New Ashford Select Board approves warrant with church repairs article, authorizes Town Hall ramp replacement. The board authorized the town treasurer to pay a $20 monthly MailChimp subscription with the town credit card and approved FY26 projects including the ramp replacement. Road Commissioner
New Ashford Select Board approves FY26 budget and spring warrant. Chair Jason Jayko and MLP Manager Ken McInerney approved the town budget of $738,413 and MLP budget of $90,325, with the Annual Town Meeting set for May 19 at 6:00 p.m. The Board unanimously approved renewal of the town website for
New Ashford Select Board sets FY27 tax rate at $6.52, raising median tax bills. The Board set the rate on a $455,564 levy, up from $5.66 the previous year, raising the median single family home tax bill to $2,887 from $2,456. The School Committee amended its budget to $372,161.52, bringing the
New Ashford Select Board approves Berkshire Public Health Alliance service contracts unanimously. Chair Jason Jayko and Member Mark Phelps voted to bind the town through FY27, with quarterly billing and direct permit fee collection; MLP Manager Ken McInerney abstained. The board also adopted a
New Ashford Planning Board unanimously approves Form A subdivision at 91 Route 7. Surveyor Pat McColgan presented plans to reconfigure the Lacasse property into two lots, each meeting town frontage and acreage requirements, and the five-member board signed off without dissent. Chair Diane George
New Ashford Select Board tackles Fire Department unresponsiveness. Chair Jason Jayko reported that Fire Chief Frank Speth failed to follow through on assigning a street number to a property owner delayed in connecting electricity, describing it as part of an ongoing pattern of unresponsiveness;
New Ashford Board of Health approves nursing contract increase, elects new chair. The board unanimously elected Helen Majchrowski as Chair following the resignation of Richard George; Emilee Gagliardi remains Vice Chair. The board approved a 4 percent increase to the public health nursing contract
New Ashford Select Board approves $3,250 contract to remove dangerous trees from Cemetery Road by month's end. Chair Jason Jayko and member Mark Phelps voted unanimously to authorize Tree Warden Mario Gagliardi to hire the contractor. The Board also reviewed a Berkshire Alliance Board of Health
New Ashford Select Board unanimously authorizes Fire Station door repair. Chair Jason Jayko, selectman Mark Phelps, and MLP Manager Ken McInerney approved purchase of a door shock absorber for $75 on motion by Phelps, seconded by McInerney. The board reaffirmed its prohibition on personal Fire
New Ashford Select Board approves spending and planning measures at January meeting. Chair Jason Jayko and board members Ken McInerney and Mark Phelps authorized a $60 annual wi-fi app plan for the Fire Station generator and approved reimbursement of $150 to Animal Control Officer Keith Beebe from
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