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.
Board
Whately
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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.
Morning Brief
Special election set on tech school funding
Whately schedules special election on multimillion-dollar Franklin County Tech School building funding plan. From our own coverage: Whately appoints Liz Sillen as town assessor; Community TV board again lacks quorum. Also in today's brief (3 items): Special election set on tech school f…
Government · Planning Board
Planning Board Endorses LaSalle Drive Lot Split
Whately Planning Board endorsed a lot-line split for 23 LaSalle Drive and heard an early pitch for a 299 River Road solar project.
Real Estate
Whately Deed Sales Post With No Prices Recorded This Period
Whately recorded 13 property transfers between Aug. 28 and Sept. 26, but sale prices had not yet posted for any of them at registry filing, so no price range or median can be reported this period. Five transactions involved a bank or mortgage servicer as buyer or seller, including sales…
Government · Conservation
Panel weighs housing plans for old restaurant site
The Whately Conservation Commission reviewed early housing concepts for the former restaurant site on State Road and weighed holding a conservation restriction on water district land. Consultant Chris Chamberlain of Berkshire Design Group told the board, "This is a feasibility study.
Real Estate
Bank and Lender Sales Dominate Whately's Latest Batch of Recorded Deeds
Whately recorded 13 property transfers between Aug. 21 and Sept. 19, according to Franklin County Registry of Deeds data, but no sale prices had posted for any of them as of this report, so a price range and median cannot be calculated this period. Seven transfers involved a bank, credi…
Government · Other Committee
Community TV board lacks quorum, defers votes
Frontier Community Access Television board lacks quorum, defers nearly every vote.
Government · Select Board
Whately Appoints Liz Sillen as Town Assessor
Whately fills its assessor vacancy and flags a looming multimillion-dollar school debt vote. The Select Board unanimously appointed Liz Sillen as town assessor, restoring a full three-member assessing board after months of vacancy.
Real Estate
All 11 Whately Property Sales This Period Went Without Disclosed Prices
Eleven Whately properties changed hands between Aug. 14 and Sept. 12, according to Franklin County Registry of Deeds records, but none of the deeds disclosed a sale price, making it impossible to calculate a price range or median for the period. State Road saw the most activity, with th…
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