Government · Town Meeting
Buckland OKs Select Board to Negotiate Hydro Tax Deals
Buckland's Special Town Meeting authorized the Select Board to negotiate payment-in-lieu-of-taxes deals with hydroelectric facility owners. Town official Ms.
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Conway Voters Approve $7.6 Million Budget and $850,000 Fire Truck at Annual Town Meeting
WHATELY -- June 9, 2026, Conway voters approved a $7,568,446.11 operating budget and a series of capital purchases at the town's Annual Town Meeting on June 9, drawing down nearly
Government · Town Meeting
Conway Annual Town Meeting Approves $7.57 Million Budget and $850,000 Fire Truck
CONWAY -- June 6, 2026, Conway voters approved a $7.57 million municipal and school budget and a string of capital equipment purchases at the June 6 Annual Town Meeting. Finance Committee Chair Alan Singer
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Whately Voters Reject Appointed Town Clerk 36-27 at Annual Town Meeting
WHATELY -- June 2, 2026, Whately voters rejected a proposal to make the town clerk an appointed position, 36 to 27, at the June 2 Annual Town Meeting. Town Clerk Emila Valley spoke against the
Government · Town Meeting
Town Meeting approves $76,950 store refund
Bernardston special town meeting approves $76,950 refund for years of trash bag overbilling.
Government · Town Meeting
Conway Forum Previews $850,000 Fire Truck Purchase and Disputed Driveway Bylaw
WHATELY -- May 26, 2026, Conway's pre-Town Meeting forum surfaces a $700,000 fire truck grant and a sharp dispute over driveway zoning. Fire Chief Chris Herman told roughly two dozen residents
Government · Town Meeting
Deerfield Town Meeting Defeats Senior Center and EMS Override Ballot Questions
WHATELY -- May 11, 2026, Deerfield's Annual Town Meeting defeated two Proposition 2½ override questions and a Specialized Energy Code adoption in a chaotic six-hour session May 11. Town Moderator Dan Graves
Government · Town Meeting
Town Meeting Rejects Mohawk, Tech School Budgets
Buckland town meeting approved a $2.7 million town budget but voted down both regional school assessments.
Government · Town Meeting
Sunderland Town Meeting Approves $11.9M Override Budget
Sunderland Town Meeting backs an $11.9 million override-contingent budget, sending the decision to a May 2 ballot. Finance Committee Chair Valerie Voorhees said the panel asked every department to model cuts of 5 percent and 20 percent after "significant fiscal challenges" emerged this year.
Government · Town Meeting
Sunderland Town Meeting Approves $11.9 Million Budget, Sends Override to Ballot
WHATELY -- April 24, 2026, Sunderland Annual Town Meeting approves $11.93 million override budget and new ADU zoning bylaw, setting up a May 2 ballot vote. The meeting, presided over by Moderator Tom Clayton
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