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Planning Board, Housing Trust align on short-term rental bylaw review steps

Egremont Planning Board and Municipal Housing Trust jointly refined short-term rental regulation strategy. Planning Board Chair Mary McGurn outlined removal of site plan review from the zoning draft, replacing it with use standards on parking, circulation, access, and lighting. The boards

Housing Trust, Planning Board align on short-term rental bylaw coordination.

Egremont Housing Trust and Planning Board coordinate short-term rental bylaw approval. Vice-Chairman Doug Mishkin, Chairman Richard Stanley, Planning Board Chair Mary McGurn, and Select Board Chair Lucinda Vermeulen joined the joint session to align definitions and concerns across the zoning and

Finance Committee approves FY27 budget elements endorsed by Selectboard.

Egremont Finance Committee unanimously approved FY27 budget elements the Selectboard had previously endorsed. Chair Tom Berkel, with members Bob Noonan and Michael Ukropina present, voted 3-0 to advance the spending plan on March 2. The Committee also discussed the town's Short Term Rental Bylaw,

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