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Select Board approves mattress fee increase, defers firearms certification request.

Egremont Select Board unanimously approved a mattress recycling fee increase and voted to keep election polling at Town Hall. Board of Health Director Juliette Haas secured approval for Tough Stuff Recycling's new $40-per-unit rate, up from $33, and reported that the North Egremont Firehouse garage

Townbrief news summary · Jun 16

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves beer licenses and Council on Aging reappointments.

The Egremont Select Board unanimously approved two beer and wine licenses for Catamount Ski Resort for events on July 4th and August 22nd. The board also reappointed eight members to the Council on Aging, including Georgette Kinney, Linda Warner, Pamela Knowles, Donna Bersch-Gordon, Robin Goldberg,

Townbrief news summary · Jun 4

Government · Select Board

Select Board elects Vermeulen chair, approves highway hire and beer license.

Select Board reorganizes and approves highway hire and beer license. Chairwoman Lucinda Fenn-Vermeulen, Vice Chair Judi Goodman, and Member Mary Brazie were elected in the annual reorganization. The Board unanimously approved Nate Mrowka's hire for the Highway Department effective June 1, 2026, and

Townbrief news summary · May 19

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves Greenagers invasive-plant pilot project at French Park.

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;

Townbrief news summary · May 5

Government · Select Board

Select Board appoints three town employees to police and fire departments.

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

Townbrief news summary · Apr 21

Government · Select Board

Select Board appoints Dannebom to Historical Commission, accepts Carlson resignation.

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

Townbrief news summary · Apr 14

Government · Select Board

Select Board finalizes FY27 budget and warrant with school deferral request.

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

Townbrief news summary · Apr 7

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves liquor extension and dog park gate funding.

Select Board approves liquor extension and dog park gate at March meeting. Chair Lucinda Fenn-Vermeulen and members Mary Brazie and Judi Goodman unanimously appointed Emily Eyre to the French Park Dog Park Committee and confirmed $2,880 in donations to fund a sally port gate system to prevent small

Townbrief news summary · Mar 31

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves highway hire, police academy, and $900,000-plus in capital spending.

Select Board approves highway hire, police and fire vehicle purchases totaling over $300,000. The board voted unanimously to hire Patrick Nilson as a CDL equipment operator at $30.52 per hour for the Highway Department, to send a police officer to the academy, and to place a warrant article

Townbrief news summary · Mar 24

Government · Select Board

Select Board sets wage increases, trims Emergency Management stipend

Egremont Select Board approves fiscal 2027 wage structure with performance tiers. Employees rated 3.5 to 4.0 on evaluations will receive 1.5 percent raises atop a 2.8 percent cost-of-living adjustment; those rated 3.0 to 3.49 receive 1 percent. Chair Lucinda Fenn-Vermeulen and Finance Committee

Townbrief news summary · Mar 20