Select Board votes to formally oppose MWRA's bid to withdraw more water from the Quabbin. From our own coverage: Cemetery panel reviews green burial guidelines; Board of Health weighs fee hikes for 2027.
The Shutesbury Historical Commission weighed a renewed letter, and possible small-claims action, against a Williamstown conservation firm whose repair of the town's historic guideboard came back damaged.
Shutesbury's Select Board voted to formally oppose the MWRA's bid to pull 20 million gallons a day more from the Quabbin.
Nine properties changed hands in Shutesbury between Sept. 25 and Oct. 24, but only two sales have recorded prices so far, ranging from $10,000 to $415,000, with a resulting median of $212,500. The month's top recorded sale was 134 Leonard Road at $415,000, sold to Florence Bank.
Shutesbury's Conservation Commission continued a hearing on New England Power's 67-mile transmission line rebuild to November 12 after members pressed for more detail on tree removal and wetland impacts.
The Shutesbury Personnel Board paused a planned second round of employee pay increases after finding errors in its salary study and flagged several town jobs paid below regional medians.
The Shutesbury Board of Health compared its septic, well and hauler permit fees against Leverett and Montague, moving toward increases planned for 2027 and 2028.
The Shutesbury MLP Committee finalized plans for its first router replacement pilot, beginning November 3, and approved its September 23 minutes by a 3-0 roll call vote.
The Shutesbury Council on Aging voted to join a resident petition opposing the town's halt to plowing on lower Birch Drive.
The Shutesbury Cemetery Commission reviewed draft guidelines letting families handle parts of a green burial themselves and discussed buying a storage shed for equipment.
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