Select Board approves $960K mortgage for Egremont workforce housing
Egremont Select Board unanimously approved a $960,000 workforce housing mortgage for Community Development Corporation. Chair Lucinda Fenn-Vermeulen, Vice Chair Judi Goodman, and Member Mary Brazie voted to allow the organization to place a mortgage to secure construction financing at the July 14
Select Board · Meeting of July 14, 2026
Egremont Select Board unanimously approved a $960,000 workforce housing mortgage for Community Development Corporation. Chair Lucinda Fenn-Vermeulen, Vice Chair Judi Goodman, and Member Mary Brazie voted to allow the organization to place a mortgage to secure construction financing at the July 14 meeting. The board also authorized a $58,000 seasonal community designation trust fund via the Housing Trust Board, appointed Road Superintendent Jim Noe and Fire Chief Joe Schneider as temporary Emergency Management co-directors, approved interdepartmental transfers totaling $2,728, and deferred Police Department vacancy, Board of Health job description, and firearms certification property-use matters to future meetings.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of July 14, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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