Planning Board votes down Historic Commission proposal for village construction review. The four-member board present, Chair Bob Hartt, Jordan Archey, Christian Stovall, and Becky Wilkinson, rejected the measure on grounds that mandatory Historic Commission input could worsen affordable housing
Transfer Station Working Group advances full redesign over staged alternative. Chair Freddy Friedman and member Gardiner Morse supported proceeding with the complete project as previously voted, rejecting member Tara White's proposal to begin with the back road only. Marc Trachtenberg's motion to
New Marlborough Historical Commission unanimously approved a proposed new construction pause bylaw for the town's historic villages. Chair Dr. John Schreiber reported the draft, similar to the town's existing demolition bylaw, would require a comment period from abutters and neighbors but would not
New Marlborough Board of Health approves five septic designs, notes three-percent FY27 nursing increase. Board members Larry Davis III, Jordan Chretien, and John Miller, with Health Agent Scott McFarland, reviewed designs for properties on Hartsville-New Marlborough Road, Clayton-Mill River Road,
New Marlborough Select Board and Finance Committee adopted the FY 2027 budget calendar at their joint January 12 meeting. Town Administrator Mari Enoch reported FY 2025 local receipts of $877,767 and outlined budget priorities including funding OPEB with a $51,540 retirement-assessment decrease and