Town Plan

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.

6:05 – 6:35 Public/Community Health in the Town Plan – Guests: Cassandra Holloway, Building a Positive Community and Shyla Foss, VT Department of Health
Presentation for the Town Plan about substance misuse prevention, and, more broadly, public health and community-wide strategies. Discuss possibly adding a Community Health chapter to the Town Plan.

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.

9:05 – 9:25 Interim Zoning Public Hearing on Social Services and Charitable Assistance Uses
Discussion and vote on sending a letter to the Selectboard requesting that they defer action on the proposed Interim Zoning Amendment until the Planning Commission has a chance to review and comment on it at a regularly scheduled meeting.

6:15 – 6:30 Public Proposal: Discuss Public Proposal request regarding housing on the first floor of the Abbott Block

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.

6:15 – 7:15 2026 Town Plan
• Survey Results – Discussion of results
• Flood Resilience – Review first draft
• Land Use – Review partial draft of the Existing Land Use portion of the chapter
• Other – Review Goals, Policies, and Actions from Transportation and Housing Chapters

6:15 – 7:25 2026 Town Plan
• Town Plan Outreach –Wrap up on Community Conversations and Survey Results, Land Use workshop
• Energy Chapter – Review first draft
• Economic Development – Review first draft

The Brattleboro Planning Commission will meet on Wednesday, September 3 at 6:00 pm at the Brattleboro Municipal Center. Please note that this is a special date due to their regular meeting falling on the Labor Day holiday.

6:15 – 6:50 Planning Commission Workplan
Discuss and rank new projects that the Planning Commission wants to pursue

6:50 – 7:50 2026 Town Plan
• Town Plan Outreach – Check in on Community Conversations, Survey, public workshop
• Historic Resources – Review first draft
• Arts & Cultural Resources – Review first draft

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.
2025-82                Latona Real Estate, LLC for Stone Fence Realty Company; Service Center District; request for Conditional Use Approval to change use of a portion of the building to self-storage and professional office space at 895 Putney Road; Tax Map Parcel #70729.000

6:00 Call to Order

6:00 – 6:10 Introductions of New Commissioners and Announcements

6:10-6:40 Organizational Meeting
• Elect Chair, Vice-Chair, and Clerk
• Review Bylaws. Vote on proposed amendments as necessary. Proposed amendments need to be submitted to staff by the Friday before the meeting.

Project Description: Work will consist of course milling the existing pavement to a 2” depth, then placing a 1/2” lift of Type IVS pavement to level the road surface, followed but a 1-1/2” lift of Type IVS pavement as the final wearing surface. Sidewalk ramps and pedestrian crossing infrastructure will be replaced and upgraded to meet current ADA standards, as necessary. Some bicycle features may be added where applicable and feasible. Signs will also be replaced and upgraded as necessary to meet current specifications in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). Finally, shoulder berms that have built up will be removed to facilitate better drainage from the road surface, and some ditching work may be performed to further aid in drainage.  The majority of the work within the project limits (STP PC25(6)) will occur during typical night time hours as an effort to minimize impacts to traffic.

6:15 – 6:30 Public Proposal
Discuss staff recommendation on a request to amend the Town Plan to expand the West Brattleboro Village Center designated area.

6:30 – 7:40 Town Plan 2026

6:45 – 7:55 Town Plan 2026
• Community Conversations – Discuss and finalize questions for inclusion in the document; Decide on timeline for Planning Commissioners to conduct conversations
• Town Plan Survey – Review responses collected to date and give direction, if necessary, on how to achieve target desired demographics