Sarah Turbow, a member of the Brattleboro Human Services Committee, is a licensed clinical social worker, community organizer, and a District 9 Representative Town Meeting member.
BRATTLEBORO-Everyone agrees there's a "community safety" problem in Brattleboro. But what exactly the problem is - much less how to fix it - has been a matter of great debate.
The Brattleboro Selectboard recently voted 3–2 to hold this year's Annual Representative Town Meeting (RTM) completely in person, with no remote option. And with that, a large blow in a line of blows was dealt to the accessibility and diversification of our town's government, bolstering an increasingly regressive status...