Planning Board

Planning Board confirms three summer meetings and charts planner hiring. Chair Dana Bixby reported signing a support letter for Swamp Road water and sidewalk improvements and outlined pending work on short-term rental zoning, affordable housing coordination, and multi-family housing code changes

West Stockbridge Planning Board hires regional consultant for subdivision law update. Chairperson Dana Bixby reported engaging the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission to coordinate and finalize the town's Subdivision Rules and Regulations, ensure consistency with state law, and identify grant

Planning Board unanimously backs letter urging Affordable Housing Trust to pursue aggressive goals. Chair Dana Bixby's draft requests a minimum of 20 to 30 affordable units over five years, potentially scaling to 40 through a combination of development projects and smaller assistance programs, with

Planning Board applicant withdraws Form A subdivision after access way ruled unsafe for fire trucks. Chair Dana Bixby determined that Spencer Place lacks adequate width, road base, and year-round maintenance required for emergency vehicles, citing a December 19 Fire Chief letter and a December 2