BRATTLEBORO-Community House is located within the applicable zones identified by the town of Brattleboro and supports the recently passed Acceptable Community Conduct Ordinance.
In the past few years, Community House has been very affected by Brattleboro's environment:
• One student found a deceased body in the gazebo on the Town Common.
• Staff have complained of feeling unsafe.
• Unknown individuals have gone through our dumpster.
• Staff regularly have cleaned up drug and alcohol paraphernalia on our property, including many bags of fentanyl.
• Our cleaning staff have found people partying on one porch and have interrupted people having sex on other.
• Tradespeople have had items stolen from their vehicles.
• Our staff members routinely check for needles at the park near Green Street School before letting our kids play there.
• Children have noticed and asked about the routine drug sales and under-the-influence behaviors they observed across the street from our elementary school.
We believe it is important for the youth in our care to have an environment free from:
• drug and alcohol use or sales
• threatening behavior
• lewd or sexual conduct
• public urination or defecation
We see this ordinance as a positive step in improving the lives of the children entrusted to our care.
Community House
Brattleboro
Board of Directors://Dave Snyder, president//Kelly Frost, treasurer//Kim Price, secretary//Leland Smith, Amy Wallens Green, Dave Fuller
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