Tyringham public meetings in 2025

Select Board

The Tyringham Select Board meeting on December 17, 2025 lists a Design Public Hearing, a bid item labeled “F- /0-003”, and discussion of a road over Hop Brook. The agenda notes compliance with Massachusetts Open Meeting Law. No specific decisions are indicated in the posted agenda.

• Design Public Hearing
• Bid item labeled “F- /0-003”
• Discussion of a road over Hop Brook

Historical Commission

The Tyringham Historical Commission will meet virtually on December 11, 2025 at 3 pm. The agenda lists a single item: the replacement of the Hop Brook/Library Bridge. The commission will discuss this project during the meeting. No other business is listed.

• Hop Brook/Library Bridge replacement

Board of Health

The Tyringham Board of Health will review incoming mail, approve the minutes from the previous meeting, consider any items submitted by board members, and allow a brief public comment period limited to three minutes per speaker.

• Review mail
• Approve previous meeting minutes
• Board member items
• Public comment (3‑minute time limit per speaker)

Select Board

The Select Board will review mail and minutes, approve treasury warrants, and sign cards. An Eversource pole petition will be heard. The board will consider an employee annual bonus and items from board members and the town administrator. Public comment will be allowed for matters within the board’s jurisdiction.

• Review and approve treasury warrants
• Approve previous meeting minutes
• Eversource pole petition hearing
• Consider employee annual bonus
• Board member and Town Administrator items

The board heard a request from Eversource to locate three new poles on Goose Pond Road; a motion to approve the locations was made and seconded, but the minutes do not record a vote outcome. Annual bonuses for full‑time town employees were approved unanimously. The board noted a public comment about school‑house design plans, and Clerk Matthew Puntin will forward related documents to a board member.

• Motion to approve Eversource pole locations on Goose Pond Road (outcome not recorded)
• Annual bonuses for full‑time employees approved unanimously

Select Board

The Tyringham Select Board scheduled a meeting for Tuesday, November 25, 2025. The posted notice complies with Massachusetts Open Meeting Law and includes the required date, time, and location information. No specific topics, proposals, or decisions are listed in the agenda. Residents are invited to attend the meeting.

Board member James Consolati moved to adopt a residential factor of 1 and to forgo an Open Space Discount, a Residential Exemption, and a Small Commercial Exemption. The motion was seconded by Matthew Puntin, but the minutes do not record a vote or final adoption. Board member Bethany Perry agreed to investigate tax collection on the Tennessee Gas Pipeline and report back.

• Motion to adopt residential factor of 1 and not adopt discounts – outcome not recorded

Conservation Commission

The Tyringham Conservation Commission will meet via Zoom to discuss one request. The body is reviewing an application for the removal of dead or dangerous trees.

• RDA for removal of dead and/or dangerous trees at 26 Lakeside Drive submitted by David Cohen

Select Board

The Tyringham Board of Selectmen will review mail and meeting minutes, approve treasury warrants, and consider the appointment of Patrick Holian as the town’s Police Chief. The agenda also includes items from board members and the town administrator, and a public comment period limited to three minutes per speaker.

• Approve treasury warrants
• Review and approve previous meeting minutes
• Read and review incoming mail
• Consider appointment of Patrick Holian as Police Chief
• Public comment (3‑minute limit per speaker)

The board approved the treasurer's warrants and the previous meeting minutes. A motion was made and seconded to appoint Patrick Holian as Police Chief, with a start date of January 1, 2026, and the motion passed with no opposition. The meeting was adjourned at 9:32 AM.

• Approved treasurer warrants and previous minutes (unanimous)
• Appointed Patrick Holian as Police Chief, start Jan 1 2026 (no opposition)

Select Board

The Select Board will review and approve the town’s recent mail, meeting minutes, and treasury warrants. The board will interview Patrick Holian for the position of Police Chief. The board will also sign reports from the Alcohol Beverage Control Commission. Public comment will be limited to items within the board’s jurisdiction.

• Approve treasury warrants
• Review and approve previous meeting minutes
• Interview Patrick Holian for Police Chief
• Sign Alcohol Beverage Control Commission reports
• Public comment (3‑minute limit, jurisdiction‑only)

The Select Board approved the minutes from the prior meeting. It unanimously agreed to post a meeting on November 12, 2025 to appoint Patrick Holian as Police Chief. The Board approved the 2026 Alcohol Beverage Control Commission license renewals and authorized an hourly pay adjustment for Colby Curtin. A CPR/AED class for town employees was scheduled for November 18, 2025 and an internet service arrangement with Spectrum for Brad Morse was confirmed.

