Select Board approves $4,000 police department review contract. The board, meeting March 17, funded the independent review through a reserve fund transfer and scheduled a special town meeting for early June to address short-term rental zoning and seasonal community designation, with Board Member
Egremont Select Board tackles police understaffing with recruitment overhaul. Chairwoman Lucinda Fenn-Vermeulen and the board heard from Police Chief Jason LaForest and officers about the challenges of a four-officer shortage, including officers working alone during day shifts. The board discussed
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
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
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
Select Board approves workforce housing and PFAS work, accepts assessor resignations. Chair Lucinda Fenn-Vermeulen, Vice Chair Judi Goodman, and Member Mary Brazie unanimously approved $133,340 in site work with the Community Development Corporation for a workforce housing project behind Town Hall
Select Board approves 26 FY 2027 budget line items, holds library pending revisions. Chairwoman Lucinda Fenn-Vermeulen's board approved police collective bargaining at $485,153, tree work at $60,000, legal fees at $25,000, and police department expenses at $16,000. The board also voted to support a
Egremont Select Board unanimously approves utility pole and two Democratic events. Steven Hayward of National Grid presented a request for a new pole at 15 Mill Road, which the board voted to approve. The Egremont Democratic Committee received unanimous approval for a candidate forum April 12 at 2
Egremont Select Board approves FY 2027 budget allocations across seven departments and services. The board approved Agriculture Commission funding at $2,000, a 33 percent increase, and Southern Berkshire Ambulance operations at $138,009, including $1 million in capital expenditures for two new
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