If #Brattleboro had grown at the rate of Burlington, the population would now be 15549.
At the rate of #Vermont as a whole, it would be 19615.
At the rate of the US, it would be 25342.
If the Brattleboro CDP, the 4.2 mi^2 urban center, which houses about 60% of the town, 7352 people, were to simply increase its density to match that of Burlington's 10 mi^2, the CDP would have a population of 18227, an increase of 10875 people.
This is the scale of the growth we need to sustainably thrive.
I have several questions as to the stated goals of Next Generation Brattleboro. The initiative has set a goal of adding 802 population by 2032. This number is obviously an arbitary number chosen simply because it is Vermont's area code, and it is nowhere near the level of growth required to revive #Brattleboro's stagnant economy.
Brattleboro's population has been more or less flat since before 1950. For about 80 years, it has hovered around 11.5-12K, plus or minus 500. …
At last night's #Brattleboro Selectboard meeting, a presentation was given regarding the "Next Generation Brattleboro" initiative.
As a member of the Brattleboro Planning Commission, I criticized this initiative for not involving us, as we are a chartered organization tasked with focusing on exactly the issues this initiative is trying to address, and we are in the end stages of finalizing the new 2026 Town Plan which is required by law to be adopted this year. …
Today is always a good day to contact your elected and appointed officials and request that they open social #communications channels on the #nonprofit #Fediverse, and move away from billionaire #oligarchy #plutarchy controlled #media.
The plans will be presented to the Development Review Board Meeting on Wed Mar 18, 2026, at 1830 EDT (6:30 PM), in the Selectboard Meeting Room at the #Brattleboro Municipal Center.
The agenda packet, including address and Zoom link may be found at:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C-h_citOFCUvm5H9bn0hLfG8Lzbp1lxN/view
On Tuesday, I was privileged to get a look at the planned improvements for the #BrooksMemorialLibrary in #Brattleboro #Vermont.
The #library has received a $1 million grant for the improvements, which will be completed in 2026. No additional funds are being contributed from the municipal budget.
The renovations will make vast improvements to the landscape around the library for comfort, #accessibility, and #bicycle parking, as well as make the upstairs Community Room available after hours.
#Brattleboro #Vermont is struggling because our population has been flat for over 70 years, while the US population has grown by more than 2.5x.
I'm dedicated to public policies that drive #Sustainability, #Growth, and #Equity, that give rise to #Equality, #Liberty, and #JusticeForAll.
I want our town and our state grow its heart and its population by three sizes before 2050. The strength of an economy is the activity of its people. The cohesion of a community is its compassion.
Friends, Vermonters, Countrypeople!
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Looking forward to hearing from constituents and talking about plans for the #LetsGrowBrattleboro and #Vermont2050 initiatives.
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