CPC elects Pangallo chair, schedules plan hearing

Community Preservation Committee · Meeting of August 20, 2026

SHUTESBURY — The Community Preservation Committee elected Matteo Pangallo chair and Elaine Puleo clerk, then scheduled its plan hearing. Members voted to hold a public hearing on updating the Community Preservation Plan on Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. They also welcomed Scott Kahan as Conservation Commission representative, Clif Read to the Board of Park Commissioners seat and Tom Siefert to the Planning Board seat.

The chair said the town's expenditure ledger is mid-update, leaving unclear which completed projects, including Top of the Lake invasive plant management, still hold funds. Henry Geddes said the Lake Wyola guide board's foundation decision "should be resolved in the coming weeks." The Dec. 10 eligibility deadline and Feb. 4 application deadline remain.

In the full story:

• Organization and officers
• Minutes of May 21
• Public comment and new members
• 2027 schedule
• Completed projects with funds remaining
• Open project updates
• Community Preservation Plan and hearing
• Unanticipated business
• Adjournment
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 1,630 words

Source: the Community Preservation Committee meeting of August 20, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.