Brattleboro Arts Committee Meeting Agenda – August 27, 2024
The Brattleboro Arts Committee will meet on Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 5:00pm in the Brooks Memorial Library Community Meeting Room.
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Selectboard Meeting Notes – Brattleboro To Expand Police and Surveillance
The Brattleboro Selectboard voted in favor of many suggestions by Police Chief Norma Hardy at their regular Tuesday meeting: using community safety funds to purchase surveillance cameras, plus authorizing a move forward on un-budgeted hiring of three more officers, hiring two unarmed police staff, and one police data technician. They also will move ahead with locating a police satellite office downtown.
This came after a presentation on police data that showed that the majority of police calls in town were not for crimes, and many incidents with police involve a handful of known actors.
Brattleboro Selectboard Meeting Agenda and Notes – August 20, 2024
Safety has a price and the Brattleboro Selectboard will begin to hear some of the new costs for downtown safety at their next regular meeting. Brattleboro Police will request hiring of additional staff and officers plus the creation of a parking garage satellite office for police use. It is part of their downtown safety action plan. They will also discuss their HEAT mapping and how this impacts deploying resources to problem areas.
Esteyville bandstand plans will be discussed. The result of the public input is that people want the bandstand, but not way up in the air as it currently sits. The selectboard will also set a plan for this year’s budget process. You can bring up other items not on the agenda during public participation.
Brattleboro Charter Review and Traffic Safety Meeting Agendas – August 15, 2024
The Charter Review Commission will meet on Thursday, August 15, 2024 at 6:15pm in the Selectboard Meeting Room.
The Brattleboro Traffic Safety Committee will meet on Thursday, August 15, 2024 at 8:00am in the Selectboard Meeting Room and over Zoom.
Brattleboro Offices Closed for Employee Picnic
Most Brattleboro Town Offices will be closed on Friday, August 16, 2024 from 11:30am to 2:00pm for the annual employees’ picnic. The Brooks Memorial Library will open at 2:00pm on Friday, August 16, 2024. All emergency services will remain in full operation.
Selectboard Meeting Notes – Public Says Downtown Brattleboro Has Never Been This Bad
The Brattleboro Selectboard got an earful from people in town that definitely do not feel safe downtown. Things have reached new levels of awfulness for people of all ages. The board is considering making downtown a “safety zone” to take care of this problem once and for all. What that means exactly remains to be determined. But progress is being made! And the Youth Council created a cool map.
The board also learned that come September, people in the hotel and motel program will begin to be kicked out of their lodgings and will require sheltering of some sort.
Brattleboro Property Taxes and Utility Bills Due Aug. 15
The first installment of the 2024 Brattleboro Real Estate and Personal Property Taxes will be due by 5 p.m. on August 15, 2024. Payments made after August 15, 2024 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 August 15, 2024. Payments made after August 15, 2024 will have an additional 1% interest, as well as an 8% penalty added to the unpaid balance.
Payments can be mailed to the Town of Brattleboro, 230 Main Street, Suite 111, Brattleboro, VT 05301. An official postmark of August 15, 2024 will be considered as an on-time payment.
Brattleboro Selectboard Meeting Agenda and Notes – August 6, 2025
Brattleboro will take possession of the new park at 250 Birge Street during their first regular meeting in August. The floodplain has been restored and the work is complete.
Emergency housing, water treatment plant construction, and “safety zones” will also be discussed. You can bring up other items not on the agenda during public participation.
Brattleboro Tree Advisory Committee Meeting Agenda August 1, 2024
The Brattleboro Tree Advisory Committee will meet on Thursday, August 1, 2024 at 4:15pm in the Hanna Cosman Meeting Room.
