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Brattleboro Representative Town Meeting Steering Committee Meeting Agenda

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• Proposals and possible motions
o Clarification with passed motion for funding lunch, with regard to committee position on BUHS fundraiser lunch. Request for clarity from the BUHS principal, from this committee.
o … to endorse continued support for BUHS in providing RTM lunch.
o …to amend this committee’s original 2021 proposal to include and welcome ex-officio members.
o …to end committee meetings for this RTM year and for members to use the time to execute the work that has been agreed.

Brattleboro Selectboard Meeting Agenda and Notes December 21, 2021

by cgrotke | Town News

It’s the final regular meeting of the Brattlboro Selectboard for 2021 and the last regular meeting for outgoing Town Manager Peter Elwell. They’ll take up issues of mask mandate exemptions, financial audits, and more FY23 budget planning. You can bring up other items not on the agenda during public participation, and you are probably welcome to bring holiday cookies as well.

Brattleboro Christmas and New Year’s Closings

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In observance of the Christmas holiday:

Brattleboro Town offices will be closed on Friday, December 24, 2021. 

Brooks Memorial Library will be closed on Friday, December 24 and Saturday, December 25, 2021.

Parking is free at all metered spaces and in the pay-and-display lots on Friday, December 24, and on Saturday, December 25, 2021. All other violations will be enforced.

Community Safety Review Update

by cgrotke | Town News

The Brattleboro Selectboard will hear highlights from the last three months of work on the Community Safety Review Recommendations from Town Manager Peter Elwell this evening.  Here is his latest memo outlining what he plans to present. (I’d love to cover this special meeting but other plans intrude).

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This memorandum, the attached updated implementation table, and the presentation I will make at the December 14 Selectboard meeting comprise Town staff’s second status report to the Selectboard and the community regarding our implementation of recommendations from the 2020 community safety review.

Brattleboro Selectboard Special Meeting – Community Safety Review Update

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The Brattleboro Selectboard will meet on Tuesday, December 14, 2021, at 6:15pm in 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.

Brattleboro Committee Meeting Agendas – RTM Human Services, Town Finance

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The Brattleboro Human Services Committee will meet on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at 1:00pm in the Selectboard Meeting Room and on Zoom. The attached agenda contains information on how to access the meeting remotely, including the required “passcode.” 

The Brattleboro RTM Finance Committee will meet on Thursday, December 16, 2021 at 5:30pm at the Brattleboro Food Co-op Café.

Selectboard Meeting Notes – Brattleboro Needs 500 Housing Units

by cgrotke | Town News
selectboard december 6, 2021

The Brattleboro Selectboard learned about housing issues and possible strategies for addressing some serious housing needs during their first regular meeting of December . 500 housing units is the low estimate of what Brattleboro needs, now, and the selectboard is eager to make it an actual goal.

The board also approved corrections and updates to a Civil War monument, preserving the original but annotating it with a new plaque and information about the people of color and lower classes of soldiers not named on the original. They won’t name them on the new plaque, but will be directed to further information.

Brattleboro Selectboard Meeting Agenda and Notes – December 7, 2021

by cgrotke | Town News

Traffic safety and recommendations for improvements to the Representative Town Meeting will be discussed at the next regular meeting of the Brattleboro Selectboard. New bike lanes, LED stop signs, and a request for a crosswalk are all in the mix for Tuesday.

The board will continue to provide free operating space for some local businesses who’d like to have larger establishments, and they’ll approve a correction to a very old piece of Town information.

You can bring up other items not on the agenda during public participation.

Brattleboro Committee Meeting Warnings

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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.

Brattleboro Selectboard Special Meeting Agenda

by cgrotke | Town News

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.

Brattleboro Face Coverings Required

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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.

Brattleboro Thanksgiving Closures

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In Observance of Thanksgiving all Town Offices will be closed on  Thursday, November 25, 2021, and Friday, November 26, 2021, with the exception of  emergency services.

Brooks Memorial Library will close at 6:00pm on Wednesday, November 24, 2021. They  will be closed on Thursday, November 25, 2021, but will remain open during normal  business hours on Friday, November 26, 2021.

Trash and recycling WILL NOT be picked up on Thursday, November 25, 2021. All trash  and recycling pick-up will be delayed by one day all week.

Brattleboro Selectboard Agenda & Notes – November 23, 2021

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The Brattleboro Selectboard will meet on Tuesday, November 23, 2021, at 6:15pm over Zoom. The Municipal Center (230 Main Street) will be open to the public with limited seating spaced six feet apart and face coverings will be required. 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.

Brattleboro Town Clerk Office Closing Early

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The Brattleboro Town Clerks Office will be closing at 2:15pm on Thursday, November 18, 2021,  and at 1:30pm on Friday, November 19, 2021. All other offices in the Municipal Center will remain  open during normal business hours.