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BRATTLEBORO â Ian Goodnow had quite the first year to serve on the Select Board.
âI donât think I could have chosen a more challenging time to join the Brattleboro Select Board but Iâm grateful I ran and was elected,â he said. âCOVID-19, the global pandemic, created a number of new challenges that we had to face as a town and having an opportunity to be part of the leadership to address those challenges was a real honor and Iâm really grateful for the opportunity.â
While COVID-19 will continue to be something to grapple with on many levels, Goodnow said heâs filled with âa deep sense of optimismâ moving forward as the pandemic has forced creative thinking on issues and led to more people being engaged in town government. He said he feels the town can âcapitalize on that energyâ and âwe can do really great things in Brattleboro.â
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BRATTLEBORO â Select Board candidate Rikki Risatti plans to âprioritize agendas for enabling direct democratic practices, expanding decolonization, economic decentralization, and water testing and filtration accessibility to counter democide, conscription and imperialism.â
âMy experiences have prepared me to respect the responsibilities of being a serious catalyst of adaptation and transformation within insane aspects of culture,â Risatti said. âI feel confident that change is inevitable, I am ready to confront challenges, and I havenât seen the different candidates braving innovative directions nor communication skills for effective intersectional cofacilitation yet.â
Risatti, who uses they/them pronouns, is running for two seats on the board in the March 2 election â a three-year term and a one-year term. They face incumbent Ian Goodnow for the longer term and incumbent Daniel Quip
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.