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Select Board approves Pepper Ridge Drive as public way; mixed vote blocks housing support letter.

Select Board deadlocks on Carriage Grove housing letter of support. Vice Chair Jennifer D. Turner and Chair Lesa Lessard Pearson supported a letter for the NHP Foundation and Sydney Capital funding application, but Members Jonathan Ritter and Nicole A. Miner raised concerns about fiscal impacts on

Belchertown Select Board Split Kills Housing Letter, Backs Hybrid Tadgell Plan

Belchertown Select Board deadlocks 2-2 on housing letter as Tadgell building costs draw concern. The board voted Monday on a full agenda that included a failed 2-2 vote on a letter of support for the Carriage Grove mixed-income housing project, with Vice Chair Jennifer D.

Communications Committee approves communication plan with three tactical projects

Belchertown Communications Committee approves three tactical projects in communication strategy update. The committee voted unanimously to append Town Website Review, ADA Digital Compliance, and Town AI Policy projects to its comprehensive communication plan, which will be presented to the Select

Planning Board approves Meeshie Moon Path subdivision with 13 covenant-held lots.

Planning Board unanimously approves Meeshie Moon Path subdivision with covenant condition. Applicant Jason Lafleur agreed to place 13 of the residential lots under town covenant, up from an initial 12, after board member Michael Hofler negotiated the increase; Lafleur retains four lots to sell

Finance Committee Approves Free Cash Distribution Shift for FY27 Budget

Finance Committee approves 50-50 free cash split for FY27 budget. The panel unanimously backed Chair Brian Gibbons and Town Manager Steve Williams's shift from the historical 40-60 distribution to a 50-50 split between the stabilization fund and operating budget. The committee also voted