Government

Government · Planning Board

Lanesborough Planning Board Appoints New Chair, Endorses Open Space Plan

Lanesborough Planning Board reorganizes, endorses open space plan, and flags packed zoning agenda ahead.

Townbrief reporting · Jul 20

Government · Select Board

Lanesborough Select Board Votes to Explore Restructuring Baker Hill Road District Tax

Lanesborough Select Board votes to explore restructuring Baker Hill Road District rather than dissolving it.

Townbrief reporting · Jul 13

Government · Finance Committee

Lanesborough Finance Committee approves $85,446 in FY26 year-end transfers

Lanesborough Finance Committee approves $85,446 in year-end transfers, opening fiscal year 2027 with a three-member quorum.

Townbrief reporting · Jul 2

Government · Select Board

Lanesborough Select Board Sets $50 Short-Term Rental Fee, Elects New Leaders

Lanesborough's newly expanded Select Board reorganized, set a $50 short-term rental fee, and endorsed a decade-long open space plan at its June 22 meeting.

Townbrief reporting · Jun 22

Government · Finance Committee

Lanesborough Finance Committee approves $58,300 in year-end fund transfers

LANESBOROUGH -- June 1, 2026, Lanesborough Finance Committee approves $58,300 in end-of-year transfers and raises questions about mall legal costs. The five-member committee voted unanimously Monday to transfer $15,000 from

Townbrief reporting · Jun 1

Government · Select Board

Lanesborough Select Board Restructures Fire Truck Financing Articles Ahead of Town Meeting

LANESBOROUGH -- May 26, 2026, Lanesborough Select Board restructures fire truck financing articles and tables mall district dissolution ahead of June 9 town meeting. The board voted 3-0 on each of three reorganized warrant

Townbrief reporting · May 26

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

Townbrief reporting · May 18

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

Townbrief reporting · May 13

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

Townbrief reporting · Apr 15

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

Townbrief reporting · Apr 13