BRATTLEBORO Looking back on a year full of challenges that could not be foreseen before last year’s election, Daniel Quipp commended fellow Select Board members.
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BRATTLEBORO â In 2017, Jessica Callahan Gelter joined the Brattleboro Planning Commission as a way to give back to the community.
âAnd itâs been really wonderful,â she said. âI want to do more.â
Much of the commissionâs work is long term without impacts being seen right away, Gelter said. She hopes serving on the Select Board will provide opportunities to bring about more immediate effects.
âI guess Iâm feeling antsy amidst the pandemic,â she said, finding more time to get involved in local government.
Sheâs one of six candidates running for two one-year terms on the board in the March 2 election. Other candidates include incumbent Daniel Quipp, Evan Chadwick, Kurt Daims, Rikki Risatti and Jackson Stein. Gary Stroud dropped out of the race, citing a diagnosis of prostate cancer.
BRATTLEBORO â Eight candidates have come forward for three Select Board seats opening up in March.
Board member Ian Goodnow is finishing his first one-year term and seeking a three-year term. Rikki Risatti, who ran in last yearâs election, also is on the March 2 ballot for the three-year seat.
âIt has been a challenging but fulfilling year on the board,â Goodnow said. âI am humbled having had the opportunity to meet and work with so many dedicated individuals who are striving to make Brattleboro the best place it can. I love the town and I love the work of the board, and I want to do it for the next three years. And I hope that Brattleboro wants me to do that work, too.â