Government · Community Preservation Committee
CPC elects Pangallo chair, schedules plan hearing
The Community Preservation Committee elected Matteo Pangallo chair and Elaine Puleo clerk, then scheduled its plan hearing.
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Government · Board of Health
Board Marks Septic System Passed With Recommendations
The Shutesbury Board of Health voted 4-0 to mark a septic system inspection "passed, with recommendations" after a homeowner said the prior "needs further evaluation" designation had already cost her a sale.
Government · Select Board
Select Board OKs Library's Knotweed Removal Plan
The Shutesbury Select Board voted unanimously to let library staffer Marianne Antonella pursue a chemical-free knotweed removal project along a half-mile roadway.
Government · Planning Board
Board releases 16 sets of solar bylaw minutes
The Shutesbury Planning Board voted unanimously to release 16 sets of executive session minutes tied to litigation over the town's solar bylaw.
Government · Finance Committee
Finance Committee approves minutes, seeks PFAS clarity
The Shutesbury Finance Committee approved its August 3 minutes 5-0 and pushed for clearer PFAS testing cost data ahead of a likely fall special town meeting.
Morning Brief
Shutesbury Deed Data Show Few Prices as Ten Transfers Recorded
Ten property transfers were recorded in Shutesbury from July 17 to Aug. 15, one for nominal consideration and not counted as a sale.
Morning Brief
Bank and credit union activity dominates thin July deed data in Shutesbury
Shutesbury recorded 12 property transfers between July 10 and Aug. 8, but sale prices were available for only three by press time, ranging from $22,000 to $100,000 with a median of $25,000.
Morning Brief
Shutesbury property transfers span $22,000 to $268,000 as most sale prices are not yet recorded
Shutesbury recorded 14 property transfers between July 3 and Aug. 1, but only six deeds listed a sale price, ranging from $22,000 to $268,000 with a median of $112,500. The period's top transaction was a $268,000 sale to Kestrel Land Trust Inc. from the estate of Jean Dianne Footit and personal
Government · Select Board
Shutesbury Select Board upholds 2008 plowing policy, orders expanded Birch Drive assessment
Shutesbury Select Board holds joint session with Council on Aging over disputed Birch Drive plowing stoppage.
Government · Board of Health
Shutesbury Board of Health Rescinds Septic Tank Order for Lakeside Home on Appeal
Shutesbury's Board of Health unanimously rescinded a tank-replacement order for a lakeside property under appeal, describing the system instead as marginal.