In observance of Memorial Day, all Brattleboro Town offices will be closed on Monday, May 31, 2021, with the exception of emergency services.
Parking is free at all metered spaces and in the pay-and-display lots on Sunday, May 30 and Monday, May 31, 2021. All other violations will be enforced.
Brooks Memorial Library will be closed on Sunday, May 30 and Monday, May 31, 2021.
Trash, recycling and curbside compost will NOT be picked up on Monday, May 31.
Brattleboro Senior Meals Menu May 24 to May 28
IMPORTANT INFORMATION AT THE BOTTOM OF THE MENU
May 24 Quiche Lorraine
Baked Potato
Zucchini & Yellow Squash
Pears
BCTV Channel 1075 schedule for the week of 5/24/21
Monday, May 24, 2021
6:00 am Ideas for the Future of Vermont – Reform Regional Coordination and Planning (Ep 8)
7:00 am New England Cooks – Chef Stefano Coppola Making Napa Kimchi
7:22 am Family Style with Jimmy and June Kennedy – Making June’s Super Secret Guacamole Recipe
7:30 am Rotary Cares – Ep 35 – John Mabie
8:00 am Democracy Now! – Democracy Now! Daily Broadcast
This 2020-21 year, the Brattleboro Women’s Chorus celebrates 25 years of singing with online musical events on the 25th day of the month. All singers (not just women!) are welcome to join us on Zoom.
Our final (and biggest) online singing finale celebrating 25 years of the BWC will take place on Tuesday, May 25 at 7:00 pm via Zoom.
Director Becky Graber welcomes a number of guest conductors connected to the BWC in some way to come lead a song in honor of our 25th anniversary year. Artists include Peggo Horstmann Hodes, Peter and MaryAlice Amidon, Kristen Carmichael-Bowers, Andy Davis, Jane Lowey, Lisa McCormick and Julian McBrowne.
On Wednesday, May 26, Utilities crews will be working on Maple Street at the intersection of Maple ST & Locust ST. The road will be closed to through traffic in that area beginning at 7:00am and continuing through around 4:00pm. Please seek an alternate route.
If you have any questions or concerns, contact the Department of Public Works at 802-254-4255 or email Mike Earle at mearle@brattleboro.org
Many of us have been wearing masks for over a year and have looked forward to the day when our faces could be on full public display. The Coronavirus is showing signs of receding, at least in this country, and vaccination numbers are increasing.
The CDC has said that fully vaccinated people can do away with masks in most public places and that they do not need to social distance. Exceptions include public transportation such as buses, airplanes and hospitals.
The new CDC guidelines are confusing a lot of people as well as states and municipalities.
Breakfast at the VFW every Wednesday and Saturday from 6 am – 10 am. Public welcome for our meals! Lunch is served Thursdays and Fridays from 11:30 am – 1:30 pm.
Wed. May 26th breakfast special will be 3 slices of French toast with real maple syrup for $5.50
Thur. May 27th is a large salad with chicken and bacon. Dessert will be raspberry or blueberry pie with whipped cream for $2.25 a slice while supplies last.
There’s a project in Vermont this summer to re-create the film Jurassic Park, and you can be a part of it.
Crowdsourced Cinema VT is looking for Vermont filmmakers, videographers, artists, animators, musicians, and more to volunteer to re-make a scene from the dinosaur park movie. It’s a state-wide project and regional collaboration among media access centers.
The Brattleboro Citizen Police Communications Committee (CPCC) will meet on Monday, May 24, 2021, at 5:30pm using Zoom (with no physical location due to the ongoing social distancing requirements of COVID-19). The attached agenda contains information on how to access the meeting remotely, including the required “passcode.”
AGENDA
A. Call to order (6:00 p.m.)
1. Agenda review
2. Announcements
B. Approve minutes of April 26, 2021 (6:05 p.m.)
C. Guidance and Comments on our final products (6:10 p.m.)
1. siting spectrum criteria
2. supplemental map(s) based on criteria
3. recommended actions for Brattleboro to encourage optimal solar siting
A. Call to Order
B. Announcements
C. Approve March 23, 2021 and April 27, 2021 Meeting Minutes
D. Public Comments
E. Old Business
1. Phototoxic Invasive Species Video Update – Guest: Jennifer Latham
2. Approve final Japanese Stiltgrass Letter
3. Schedule West River wildflower presentation
AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER – 4:00 p.m. – Thomas Nolan
II. Approval of Minutes – March 23, 2021
III. Assess Progress on Diversifying Staff
IV. Discuss Incorporating the Ongoing Commitment Into the Bidding Process of the Academy Project
V. Discuss the “Groundwater Presentation” and Whether it is Worth Taking Part In
AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER – Thomas Nolan, Task Force Chair
II. Approval of Minutes from September 15, 2020
III. Discuss Progress on Rich Earth Institute Program
IV. Discuss Future Role of Task Force After the Board’s Adoption of an Environmental Policy
V. Hear from Kurt Daims About the Greta Resolution for Devoting Public Education to Climate Rescue
The Town of Brattleboro has been given a gift of a metal ski-jumper-shaped object that lights up. It will be placed near Wells Fountain during the winter season. The selectboard accepted the gift at their most recent meeting.
The gift is in celebration of 100 years of Harris Hill, a truly unique part of the Brattleboro landscape. Creating a sculpture to celebrate is a good idea. And a free gift of a sculpture is a great thing.
The presentation to the selectboard left me with some questions, though.
The Town of Brattleboro is looking for citizens to serve on the following committees and boards:
Agricultural Advisory Board
Agricultural Advisory Board Ex-Officio Members
ADA Advisory Board
Arts Committee
Brattleboro Housing Partnerships Board of Commissioners
Brattleboro Utilities and Parking Budgets for FY22 were adopted by the selectboard Tuesday evening. They also had an extended discussion of dependent care and reimbursing selectboard members for costs incurred.
Some DPW purchases were approved, a new ski jump skier statue will be manufactured and given to the town for winter display, and more.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION AT THE BOTTOM OF THE MENU
May 17 Beef Stroganoff over Noodles
Mixed Veggies
Cauliflower
Tropical Fruit
AGENDA
I. Call to Order
II. Approval of Minutes – March 12, 2021
III. Recognition of Visitors
IV. Agenda Additions/Changes
V. Board/Leadership Council Development/Goals
BCTV Channel 1075 schedule for the week of 5/17/21
Monday, May 17, 2021
4:55 am Barre Rotary Club Cocktails – Blackberry Cooler
5:00 am BUHS Varsity Bowling – Brattleboro vs. South Burlington – State Semifinals 3/24/21
6:00 am Keeping Up with Senior Solutions – Ep 16 – Gary Hilliard
6:35 am The Feed – GorMatt StrangePeak – Great Art Undone
7:00 am The News Project – In Studio – A Conversation With Ashley Moore
7:30 am Rotary Cares – Ep 35 – John Mabie
Nick says: A recent study of 75 nations with democratic governments in 1994 found that only 15 remain democratic. The rest (60) have turned into autocracies. Does democracy have a future?
A quadrennial report released last month by the National Intelligence Council, an advisory group to the eighteen intelligence agencies of the federal government (e.g. CIA, DEA, NSA, etc), is not optimistic. Using the report, titled “Global Trends, 2020-2040,” as a springboard, this session of the Democracy Forum will explore a prognosis for democracy’s future. Nick Biddle will open with a short presentation to which Tim Kipp will respond. General discussion will follow.
The meeting will be recorded and aired on BCTV and WVEW 107.7 FM.
