Select Board moves to address dangerous dog complaint and investigate solar site fire. From our own coverage: Select Board orders muzzle for Leonard Road dog; School panel advances seven policies for review.
Shutesbury recorded 13 property transfers between Sept. 18 and Oct. 17, but the Franklin County Registry of Deeds has posted a sale price for only one so far: $100,000 for 450 Pelham Hill Rd, sold Sept. 24 by Jason A. and Kasey Grant to PeoplesBank.
Shutesbury's School Committee policy subcommittee advanced seven draft policies to the full board, including a new rule on staff interactions with civil immigration enforcement. Chair Leah Jack and member Katrina Catalano, the only two present, approved each motion unanimously.
The Shutesbury School Committee pushed for a formal say in Shutesbury Elementary's heat pump conversion, warning a $150,000 state design grant could still leave oil backup in the mix.
Shutesbury Select Board voted 2-0 to declare a Leonard Road dog "dangerous" after three attacks on a neighbor's dog since early spring.
Shutesbury recorded 14 property transfers between Sept. 11 and Oct. 10, but only three carry a sale price so far: $117,314 for 13 Great Pines Dr. Ext., $100,000 for 450 Pelham Hill Rd., and $64,190 for 160 Wendell Rd., for a median of $100,000. The other 11 transfers have no price on file yet,
The Shutesbury Board of Health approved a septic system upgrade on Wyola Drive and agreed to phase in higher hauler and installer license fees.
Shutesbury's Planning Board voted to ask the Select Board to request a state probe into an unreported April inverter fire at the Wheelock solar site.
Shutesbury recorded 11 property transfers from Sept. 4 to Oct. 3. Four sales carry a price so far, ranging from $35,000 to $117,314 with a median of $82,095; the remaining seven show price not yet available, typical for recently filed deeds. The period's highest recorded sale was 13 Great Pines
Shutesbury Finance Committee advances fall warrant, declines to back two tax-bill fundraising articles.