Lee home sales span $100,000 to $761,000 in August

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• Lee home sales span $100,000 to $761,000 in August. Lee home sales ranged from $100,000 to $761,000, though most August transactions had not yet been recorded by press time. The full roundup lists property addresses and sale prices.Lee News
• School Committee approves $13.9 million FY27 budget. Lee School Committee unanimously adopted a $13,914,836 fiscal 2027 budget, a 3.33 percent increase, leaning on up to $900,000 in school choice revenue. The board also approved $120,000 to replace a failing water heater.Lee News
• Agricultural Commission hears pitch for state farm bill. Lee Agricultural Commission heard from Berkshire Grown president Sarah Gardner and a Sen. Paul Mark aide on the pending Farm Act. Gardner said the county's dairy herd has shrunk from 32 farms in 1999 to 12 today.Lee News
• Planning Board advances mill overlay bylaw and storage moratorium. Lee Planning Board voted 4-0 to recommend amendments to its mill-reuse overlay district and 5-0 for a six-month moratorium on commercial battery storage systems through November 14. Both measures go to the May 14 town meeting.Lee News
• Planning Board endorses two lot division plans. Lee Planning Board endorsed lot divisions at 765 Fairview Street and 730/734 Pleasant Street. Staff said a special permit application is pending for a Marriott-affiliated hotel that would replace an existing motel with a building up to four stories.Lee News
• School Committee approves $334,607 in warrants unanimously. Lee School Committee approved $334,607.48 in accounts payable and $751,630.87 in payroll warrants. Officials said the district's special education program was cleared of state oversight, and enrollment held at 631 students.Lee News
• Town meeting backs $25.8 million budget, fire station reuse. Lee Town Meeting approved a $25,770,872.91 fiscal 2027 budget and a $2.5 million adaptive reuse of the former fire station into a community center, including $2 million in borrowing. Voters also adopted a bear-resistant trash bylaw.Lee News
• Select Board elects new chairman, OKs police chief deal. Lee Select Board elected Bob Jones chairman and Gordon Bailey clerk, then authorized the town administrator to sign new Police Chief Stephanie Burdick's contract. The board also announced a $250,000 state bike-share grant due by December 31, 2027.Lee News
• Planning Board reelects chair, endorses Woodcock Road split. Lee Planning Board reelected Buck Donovan as chair and endorsed a lot-line change on Woodcock Road. An engineer said manufacturer Sharp needs about 100 more parking spaces at its 480 Pleasant Street site, though no application has been filed yet.Lee News
• School Committee adds kindergarten class, reorganizes leadership. Lee School Committee voted to spend up to $100,000 in school choice funds on a third kindergarten classroom for fall after registration hit 41 students. The board also approved $202,918.87 in accounts payable warrants.Lee News

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