Government · Planning Board
Planning Board approves Fairview Hospital, Stockbridge Road site plans
Great Barrington Planning Board unanimously approves hospital addition and hibachi restaurant site plans.
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Government · Selectboard
Selectboard rejects override, backs debt exclusion for FY27
Great Barrington's Selectboard voted 4-1 against a Proposition 2½ override, backing a debt exclusion instead to close a $2 million FY27 budget gap.
Government · Selectboard
Selectboard weighs $2 million override to fund FY27 budget
Great Barrington town manager trims FY27 budget 5.78% but ties the plan to a $2 million ballot question.
Government · Other Committee
Great Barrington Parks Panel Moves Toward Charging Field-Use Fees
Great Barrington parks panel moves toward charging fees for field and park use, including nonprofits.
Government · Other Committee
Preservation panel extends two project deadlines to 2026, 2027
Great Barrington's Community Preservation Committee extended deadlines on two stalled preservation projects and began drafting stricter grant terms for future ones.
Government · Planning Board
Planning Board OKs Division Street Fence 4-1
Great Barrington Planning Board approves a six-foot fence at 34 Division Street on a 4-1 vote.
Schools · School Committee
School board approves donation, lacrosse waiver in unanimous votes
Berkshire Hills school board celebrates AP scores among the best in Massachusetts.
Government · Library Trustees
Library Trustees Form Strategic Plan Subcommittee, Name Interim Leadership
Great Barrington Library Trustees voted unanimously to form a four-member strategic plan subcommittee with a hard October 1, 2023 state deadline looming.
Government · Library Trustees
Great Barrington Library Loses Director and Assistant Director in Same Meeting
Great Barrington's library director and assistant director both announced departures at the May 17 Library Trustees meeting, upending the board's pursuit of a state construction grant worth up to $4 million for Ramsdell Library in Housatonic.
Government · Library Trustees
Great Barrington Library Trustees Lose Director and Assistant Director in Single Meeting
Great Barrington Library Trustees elected officers and absorbed the resignations of both their library director and assistant director in a single meeting.