• Approved previous meeting minutes
• Scheduled meeting on Nov 12, 2025 to appoint Police Chief Patrick Holian (unanimous)
• Approved 2026 Alcohol Beverage Control Commission license renewals
• Approved hourly pay adjustment for Colby Curtin
• Scheduled CPR/AED class for town employees on Nov 18, 2025
• Confirmed internet service arrangement with Spectrum for Brad Morse

Board of Health

The Tyringham Board of Health meeting on November 5, 2025 at Town Hall, 116 Main Road will review mail and consider approving the minutes from the previous meeting. The agenda also lists board member items and a public comment period limited to three minutes per speaker. No other specific actions or proposals are detailed in the agenda.

• Review mail
• Approve previous meeting minutes
• Board member items
• Public comment (3‑minute limit per speaker)

The Board of Health approved the previous meeting's minutes. The board also approved a request for a certificate of compliance for Donald Fawcett at 29 McCarty Road. No other actions were taken.

• Approved previous meeting minutes
• Approved certificate of compliance request for Donald Fawcett, 29 McCarty Road

Select Board

The Select Board will review mail, meeting minutes, and approve treasury warrants. It will discuss Eversource pole locations near Main Road and the Town Hall. The board will consider accepting revisions to a memorandum of understanding with the Southern Berkshire Public Health Collaborative. It will appoint a new Police Chief and consider a right‑of‑first‑refusal for CH61 forestry land owned by Judy Vilmain on Main Road.

• Review mail, minutes, and approve treasury warrants
• Discuss Eversource pole locations on Main Road near Town Hall
• Accept proposed revisions to MOU with Southern Berkshire Public Health Collaborative
• Police Chief appointment
• Right of first refusal for CH61 forestry land (Judy Vilmain, Main Road, registry book 30 page 405, certificate No. 6833)

The board approved locating Eversource utility poles in front of the Town Hall and Library, with none in the town circle. They unanimously accepted revisions to Exhibit C of the Southern Berkshire Public Health Collation intermunicipal agreement. The board voted to interview former Chief Patrick Holian before publicly posting the police chief position. They also voted not to exercise the town’s right of first refusal on the Main Road property.

• Approved Eversource pole placement in front of Town Hall and Library (no opposition)
• Accepted revisions to Exhibit C of SBPHC intermunicipal agreement (unanimous)
• Approved interview of former Chief Patrick Holian before public posting (no opposition)
• Declined to exercise right of first refusal on Main Road property (no opposition)

Board of Health

The Tyringham Board of Health will review mailed items and consider approving the minutes from the prior meeting. It will also provide a public comment period limited to three minutes per speaker. No other agenda items are listed.

• Review mail
• Approve previous minutes
• Public comment (3‑minute limit per speaker)

The Tyringham Board of Health approved the proposed revisions to Exhibit C of the Intermunicipal Agreement with the Southern Berkshire Public Health Collaborative. The approved revisions will be forwarded to the Select Board. The Board also approved the previous meeting minutes.

• Approved revisions to Exhibit C of Intermunicipal Agreement
• Approved previous meeting minutes

Conservation Commission

The Tyringham Conservation Commission will discuss a request for a septic system upgrade at 28 Main Road. No other agenda items are listed. The meeting will be held via Zoom.

• RDA for septic system upgrade at 28 Main Road

Board of Assessors

The Board of Assessors will meet to discuss the tax rate and billing process. The board will also enter executive session to review confidential applications for property abatements and exemptions.

• Tax rate and billing discussion
• Review of Statutory Exemptions and Personal Property Abatement applications
• Review of Charitable Exemptions
• Approval of July 24, 2025 meeting minutes

Select Board

The Tyringham Select Board will review and possibly take action on police department reorganization, Jerusalem Road drainage, and computer software repairs. The board will also consider re-signing a cemetery lease and appointing a gas and plumbing inspector.

• Police Department reorganization
• Jerusalem Road Drainage
• Computer software, repair, cyber security
• Re-sign cemetery lease
• Appoint Gas & Plumbing Inspector

The Board approved a one‑year lease of about 2 acres of cemetery land to Pam Curtin, with a unanimous vote (Michael Curtin abstained). A motion to retain a full‑time police chief was adopted without opposition. The Board appointed Brian Middleton as the town’s Plumbing & Gas inspector, also without opposition. The Board accepted a $15,050 agreement for architectural services for the school RFQ, pending donor confirmation, and approved a drainage plan for Jerusalem Road assigning work and costs to specific parties.

