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
Egremont Green Committee unanimously approved prior minutes and advanced a $1,500 Green Communities grant application targeting recycling and reuse. Juliette Haas will submit the application to the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection by week's end; award notification is expected in
Housing Trust Board advances short-term rental bylaw amendments following community feedback. The Board agreed to cap short-term rentals at approximately 10 percent of town housing stock and to allow unlimited rental nights for owner-occupied premises where residents rent rooms within their homes,
Finance Committee approves four thousand dollars in police reserve transfers and endorses most FY 2027 warrant articles. The panel voted unanimously to transfer thirty-eight hundred dollars to Police account 015210.702 and two hundred dollars to account 015210.700. On warrant articles, the
Egremont Historical Commission approves prior minutes and advances preservation bylaw review through three boards. Co-Chairs Francis Nestor and Beth Wood, Treasurer Rebecca Turner, and member Alex Langshure discussed potential Community Preservation Act funding for historic signage, cemetery
Egremont Board of Health reduces landfill well-monitoring funding request. Chairman Charles Ogden, Dr. William Rose, and Ellen Maggio unanimously approved prior minutes and revised the funding request for landfill monitoring wells and annual testing to $12,500, down from the original $18,000, after
Housing Trust and Planning Board present competing short-term rental proposals. Chair Mary McGurn outlined a zoning bylaw permitting short-term rentals by right in village and rural districts with site-based parking and access standards; Vice-Chair Doug Mishkin presented a general bylaw capping
Select Board finalizes FY27 budget and seeks school budget deferral. Chair Lucinda Fenn-Vermeulen's board unanimously approved $3,200 in cemetery budget amendments--$4,000 increase for maintenance and $2,000 for projects--and cut landfill PFAS monitoring from $17,000 to $12,500 following successful
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