Facing an angry public and the threat of a budget referendum after the murder of George Floyd, the selectboard formed the community safety committee. This was to be a civilian…
Decentralized Homeless Shelter
Note: The meeting time is changed from the usual 6:15 to 5PM only for tomorrow (Tues. 06/20/23).
The selectboard knew the motel funding would end, but they planned nothing.
BCS has promoted emergency homeless shelters in RVs and campers since last summer. We’ve been saying to the selectboard basically, “We have started a decentralized homeless shelter. It’s a simple solution to the homeless crisis, but it doesn’t fit any current permitting process. Can you help? ”. They said nothing. In February they began prosecuting us. Now the news says they are proposing the same thing and calling it “dispersed camping”.
Really !?
“Emergency shelter proposed In Brattleboro” —
https://www.reformer.com/local-news/emergency-shelter-proposed-in-brattleboro/article_13a182f6-04ba-11ee-a959-d7eceb0a786c.html
First the board ignores the project. Then they slander and condemn it. Now they want to imitate it while they prosecute us for it. This malicious
bungling has to STOP !
Call the selectboard members or talk sense to them at their meeting Tuesday June 20, (and most first and third Tuesdays) 6:15pm in person at 230 Main Street or by Zoom: code 1226175 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86067892659
Call for talking points: 802-490-9363
info@BrattleboroCommonSense.org
We recommend this for people who are interested in SAFE Policing —
https://brattleborocommonsense.org/safe-policing/