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Lee Town Meeting Approves $25.8 Million Budget and $2.5 Million Fire Station Reuse Plan

LENOX — May 14, 2026 — Lee Town Meeting approves $25.8 million budget and $2.5 million fire station reuse authorization. Voters at the May 14 Annual Town Meeting in Lee passed all 26 warrant articles, including a $25,770,872.91 general fund operating budget that allocates $12,253,051

Lee Town Meeting Approves $25.8 Million Budget and $2.5 Million Fire Station Reuse Plan

LENOX — May 14, 2026 — Lee Town Meeting approves $25.8 million budget and $2.5 million fire station reuse authorization. Voters at the May 14 Annual Town Meeting in Lee passed all 26 warrant articles, including a $25,770,872.91 general fund operating budget that allocates $12,253,051

Lenox Planning Board Reelects Chair, Eyes Solar Bylaw Update Before Town Meeting

LENOX — May 14, 2026 — Lenox Planning Board reorganizes and flags solar bylaw review ahead of new state permitting portal. The board unanimously re-elected Brandy as chair, Pedro as vice chair, and Jackie as clerk at its May 14 meeting, and confirmed a full slate of committee appointments including a

Stockbridge Bowl Commission Moves to Formalize Oversight of Dam and Dredging Projects

LENOX — May 14, 2026 — Stockbridge Bowl Stewardship Commission moves to seek Select Board backing for project oversight role. At its May 14 meeting, the commission voted to accept its April 23 minutes and spent extended time debating how to obtain regular updates on the town's dam repair and

Great Barrington Board of Health Appoints Collaborative Inspectors Through Fiscal Year 2027

LENOX — May 14, 2026 — Great Barrington Board of Health votes to appoint Southern Berkshire Public Health Collaborative inspectors as town agents through June 2027. The three-member board — Chair Michael Lanute, Dr. Ruby Chang, and Peter Stanton — voted 3-0 at its May 14 meeting to authorize all inspectors affiliated

Great Barrington Select Board Approves Oak Street Group Home Driveway Permit Over Neighbor Objections

LENOX — May 13, 2026 — Great Barrington Select Board reorganizes, approves group home driveway permit, and confronts override fallout. At its May 13 meeting, the board elected Steve Bannon as chair and Eric Gabriel as vice chair, then unanimously approved a driveway permit for the Oakdale Foundation at 16 Oak Street

Great Barrington Library Trustees Vote to Rebuild Website, Debate Ramsdale Committee's Fate

LENOX — May 13, 2026 — Great Barrington Library Trustees vote unanimously to seek bids on a new library website and debate the expiration of the Ramsdale Building Committee's charter. At the May 13 board meeting, trustees directed Library Director Dawn Jardine to issue a request for proposals for a

Lanesborough Select Board Approves $13.85 Million Budget for Fiscal 2027

LANESBOROUGH — May 13, 2026 — Lanesborough Select Board approves fiscal 2027 budget at $13.85 million, a 10.28 percent increase, on a 2-1 vote. Chair Debra Maynard and member Jason Brielle backed the budget at the May 13 meeting; Michael Murphy voted against, amid tension over the Greylock Regional

Conservation Commission Approves Marian Fathers Stormwater Permit, Dock Replacement on Bowl

STOCKBRIDGE — May 12, 2026 — Stockbridge Conservation Commission unanimously approved a stormwater permit for a redesigned 30-space parking lot at the Marian Fathers monastery property and authorized replacement of an ice-damaged dock on Stockbridge Bowl at its May 12 meeting. The parking lot permit, continued from prior sessions after

Lenox Conservation Commission Approves Marian Fathers Parking Lot Stormwater Permit

LENOX — May 12, 2026 — Lenox Conservation Commission approves stormwater permit for redesigned Marian Fathers parking lot. The commission voted unanimously Tuesday to issue the permit for a 30-space lot at the Marian Fathers property, conditioned on a downhill-first construction sequence recommended by consulting engineer David, who said temporary

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