Planning Board blocks revised Lot Identification Plan for Hamilton Street property pending probate and attorney documentation. Chair Dan Beaudette cited Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 190B, Section 3-102, stating the Board could not approve the Bronner family application without proof that
The Belchertown Historical Commission approved July minutes and advanced preservation work on multiple fronts. The commission submitted a project proposal to Massachusetts Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer Michael Steinitz for Lampson Brook preservation grants and received notice of
Select Board launches joint economic development planning with Planning Board, Creative Economy Committee, and EDIC. Town Manager Steve Williams and Planner Eric Weiss presented results from a marketing study identifying opportunity zones in the Town Center, south end, and Stop & Shop area; Town
Board of Health approves Ware Road septic upgrade conditioned on Conservation approval. The Board unanimously authorized PAH Properties LLC to reduce groundwater separation two feet and deploy an Eljen GSF system for 280 Ware Road, with Roger Bacon, Title V consultant, confirming the system
Select Board adopts hazard mitigation plan and conservation land purchases totaling $232,000. Chair Whitney Jorns Kuhnlenz led unanimous approval of the Belchertown Hazard Mitigation Plan 2026 Update, which had been submitted to Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency for final review. The Board
Belchertown recorded 17 property transfers at the Hampshire County Registry of Deeds between July 17 and Aug. 15, but only seven listed a sale price. Among those, prices ranged from $33,000 on Rimrock Drive to $590,750 on South Washington Street, with a median of $130,000. The period's top sale was
Communications Committee discussed volunteer-matching tool development and planned mandatory AI training for town employees.
Planning Board endorses Shelterwood ANR and orders Woodland Lane developer to fix failed stormwater system. The board voted 4-0 to approve the amended lot-identification plan for Shelterwood Management's three-lot Old Farm Circle subdivision dated July 6, 2026, after the revised mylar was
Lakes Committee appoints new member and elects chair following resignation. The committee unanimously approved Missy Roser to join and elected Reenie Desabrais as chair after Kathi Smith submitted her resignation to the Select Board. Treasurer John Soja reported a balance of $4,233.00, with $767.00
Hampshire County Registry of Deeds recorded 18 Belchertown property transfers between July 10 and Aug. 8, but only five listed a sale price, ranging from $30,000 to $4,829,470, with a median of $178,369 among recorded sales. The month's top transaction, 281 Chauncey Walker St. for $4,829,470,
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