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Topic
Finance Committee
A collection of 17 issues
Dalton Finance Committee Endorses Waterworth Software Deal Over One Member's Objection
Dalton Finance Committee endorses infrastructure software deal and stormwater contract while stalling on financial policies.
Williamstown Finance Committee Unanimously Approves $226,000 Snow and Ice Transfers
WILLIAMSTOWN — July 15, 2026 — Williamstown Finance Committee closes fiscal year with $226,000 snow and ice deficit covered by departmental turnbacks. Town Accountant Dave Bartels presented the year-end transfer sheet at the July 15 meeting, drawing from surpluses across multiple departments — including $50,000 in unneeded personnel reserve from
Great Barrington Finance Committee Deadlocks Twice, Sends No Vacancy Recommendation to Select Board
Great Barrington Finance Committee deadlocks twice on vacancy appointment, sends no recommendation to Select Board.
Dalton Finance Committee Endorses $1 Million MassDOT Grant for Grange Hall Road Culvert
Dalton Finance Committee approves $1 million MassDOT culvert grant and clears FY2026 books.
Lanesborough Finance Committee approves $85,446 in FY26 year-end transfers
LANESBOROUGH — July 2, 2026 — Lanesborough Finance Committee approves $85,446 in year-end transfers, opening fiscal year 2027 with a three-member quorum. Chair Lyndon Moore, David Parks, and Kristen Toole — the only members present at the July 2 meeting — unanimously approved two transfer packages: a $7,500 draw from
Fire District Finance Committee Advances Old Firehouse Sale, Calls for Environmental Study
WILLIAMSTOWN — June 24, 2026 — Williamstown Fire District Finance Committee moves toward selling its old firehouse but slows down to assess environmental and strategic risks. Meeting June 24, the committee confirmed that two of six required steps under Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 30B have already been completed — the prudential declared the
Great Barrington Finance Committee Confronts Structural Deficit, Plans Earlier Budget Work
LENOX — June 22, 2026 — Great Barrington Finance Committee warns town faces structural budget crisis with no easy fix. The four-member panel, meeting by Zoom on June 22, spent nearly two hours wrestling with the town's reliance on roughly $4 million in free cash to balance the fiscal
Lanesborough Finance Committee approves $58,300 in year-end fund transfers
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
Great Barrington Finance Committee elects Meager chair in organizational session
LENOX — May 19, 2026 — Great Barrington Finance Committee reorganizes for new term, elects three officers. The committee voted unanimously, 4-0, to install Madonna Meager as chair, Jeffrey Rothenberg as vice chair, and Rayo Mazzuzaki as clerk at its May 19 organizational meeting — the first formal session for new members