Grin & Bare it !

BRATTLEBORO, Vt. -- Town officials in Brattleboro said the solution to what some see as the problem of people hanging around naked downtown may be just around the corner.

It's called cold weather.

But the Select Board has decided to take no action for now on a proposed anti-nudity ordinance. That means that until temperatures turn nippy, those who object to nakedness downtown may just have to grin and bare it.

Select Board Chairman Steve Steidle said when things heat up again next spring, the town may take another look at the proposed nudity ban.

Brattleboro has attracted international attention in recent weeks as word has spread of its lack of a nudity ordinance and the habit of some young people to take advantage of that.