Brattleboro Overgrown Vegetation Warning
Please be advised. Property owners are responsible for trimming and maintaining vegetation on their property if it may interfere with the public right of way. Overgrown vegetation creates an unsafe situation for pedestrians who may have to walk in the roadway to get by. It also impacts the sight distance for vehicular traffic. Please inspect and trim your vegetation accordingly. The town ordinance reads as follows:
Brattleboro Arts Committee Meeting Agenda
The Brattleboro Arts Committee will meet on Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at 5:00pm in the Brooks Memorial Library Community Room (224 Main Street).
Brattleboro Selectboard Meeting – Agenda and Notes July 23, 2024
Community Safety will be one of the major topics at the next Brattleboro Selectboard meeting. The Town will give an update on current and future community safety initiatives, including a Brattleboro Police data project and convening a “Brattleboro Collaborative.”
EMS billing policies will change. The Town will buy a new sand and salt shed, HVAC system, improvements at Living Memorial Park, a new Fire Bucket Truck replacement, and more! You can bring up other items not on the agenda during public participation.
Brattleboro Closing For A Training
All Town departments within the Municipal Center and the administrative offices at the Gibson Aiken Center will be closed on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, from 1:30 to 3:00 for a training.
Western Avenue Sidewalk Project
Beginning Monday, July 15, 2024, DMI Excavation, a contractor hired by the Town, will be replacing the southern section of sidewalk on Western Avenue between Edward Heights and Greenleaf Street. This project is expected to take several weeks.
Crews will be working Monday through Friday between 6:30am and 6:30pm daily. There will be no on-street parking during this project and motorists should expect heavy delays in the area and seek alternate routes. Bicyclist and pedestrian traffic should use caution within the work zone and also seek alternate routes. Temporary walking paths will be established where necessary.
Selectboard Meeting Notes – Rising Parking Costs and Property Taxes
A hot July evening, and the Brattleboro Selectboard approved new property tax rates. , The Town’s Finance Director told the board 75% of the increase is because of education. Dick Degray called it an unsustainable increase.
The new parking ordinance had a first reading. The costs to business owners and employees on Main Street was a concern to some and an outright horror to others.
The board made a list of things to discuss with legislators, adjusted rules for political signs, and discussed parking enforcement at the Vermont Country Deli.
Brattleboro Selectboard Meeting – July 9, 2024 – Agenda and Notes
The Brattleboro Selectboard has some spelling-challenged items to take care of at their next meeting. They plan to approve the 2025 “Fical” Year property tax rate and hear about a new proposed “pollical” sign policy.
The board will also discuss changes to the parking ordinance, things they’d like to have the State of Vermont help with (transportation funding, the Grand List, community development, municipal revenue, and public safety and public health,) and their own goals for the year – community safety, child safety zones, and enhanced state revenue sharing.
You can bring up other items not on the agenda during public participation.
Brattleboro Committee Meeting Agendas
The Brattleboro Charter Review Commission will meet on Thursday, July 11, 2024 at 6:15pm in the Selectboard Meeting Room (230 Main Street, Suite 212) and over Zoom.
The Brattleboro Tree Advisory Committee will meet on Thursday, July 11, 2024 at 4:15 in the Hanna Cosman Meeting Room (230 Main Street, Suite 211).
Brattleboro Utility Work on Greenhill Parkway
Beginning on Monday, July 8, the Utilities Division will be replacing the sewer main on Greenhill Parkway and Strawberry Lane. Crews will be working between the hours of 6:00 am and 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday. Residents will be able to access their driveways but on street parking will be limited during this project. The work is expected to take approximately six weeks to complete.
Brattleboro Independence Day Closings
In observance of the July 4th holiday, all Town offices will be closed on Thursday, July 4, 2024, with the exception of emergency services.
Parking is free at all metered spaces and in the pay-and-display lots on Thursday, July 4, 2024. All other violations will be enforced.
Brattleboro Selectboard July Meetings Shift
The July 2, and July 16 Regular Selectboard Meetings have been cancelled due to the July 4th holiday.
The Brattleboro Selectboard will meet on July 9 and on July 23 for the month of July. They will return to their regular schedule (first and third Tuesdays) next month
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