Government · Finance Committee
Finance Committee votes 3-0 four times on new financial policies
Belchertown Finance Committee advances four new financial policies, targets cut in free cash reliance.
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Government · Planning Board
Belchertown Planning Board Votes to Send Zoning Changes to Town Meeting
Belchertown Planning Board sends industrial zoning changes to Town Meeting, endorses Cottage Street lot split 5-0.
Government · Lake Committee
Lake Committee Names Jordan as Member, Pursues Associate
The Belchertown Lake Committee voted unanimously to appoint Jordan Benoit as a member and pursue Kodwo Ampiah Bonney as an associate member while discussing water quality testing initiatives and sediment issues across the three lakes.
Government · Planning Board
Planning Board votes to advance zoning bylaw amendments to town meeting
The Planning Board voted unanimously to recommend zoning bylaw amendments to special town meeting.
Government · Select Board
Select Board approves $61,611 for school opioid-treatment program, mulls Tadgell building future.
Belchertown Select Board approves $61,611 opioid-settlement support for schools' federal grant expansion. The Board voted unanimously to fund supplemental staffing hours and travel for the schools' Drug-Free Communities initiative, which holds a $125,000 annual federal grant. Chair Gail Gramarossa
Government · Board of Assessors
Board of Assessors approves motor vehicle and property tax exemptions.
Board of Assessors unanimously approves motor vehicle and property tax exemptions. Chair Craig Tommila, Vice Chair Jeanmarie Leone, Clerk Loring Caney Jr., and Director of Assessments Zak Bombard approved two Motor Vehicle Excise Exemption Applications under the Hero Act (Nicholas J. Trudell and
Government · Select Board
Select Board Backs $61,611 for School Opioid Prevention Effort
Belchertown Select Board splits over $1 million grant for the vacant Tadgell building.
Morning Brief
Belchertown Records 14 Property Transfers, Few Sale Prices Recorded
Belchertown recorded 14 property transfers with the Hampshire County Registry of Deeds between Aug. 7 and Sept. 5. Only four transactions had a sale price recorded, ranging from $22,000 to $500,000, with a median of $247,950. The period's top recorded sale was 54 Boardman St. at $500,000, sold by
Government · Conservation
UMass Hydrologist Briefs Belchertown on Drought, Groundwater Supply
Belchertown Conservation Department hosts UMass hydrologist on drought and well water risk.
Government · Cultural Council
Council approves spending for fall festivals and event planning
The Cultural Council voted unanimously to approve approximately $80 in combined spending on fall events: $30 to $40 for craft materials at the Lake Wallace Fall Festival on October 3 and up to $50 for a feather flag carrying case.