Government · Other Committee
Housing panel narrows site plans to 2-8 units
The Whately Housing Committee narrowed development options for a town-owned State Road parcel from as many as 12 units down to a range of two to eight.
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Government
The Select Board, Finance Committee, Town Meeting and every other town board, from the meeting record.
Government · Selectboard
Selectboard advances Hatfield police pact
Whately's Selectboard weighed billing Hatfield up to $500 per call as primary fire responses there jumped from 14 percent of calls in 2024 to 27 percent this year.
Government · Selectboard
Select Board, Trustees Vote to Appoint Etchells
Whately's Select Board and Library Board of Trustees jointly appointed Carrie Etchells to a vacant elected library trustee seat.
Government · Selectboard
Select Board Tables Nov. 16 Special Town Meeting
Whately's Select Board tabled a motion to open the warrant for a Nov. 16 special town meeting, pushing items like a senior center budget shortfall toward the spring annual meeting instead.
Government · Other Committee
Housing Panel Narrows Site To 2-8 Units
The Whately Housing Committee narrowed a town housing site's feasible density from a theoretical 12 units down to two to eight units, citing new floodplain mapping.
Government · Selectboard
Selectboard Leans No On Tech School Building Vote
The Whately Selectboard and Finance Committee leaned toward recommending a "no" vote on a new Franklin County Technical School building ahead of the regional district's October 6 vote.
Government · Planning Board
Planning Board Endorses LaSalle Drive Lot Split
Whately Planning Board endorsed a lot-line split for 23 LaSalle Drive and heard an early pitch for a 299 River Road solar project.
Government · Conservation
Panel weighs housing plans for old restaurant site
The Whately Conservation Commission reviewed early housing concepts for the former restaurant site on State Road and weighed holding a conservation restriction on water district land. Consultant Chris Chamberlain of Berkshire Design Group told the board, "This is a feasibility study.
Government · Zoning Board
Whately ZBA Stalls Vote on Route 116 Retail Plan
Whately's Zoning Board of Appeals delays action on a 9,100-square-foot Route 116 retail proposal, citing an unresolved driveway bylaw conflict.
Government · Other Committee
Community TV board lacks quorum, defers votes
Frontier Community Access Television board lacks quorum, defers nearly every vote.
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