Town News

For Immediate Release:
The Brattleboro Town Report is currently on the Town’s website, Brattleboro.gov. It can be found at the link below. Town Reports will be available in the Library by the end of the day on Wednesday, March 5, 2026.

The Tree Advisory Committee will meet on Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 4:15pm in the Hanna Cosman Meeting Room.

Jessica Sticklor (she/her/hers)
Executive Assistant
Town of Brattleboro

The Brattleboro Town Clerk’s office will be closed Tuesday, March 3rd (for the election) and Wednesday, March 4th. We will resume normal business hours of 8:30am to 12:00pm and 1pm to 5pm beginning on Thursday, March 5th.

Snow and ice will be removed from the uncovered parking lots in Brattleboro’s downtown area starting around midnight tonight and into the early morning hours.

Vehicles parked in the downtown lots must be removed or they may be towed at the owner’s expense.

The Brattleboro Human Services Committee will meet on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at 5:45pm in the Selectboard Meeting Room. (The Zoom link has changed.)

The Brattleboro Finance Committee will meet at 6:00pm at the Brooks Memorial Library. (The location has changed.)

All Brattleboro residents of District 9 are invited to meet:

Tuesday, February 24 at 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm in the Quiet Reading Room (Room D) on the mezzanine.

We’ll discuss and, best we can, answer questions about the March 3 election on our form of government and next year’s budget, and whatever other issues people want to raise.

A winter storm is expected to impact the Brattleboro area beginning during the late night hours of Sunday, Feb. 22 and continuing through Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. Possible impacts include:

Snow-covered roads, especially during the Monday morning commute.
Periods of reduced visibility during heavier snowfall.
Gusty winds that may lead to blowing snow and tree damage.
The potential for scattered power outages.

The Brattleboro Finance Committee will meet on Sunday, February 22, 2026, at 11:00am in the Brattleboro Co-op Community Room and on Monday, February 23, 2026, at 6:00pm in the Hanna Cosman Meeting Room.

The Brattleboro Human Services Committee will meet on Monday, February 23, 2026, at 6:30pm in the Selectboard Meeting Room and on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at 5:45 in the Selectboard Meeting Room. Both meetings will also be held over Zoom.

The Brattleboro Arts Committee will meet on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, at 5:00pm in the Brooks Memorial Library Community Room.

District #9 Meeting

All Brattleboro residents of District 9 * are invited to meet:

Tuesday, February 24 at 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm in the Quiet Reading Room (Room D) on the mezzanine.

There is so much going on ….

We are halfway through February (and halfway through Winter!) and the last few weeks have been a busy time for Beloved Winter Shelter as our region’s Extreme Cold Weather Shelter.  We have been open for 26 nights straight when we had been struggling to keep our doors open for just 5 days a week.  We couldn’t have done it without you.

It takes a great deal of work to shelter so few of our neighbors,  but those of us who show up to do the work are providing  more than shelter from the cold.  What we lack in amenities we make up for in hospitality.  We are giving folks who have nowhere to be a place where they can feel like they belong.  Many of our hosts have experienced first hand what it is like to be homeless – what it’s like when there’s not  a single place in this world where their presence isn’t questioned, their every move watched, and all that’s expected to be done in the privacy of their  own home must be done in public.   We take for granted what comes with the roof over our head.  While we cannot offer the amenities a home of their own would provide, we do offer a feeling of belonging.  A feeling of being home for the night.

The Brattleboro Finance Committee will meet on Monday, February 16, 2026 at 6:00pm in the Hanna Cosman Meeting Room.

In observance of Presidents’ Day, all Brattleboro Town offices will be closed on Monday, February 16, 2026, with the exception of emergency services.

Parking is free at all metered spaces and in the pay-and-display lots on Monday, February 16. All other violations will be enforced.

The public hearing noticed in the Brattleboro Reformer on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, and scheduled to take place during the 2/17/26 regular Selectboard meeting, regarding an application to the State of Vermont for an Implementation Grant under the Vermont Community Development Program has been cancelled. The regular Selectboard meeting will take place as usual, but there will be no public hearing on this matter. Please contact the Town Manager’s office if you have any questions or concerns.

Snow and ice will be removed from select streets in Brattleboro tonight, Jan. 28, 2026, starting at 11 p.m.

The affected streets include:
Canal Street
Oak Street
Chapin Street
Western Avenue

Snow and ice will be removed from streets and uncovered parking lots in Brattleboro tonight, Jan. 27, 2026, starting at 11 p.m.

The affected streets include: Main Street, Flat Street, Elm Street, Elliot Street, High Street, Grove Street, Harris Place, Walnut Street, Chapin Street, Oak Street, Church Street, School Street, Park Place, Canal Street, Western Avenue, Green Street, and South Main Street.