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,
Belchertown Select Board approves utility pole installation and food vendor policy. Chair Whitney Jorns Kuhnlenz's board unanimously endorsed National Grid's installation of pole P32-84 on Old Enfield Road following Department of Public Works feedback, approved a revised food and goods policy
Belchertown Cultural Council unanimously approves revised 2026 grant priorities. The six-member council, chaired by Melanie Donovan, voted to remove restrictions requiring school-based events and repealing mandatory application through an education foundation, instead prioritizing new programs over
Belchertown Historical Commission advances 250th anniversary planning. The body approved a new logo for marketing and confirmed event details including an abridged Declaration of Independence reading, Belchertown community band performance, food trucks, re-enactments, and fireworks viewing at
Planning Board votes down three-lot ANR for Shelterwood Management over bylaw noncompliance. Vice Chair Elizabeth Pols and members Dan Beaudette, Michael Hofler, and Mark Plante voted 4-0 against the Old Farm Circle proposal, dated July 6, 2026, citing violation of section 270-12(A)5, and tabled
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