Select Board Approves Pole Petitions, Hears Route 2 Safety Study Update
Williamstown Select Board advances $500,000 Main Street corridor safety study and approves four National Grid pole petitions.
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Select Board
Members: Peter Beck (Chair), Matthew Neely (Vice Chair), Shana Dixon (Secretary), Stephanie Boyd (Community Preservation Commission Representative), Nate Budington (Affordable Housing Trust Representative)
Williamstown Select Board Approves Permanent Conservation Restriction on Loose Road Farmland
Williamstown Select Board unanimously approved a conservation restriction on a seven-acre Loose Road farmland parcel that has been in continuous agricultural use for more than a century.
Select Board Accepts Williams College's $2 Million Water Street Offer, 4-1
Williamstown Select Board votes 4-1 to accept Williams College's $2 million offer for a long-vacant Water Street lot. The board approved the revised bid at its June 22 meeting, with Secretary Shana Dixon casting the lone dissenting vote.
Williamstown Select Board Awards Old Town Garage Bid to Williams College
WILLIAMSTOWN — June 8, 2026 — Williamstown Select Board unanimously awards bid for the town's last major downtown parcel to Williams College, opening formal negotiations. The board voted 5-0 Monday to advance the sale of 59 Water Street, a vacant lot known as the old town garage site, which
Williamstown Select Board Approves Response to State Open Meeting Law Complaint
WILLIAMSTOWN — May 21, 2026 — Williamstown Select Board votes to answer Open Meeting Law complaint over 59 Water Street executive session. The board voted 4-0, with member Nate Buddington abstaining, at a special May 21 midday meeting to approve a formal response drafted by KP Law municipal counsel addressing a
Williamstown Select Board Launches Residential Tax Exemption Review, Fills Housing Authority Seat
Williamstown Select Board opens door to residential property tax exemption that could cut bills for 75 percent of full-time homeowners.
Williamstown Select Board Launches Residential Tax Exemption Review, Fills Housing Authority Seat
Williamstown Select Board opens door to residential property tax exemption that could cut bills for 75 percent of full-time homeowners.
Williamstown Select Board Approves Lanesboro Planning Deal, Library Pay Raises
Williamstown Select Board approves shared planning deal with Lanesboro and library pay hikes averaging 25 percent.
Williamstown Select Board Approves Lanesboro Planning Deal, Library Pay Raises
Williamstown Select Board approves shared planning deal with Lanesboro and library pay hikes averaging 25 percent.