Government · Other Committee
Housing panel narrows site plans to 2-8 units
The Whately Housing Committee narrowed development options for a town-owned State Road parcel from as many as 12 units down to a range of two to eight.
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Government · Selectboard
Selectboard advances Hatfield police pact
Whately's Selectboard weighed billing Hatfield up to $500 per call as primary fire responses there jumped from 14 percent of calls in 2024 to 27 percent this year.
Government · Select Board
Select Board, Trustees Vote to Appoint Etchells
Whately's Select Board and Library Board of Trustees jointly appointed Carrie Etchells to a vacant elected library trustee seat.
Government · Select Board
Select Board Tables Nov. 16 Special Town Meeting
Whately's Select Board tabled a motion to open the warrant for a Nov. 16 special town meeting, pushing items like a senior center budget shortfall toward the spring annual meeting instead.
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.
Real Estate
Three priced Whately sales span $65,000 to $100,000 this period
Franklin County recorded 14 Whately property transfers between Sept. 11 and Oct. 10, but only three carry a sale price so far: $65,000, $70,000 and $100,000, for a median of $70,000, with the rest pending the registry's typical posting lag. The period's top recorded sale was 45 Christia…
Morning Brief
Selectboard leans no on tech school vote
Whately selectboard leaned against new technical school building ahead of Tuesday's special election. From our own coverage: Selectboard, finance panel lean against tech school building. Also in today's brief (3 items): Town posts unofficial results in tech school vote; Fall bulky waste…
Schools · School Committee
School Committee Adopts Child Protection Policy
The School Committee voted 4-0 to adopt an updated student protection policy, Policy ACL, and repeal its predecessor, Policy JHE.
Schools · School Committee
Whately Panel Votes to Rescind, Replace ICE Policy
Whately School Committee adopted a revised policy on law enforcement and immigration-agent interactions, rescinding its prior version.
Schools · School Committee
Whately Adopts Policy Restricting ICE on Campus
Whately School Committee adopted a policy routing ICE paperwork off campus and reviewed MCAS data showing equity gaps.
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