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The Brattleboro Finance Committee will meet on Tuesday, September 16, 2025 at 6:00pm in the Hanna Cosman Meeting Room.
Jessica Sticklor (she/her/hers)
Executive Assistant
Town of Brattleboro
The Brattleboro Selectboard held their first regular meeting in over a month. Top issue was Groundworks, who came to give an overview of recent stats and projects. People seemed most interested in a new project to build 40 beds near Morningside, and safety issues.
The other big discussion was about possible changes to the Charter. The results of the 2.5 years of Charter Revision Commission meetings were somewhat enhanced and overshadowed by members of the public being confused, asking to slow down, wanting consideration of other options such as certified petitions, potential petitions, special and regular meetings, informational meetings, educational programs, and legal issues.
The board made the firm decision to wait until their next regular meeting, not the listening session, to decide whether to discuss putting it on an agenda at a meeting in October to consider holding a special election on November.
The Town of Brattleboro is providing an update on the ongoing Williams Street retaining wall project. As construction continues, traffic patterns in the project area will remain altered for the duration of the work.
The western spur of Williams Street and Western Avenue will remain closed.
This week, the Brattleboro Selectboard is meeting twice — on Tuesday and Thursday evening — and you’re invited to participate or follow along. Tuesday is a regular business meeting, and Thursday is a budget listening session. Details:
Nighttime single-lane closures will be in place Sunday night through Saturday morning from 7:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Work will continue on Vermont Route 9 (Western Avenue and High Street), U.S. Route 5 (Canal Street and Main Street), Vermont Route 30 (Linden Street) and Vermont Route 142 (Vernon Street). Flaggers will be present to direct one-way alternating traffic through multiple work zones. Motorcyclists should watch for grooved and uneven surfaces. All motorists should be aware of raised utility structures and wet paint.
The Trustees of Public Funds will meet on Wednesday, September 10, 2025 at 4:30pm in the Hanna Cosman Meeting Room.
Jessica Sticklor (she/her/hers)
Executive Assistant
Town of Brattleboro
The Brattleboro Selectboard will hold two meetings the week of September 8th – a regular meeting and a listening session.
Tuesday’s regular meeting features the presentation by the Charter Revision Commission regarding a new draft charter and an update from Groundworks. The Thursday listening session is for the public to weigh in on the upcoming budget for FY27.
You can bring up other items not on the agenda at both meetings, but only the regular meeting will have the livestream and zoom elements. You have to be there in person to participate Thursday.
The Town of Brattleboro is looking for citizens to serve on the following committees and boards:
ADA Committee
Arts Committee
Conservation Commission
Design Review Board (Alternate)
The Brattleboro Selectboard will host a listening session to kick off the FY27 budget process on Thursday, Sept. 11, starting at 6:15 p.m at Brooks Memorial Library. This is an opportunity for the public to share their ideas directly with the Selectboard outside the typical meeting format.
This is an in-person event only; there will be no Zoom or livestream option for this meeting.
AGENDA
Call to Order
Review and Approve Minutes of previous meeting.
Review of Cases/Public Hearings to be reviewed under the Brattleboro Land Use Regulations as warned on October 12, 2015.
The Human Services Committee will meet on Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at 6:00pm in the Selectboard Meeting Room.
The Tree Advisory Committee will meet on Thursday, September 4, 2025 at 4:15pm in the Hanna Cosman Meeting Room.
Nighttime single-lane closures will be in place Tuesday night through Saturday morning from 7:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Work will continue on Vermont Route 9 (Western Avenue and High Street), U.S. Route 5 (Canal Street and Main Street), Vermont Route 30 (Linden Street) and begin on Vermont Route 142 (Vernon Street). Flaggers will be present to direct one-way alternating traffic through multiple work zones. Motorcyclists should watch for grooved and uneven surfaces. All motorists should be aware of raised utility structures and wet paint.
The Charter Revision Commission will meet on Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 6:15pm in the Selectboard Meeting Room and over Zoom.
In observance of Labor Day, all Town offices will be closed on Monday, September 1, 2025, with the exception of emergency services.
Parking is free at all metered spaces and in the pay-and-display lots on Monday, September 1. All other violations will be enforced.
The Town of Brattleboro has hired Indus, a private contractor, to complete crack sealing work on various road surfaces throughout town. Work is scheduled to begin Wednesday, August 27, 2025, and will continue through the week, weather permitting.
To allow crews to safely and efficiently complete the work:
Parking will not be permitted on the affected streets between the hours of 6:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Motorists should expect travel restrictions and delays around active work zones.
In observance of the Labor Day Holiday, no work will be conducted on the project after 6:00 a.m. Friday, August 29th until Tuesday, September 2nd at 7:00 p.m.
TRAFFIC IMPACTS:
Nighttime single-lane closures will be in place next week on Monday night through Friday morning from 7:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Work will continue on Vermont Route 9 (Western Avenue and High Street), U.S. Route 5 (Canal Street and Main Street), and Vermont Route 30 (Linden Street). Flaggers will be present to direct one-way alternating traffic through multiple work zones. Motorcyclists should watch for grooved and uneven surfaces. All motorists should be aware of raised utility structures and wet paint.
The Brattleboro Arts Committee will meet on Tuesday, August 26, 2025 at 5:00pm at the Brooks Memorial Library.
ATTENTION- The Gibson-Aiken Center will be CLOSED Monday, August 25th, until 2 p.m. due to a building water repair project. There will be no programs at the senior center that day.
Brattleboro.gov(802) 251-8151The Town of Brattleboro is hosting a virtual presentation on the archeological excavations at the recently completed floodplain restoration project at Kikitta Ahki, located at 250 Birge Street.
Danielle Duguid, Hartgen Archaeological Associates’ principal investigator and project manager, will present on the findings that focus on the Leahy Home at the Holden & Martin Mills, which existed on the site.
The Town of Brattleboro will be modifying its parking zones on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. To prepare for this transition, parking will be free on Tuesday, Sept. 2.
Parking zones will be renamed using numbers only to streamline the payment process. Rather than typing the word “zone” followed by a number, users will simply enter a string of numbers when paying through the Park Smarter app or Text to Pay system. For example, rather than typing “Zone1,” users will enter “05301.” Signs throughout the downtown area will be relabeled and color-coded to match the new parking map, available at Brattleboro.gov/parking.
