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Housing Trust approves short-term rental caps; seasonal designation recommended.

Egremont Housing Trust backs short-term rental caps at 50 properties. The board voted 3 to 2 to approve a draft bylaw limiting nightly rentals to 90 per year, with current registrants grandfathered in under a two-year compliance window while new owners must comply immediately. Chairman Richard

Select Board approves fiscal 2027 budget packages across multiple departments.

Select Board approves fiscal 2027 budgets including fire and highway increases. Chairwoman Lucinda Fenn-Vermeulen, Vice Chair Judi Goodman, and Member Mary Brazie unanimously approved 36 line-item allocations across departments, with Highway collective bargaining rising $337,619 and Fire Department

Board of Health approves prior minutes, advances food permit

Egremont Board of Health approves prior minutes and confirms food permit progress. Board Chairman Charles Ogden and member Ellen Maggio, with Director Juliette Haas recording, voted 2-0 to adopt February 12 minutes and confirmed that The Mill owner Terry Moore completed his ServeSafe certification,

Planning Board adopts longer short-term rental definition for community review

Egremont Planning Board adopts detailed short-term rental zoning definition. Chair Mary McGurn steered the board's 3–1 vote for the longer STR definition over a briefer alternative, with John Lanterman voting no. The board agreed to bring the definition and a proposed "major/minor" classification

Housing Trust debates short-term rental cap ahead of March vote

Housing Trust Board weighs short-term rental bylaw with March 2 vote looming. The board discussed a $400 registration fee, natural person ownership rules, and a potential cap at the current 85 registered properties. The central dispute: Blake McDonald and others questioned whether a 50-night annual