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Shutesbury Conservation Commission Closes South Whorl Drive Hearing Unanimously

SHUTESBURY — June 25, 2026 — Shutesbury Conservation Commission unanimously closes a multi-session public hearing on a lakeside home rebuild within a wetland buffer zone. The commission voted 5-0 on June 25 to close the notice of intent hearing for the Gripco family's proposed reconstruction of a single-

Shutesbury Select Board Approves Dozens of FY27 Committee Appointments

SHUTESBURY — June 22, 2026 — Shutesbury Select Board fills more than two dozen boards and representative posts for fiscal year 2027. The two-member board — Chair Eric Stalker and Member Michael Makepeace O'Neill — moved committee by committee through the annual appointment list at its June 22 meeting, approving all

Shutesbury School Committee Approves $20,000 Food Service Transfer at Year-End Meeting

SHUTESBURY — June 18, 2026 — Shutesbury School Committee votes to transfer $20,000 to cover a food service deficit at its final June meeting. Director of Finance and Operations Caitlin reported that the food service revolving account ran a projected deficit of roughly $22,262, with expenses of $105,041.53

Shutesbury Board of Health clears two permits, advances Jewish cemetery expansion review

SHUTESBURY — June 17, 2026 — Shutesbury Board of Health approves two property permits and opens a complex multi-year review of a proposed Jewish cemetery expansion. The board voted 4-0 to approve a well permit for 45 Plaza Road, owned by Kathy Carey, which had relied on a spring for

Shutesbury Finance Committee Advances Five-Year Budget Forecasting Tool

SHUTESBURY — June 16, 2026 — Shutesbury Finance Committee previews multiyear budget model and coordinates school facility planning. The committee, meeting June 16, approved minutes from three prior sessions and received a presentation from member George Mosher on a long-range financial forecasting spreadsheet that projects the town's operating budget,

Shutesbury Conservation Commission Continues South Laurel Drive Hearing Over Road Ownership Question

SHUTESBURY — June 11, 2026 — Shutesbury Conservation Commission continues lakeside home hearing over unresolved road ownership questions. The commission voted 5-0 at its June 11 meeting to push the public hearing on a new home proposed at 36 South Laurel Drive to June 25, after engineer Rob Levesque of Levesque

Shutesbury Select Board Disbands Spear Library Committee, Restructures Lake Wyola Panel

SHUTESBURY — June 9, 2026 — Shutesbury Select Board overhauls Lake Wyola committee, adopts new personnel handbook, and hears Spear Library final report at packed June 9 meeting. The board voted unanimously to transform the Lake Wyola Advisory Committee from a roughly 35-year-old ad hoc body into a permanent standing

Shutesbury Board of Health conditionally passes 80 Lakeview Drive septic system with tank upgrade requirement

SHUTESBURY — June 3, 2026 — Shutesbury Board of Health issues conditional pass on a lakeside septic system, requiring a tank upgrade and annual well testing. The board voted 3-0 at its June 3 meeting — with Chair Catherine Hilton abstaining due to her proximity as a neighbor — to conditionally pass the

Shutesbury Planning Board Approves Jewish Cemetery as Religious Use, Continues Land Division Case

SHUTESBURY — June 1, 2026 — Shutesbury Planning Board finds no zoning role over Jewish Community of Amherst cemetery expansion, unanimously invoking Dover Amendment. The board voted 4-0 at its June 1 hybrid meeting, with member Michael Becquera recusing himself as a JCA member, to recognize the proposed expansion of the

Shutesbury Conservation Commission Reviews First Draft Rules for Town Conservation Lands

SHUTESBURY — May 28, 2026 — Shutesbury Conservation Commission takes first detailed pass at draft land-use regulations. The commission spent the majority of its May 28 meeting reviewing a draft set of rules for the town's conservation lands, a document modeled on regulations from other Massachusetts towns and assembled

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