Government · Other Committee
Assessors Table Online Sales Data Plan
Whately's Board of Assessors tabled a plan to post real estate sales data online, asking staff to compare report formats used in other towns first.
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Government · Other Committee
Housing panel narrows site to two scenarios
The Whately Housing Committee approved its June minutes 4-0 and directed engineering firm Berkshire Design to narrow its feasibility study on a flood-prone, town-owned State Road parcel to two scenarios.
Government · Other Committee
Whately Panel Secures FCAT For History Walk Tour
A Whately committee secured FCAT as a production partner for its planned historical walking tour, resolving a recording gap after an earlier studio contact fell through.
Real Estate
Whately Sales Span Wide Range From $65,000 to Nearly $500,000
Nine properties changed hands in Whately between July 17 and Aug. 15, according to Franklin County Registry of Deeds records. Six of the nine disclosed a sale price, ranging from $64,908 to $494,700, with a median of $270,000. The month's top sale was 188 State Rd. at $494,700, sold to …
Government · Other Committee
Giving Garden group approves banner design
The Whately Giving Garden group approved a banner design on Thursday. After reviewing four layouts on a shared screen, members voted 5-0 on a roll call of Terry, Stan, Mel, Caroline and Julie to approve banner number four, which has a curved "sloop" accent on one side.
Government · Selectboard
Selectboard moves to executive session after updates
Whately heard the projected cost of the Franklin County Technical School project. The Selectboard was told the building's impact on Whately would be $7,042 in FY28, with average annual debt service of $233,000 through FY2061, per a letter based on work with Unibank Fiscal Advisory Services.
Real Estate
Whately Sale Prices Span $75,000 To $494,700 Over Four Weeks
Whately recorded seven property sales between July 10 and Aug. 8, according to Franklin County Registry of Deeds filings. Four of the seven listed a sale price, ranging from $75,000 to $494,700, with a median of $270,000. The month's top sale was 188 State Rd at $494,700, sold to DAS Ac…
Government · Zoning Board
ZBA renews cannabis permit, limits pods to concrete pad
The Zoning Board of Appeals voted unanimously to renew a cannabis manufacturer's special permit at 3 River Road, limiting its seven pods to the existing concrete pad.
Government · Other Committee
Giving Garden panel moves fridge art to schools
The Whately Giving Garden Committee dropped its refrigerator painting contest in favor of a school-based project. Members voted 5-0 on Aug. 6 to explore having each grade decorate one of six sections of the community fridge. Mel said the school's art teacher would set the pace.
Real Estate
Whately Median Sale Price Reaches $290,000 Amid July Deed Recordings
Whately recorded seven property transfers between July 3 and Aug. 1, according to Franklin County Registry of Deeds data. Sale prices were disclosed in three of the seven transactions, ranging from $250,000 to $494,700, with a median of $290,000. The month's highest-priced sale was 188 …
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