Government

Government · Select Board

Select Board Orders Muzzle for Leonard Road Dog

Shutesbury Select Board voted 2-0 to declare a Leonard Road dog "dangerous" after three attacks on a neighbor's dog since early spring.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 13

Government · Select Board

Select Board Approves License Transfer, Sewer Grant

Northfield's Select Board approved a liquor license transfer for Boyd's Auto Body and heard the sewer department has landed a $307,000 state grant to engineer a line extension to the Ridge neighborhood.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 13

Government · Other Committee

Council panel schedules Minhas absence disclosure

Greenfield's council committee chairs quietly teed up a councilor absence disclosure and delayed a key vote.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 13

Government · Other Committee

Housing Panel Narrows Site To 2-8 Units

The Whately Housing Committee narrowed a town housing site's feasible density from a theoretical 12 units down to two to eight units, citing new floodplain mapping.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 12

Government · Planning Board

Erving Planning Board Advances Zoning Bylaw Rewrite

Erving Planning Board softened a mandatory river-access rule and sent its zoning bylaw rewrite to town meeting.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 8

Government · Other Committee

Assessors Approve Abatements, Slow Refund Cycle

Greenfield's Board of Assessors approved a batch of motor vehicle excise abatements while confirming refund processing will shift from twice a month to once a month.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 7

Government · Board of Health

Board OKs septic plan, delays fee overhaul

The Shutesbury Board of Health approved a septic system upgrade on Wyola Drive and agreed to phase in higher hauler and installer license fees.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 7

Government · Select Board

Board Backs Letter Urging Data Center Pause

Shelburne Select Board backed a letter urging a one-year data center moratorium and conditionally approved an $85,046 energy grant.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 5

Government · Select Board

Selectboard backs data center moratorium letter

The Shelburne Selectboard voted to recommend a one-year moratorium on data center construction and conditionally backed an $85,146 energy grant.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 5

Government · Selectboard

Selectboard Leans No On Tech School Building Vote

The Whately Selectboard and Finance Committee leaned toward recommending a "no" vote on a new Franklin County Technical School building ahead of the regional district's October 6 vote.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 5