Shutesbury Select Board Adopts Employee Committee Policy, Defers Hybrid Meeting Rules
Shutesbury's Select Board approved a new employee committee membership policy and signed onto a regional land conservation earmark at its July 21 meeting.
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Shutesbury Planning Board re-elects chair, creates vice chair position in fiscal-year reorganization
Shutesbury Planning Board reorganizes, endorses a Wendell Road lot split, and recommends two new associate members.
Shutesbury Conservation Commission unanimously approves South Laurel Drive demolition and rebuild permit
Shutesbury Conservation Commission approves order of conditions for a South Laurel Drive demolition and rebuild project.
Shutesbury Board of Health approves Pelham Hill septic permit, advances Lakeview loan
Shutesbury Board of Health clears a Pelham Hill Road septic permit and signals support for a betterment loan at 80 Lakeview.
Shutesbury Board Lifts Lake Wyola Dam Emergency, Pauses Committee Overhaul
Shutesbury Select Board lifts Lake Wyola Dam emergency and defers a contentious committee overhaul after an extended public hearing.
Shutesbury Select Board interviews two finalists for vacant Town Clerk post
Shutesbury Select Board reorganized and interviewed two Town Clerk finalists on July 1, targeting a hire by July 7. Melissa MacNeil was reappointed chair and Eric Stalker vice chair, each by a two-to-zero vote with the new third member, Jim Walton, abstaining on both officer elections.
Shutesbury Conservation Commission Closes South Whorl Drive Hearing Unanimously
Shutesbury Conservation Commission unanimously closes a multi-session public hearing on a lakeside home rebuild within a wetland buffer zone.
Shutesbury Select Board Approves Dozens of FY27 Committee Appointments
SHUTESBURY — June 22, 2026 — Shutesbury Select Board fills more than two dozen boards and representative posts for fiscal year 2027. The two-member board — Chair Eric Stalker and Member Michael Makepeace O'Neill — moved committee by committee through the annual appointment list at its June 22 meeting, approving all
Shutesbury Board of Health clears two permits, advances Jewish cemetery expansion review
Shutesbury Board of Health approves two property permits and opens a complex multi-year review of a proposed Jewish cemetery expansion.
Shutesbury Finance Committee Advances Five-Year Budget Forecasting Tool
Shutesbury Finance Committee previews multiyear budget model and coordinates school facility planning.