The Brattleboro Human Services Committee will meet on Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at 1:00pm in the Selectboard Meeting Room at the Municipal Center (230 Main Street).
The Brattleboro RTM Finance Committee will meet on Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at 5:30pm at the Brooks Memorial Library Mezzanine Level Meeting Room.
AGENDA
I. Call to Order
II. Attend WSESD Finance Committee FY ’23 Budget Meeting
III. Approval of Minutes from November 30, 2021
Traditionalists here are missing the old animated history calendar for the month of December. We are, too.
There is good news to report, though. A group of programmers has been working to build a Flash emulator to play old Flash-based content. The Internet Archive is using their work to preserve old Flash files, and they are also making it available to the rest of us.
It is two years since the emergence of the first versions of the COVID virus. The world was slow to figure out what was going on and even slower to figure out ways to deal with this new deadly disease. Despite all of the technology and science that we have developed over the years, COVID continues to make fools of the humans who are trying to beat it.
On the surface it may seem that the best way to contain COVID and to make it less of a threat to humans is to develop effective vaccines and get those vaccines to as many people as possible. It sounds like a simple plan and it makes sense from a scientific perspective.
The last month of the year, but not the last for COVID. We continue daily and limited-weekend COVID-19 dashboard numbers from the Vermont Department of Health, and MA and NH counties that surround Brattleboro. Scroll down the new comments for the latest.
Useless Trivia Dept.
Nottingham, England (pronounced “Nottingum”) was originally named “Snotingham” in honor of its founder, a Saxon chieftain named Snot. (You can’t make this stuff up).
1. Agenda Amendments
2. Announcements
6:10 -6:15 Approve Minutes of November 1, 2021
6:15 – 6:45 Discussion of RTM Article to stabilize municipal tax of specific solar & other renewable energy plants
Potential Motion: To approve the Memorandum to the Selectboard recommending the insertion of its stated article and recommending certain criteria for stated tax stabilization program.
Petitions for Brattleboro Town Officers, Windham Southeast School District (WSESD) Board Members, and Town Meeting Members are now available at the Town Clerk’s office. Town elections will be Tuesday, March 1 at the American Legion, and the Annual Representative Town Meeting will begin on Saturday, March 19, location and format will be announced at a later date.
Petitions for Town Officers and WSESD Board Members must contain at least 30 valid signatures of registered Brattleboro voters and be filed in the clerk’s office no later than 5:00 P.M. on Monday, January 24 in order to have their name placed on the ballot.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION AT THE BOTTOM OF THE MENU
Nov. 29 Mac & Cheese
Green Beans
Stewed Tomatoes
Tropical Fruit
Monday, November 29, 2021
5:05 am Brattleboro Historical Society presents – Brattleboro Town Managers Corwin Elwell and Peter Elwell
6:00 am New Hampshire Citizens for Progress – Union of Concerned Scientists Combating Climate Disinformation
6:30 am The News Project – In Studio – Community Development With CEDS
7:00 am At BMAC – Artist Talk – B. Lynch
8:00 am Democracy Now! – Democracy Now! Daily Broadcast
The Brattleboro Tree Advisory Committee will meet on Thursday, December 2, 2021 at 6:30pm in the Co-op Meeting Room.
Events for Nov 27
1782
At a secret session, the United States Congress ordered the arrest of Col. Samuel Wells forcing him to flee Brattleboro.
Seems that Colonel Wells, an early developer of Brattleboro and a loyalist to the King, had to escape to Canada during the Revolutionary War.
AGENDA
1. Welcome
2. Review minutes form last meeting
3. Discuss Rubric scoring process
4. Make application assignments
The Brattleboro Selectboard will meet on Tuesday, November 30, 2021, at 6:15pm at the Second Floor Meeting Room at the Central Fire Station, 103 Elliot Street. Everyone will be required to wear a face covering and maintain social distance. The public is encouraged to participate in the meeting over Zoom. 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.
Just when it seemed that the validity of science was gaining credibility among the masses the story of Aducanumab (Aduhelm) shows that profit still rules. Aducanumab is a drug that claims to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s Disease.
The Federal Drug Administration (FDA) approved the drug in June despite the fact that an advisory committee of experts outside of the FDA, as well as many Alzheimer’s specialists, said that that it was not clear if the drug provided benefit to patients. They noted that the drug presented a high level of risk because of serious side effects.
At its November 23 meeting, the Brattleboro Selectboard passed a resolution that established a rule requiring that face coverings be worn by all employees, customers, and visitors in any store, office, or other indoor setting where the public is invited. The adoption of this rule was made possible by the State of Vermont authorizing municipal legislative bodies to adopt rules requiring individuals to wear face coverings while indoors at locations open to the public. The Vermont Legislature passed a bill to that effect in special session on November 22 and Governor Scott signed the bill into law on November 23.
AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER – 4:00 p.m. – David Schoales, Board Chair
II. Executive Session – 1VSA §313(a)(1)(E) – Pending or Probable Civil Litigation or
a Prosecution, Which the Public Body is or May be a Party
A public meeting regarding sidewalks and traffic signal improvements at Vernon Street and Royal Road will be held on Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at 5:30 pm in the Selectboard Meeting Room and on Zoom.
I will be a candidate to be elected Brattleboro Town Meeting Moderator.
A lawyer by trade, I have worked for 17½ years at the Windham County State’s Attorney’s Office prosecuting serious felony and other cases. My municipal service in Brattleboro includes 6 years on Selectboard with 4 years as chair, 3 years on the High School Board, 2½ years on Town School Board, 9 years on Development Review Board with 5 years as chair, and being a Town Meeting representative.
The Brattleboro Selectboard has again implemented a mask mandate for indoor public spaces around town, including bars and restaurants.
They also voted to invite the public to attend their meetings at Central Fire Station rather than from across town at the Municipal Center.
