New Marlborough Planning Board prepares articles for Special Town Meeting, weighing slaughterhouse regulations. Chair Robert W Hartt and Vice Chair Jordan Archey reviewed the prior decision to allow slaughterhouses as a special permit in rural districts, intending to support local agriculture.
New Marlborough Select Board approves FY 27 appointments and 3 percent wage increase. Chair Tara B. White led the unanimous approval of appointments for over 40 town positions beginning July 1, 2026, and the board adopted employee compensation rates incorporating a 3 percent cost-of-living
Conservation Commission approves five-year pond-dredging permit and accepts member resignation. The Conservation Commission issued an Order of Conditions for an ecological restoration project to dredge Harnett Pond at 0 Steepletop Road, with state certification from the Massachusetts Department of
Select Board approves June 29 Special Town Meeting warrant. The three-member board unanimously endorsed the warrant for the Special Town Meeting scheduled for Monday, June 29 at 7 p.m. at the Fire House. Article 1 seeks to raise and appropriate $3,013,331 for the Southern Berkshire Regional School
Transfer Station Working Group finalizes attendant job descriptions, plans station redesign. Meeting attendees included Freddy Friedman, chair; Tara White; Marc Trachtenberg; and Gardiner Morse, with Charles Loring III arriving shortly after the 3:30 p.m. start. The group approved prior minutes and
Conservation Commission completes nine-property site visit round without formal votes. The three attending members—Kristin Hoffman, Doug Hyde, and Nancy Hannen—reviewed multiple land management and building requests across town, including invasive removal, shoreline work, emergency water damage
Planning Board finalizes four bylaw articles for June 29 Special Town Meeting vote. Chair Robert W Hartt presented amendments addressing dwelling units, building permits, and permit expiration periods; agricultural uses per Massachusetts General Law; accessory dwelling units per Attorney General
Designer Selection Committee selects three architecture firms for interviews on Town Hall renovation project. New Marlborough's Designer Selection Committee elected Chuck Loring as Chair and Barbara Marchione as Vice-Chair, then reviewed five design proposals received by the June 3 deadline from
New Marlborough Board of Health flags permitting concerns for an AirBnB-rental camper. Chair Larry Davis and members Jordan Chretien and John Miller, with Health Agent Scott McFarland, processed six Title 5 septic inspections, approving five and denying one. The board noted that no Board of Health
New Marlborough Select Board adopts regional building fee schedule effective July 1. Building Commissioner Matt Kollmer presented revised fee schedules, including a $20 filing fee per application, as the town joins a regional department with Great Barrington and Lee; the Board approved the changes
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