Category: Selectboard

By Heather McKim The Oct. 9 meeting of the Selectboard saw a large community turnout as the issue of streetlights took center stage. Some came with specific appeals, others wanted to voice their concerns, and one—Jim Dudley of Longmeadow Road—gave a full-length presentation requesting the return of five recently removed streetlights to his neighborhood. “You… Read More

by Heather McKim The Sept. 25 meeting of the town Selectboard revisited several issues that had been discussed at previous meetings and introduced new ones. While approving the previous meeting’s minutes, members made a correction regarding the assessed value of the Yankee Doodle Motel. It had been decided that the Grand List would be reduced… Read More

By Heather McKim The Sept. 11 meeting of the Selectboard drew a crowd as form-based code (FBC) regulation and social services funding garnered many comments from attendees, and the issue of the Fire Department purchasing a 1990 Boston Whaler Guardian Commercial Dive/Rescue Vessel was again on the agenda. A presentation by a panel and discussion… Read More

Panel discusses “Home Grown” Zoning at Selectboard meeting by Kate Lalley Many people have asked me, a Shelburne planning commissioner, what the town can do about the deteriorating and vacant properties on Route 7 North that mar the experience of arriving in Shelburne. Under our current system of zoning, it is difficult to re-use many… Read More

By Carol Casey The Planning Commission held a public hearing on July 26 on zoning changes they had proposed – but no one attended. After some discussion as to whether the proposed language should be amended, the Commission voted to send them unchanged to the Selectboard for their consideration. One amendment directs the Development Review… Read More