Brattleboro Senior Meals Menu August 23 to August 27
IMPORTANT INFORMATION AT THE BOTTOM OF THE MENU
August 23 Turkey Meatloaf
Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Peas & Pearl Onions
Yogurt & Fruit
News From a Simpler Time
August 22, 1873
“The night blooming cerus belonging to Mrs. Hines, on Green street, bore five blossoms on Wednesday night of last week.”
Batten Down the Hatches
Early Friday, the National Hurricane Center issued a hurricane watch for parts of New England. Tropical Storm Henri will likely develop into a hurricane before making landfall on the northeastern U.S. coast this weekend, bringing strong winds and heavy rain.
Brattleboro Representative Town Meeting Survey Report Summary
You might enjoy reading this:
“…A survey titled ‘Brattleboro Town Meeting: Your Opinion’ was conducted starting July 9, in order to get feedback on what annual representative town meeting (RTM) attendees and participants think about their experience with the Brattleboro RTM.
The objective of this survey is to hear opinions about what people want changed or want preserved in our town meeting process, so that the RTM Steering committee can be better informed and can take this opinion into account, in our work.
The RTM proposal that was adopted for the Steering committee states: “…to review the rules, procedures and structure of Representative Town Meeting for the purpose of enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of the body…”
Brattleboro Representative Town Meeting Finance Committee Meeting Agenda
The Brattleboro RTM Finance Committee will meet on Tuesday, August 24, 2021 at 6:00pm at the Brattleboro Co-op Outdoor Café.
2021 Brattleboro Real Estate and Personal Property Taxes Due
The first installment of the 2021 Brattleboro Real Estate and Personal Property Taxes will be due on August 23, 2021. Payments made after August 23, 2021 will have an additional 1% interest added to the unpaid balance.
The Town of Brattleboro utility bills are also due on August 23, 2021. Payments made after August 23, 2021 will have an additional 1% interest, as well as an 8% penalty added to the unpaid balance.
WSESU Communications Council Meeting Agenda and Minutes
AGENDA
I. Call to Order
II. Approval of Minutes – May 20, 2021
III. Recognition of Visitors
IV. Agenda Additions/Changes
Selectboard Special Meeting Notes: Masks Redux
The Brattleboro Selectboard approved a new rule requiring face covering indoors, subject to the approval of Dr. Levine and the Vermont Department of Health. If Levine doesn’t approve, the board strongly recommends, rather than requires, the face coverings. This is all in response to a rapid rise in regional COVID cases, more Delta variant, and a fluctuating CDC rating of viral transmission.
In a related action, the board recommended to everyone who is able, please get vaccinated.
Shopping Day at Swap Shop
SHOPPING ONLY DAY at Swap Shop at WSWMD on Old Ferry Road, Brattleboro on Saturday, August 21, 8:30 am to noon. We are overflowing with donated items and must make room for more! A few of the many items available are dressers, chairs, lamps, kitchenware, puzzles, outdoor furniture, DVDs, books, file cabinets-2 drawer & 4 drawer….ALL ITEMS ARE FREE
SCHEDULE & HOURS:
Shopping Days- 1st & 3rd Saturdays of the month
Donation Days- 2nd & 4th Saturdays of the month
If a month contains 5 weeks, the Swap will be closed
WSESD Personnel Committee Meeting Agenda and Minutes
AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER – Kelly Young
II. Approval of Previous Minutes – August 6, 2021
III. New Hires – Action Needed
Brattleboro Traffic Safety Committee Agenda
AGENDA
1. Minutes – May 20, 2021
2. Public Participation
3. Monthly Report on Pedestrian and Bicycle Incidents
4. Monthly Report on Traffic Data Collection
5. Updates/Continued Discussion on Ongoing Matters
Hinesburg Road Re-Opens
The Department of Public Works is happy to report that Renaud Brothers has completed the replacement of the stone culvert on Hinesburg Road that failed during the severe rainstorm on July 17. The guardrails have been installed and the roadway has been paved. Hinesburg Road is reopened to normal traffic, effective immediately.
