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Government · Select Board

Belchertown Select Board Names Jornet-Kernlens Chair, Miner Vice Chair

Belchertown Select Board unanimously elects new Chair and Vice Chair in five-minute special meeting.

Townbrief reporting · Jun 4

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves AI policy, events calendar, and multiple municipal agreements.

Select Board unanimously backs AI policy and multiple municipal agreements. Chair Lesa Lessard Pearson and Board members approved the Artificial Intelligence Policy, which underwent extensive review by Town Counsel and UMass representatives and requires human oversight of AI-generated content. The

Townbrief news summary · Jun 1

Government · Select Board

Belchertown Select Board Adopts AI Policy, Ratifies Firefighter Contract at June Meeting

Belchertown Select Board adopts AI policy, ratifies firefighter contract, and pursues $7.7 million in grants.

Townbrief reporting · Jun 1

Government · Select Board

Belchertown Senior Center to Add Four Specialized Frozen Meal Options Starting October

Belchertown Council on Aging prepares for four new specialized frozen meal options required by October 1 grant mandate.

Townbrief reporting · May 27

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves $8,900 in Opioid Settlement Fund grants to Honest Beginnings.

Select Board approves $8,900 Opioid Settlement Fund grant to Honest Beginnings. The five-member board, led by Chair Lesa Lessard Pearson, voted unanimously May 18 to fund basement repairs and furnishings at the sober living home on Federal Street after the Opioid Settlement Fund Committee resolved

Townbrief news summary · May 18

Government · Select Board

Belchertown Select Board Approves Solar Lease Plan, $8,900 Opioid Grant

Belchertown Select Board unanimously backs rooftop solar lease framework and $8,900 opioid grant at May 18 meeting.

Townbrief reporting · May 18

Government · Select Board

Select Board endorses police and firefighter contract.

The Select Board unanimously endorsed a Memorandum of Agreement with the Police Officers Coalition and Firefighters Union. All five members present, chaired by Lesa Lessard Pearson, voted 5-0-0 to approve the contract presented by Town Manager Steven J Williams. The board also voted 4-0-1 to accept

Townbrief news summary · May 11

Government · Select Board

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

Townbrief news summary · May 4

Government · Select Board

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

Townbrief reporting · May 4

Government · Select Board

Belchertown Senior Center Reports Record 654 Congregate Meals in March

Belchertown Senior Center reports record 654 congregate meals in March and restructures its annual holiday bazaar.

Townbrief reporting · Apr 22