The Brandon Selectboard convened for its regular meeting on Monday evening. Among the items on the agenda were a potential Scouts parade for veterans, a repeal of Brandon’s one-acre Act 250 policy, and a letter of support for a private solar array.
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Otter Valley budget passes on third attempt
After a tough budget season that saw school budgets shot down across the state, the Otter Valley Unified Union school budget for FY25 narrowly won the approval of a majority of those who voted in the district on Tuesday, June 11.
Kaizen Fitness Arts, martial arts studio, opens in Brandon
Growing up in New Hampshire, David Belanger was a big fan of Ip Man, a Chinese martial artist who taught the legendary Bruce Lee.
Brandon SB talks meeting rules, zoning, and slate roof
The Brandon Selectboard convened for its regular meeting on Monday evening. For the first time in months, the town budget was not on the agenda, having passed on its third public vote last week.
Brandon budget passes on third vote; includes $85K for paving
After three votes and several months of heated debate, Brandon voters approved a budget for Fiscal Year 2025.
Pittsford SB addresses infestations, energy, and audits
At its regular meeting on Wednesday, May 15, the Pittsford Selectboard heard a presentation from Miranda MacDonald of the auditing firm of RHR Smith & Company, which had recently completed an audit of the town’s accounts for the fiscal year that ended in June 2023.
Brandon’s Fran Bull shines at Mitchell Giddings in Brattleboro
Fran Bull is a restless artist. While many other artists have built comparably long careers on a single style, Bull’s trademark has been her willingness—her need—to adapt her hand to her thoughts.
One year in, Dan and Elyse Wolfkuhle predict a great summer at Wood’s Market in Brandon
The tables out front are laden with flowers, a dazzling array of colors in the bright spring sun. There are baby vegetables in tiny pots just waiting to go home with their adoptive parents, who will nurture them to maturity and then enjoy one of the delights of summer: fresh veggies straight from the backyard garden.
Downtown Brandon Alliance gets crowdfunding grant for Bankers Alley project
The Downtown Brandon Alliance, whose mission is to keep Brandon’s downtown business district vital and attractive, has been awarded a $29,100 Better Places grant from the Vermont Department of Housing and Community Development.
Brandon SB revises budget for 3rd vote: spending down 0.5% but tax revenue up 2.5%
In a special meeting on Monday evening, the Brandon Selectboard unanimously approved a revised FY2025 budget that reduces spending overall by 0.5% (less than 1%) while increasing the amount to be raised by taxes by 2.5%, both figures in comparison to the current year’s levels.
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