We appreciate your cooperation, understanding and patience as these repairs were made.
Meet and Greet Brattleboro Police Chief Norma Hardy at Brooks Memorial Library
Brattleboro ~ Meet and greet Police Chief Norma Hardy at Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main St. this Wednesday, August 18 from 5-7. Drop by and get acquainted at an outdoor reception to welcome the newest member of the Town of Brattleboro team.
Everyone is invited and refreshments will be served.
Heroes Put It All On The Line
Shock. Sadness. Anger. Those were some of the emotions that grabbed me as I read the account by Mindy Haskins Rogers in the August 11 issue of The Commons of Brattleboro. She told the story of alleged sexual abuse by a former Brattleboro Union High School English teacher, Zeke Hecker, and the years-long cover up of his behavior.
We hear about sexual abuse nearly every day and we have come to realize that not enough abusers are ever brought to justice. You only have to look as far as a former president to understand that the deck is stacked against the abused.
Silence is one of the best weapons that abusers have. Sadly, there are too many examples of child sexual abuse, including that of the Catholic church.
BCTV Schedules – Week of August 16, 2021
BCTV Channel 1075 schedule for the week of 8/16/21
Monday, August 16, 2021
4:05 am Middlebury Festival on the Green 2021 – Beg, Steal or Borrow
5:55 am Positively Vermont – Vermont Rail Action Network 7/11/21
6:30 am Open Exchange Vermont: Ep 1 – Bodily Autonomy and Vaccine Passports
7:00 am Brattleboro Rotary Club Speaker Series – Ep 49 – DG John Bob
7:20 am HANDS in the Dirt – Organic Pest Controls – Diseases and Animals 7/21/21
Brattleboro Senior Meals Menu August 16 to August 20
IMPORTANT INFORMATION AT THE BOTTOM OF THE MENU
August 16 Caesar Salad w/Chicken
Pasta Salad w/Broccoli & Pesto
Garlic Bread
Cream Puff
What? A World Boycott of US Products Until US Stops Its Embargo of Cuba and Leaves Guantanamo?
A Half-century Long Brutal USA Embargo Against Tiny Cuba! 184 Nations Vote For its End & Against US & Israel
NEW YORK, June 23 (Reuters) –
‘U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration continued Washington’s tradition of voting against an annual United Nations General Assembly resolution calling for an end to a U.S. economic embargo on Cuba.
The resolution was adopted for the 29th time with 184 votes in favor, three abstentions and two no votes – the United States and Israel. The U.N. vote can carry political weight, but only the U.S. Congress can lift the more than 50-year-old embargo.’
No Government Besides Israel Supports US Embargo
Brattleboro Selectboard Special Meeting Agenda – New Mask Requirements
The Brattleboro Selectboard will meet on Tuesday, August 17, 2021, at 6:15pm in the Selectboard Meeting Room at the Brattleboro Municipal Center (320 Main Street). The public is encouraged to participate in the meeting over Zoom. The Municipal Center will be open to the public with limited seating spaced six feet apart and face coverings will be required in the meeting. The attached agenda contains information on how to access the meeting remotely, including the required “passcode.” ASL interpreters will be available for deaf and hard-of-hearing community members.
The 2020 Census and Windham County, VT
The new census is being rolled out. Both Vermont and Windham County have seen population growth, if the numbers are reliable, since 2010.
Windham County had a 3.1% change in population, from 44,513 in 2010 to 45,905 in 2020. Vermont’s population grew by 2.8%, from 625,741 in 2010 to 643,077 in 2020.
The percent of Windham County population over 18 is 82.5%, or 37,893 people.
Representative Town Meeting Steering Committee Meeting Agenda
1. Call to Order 1 min
2. Agenda Review 2 min
3. Approve minutes 3 min
4. Announcements
