Belchertown School Committee presses town over who ultimately sets the school budget figure for voters. From our own coverage: Planning Board drafts data center limits, presses developer; School Committee presses town on budget authority. Also in today's brief (9 items): Belchertown Fai…
The Planning Board unanimously endorsed a lot-division plan for a Barrett Street property. Applicant Melanie Spellman's plan for Map 276, Lot 15 separates an existing house from a larger parcel on Barrett Street with a driveway right-of-way to North Liberty Street.
The Board of Assessors approved property tax exemptions for 27 residents at its September 22 meeting.
State to hold Sept. 30 hearing on request for 20 million more gallons a day from Quabbin. Also in today's brief (3 items): Water district updates outdoor watering ban; Fireworks, food trucks set for Sept. 24 celebration; Public hearing set on bigger Quabbin water request.
Belchertown Select Board adopts four financial policies but leaves $340,896 surplus split unresolved before Oct. 5 deadline. From our own coverage: UMass hydrologist briefs Belchertown on drought, well risk; Select Board sends $61,611 to school opioid program. Also in today's brief (9 i…
Belchertown recorded 18 property transfers between Aug. 21 and Sept. 19, but only one, 162 Barton Ave. at $420,000, has a posted sale price so far; prices for the other 17 typically appear within about a week. Eight of the 18 deeds list a bank or credit union as seller, transferring bank-held
Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll toured Belchertown's former State School site Saturday as Pathfinder Tech opened its new Cold Spring campus. State and local leaders joined Driscoll for the tour, which centered on redevelopment options for the long vacant property that once housed the state school…
Belchertown capital committee deferred officer elections, locked in FY28 planning schedule. With three of six members present, the Capital Improvement Planning Committee tabled its officer selection and minutes review, choosing to focus on establishing the workflow for FY28 capital projects. The
Select Board adopts four financial policies, raising the general Stabilization Fund target to 4-7 percent. Chair Jorns Kuhnlenz and board members voted 4-0-1 to approve the Annual Budget Process, Financial Reserves, Free Cash, and Capital Stabilization Fund policies following a Robert's Rules of
Hampshire County recorded 16 property transfers in Belchertown between Aug. 14 and Sept. 12, but only five listed a sale price, ranging from $14,971 to $160,000 with a median of $95,000. The top transaction was 47 Segur Lane at $160,000, sold by Jameson and Angela Gaspar to Freedom Credit Union.
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