Brattleboro Human Services Committee Meeting Agenda Nov 19, 2025
The Brattleboro Human Services Committee will meet on Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at 6:30pm in the Hanna Cosman Meeting Room (230 Main Street, Rm. 211).
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Brattleboro Selectboard Special Meeting – Reappraisal Update
The Brattleboro Selectboard will hold a Special Meeting on Thursday, November 20, 2025 at 6:15pm in the Selectboard Meeting Room. Please note that there will be no Zoom component to this meeting.
Brattleboro Selectboard Meeting Agenda and Notes – November 18, 2025
The Brattleboro Selectboard will be working on the budget at their next regular meeting. The Police and Fire departments are scheduled to present their FY27 requests. The Town will also adopt a new solid waste contract and program, raising your PAYT bag prices and having DPW expand to pick up compost.
The board will also discuss trespass warnings and fireworks, and you can bring up other items not on the agenda during public participation.
Brattleboro Winter Parking Ban Begins November 15
The Town of Brattleboro’s annual winter parking ban will go into effect on Saturday, November 15, 2025, and will remain in effect through April 15, 2026. The ban is in place regardless of weather conditions.
Brattleboro VTrans Paving Project Construction Update 11/14/2025
Nighttime single-lane closures controlled by flaggers will be present intermittently from Monday night through Saturday morning, 7:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Work is finishing up on Vermont Route 9 (Western Avenue and High Street), U.S. Route 5 (Main and Canal Street), and Vermont Route 30 (Linden Street).
Turn It Up Inc Being Acquired by Longtime Employee Carson Arnold on November 24, 2025
Chandra Hancock and Patrick Pezzati opened Turn It Up! in Northampton, MA, on November 24, 1995, selling bargain-priced music and, a bit later, movies. Within two years a second location opened in Keene, NH, and in the next decade other locations opened in Hanover, NH, Brattleboro, VT, Easthampton, MA and Montague, MA. Over the last three decades, Turn It Up! Has been the unquestioned leader in the sales of media (CDs, DVDs, LPs, etc) in western New England.
On November 24, 2025, the 30th anniversary of the original opening, longtime manager Carson Arnold will take over the ownership of all the shops – Northampton, Brattleboro and Montague. Carson was a customer at age 10 and already had a great passion and interest in music and was hired in the Brattleboro shop shortly after graduating from high school in 2004. Over the last 21 years, Carson managed the former Keene location and then the Brattleboro location for over a decade. Now 40 and with a family of his own, Carson is taking the next logical step and putting his decades of expertise to use in what will undoubtedly be a new successful period for Turn It Up!
A Friendly Reminder – Budget Listening Session
As it begins work on the Town budget for the fiscal year which begins on 1 July, the Selectboard will hold its last “listening session” at Brooks Memorial Library at 6:15 pm on Wednesday 12 November. This is a great opportunity to express your concerns about Town government and your preferences on taxing and spending.
Brattleboro Property Taxes and Utility Bills Due Nov. 17, 2025
The second installment of the 2025 Brattleboro Real Estate and Personal Property Taxes will be due by 5 p.m. on November 17, 2025. Payments made after Nov. 17, 2025, will have an additional 1% interest added to the unpaid balance.
The Town of Brattleboro utility bills are also due by 5 p.m. on Nov. 17, 2025. Payments made after Nov. 17, 2025, will have an additional 1% interest, as well as an 8% penalty added to the unpaid balance.
Brattleboro Selectboard Special Meeting Agenda Nov 12, 2025
The Brattleboro Selectboard will hold a Special Meeting on Wednesday, November 12, 2025 at 6:15pm in the Brooks Memorial Library Main Room to hold a Budget Listening Session. Please note that there will be no Zoom component to this meeting. Directly after the conclusion of the Listening Session, the Board is expected to enter into executive session to discuss relations with employees, contracts, and public safety.
