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Select Board approves utility pole and Democratic Party events.

Egremont Select Board unanimously approves utility pole and two Democratic events. Steven Hayward of National Grid presented a request for a new pole at 15 Mill Road, which the board voted to approve. The Egremont Democratic Committee received unanimous approval for a candidate forum April 12 at 2

Planning Board and Housing Trust outline dual path for short-term rental regulation

Planning Board and Municipal Housing Trust unite on short-term rental regulation strategy. Chair Mary McGurn announced the Planning Board will draft zoning language defining STRs and specifying permitted districts--requiring a two-thirds Town Meeting vote--while the Trust develops operational

Housing Trust, Planning Board discuss short-term rental regulation framework

Egremont Housing Trust and Planning Board map regulatory approach to short-term rentals. Housing Trust Chair Richard Stanley and Planning Board members agreed the boards must divide labor: Planning Board will draft zoning definitions, while Housing Trust handles operational rules including

Select Board approves FY 2027 budget allocations across seven departments.

Egremont Select Board approves FY 2027 budget allocations across seven departments and services. The board approved Agriculture Commission funding at $2,000, a 33 percent increase, and Southern Berkshire Ambulance operations at $138,009, including $1 million in capital expenditures for two new

Planning Board approves January minutes, maps short-term rental zoning strategy.

Planning Board approves FY2027 budget framework below $5,000 and outlines zoning strategy for short-term rentals. Chair Mary McGurn led the board--members John Lanterman, Stephen Lyle, and Donna Bersch-Gordon--to consensus that the Board will define STRs in zoning and assign district-by-district