Egremont Select Board approved utility poles for National Grid and backed a police sign-on bonus program. The board unanimously approved National Grid's request to install two utility poles on Jug End Road to serve a new property being constructed.
Egremont Select Board approved van driver appointments and fire truck surplus. The board unanimously appointed Theodore Jurgenson and Anthony Terry as part-time van drivers for the Transportation Department, requiring minimum 8-hour-per-week commitment. The board voted to declare a 2008 Pierce
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,
Egremont Select Board voted 2-1 to halt web administrator billing pending employment clarification. Vice Chair Judi Goodman and Member Mary Brazie voted on August 24 to direct web administrator Mary McGurn to stop billing for additional work while the town seeks legal counsel regarding her
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
Egremont Select Board approved a temporary sign permit and web administration contract with conditions. The Board unanimously approved a temporary non-conforming sign permit for Buttonball Barn through October 4, 2026, and approved a web administration contract with conditions including town email
Egremont Select Board approved seven items unanimously at an August meeting. The Board voted to appoint John Krynick as associate member of the Historical Commission, promote Susan Fine from associate to voting member of the Green Committee, issue a non-conforming sign permit to Community
Egremont Select Board approved a liquor license change for Prospect Operating LLC. The establishment at 50 Prospect Lake Road won permission to convert from two general on premises pouring licenses to a single hotel license following a public hearing before Chair Lucinda Vermeulen and Vice Chair
Egremont Select Board unanimously approved a $960,000 workforce housing mortgage for Community Development Corporation. Chair Lucinda Fenn-Vermeulen, Vice Chair Judi Goodman, and Member Mary Brazie voted to allow the organization to place a mortgage to secure construction financing at the July 14
Egremont Select Board unanimously hired two fire responders for its open positions. Fire Chief Joe Schneider recommended Ezra Smith, starting at $60,000 annually upon completion of his EMT certification expected in August, and Joseph "JD" Keefner, starting at $63,000, both as highly qualified