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Government · Planning Board
Lanesborough Planning Board approves three zoning bylaw amendments for town meeting
LANESBOROUGH -- May 18, 2026, Lanesborough's Planning Board unanimously approved three zoning bylaw amendments Monday, sending short-term rental, accessory dwelling unit, and sign regulations to the annual town meeting. The board, operating
Government · Select Board
Lanesborough Select Board Approves $13.85 Million Budget for Fiscal 2027
LANESBOROUGH -- May 13, 2026, Lanesborough Select Board approves fiscal 2027 budget at $13.85 million, a 10.28 percent increase, on a 2-1 vote. Chair Debra Maynard and member Jason Brielle backed the
Government · Finance Committee
Lanesborough Finance Committee backs fire engine, defers two other vehicle purchases
LANESBOROUGH -- April 15, 2026, Lanesborough Finance Committee votes to advance fire engine purchase, delay dump truck and police cruiser. The five-member committee voted 4-1 at its April 15 meeting to recommend that
Government · Select Board
Lanesborough Boards Eye $1.3 Million Free Cash to Cut Property Tax Rate
LANESBOROUGH -- April 13, 2026, Lanesborough Select Board and Finance Committee weigh using $1.3 million in free cash to lower property taxes. At a joint April 13 meeting, the two boards reviewed an FY27
Government · Planning Board
Lanesborough Planning Board advances short-term rental bylaw toward June town meeting vote
LANESBOROUGH -- March 17, 2026, Lanesborough Planning Board votes to limit short-term rentals to owner-occupied properties in residential zones. The board approved several key provisions of its draft short-term rental bylaw at
Government · Select Board
Lanesborough Boards Press Department Heads on Costs in Joint Budget Session
LANESBOROUGH -- March 16, 2026, Lanesborough's Select Board and Finance Committee grilled department heads on rising costs at a joint budget session Monday. EMS Director Jen Weber defended a proposed salary increase to
Government · Select Board
Lanesborough Approves Three EMTs as Town Budget Could Rise 10 Percent
Lanesborough's joint Select Board and Finance Committee budget workshop projects a 7 to 10 percent overall tax increase for fiscal year 2027 as the town absorbs the loss of $558,010 in annual Baker Hill Road District revenue.
Government · Select Board
Lanesborough Appoints New Assistant Building Inspector, Advances Short-Term Rental Bylaw
Lanesborough Select Board unanimously appointed Timothy Sears as assistant building inspector and heard a detailed Planning Board update on a short-term rental bylaw heading toward the June 9 Annual Town Meeting.
Government · Planning Board
Lanesborough Planning Board Votes 3-1 to Allow Year-Round Short-Term Rentals
Lanesborough Planning Board votes 3-1 to allow short-term rentals 365 days a year.