Select Board approves Greenagers invasive-plant removal at French Park on May 13. The board unanimously backed a proposal by the Egremont Land Trust and Greenagers to deploy approximately 20 volunteers, including Waldorf School students, to manually remove Burning Bush plants using hand tools;
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
Egremont Board of Health approves septic upgrade, refines microplastics survey. Chairman Charles Ogden, Dr. William Rose, and Ellen Maggio unanimously approved septic design plans from Accord Engineering for 113 Egremont Plain Road, with the leach field's 80-inch groundwater level meeting code
Select Board unanimously approves three appointments to public safety. Police Chief Jason LaForest secured the appointment of Nicolas Langley as a full-time police officer effective May 1, 2026, after Langley passed the physical training test; Langley will enroll in a police academy in Marlborough
Egremont Finance Committee approves $5,440 transfer and backs aggressive Free Cash deployment for FY27. Chair Tom Berkel and members Daniel Blitzer, Bob Noonan, Darya Geether, and Frank Penglase endorsed the strategy to fund budget priorities as rising emergency services and infrastructure costs
Egremont Housing Trust Board caps short-term rentals at 50 properties and 150 nights annually. The board voted 10-1 (Evan Hardcastle dissenting) on the property limit and approved the night cap unanimously. Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously approved the Chapter 40B Comprehensive Permit for the
Select Board unanimously appoints Ulla Dannebom to Historical Commission. Chairwoman Lucinda Fenn-Vermeulen and the board also unanimously accepted the resignation of Hans Carlson from his position as Evidence Room Officer, effective immediately, with the associated stipend discontinued. The board
Planning Board closes hearing on short-term rental zoning amendment without formal changes. Chair Mary McGurn walked the Board through a definition permitting short-term rentals by right in all districts, with site-based standards for off-street parking, vehicular circulation, and exterior
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