It’s the July 2025 dashboard summary. We continue semi-regular COVID-19 dashboard numbers from the Vermont Department of Health, and MA counties that surround Brattleboro, as long as they continue providing them. New Hampshire has shut down their reporting. Numbers are low, but not zero. Scroll down the new comments for the latest.
This is the most important Speech today during the debate on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
The Brattleboro Selectboard starts July with a big meeting on the 8th. They’ll spend almost a half million dollars on DPW vehicles, authorize tax collectors going after local businesses, pay for a new $476k retaining wall, and that’s just in the consent agenda. (They’ll also retroactively consider a parade permit – if it fails, do the participants need to march backwards?)
Once the meeting gets going in full, the board will hear from the Charter Revision Commission, receive an update on the old Hinsdale bridges, set a property tax rate of $1.5835 per $100, hear about increases to water and sewer rates, spend over $500k on space for police and bathrooms downtown, and more.
You can bring up other items not on the agenda during public participation.
The Brattleboro Tree Advisory Board will meet on Thursday, July 10, 2025 in the Hanna Cosman Meeting Room in the Municipal Center (230 Main Street, Rm. 211).
Jessica Sticklor (she/her/hers)
Executive Assistant
Town of Brattleboro
In observance of the Independence Day Holiday, crews will be off the road at Noon on Thursday, July 3rd and return to work Monday, July 7th.
TRAFFIC IMPACTS:
Motorists should watch for crews accessing the shoulders on Vermont Route 9, Vermont Route 30, U.S. Route 5, and Vermont Route 142 as well as all approach routes and side streets while they install construction signs.
The Utilities Division will be replacing a sewer line on Church Street beginning on Monday, July 7 through Friday, July 11. Church Street will be closed from 6:00am to 5:00pm for this replacement. There will be no parking on Church Street during this time and motorists should plan alternative routes .
If you have further questions, please contact the Department of Public Works at 802 254-4255 or email Chris Severance cseverance@brattleboro.gov.
It says July 2nd but it is actually July 3rd, so probably whomever might be running the website is fraudulently labelling the date to discourage American voters from watching this right now. After all, people want to see what is going on today, right now! This is fraudulent labelling!
Mark your calendars and lace up your dancing shoes—Next Stage Arts’ Bandwagon Summer Series is turning up the heat this August with Jonathan Powell’s Mambo Jazz Party, a thrilling evening of Latin jazz, mambo, and irresistible rhythm.
You go to live.house.gov and then tap the link to watch the Clerk’s Youtube channel.
https://www.youtube.com/USHouseClerk/live
It has been painful to watch, very boring, repetitive arguments, and each side calls the other side a bunch of liars.
Updates
Gender Freedom in Schools: There is a call being scheduled for Thursday with the specialist lawyer who has reviewed the proposed policy.
DS forwarded two emails from the VSBA regarding legislative updates. Several policy issues are coming our way, as well as changes to Open Meeting law.
Today, July 1, 2025, the United States Senate voted 50 Yes to 50 No to pass President Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill Act, so Vice President J.D. Vance was required to vote to break the tie, and so the Republicans won.
Now, because the version of the Big Beautiful Bill Act in the United States Senate Passed with Amendments, making it different than the previous Bill the U.S. House in the United States Congress passed, now it has to go back to the Congressmen and Congresswomen in the U.S. House to decide if they agree with the Amendments the U.S. Senate made, or they can re-write the Bill again.
Here’s the clip that NECCA said could be found on the Today Show video page. It is a short piece featuring Brattleboro’s NECCA and the Silver Circus, showing how folks can run away and join the circus even when they are over 60! (Video below)
Near average rainfall for the month of June at 4.41″ compared to the NOAA normal of 4.52″. It has been a little dry of late with only 0.21″ falling in the last 11 days of the month. I don’t record temps but there have been some very hot days followed by big swings to cool days.
Year to date precipitation stands at 29.18″ compared to the normal of 22.13″. Well above the average mostly from the wet month of May. All numbers are from my location in the S.E. corner of Brattleboro and may be different where you live.
In observance of the Independence Day Holiday, crews will be off the road at Noon on Thursday, July 3rd and return to work Monday, July 7th.
TRAFFIC IMPACTS:
Motorists should watch for crews accessing the shoulders along all approach routes and side streets to Vermont Route 9, Vermont Route 30, U.S. Route 5, and Vermont Route 142 while they install approach signs.
In observance of the July 4th holiday, all Town offices will be closed on Friday, July 4, 2025, with the exception of emergency services.
Parking is free at all metered spaces and in the pay-and-display lots on Friday, July 4, 2024. All other violations will be enforced.
6:00 Call to Order
6:00 – 6:10 Introductions of New Commissioners and Announcements
6:10-6:40 Organizational Meeting
• Elect Chair, Vice-Chair, and Clerk
• Review Bylaws. Vote on proposed amendments as necessary. Proposed amendments need to be submitted to staff by the Friday before the meeting.
BILL HOLIDAY’s teaching style was outside the box and outside the classroom – taking students on Field Studies to the places where history happened. He is the author of two books. Bill also gives tribute to his late nephew Reggie Martell through stories of their travels together.
NECCA’s Silver Circus is being featured on The Today Show! We were originally told it was last week, but we just got a text from the NBC producer (who was off last week getting married) that the show was moved to tomorrow – June 30 in the 9 am hour.
It’ll be on TV on the NBC station, and should be on their youtube channel after it airs.
Join Action Corps Vermont for a light breakfast and gathering on the pedestrian/bike bridge from Brattleboro to the island in the Connecticut River — by the Brattleboro entrance to the old Hinsdale bridges, near the Brattleboro Amtrak station.
You’re welcome to then join Action Corps Vermont and Buddhists for Peace in the parade. Action Corps campaigns for U.S. policies to save lives around the world, and Action Corps members will carry signs in the parade protesting U.S. violence in the Middle East.
The United States Senators are debating the
“One Big Beautiful Bill”
now on Sunday June 29, 2025,
