Housing Trust approved modifications to a Seasonal Communities Grant application for up to $60,687. The board agreed to allow flexibility in using the funds for either housing analysis and technical assistance or septic and water infrastructure work at the Town Hall site through June 30, 2027.
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 Municipal Housing Trust agreed to pursue $58,000 in state seasonal communities funding for water and sewer infrastructure improvements to support housing units, with proposal review scheduled for August 3 before an August 28 deadline. Brett Roberts of Berkshire Regional Planning Commission
The Municipal Housing Trust discussed its short-term rental initiative ahead of a June 29 town meeting. Chairman Richard Stanley presided over seven members who addressed restrictions on properties valued at $500,000 or below. The board reviewed a CDC workforce housing project where one applicant
The Egremont Municipal Housing Trust Board refined short-term rental bylaw amendments for a June 29 special town meeting vote. Chair Richard Stanley and members Mary Brazie, Judi Goodman, Doug Mishkin, and Evan Hardcastle, meeting with Planning Board members John Lanterman and Mary McGurn, approved
Egremont Housing Trust Board advances revised short-term rental bylaws ahead of Select Board review. The board, chaired by Vice-Chairman Doug Mishkin with eight members present in person and via Zoom, approved language modifications requiring at least one trustee or LLC member to be an Egremont
Egremont Housing Trust refines short-term rental bylaw with residency requirement for future registrations. The board agreed that current owners registering before the effective date would be grandfathered in, while new registrations must be owned by Egremont residents. Whole-house rentals would
Egremont Housing Trust refines short-term rental bylaw for rescheduled town vote. Board members Richard Stanley, Judith Goodman, Mary Brazie, Doug Mishkin, and Evan Hardcastle (in person) and Sandra Martin, Richard Allen, and Rebecca Heidgerd (via Zoom) agreed to exempt attached units and ADUs on
Housing Trust examines proposed short-term rental bylaw and seasonal community designation. Planning Board Chair Mary McGurn presented zoning standards allowing short-term rentals by right in all districts with tiered parking requirements; Doug Mishkin outlined general bylaw changes raising the
Housing Trust Board advocates for consolidated CPA housing allocation. The Board agreed to seek 80 percent of Community Preservation Act funds as a single bucket grant, citing efficiency gains and elimination of repeated town meeting approvals for individual projects. Members also revised the
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