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
Water Commission approves April minutes and reviews operational challenges. Chair Mary Brazie and Water Operator Nate Stalker reported on past-due accounts, including Mr. Ferguson's requiring follow-up before shut-off notice, and George Beebe progressing under a payment plan. Staff completed GIS
Egremont Historical Commission approves new member and late-summer cemetery event. The commission unanimously approved April minutes and welcomed newly confirmed member Ulla Dannebom. Co-Chair Francis Nestor briefed members on Community Preservation Act funding possibilities, including village
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
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