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BRATTLEBORO — Local focus groups and a summit with state officials are planned locally as part of a statewide initiative proposed by the governor to improve public health and safety.
BRATTLEBORO — With an influx of people no longer qualifying for emergency housing at motels through a state program, some are asking where they should go.
A recent armed robbery sparked local headlines exactly a year after residents, seeing the number of burglaries nearly double from 2021 to 2022, first asked municipal leaders for security measures yet to be taken.
The town selectboard plans to wait until after further study of emergency medical services this spring and summer before making a final decision on a long-term provider this fall.
“Even as the number of shelter beds and motel rooms has increased, the need for these opportunities has grown at a faster rate,” one local human service worker said.