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Egremont deed activity brisk in late summer, but most sale prices are not yet recorded

Egremont recorded 15 property transfers between Aug. 7 and Sept. 5, but only four had a sale price recorded, ranging from $90,000 to $825,000 with a median of $375,000 among those four. The period's top recorded sale was 36 Millard Road at $825,000 on Aug. 26. Mount Washington Road saw four separate

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Government · Green Committee

Green Committee organizes October 10 materials collection event

Egremont Green Committee planned October 10 materials collection event with three service stations. Chair Emily Eyre confirmed the event will run 1 to 3 p.m., offering VitalShred document shredding, freon removal at $15 per appliance, and fabric and book collection through CMRK.

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Government · Board of Health

Board of Health approves septic plans and plunge pool permits

Egremont Board of Health approved septic plans for three properties and required a separate permit for Prospect plunge pools. Chairman Charles Ogden and board member Ellen Maggio voted unanimously to approve septic systems for new construction on Greenwood Circle and upgrades at 34 Millard Road and

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Government · Select Board

Select Board Votes to Keep Web Administrator as Paid Position

Egremont Select Board voted 2 to 1 to retain the Web Administration position. The board retained the $48-per-hour employee role with a maximum 12-hour weekly schedule, capped at $26,417.16 through June 30. In separate unanimous votes, the board appointed Alexander Scarbro as on-call firefighter,

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Egremont's Priciest August Sale Tops $2.3 Million, but Most Deeds List No Price

Egremont recorded 12 property deeds between July 31 and Aug. 29, but only four listed a sale price, ranging from $165,000 to $2,310,000 with a median of $240,950 among those four. The month's largest transaction was a $2,310,000 sale at 257 Jug End Rd on Aug. 11, transferred from Matthew Donald and

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Egremont's Top Sale Hits $2.3 Million While Most Deed Prices Stay Unrecorded

Eleven properties changed hands in Egremont between July 24 and Aug. 22, according to Southern Berkshire Registry of Deeds records, but only three transactions had a sale price recorded. Prices ranged from $225,000 for a Townhouse Hill Road parcel to $2,310,000 for 257 Jug End Rd., which sold to

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Government · Select Board

Select Board approves PFAS treatment contract and appointments

Egremont Select Board approved PFAS treatment and multiple personnel appointments, including pet policy. The board approved a $28,035.50 contract with B&T Pump and Well Service for a PFAS treatment unit at Town Hall and the Police Department, funded by a $38,000 state grant, with final approval

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Egremont Records Ten Deed Transfers as Most Sale Prices Are Not Yet Recorded

Egremont recorded 10 property deed transfers between July 17 and Aug. 15, but only two had a sale price recorded: $50,000 and $155,000, producing a median of $102,500 among the priced sales. The period's top recorded sale was 19 Baldwin Hill Rd at $155,000, sold July 22 by Christine and Jerry Baral.

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Government · Planning Board

Planning Board approves Form A for Proctor property division

Egremont Planning Board approved a Form A land division for the Proctor property. The approval allows Charlie Proctor to retain the main house and old barn complex while selling remaining buildings. Chair Mary McGurn presided; both the property division and a revised Site Plan Review fee schedule

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