First, the Selectboard and town officials should be commended for their hard work and efforts on behalf of the residents of Brattleboro. We should all be grateful for their efforts.
My comments are not meant as an endorsement or a condemnation of their efforts or of the improvements proposed for the municipal center/police/fire station.
However, we should not implement an additional sales tax to pay for the improvements.
Historically, our local legislative representatives, as well as those in other eastern Vermont border areas, have been opposed to the state increasing sales taxes.