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Lenox Select Board Approves Transfer Station Fees and $20,500 Revaluation Contract

LENOX — May 5, 2026 — Lenox Select Board approves new transfer station fees and awards $20,500 revaluation contract the day after annual town meeting. Meeting on May 5, the board set fiscal year 2027 transfer station permit fees at $240 for a standard sticker and $210 for qualifying seniors, with

Lenox Planning Board Adopts New Permit Fees, Adds $100 Form A Charge

LENOX — May 5, 2026 — Lenox Planning Board adopts new permitting fee schedule and corrects a ZBA referral error at May 5 meeting. The board voted five to one to adopt a revised fee structure proposed by town official Mike Canales, who had surveyed practices in comparable Massachusetts communities and found

Sheffield Town Meeting Passes $4.9 Million Budget, Defers School District Assessment to Special Session

LENOX — May 4, 2026 — Sheffield Annual Town Meeting approves $4.9 million budget but defers Southern Berkshire Regional School District assessment to a future special session. Moderator Julie Hannum presided over roughly 92 voters on May 4, with Select Board Chairman Lee Butala telling the body that all five district

Great Barrington Town Meeting Passes $16.3M Budget, Postpones $1M Procurement Reserve

LENOX — May 2, 2026 — Great Barrington Annual Town Meeting approves $16.3 million budget and $5 million cannabis settlement transfer, defers ambulance capital vote. Voters meeting Saturday at Monument Mountain Regional High School approved the fiscal year 2027 general fund operating budget of $16,345,834 and voted to transfer

Great Barrington Town Meeting Passes $16.3M Budget, Postpones $1M Procurement Reserve

LENOX — May 2, 2026 — Great Barrington Annual Town Meeting approves $16.3 million budget and $5 million cannabis settlement transfer, defers ambulance capital vote. Voters meeting Saturday at Monument Mountain Regional High School approved the fiscal year 2027 general fund operating budget of $16,345,834 and voted to transfer

Southern Berkshire School Committee Unanimously Votes to Review Legal Counsel Arrangement

LENOX — April 30, 2026 — Southern Berkshire School Committee seats permanent superintendent and votes to review legal counsel. The committee welcomed Dr. Brian Ricca as permanent superintendent at its April 30 meeting — his contract signed that morning — and approved an updated 2026-27 academic calendar that moves winter professional development days

Lenox Cemetery Commission Advances Maintenance Plans, Reviews Cremation Plot Policy

LENOX — April 28, 2026 — Lenox Cemetery Commission advances maintenance and policy changes for Church Street burial ground. Vice Chair Candace Currie presided at the April 28 meeting, reporting on a site walk with cemetery consultant Rich Atwood and Highway Superintendent Bob Navin that produced a slate of planned improvements: seven

Great Barrington Finance Committee Defers Vote on $240,000 SBAS Ambulance Request

LENOX — April 28, 2026 — Great Barrington Finance Committee defers recommendation on citizens' petition for $240,000 in ambulance capital funding. The committee met April 28 to consider Article 15, a citizens' petition originally requesting $490,000 from free cash for Southern Berkshire Ambulance Services to fund two new

Lenox Conservation Commission Unanimously Approves Interlaken Road Phase One Stormwater Permit

LENOX — April 28, 2026 — Lenox Conservation Commission approves stormwater permit for large Interlaken Road development's first phase. The commission voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a stormwater management plan for 35-37 Interlaken Road Realty Trust under the town's local stormwater bylaw, the first formal approval for

Great Barrington Select Board unanimously adopts updated immigration Trust Policy 2.0

LENOX — April 27, 2026 — Great Barrington Select Board adopts Trust Policy 2.0, overhauling immigration procedures and creating a community advisory board. The board voted unanimously Monday to approve the policy, a procedural annex to the town's 2017 immigration trust policy, establishing documentation requirements for police encounters with

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