The views from the Mt. Pleasant neighborhood in Brandon are spectacular. Just up the hill from downtown, the summit looks out over the Champlain Valley to the west and the Green Mountains to the east.
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Letter to the editor: Proposed budget measures are reckless spending
Brandon taxpayers are being asked to approve a 13.45% town budget increase with a 9.7% increase in taxes, as well as being asked to approve a bond for $500,000 for a town solar array on leased land.
Letter to the editor: Fjeld Nelson and Ethier would help build a better Brandon
There are two seats open on the Brandon Select Board for one-year terms. Ralph Ethier and Heather Fjeld Nelson are the two candidates that have the ability and desire to work together towards a better Brandon.
Letter to the editor: Correct information about proposed new taxes is essential to deciding how to vote
I have been reading with interest the letters on Front Porch Forum and in the Brandon Reporter about the Selectboard’s proposed budget and would like to add my voice to the conversation.
Brandon Selectboard candidates give answers to Reporter questionnaire
The Reporter sent the same list of 7 questions to all official candidates for Brandon Selectboard (in alphabetical order): David Atherton, Doug Bailey, Ralph Ethier, Ray Marcoux, Heather Nelson, Aida Nielsen, and David Snow.
Candidates for Brandon Selectboard focus on spending at public forum
At a well-attended public forum organized by the Brandon Area Chamber of Commerce at Brandon Town Hall on Thursday, February 15, six of the seven candidates for Brandon Selectboard introduced themselves (or re-introduced, in some cases) to the public and answered questions from the audience.
Brandon SB discusses Town Plan and appropriations
In its brief regular meeting on Monday evening, the Brandon Selectboard approved the Town Plan prepared by the Brandon Planning Commission.
Trivial pursuit: Brandon is home to multiple former Jeopardy! contestants
And the answer is: Three. Question: What is the number of Brandon residents who have appeared on the television quiz show Jeopardy?
Before Neshobe, there was… Neshobe
Most people in Brandon are well aware of our beautiful 18-hole Neshobe Golf Course that seems to have been around forever.
BRAVO brings restorative justice to Brandon
Restorative Justice is a growing movement which offers some offenders and the community an alternative path to the criminal justice system.
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