WTSA News For Your Tuesday, September 19th:
Brattleboro’s Charter Revision Commission will meet this Thursday, at 6:15pm in the Selectboard Meeting Room in the Municipal Center at 230 Main Street. The meeting agenda includes a discussion with Town officials, including Selectboard Chair Ian Goodnow, Vice Chair Franz Reichsman, Town Clerk Hilary Francis, Town Attorney Bob Fisher, and Assistant Town Manager Patrick Moreland. The seven-member commission was established by the selectboard in December 2022.
The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation is urging residents to either remove their docks from the water, or if ice damage is not a concern, to let them freeze in place. Forgoing aeration devices designed to prevent ice buildup around your dock will help protect Vermont lakes and public safety. If you are planning to install a bubbler, ice eater, or de-icer near your dock, you will need to apply for a state permit.
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders says over 3,000 Vermonters have applied and received assistance from FEMA, and some important application deadlines to apply for federal assistance have been extended. The deadlines for FEMA Individual Assistance, Small Business Administration loans, and Disaster Unemployment Assistance, have all been extended – giving individuals, homeowners, displaced employees, and small business owners more time to apply for the aid they need. Sanders says it’s important to apply for aid, but if you disagree with FEMA’s decision, or the amount of assistance provided, you have 60 days from the date of your FEMA determination letter to appeal.
Vermont Senator Peter Welch held a listening session with leaders in Vermont’s tourism and hospitality industry to discuss the challenges businesses in the industry are facing following this summer’s catastrophic flooding. Participants discussed how the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadian wildfires, and other devastating events impacted the industry and led to a downturn in tourism activity over the last few years. Welch says Vermont is open for business, and we’re working together to get Vermont’s farmers, families, and small businesses back on their feet as quickly and as safely as possible.
The Vermont Community Broadband Board has released Vermont’s Draft Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment draft proposal Volume 2 and wants your feedback and comments. This is the second part of the proposal to explain how the state will spend Vermont’s $229 million federal allocation to expand high-speed internet access. The document outlines the process Vermont will use to select the internet service providers who will receive money to build out unserved and underserved addresses and details the requirements these providers must meet to be eligible for funding.
The chancellor of the Vermont State Colleges System is stepping down. Sophie Zdatny says she will be done at the end of the year. She’s been with the system for nine years. Zdatny says she’s proud of the work that’s been done. “I am incredibly proud of the work we’ve undertaken together to stabilize the Vermont State Colleges and to set it on the path of transformation to ensure public higher education remains accessible and affordable in Vermont’s rural communities for generations to come,” Zdatny said in a statement. The board chair says they’re beginning the process of finding Zdatny’s replacement.
LOTTERY NUMBERS:
TRI STATE PICK 3 0-8-4
TRI STATE PICK 4 7-0-3-2
TRI STATE GIMME 5 14-18-26-33-39
MASS CASH 4-22-24-25-32
WTSA SPORTS:
Monday Night Football saw New Orleans beat Carolina, 20-17, and the Steelers beat the Browns, 26-22.
Rob Refsnyder’s two-run single was the difference as the Red Sox beat Texas, 4-2. The teams play again tonight, Tanner Houck on the mound for Boston, first pitch is at 8:05.
The Yankees had Monday off. They host Toronto tonight, Clarke Schmidt on the mound for New York, first pitch is at 7:05.