Conservation Commission issues emergency permit and enforces riverfront protections. The board unanimously approved an emergency well-replacement permit at 114 Downs Rd with six conditions including photo documentation, erosion controls, and one-to-one vegetation replacement. In a separate action,
New Marlborough Board of Health directs permit coordination for Maggie Mae's Kitchen. The board authorized the permit process for the proposed takeout food establishment at 345 New Marlborough-Southfield Road after septic inspection confirmed adequate capacity; board member Jordan Chretien will
New Marlborough approves 4.6 million dollar FY27 budgets and establishes retiree health fund. The Select Board unanimously backed the combined operating and capital budgets for fiscal year 2027 and voted unanimously to raise 50,000 dollars toward establishing an Other Post Employee Benefits trust
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
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