Select Board approves water department budget and debt items unanimously. The board finalized 14 fiscal 2027 budget line items totaling over $547,000 in debt, interest, and water system expenses, with water operating costs rising to $35,000 from $32,150. Chairwoman Lucinda Fenn-Vermeulen and the
Select Board sets follow-up meeting to address police department staffing gap. At a seven-minute closed executive session on March 6, Police Sergeant Hans Carlson and Officers Max Kolb and Joe Koslowski presented concerns about the Police Department's current personnel levels and advocated for a
Water Commission addresses three past-due accounts totaling $4,673. Vice-Chair Lucinda Fenn-Vermuelen presided in the absence of Chair Mary Brazie. The commission reviewed delinquent accounts including one that received a shutoff notice and another whose payments were returned; commissioners agreed
Egremont Select Board unanimously approves Sustainable Purchasing Policy and town hall request. The board voted to adopt the environmental procurement policy, required for continued DEP Sustainable Materials Recovery Program participation, which has generated approximately $60,000 in grant funding
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
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
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,
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 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
Egremont Board of Health approves prior minutes and confirms food permit progress. Board Chairman Charles Ogden and member Ellen Maggio, with Director Juliette Haas recording, voted 2-0 to adopt February 12 minutes and confirmed that The Mill owner Terry Moore completed his ServeSafe certification,
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