Select Board approves Community Development Block Grant for housing aid.
Select Board approves Community Development Block Grant program for housing aid. The Board unanimously backed participation in the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission program, which offers up to $70,000 per household for rehabilitation of heating, septic, wells, and de-leading, placing a 15-year
misc · Meeting of January 7, 2026
NEW ASHFORD — Select Board approves Community Development Block Grant program for housing aid. The Board unanimously backed participation in the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission program, which offers up to $70,000 per household for rehabilitation of heating, septic, wells, and de-leading, placing a 15-year lien on the property. The town pays no administrative costs; Clarksburg will handle that work.
The Board also unanimously approved purchase of a 24-inch electric snowblower for approximately $1,900 on the town credit card. The town was separately awarded a $5,000 ADA grant for Town Hall ramp repairs.
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Source: the misc meeting of January 7, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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