage from the road surface, and some ditching work may be performed to further aid in drainage. The majority of the work within the project limits (STP PC25(6)) will occur during typical night time hours as an effort to minimize impacts to traffic.
Isaac Evans-Frantz made some good points about the parking system and downtown business at Tuesday’s Selectboard meeting. His points deserve underlining and emphasis because he latched on to some logical flaws of the current parking system, and hinted heavily that it might be really harming downtown business.
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Isaac began by asking why, if there was a deficit in the parking fund, would the board consider offering any free parking at all during holidays.
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.
Updates
DS noted that Tim Maciel sent an email regarding HHB and C7 and C8. That email and her reply are below:
On Jun 11, 2025, Tim Maciel wrote:
I’m sorry not to be able to call in or attend the Policy meeting in person as a non- member, but I’m asking you to consider two requests:
When I read obituaries of people of my own age they no longer use the phrase “he died so young”, but they may say “he lived a full life”. Of course I am reminded of my imminent demise, but it also is a way to learn to cherish the time left on this planet. All kinds of thoughts cross your mind when you reach this point in life.
I always had a fascination with the obituary page, but I now find myself reading almost every word of every obituary. I’m not sure what this means, but I suspect I am comparing my life to that of others my age who have passed on and trying to figure out what I would like to have said about me when I pass.
These are not morbid thoughts. If we accept the fact that we all die then we can embrace the last chapters of our lives and exploit the perspective that a lot of decades on the planet have given us. Some people prepare their own obituaries so they can know exactly what will be said about them. It seems like a reasonable thing to do and I tell myself I should do it but I keep putting it off. Does this mean I am afraid of death?
June 16 Baked Spaghetti w/Meatballs
Green Beans
Garlic Bread
Tropical Fruit
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More than 2500 turned out to protest today in Brattleboro. The number was according to a speaker at the stage at the common, and was probably an undercount, as people were still arriving. Indeed, Brattleboro was filled with people today. Cars filled side streets and church parking lots. Church bells were ringing out. There were people marching, chanting, singing, playing music and holding their signs and flags up as they marched.
