Transfer Station Working Group approves revised draft missions and advances permit redesign. The group, chaired by Freddy Friedman and including Tara White, Marc Trachtenberg, Chuck Loring, and Gardiner Morse, moved forward revised job descriptions for transfer station attendants designed to
The New Marlborough Conservation Commission conducted three property site visits on April 9 without formal votes. Members Kristin Hoffman and Douglas Hyde attended all three inspections; Nancy Hannen and John Schreiber joined the final two. The visits included a pool installation at 886 Sisson Hill
New Marlborough Select Board unanimously appoints Finance Committee member, constrains FY 27 spending. Chair Beth Dean and members Tara White and Bill West approved Sharon Fleck to fill a Finance Committee vacancy through May 11, 2026, with Finance Committee Chair Doug Newman recommending the
Select Board opts out of early voting for May election. Responding to cost concerns from the Town Clerk, the Board voted unanimously to opt out of early voting by mail; early voting is required for state and national elections but optional for local elections. The Board of Registrars had already
Planning Board receives federal floodplain bylaw mandate after 45-year compliance gap. Joy Duperault, Director of the Massachusetts Flood Hazard Management Program and State NFIP Coordinator, presented the board with a 25-page FEMA-approved template containing 19 mandatory elements, including
Transfer Station Working Group recommends $26.05 wage for attendant 1. The vote passed 4-2, with Tara White and Chuck Loring opposed, citing concerns about town-wide pay consistency relative to highway department rates. Chair Freddy Friedman and members Marc Trachtenberg and Gardiner Morse
Conservation Commission votes unanimously to issue Order of Conditions for deck and retaining wall work at 77 Laurel Banks Road with strict tree-planting and monitoring requirements. Chair Kristin Hoffman's five-member board, including Conservation Agent Marty Summers, also approved a Certificate
Conservation Commission conducts three site visits without taking formal votes. The board observed an ecological restoration project at 0 Konkapot Road submitted by Trout Unlimited, a deck and retaining wall reconstruction notice at 77 Laurel Banks Road for applicant David Rome, and a barn
Board of Health approves prior meeting minutes, plans follow-up on permit. The board, meeting in person at Town Hall on March 10, approved four prior meeting minutes spanning October 2025 through February 2026. Health Agent Scott McFarland reported on changes to PHEP voting procedures adopted by
Planning Board hears Community Preservation Act overview from Sheffield consultant. Acting Chair Jon James, Christian Stovall, and Becky Wilkinson heard Rene Wood explain that the CPA allows towns to impose a 1 to 3 percent property tax surcharge for affordable housing, land conservation, outdoor
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