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ADAMS — June 10, 2026 — Adams Select Board unanimously ratifies three town employees and moves to drain reserve fund over legal bill crisis. The board, meeting June 3, approved the appointments of Katie Lemansky as finance director at $80,463 annually, Tammy Flatly as assistant treasurer collector at $27.26 per
Finance Committee
LANESBOROUGH — June 1, 2026 — Lanesborough Finance Committee approves $58,300 in end-of-year transfers and raises questions about mall legal costs. The five-member committee voted unanimously Monday to transfer $15,000 from the reserve fund to the law account, which carried a balance of just $4,182.35
Select Board
LANESBOROUGH — May 26, 2026 — Lanesborough Select Board restructures fire truck financing articles and tables mall district dissolution ahead of June 9 town meeting. The board voted 3-0 on each of three reorganized warrant articles that would transfer $225,000 from free cash into a fire truck stabilization account, then
Planning Board
LANESBOROUGH — May 18, 2026 — Lanesborough's Planning Board unanimously approved three zoning bylaw amendments Monday, sending short-term rental, accessory dwelling unit, and sign regulations to the annual town meeting. The board, operating with just three of five seats after two members recently resigned, made several eleventh-hour changes
Select Board
LANESBOROUGH — May 13, 2026 — Lanesborough Select Board approves fiscal 2027 budget at $13.85 million, a 10.28 percent increase, on a 2-1 vote. Chair Debra Maynard and member Jason Brielle backed the budget at the May 13 meeting; Michael Murphy voted against, amid tension over the Greylock Regional
Select Board
LANESBOROUGH — April 27, 2026 — Woburn finance and ordinance panels reviewed city debt obligations and streamlined wetlands permitting rules at back-to-back subcommittee meetings Monday. The Finance Committee, chaired by Councilor Viola with Councilor Demers, Councilor Ferulo, and Councilor Mercer Bruin present, heard the city auditor — identified only as Charlie
Finance Committee
LANESBOROUGH — April 15, 2026 — Lanesborough Finance Committee votes to advance fire engine purchase, delay dump truck and police cruiser. The five-member committee voted 4-1 at its April 15 meeting to recommend that the Select Board prioritize a roughly $1.15 million fire engine replacement — the department's
Select Board
LANESBOROUGH — April 13, 2026 — Lanesborough Select Board and Finance Committee weigh using $1.3 million in free cash to lower property taxes. At a joint April 13 meeting, the two boards reviewed an FY27 budget schedule with Finance Committee and Select Board warrant votes targeted for May 4 and May
Select Board
LANESBOROUGH — April 6, 2026 — Lanesborough boards face a combined regional school assessment increase exceeding 10 percent for FY27. At a joint Select Board and Finance Committee meeting on April 6, Mount Greylock Regional School District Superintendent Joe Bergeron presented a budget carrying a 10.99 percent assessment increase for Lanesborough
Planning Board
LANESBOROUGH — March 17, 2026 — Lanesborough Planning Board votes to limit short-term rentals to owner-occupied properties in residential zones. The board approved several key provisions of its draft short-term rental bylaw at the March 17 meeting, including revised registration language requiring all operators to register with the town
Select Board
LANESBOROUGH — March 16, 2026 — Lanesborough's Select Board and Finance Committee grilled department heads on rising costs at a joint budget session Monday. EMS Director Jen Weber defended a proposed salary increase to $91,000 and an ambulance enterprise budget jump from $284,000 to roughly $475,000, attributing