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Last 14 days

• Deed filings outpace price data in early fall. A look at Great Barrington's early fall deed filings turned up more recorded property transactions than available price data could account for, prompting a closer look at what's behind the gap.Great Barrington News
• Housatonic panel unveils capital improvement pipeline. The Housatonic Improvement Committee presented a proposed Capital Improvement Pipeline meant to identify village infrastructure needs before they become emergencies, according to the Berkshire Edge.The Berkshire Edge
• Deed filings outpace price data this fall. A new real estate roundup looked at the early fall reporting period and found deed filings arriving well ahead of the price data normally used to read the local market, raising questions about what current figures actually show.Great Barrington News
• Select Board continues salvage yard noise hearing to Oct. 26. Great Barrington's Select Board heard conflicting accounts of a decades-old special permit at the business long known as All Star Salvage, now Formel Auto Salvage, including two competing versions of the original 1994 permit document, before pushing the license hearing to Oct. 26. The same session previewed a separate, costly decision ahead on the town's ambulance service.Great Barrington News
• Town reaffirms service as it updates Housatonic water works. The Town of Great Barrington issued an update on the Housatonic water works system, reaffirming its commitment to uninterrupted service for customers in the Housatonic section.Town of Great Barrington
• Town launches search for public works superintendent. Great Barrington has opened active recruitment for its next Superintendent of Public Works, the post overseeing the town's roads, water and sewer, and other infrastructure.Town of Great Barrington
• Town seeks input on GE transload plan. Great Barrington is asking residents, businesses and community stakeholders to review and comment on General Electric's plan for transloading material tied to the Housatonic River cleanup at Reaches 5 and 6.Town of Great Barrington
• Planning Board sets Oct. 15 hearing on hotel cap repeal. Great Barrington's Planning Board scheduled a special October 15 hearing on a warrant article that would strike the town's 45-room hotel cap, racing to meet notice requirements before the October 19 Special Town Meeting.Great Barrington News
• Finance Committee weighs school cost warning, CPC seat. Great Barrington's Finance Committee heard a consultant's warning that the town's $22.4 million regional school assessment could swallow a growing share of the budget by 2030, as members again held off naming their Community Preservation Committee representative.Great Barrington News
• Conservation Board reviews Castle Hill Avenue home near lake. Great Barrington's Conservation Commission spent Wednesday's meeting on a roughly 4,500-square-foot home proposed for 166 Castle Hill Avenue near Lake Mansfield, after more than a dozen lakefront neighbors pressed the applicant on how visible the house would be from the water.Great Barrington News
• Real estate roundup tracks this week's home sales. This week's roundup of Great Barrington property sales found one transaction topping $1.25 million, while many other recent purchase prices had not yet been recorded with the registry.Great Barrington News
• Town seeks input on next police chief's priorities. Great Barrington is asking residents to help shape goals and priorities for its next police chief as the town works toward naming a permanent successor; WAMC also reported on the search this week.Town of Great Barrington
• Priciest sale tops $1.25 million, prices await recording. Great Barrington's latest real estate roundup found one recent sale price standing well above the rest, even as most transactions for the period are still working their way through the county recording process.Great Barrington News

Coming up

• Thu, Oct 8, 6:00 p.m.: Planning Board meets Oct. 8 at Town Hall. Great Barrington's Planning Board holds a regular meeting October 8 at 6 p.m. in Town Hall, 334 Main Street.Town of Great Barrington
• Mon, Oct 12: Town offices closed Oct. 12 for Indigenous Peoples' Day. Great Barrington town offices will be closed Monday, October 12, in observance of Indigenous Peoples' Day, the town announced.Town of Great Barrington

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