Brattleboro VTrans Paving Project Construction Update 11/07/2025
Nighttime single-lane closures controlled by flaggers will be present as needed from Monday night through Saturday morning, 7:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Work is finishing up on Vermont Route 9 (Western Avenue and High Street), U.S. Route 5 (Main and Canal Street), and Vermont Route 30 (Linden Street). Motorists should watch for wet paint.
Brattleboro Veterans’ Day Closings
In observance of Veterans’ Day, all Brattleboro Town Offices will be closed on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, with the exception of emergency services.
Parking is free at all metered spaces and in the pay-and-display lots on Tuesday, November 11. All other violations will be enforced.
Brooks Memorial Library will be closed on Tuesday, November 11, 2025.
Brattleboro Committee Meeting Agendas
The Brattleboro Human Services Committee will meet on Monday, November 10, 2025 at 6:30pm in the Selectboard Meeting Room (230 Main Street, Room 212) and over Zoom.
The Brattleboro Finance Committee will meet on Monday, November 10, 2025 at 6:00pm in the Hanna Cosman Meeting Room (230 Main Street, Room 211).
Town of Brattleboro’s Newsletters Inform!
Last week’s Brattleboro Town newsletter has updates on safety measures, the forthcoming budget listening session, parking info, tips for managing fall leaves, info about ski/skate/snowboard equipment sale coming up this weekend. And opportunities to join a board or committee. See such Town updates on the web: https://brattleboro.gov/blog
Selectboard Meeting Notes – FY27 Property Tax Guess 4.4%; PAYT Bag Costs Up
It was a lot of numbers at the first regular meeting of the Brattleboro Selectboard for November. The first pass at a proposed FY27 budget gave us the number 4.4%, which is the amount property taxes might increase. It might go up more, though, warned the public.
There was a presentation about cost savings for the new solid waste plan. Those cost savings have a cost, however. PAYT bags are back and will be more expensive, plus the town will add staff and equipment to the DPW to pick up compost.
The board heard a monthly finance report and got a quarterly update and EMS Policy Billing review by the fire department.
Also, Brattleboro has a new annual circus festival underway. Get in touch with NECCA for more info!
Williston Street Closure for Stormwater Structure Repair
The Town of Brattleboro Department of Public Works will be closing Williston Street on Thursday, November 6, 2025, from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. to complete necessary repairs to a failed stormwater structure.
During this time, Williston Street will be closed to through traffic. Access for residents will be limited as follows:
Brattleboro FY27 Budget Listening Session
Your Representative Town Meeting Finance Committee would like to alert you to the Selectboard’s second (and last planned) “listening session” to hear from the public as they begin the budget season for FY27. (The Town Manager’s budget message can be found, pp 42-60 in the packet for the Board’s 4 November meeting.)
The “listening session” at Brooks Memorial Library will begin at 6:15 pm on Wednesday 12 November.
Brattleboro Selectboard Meeting Nov 7 Agenda and Notes
The Brattleboro Selectboard has some typically hot-button issues on their next agenda – the solid waste contract, the FY27 budget, the quarterly fire department report, and EMS billings and collections.
You can bring up other items not on the agenda during public participation.
Brattleboro VTrans Paving Project Construction Update 10/31/2025
The Class 1 paving project is finishing up throughout downtown. Crews are working on VT 9 (Western Avenue and High Street) and will be finishing up in areas on U.S. 5 (Canal Street and Main Street). Work to be done includes hand painting (symbols, stop bars, crosswalks, etc.), sign installation, and some signal work.
Brattleboro Committee Meeting Agendas
The Brattleboro Human Services Committee will meet at 6:30pm in the Hanna Cosman Meeting Room (230 Main Street, Room 211).
The Brattleboro Tree Advisory Committee will meet on Thursday, November 6, 2025 at 4:15pm in the Hanna Cosman Meeting Room (230 Main Street, Room 211).
Stacy Blackadar on “Here We Are”
Big things are happening at our Boys & Girls Club here in town! Take a look and hear what an impact folks like STACY BLACKADAR have on our youth….And she shares her stories of working for the Vt. Cheese Council, Hardy Catering, and her own music venue productions. She’s an all-around dynamo!
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