Housing Trust Board Advances Regional Infrastructure Grant
Egremont Housing Trust advanced a regional housing infrastructure grant application with an August 28 deadline. The board approved corrected minutes from its July 20 meeting, with board member Doug Mishkin clarifying his position on a short-term rental working group recommendation. Brett Roberts of
Egremont Municipal Housing Trust · Meeting of August 3, 2026
Egremont Housing Trust advanced a regional housing infrastructure grant application with an August 28 deadline. The board approved corrected minutes from its July 20 meeting, with board member Doug Mishkin clarifying his position on a short-term rental working group recommendation. Brett Roberts of the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission provided an update on the Seasonal Communities grant application, which coordinates with four South County towns and targets water and wastewater system expansion and housing planning work.
The board discussed infrastructure funding strategies and expressed concerns about the estimated $15,000 cost of the 80 percent area median income unit lottery process, with the Community Development Corporation of Southern Berkshire exploring alternative lottery providers.
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Source: the Egremont Municipal Housing Trust meeting of August 3, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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