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Members: Peter Beck (Chair), Matthew Neely (Vice Chair), Shana Dixon (Secretary), Stephanie Boyd (Community Preservation Commission Representative), Nate Budington (Affordable Housing Trust Representative)

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Government · Select Board

Select Board Sets Hearing for Pub License Transfer

Williamstown Select Board sets October hearing on pub license transfer, hears four-district school study update.

Townbrief reporting · Sep 28

Government · Select Board

Select Board Delays Vote on Veteran Banner Program

Williamstown Select Board tables a vote on $125 veteran memorial banners after residents object to process and messaging.

Townbrief reporting · Sep 14

Government · Select Board

Select Board rejects all tax exemptions, sets FY27 rate at $15.16

Williamstown Select Board rejects every tax exemption, setting a single FY27 rate of $15.16 per $1,000. The board voted 5-0 four separate times, by roll call, denying the open space discount, residential exemption and small commercial exemption before maintaining a residential factor of 1.

Townbrief reporting · Aug 24

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves two liquor licenses for cider events

Williamstown Select Board approves two one-day liquor licenses for a local cidery in a four-minute Zoom meeting.

Townbrief reporting · Aug 6

Government · Select Board

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.

Townbrief reporting · Jul 27

Government · Select Board

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.

Townbrief reporting · Jul 13

Government · Select Board

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.

Townbrief reporting · Jun 22

Government · Select Board

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

Townbrief reporting · Jun 8

Government · Select Board

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

Townbrief reporting · May 21

Government · Select Board

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.

Townbrief reporting · Jul 24

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