- 230 Main St, Suite 202
- Brattleboro, VT 05301
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Email:
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Hours of Operation
- Monday: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
- Tuesday: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
- Wednesday: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
- Thursday: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
- Friday: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
- Saturday: Closed
- Sunday: Closed
Sustainability
History & Background
The Town of Brattleboro has long held a commitment to proper stewardship of the natural resources that make our community possible. This commitment is expressed in the work of citizen-led Town committees and commissions, including the Energy Committee, Conservation Commission, Planning Commission, Hazard Mitigation Committee, Agricultural Advisory Committee, and others.
While sustainability has always been a part of Brattleboro’s ethos and governance structure, in 2002 the Town established a volunteer Energy Coordinator position, which was filled for 12 years and achieved a great deal of energy-savings for the Town during that time. This position performed the first comprehensive energy audits of Town buildings, created a greenhouse gas inventory of the Town’s emissions, transitioned Town street lights to LED lighting, installed the first EV-charging stations at the Transportation Center, and organized an upgrade of building heating systems and controls.
In 2020, the Town hired a full-time Sustainability Coordinator position, to better align various efforts across Town Departments and in the wider community. The mission of this position is to “make Brattleboro: more liveable, for longer, for everyone”, and is not limited to only environmental concerns. This approach to sustainability is in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals:
Additionally, specific to addressing greenhouse gas emissions, in 2020 the Town of Brattleboro adopted goals that match the state of Vermont’s emission reduction goals, and utilizes the tools and organizational framework of Project Drawdown’s 100 ranked methods to inform local action on global warming.
Contact
For questions or other inquiries related to sustainability in Brattleboro, contact: Stephen Dotson, Sustainability Coordinator, [email protected], or call 802-251-8110.
Sustainability
News & AnnouncementsEfficiency Vermont's Focused Community Campaign brought technical assistance, focused attention, and special incentives for Brattleboro residents and businesses across two years.
Edible Brattleboro has partnered with the Town to create a public food forest on a town-owned lot in West Brattleboro.
Learn more about the past, present, and future of the Global Warming Solutions Fund.
In 2023, the Town converted six of its buildings to LED lights with help from Efficiency Vermont and the Global Warming Solutions Fund.
Currently there is more funding for installing EV-charging stations than ever before, in the form of grants both at the state and federal level, and newly expanded tax credits.
Currently the Town of Brattleboro has invested as much as is allowed under the net metering cap that the State of Vermont has established by legislature.