Government · Selectboard
Board Continues Salvage Yard Noise Hearing
Great Barrington continues contentious salvage yard license hearing to Oct. 26.
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Panel sets Oct. 15 hotel cap hearing
Planning Board sets October 15 hearing on repeal of town's hotel room cap. From our own coverage: Planning Board sets Oct. 15 hearing on hotel cap repeal; Finance Committee weighs school cost warning, CPC seat. Also in today's brief (8 items): Town seeks input on next police chief's pri…
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Top sale hits $1.25 million as filings lag
Great Barrington's top home sale in recent records reached $1.25 million as many prices await filing. From our own coverage: Priciest sale tops $1.25 million, prices await recording. Also in today's brief (4 items): Monument Mountain boys soccer streams Minnechaug matchup; Selectboard m…
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Great Barrington's Priciest Sale Tops $1.25 Million as Most Prices Await Recording
Great Barrington recorded 15 property transfers between Aug. 28 and Sept. 26, but only six carried a sale price as of this report, ranging from $31,473 to $1,250,000 with a median of $332,848 among those six. The month's top sale was 6 Round Hill Road at $1,250,000, sold by Carol Gingles to Julia
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Selectboard seeks Ramsdell grant extension
Selectboard seeks extension on Ramsdell Library state grant after historic preservation objections to demolition plan. From our own coverage: Selectboard seeks extension on Ramsdell Library grant. Also in today's brief (4 items): Town flags storm risk of rain, wind, outages; Monument …
Government · Planning Board
Board sets Oct. 15 hearing on hotel cap repeal
Great Barrington Planning Board sets Oct. 15 hearing on hotel cap repeal ahead of Special Town Meeting.
Government · Conservation
Conservation Board Approves Castle Hill Home, Caps Height
Great Barrington Conservation Commission approves new Castle Hill Avenue home near Lake Mansfield, caps roof at 22 feet.
Government · Finance Committee
Panel tables CPC seat, weighs school-cost fight
Great Barrington's Finance Committee hears warning that school costs could consume 83.5 percent of its budget by 2030.
Morning Brief
Board votes to rescind Searles hotel permit
Selectboard votes to rescind decade-old Searles hotel permit unless developer shows progress by year's end. From our own coverage: Selectboard moves to rescind Searles hotel permit; Planning Board weighs scrapping 45-room hotel cap. Also in today's brief (5 items): Monument Mountain v…
Government · Selectboard
Board Votes to Seek Ramsdell Grant Extension
Great Barrington Selectboard votes to seek extra time on a state library grant after historic-preservation objections.