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Select Board endorses Walker/Mahall land purchase, appoints Planning Board alternate.

Select Board endorses land purchase and names Planning Board alternate. The Belchertown board unanimously backed a 127-acre Walker/Mahall property acquisition at no town cost through a grant and Kestrel Land Trust, pending Town Meeting approval, and appointed Mark Plante of 24 Jackson Street as the

Capital Planning Committee approves $3.5M in capital funding

Capital Planning Committee approves $3.5M in FY27 capital projects through a mix of direct funding and debt authorization. The committee unanimously approved $920,339 in direct funding across two articles: $500,000 from the General Fund and $420,339 from Free Cash covering fifteen items including

Belchertown Board Endorses 127-Acre Land Deal at No Cost to Town

BELCHERTOWN -- May 4, 2026, Belchertown Select Board endorses 127-acre conservation land deal funded entirely by grants. Acting under Chair Lesa Lessard Pearson, who was absent due to illness, a four-member board voted 4-0 Monday to endorse the purchase and sale agreement for the Walker/Mahall property, a

New Belchertown Veteran's Service Agent Dustin Ruby convenes first VSAB meeting.

Belchertown's new Veteran's Service Agent Dustin Ruby convened his first board meeting on April 30. Ruby introduced himself to the eight members present and led a comprehensive review of the Veterans Services Advisory Board's mission and membership structure. The board finalized volunteer schedules

Planning Board approves zoning change and schedules continued hearing on Pelham Road development

Belchertown Planning Board approves zoning amendment, defers controversial Pelham Road housing review. Chair Dan Beaudette and members voted unanimously to recommend a by-law change replacing "Select Board" with "Town Manager" in sections 145-68 and 145-69. A contentious public hearing on 50