• Approved 1‑year cemetery lease to Pam Curtin (unanimous, Michael Curtin abstained)
• Retained full‑time police chief (motion passed, no opposition)
• Appointed Brian Middleton as Plumbing & Gas inspector (no opposition)
• Approved signing $15,050 architectural services agreement for school RFQ (unanimous, pending donor confirmation)
• Approved Jerusalem Road drainage plan: Noah Choquette to install 15" pipe and 3 catch basins; Fawcett family to handle hill drainage and fund granite curbing

Board of Health

The Tyringham Board of Health will review incoming mail and vote to approve the minutes from the previous meeting. It will also discuss a septic permit application located at 28 Main Road. Public comment will be allowed for items within the Board’s jurisdiction.

• Review mail
• Approve previous meeting minutes
• Septic permit application – 28 Main Road
• Public comment (3‑minute limit per speaker)
• Board member items (unspecified)

The Tyringham Board of Health met on October 1, 2025, with members James Consolati, Matthew Puntin, and Michael Curtin present. The board approved the previous meeting's minutes. It then approved the septic permit application for 28 Main Road. The meeting adjourned at 7:01 p.m.

• Approved septic permit for 28 Main Road

Conservation Commission

The Tyringham Conservation Commission will meet via Zoom to discuss two specific project applications. The body will review Requests for Determination of Applicability (RDA) for electrical and water feature work.

• RDA for underground electric at 346 Main Road
• RDA to rebuild the existing water feature at Ashintully

Select Board

The Tyringham Select Board will meet to review treasury warrants and minutes. The board will consider a School Committee appointment and discuss police department reorganization and a potential anonymous donor for a school house RFP.

• School Committee appointment of Lisa Southard
• Police Department reorganization
• Potential anonymous donor for school house RFP
• Approval of treasury warrants

The Select Board unanimously appointed Lisa Southard to the school committee. The board also unanimously voted to accept an anonymous donation for the school house RFP, with a follow‑up clarification on RFP vs. RFQ to be obtained. The board discussed reorganizing the Police Department after Donald Hopkins III’s resignation, including hiring options, but no decision was made.

• Appointed Lisa Southard to school committee (unanimous)
• Accepted anonymous donation for school house RFP (unanimous)

Board of Health

The Tyringham Board of Health will meet to consider a septic permit application and a personnel appointment. The board will also review mail and previous meeting minutes.

• Septic permit application for 140 Jerusalem Road
• Appointment of William Ketchen to permanent attendant at the Transfer Station

The Board approved the septic permit for 140 Jerusalem Road. William Ketchen was unanimously appointed as the Transfer Station attendant, and Tom Fennelly's resignation was recorded. The town pool beach was reported closed on August 18, 2025 due to high E.coli levels.

• Approved septic permit for 140 Jerusalem Road (no vote recorded)
• Unanimously appointed William Ketchen as Transfer Station attendant
• Recorded resignation of Tom Fennelly
• Noted closure of town pool beach on August 18, 2025 due to high E.coli

Conservation Commission

The Tyringham Conservation Commission will discuss three requests for determination of applicability (RDAs) at its August 14, 2025 meeting. Items include weed treatment at Goose Pond, invasive plant removal at Tyringham Cobble, and a septic system replacement at 16 Lakeside Drive. The meeting will also consider a trail extension with two bridges over intermittent streams.

• Goose Pond weed treatment details
• Invasive plant removal at Tyringham Cobble (RDA from The Trustees)
• Septic system replacement at 16 Lakeside Drive for RoseMary Renn (RDA from Berkshire Engineering)
• Trail extension to connect with McClennan trail system with 2 bridges over intermittent streams (RDA from The Trustees)

Select Board

The Select Board is meeting to discuss items listed under other business. The agenda does not list specific proposals or decisions.

Board of Assessors

The Board of Assessors will meet to discuss tax rates, billing, and maps. The board will also enter an executive session to review confidential applications for property abatements and exemptions.

• Tax rate and billing discussion
• Map discussion
• Executive session for Statutory Exemptions and Personal Property Abatement applications

Select Board

The Select Board will meet to review treasury warrants and previous minutes. The body will discuss infrastructure projects and a special permit extension. The meeting also includes an appointment to the Planning Board.

• Special permit extension for trailer at Ridge Street (Greg & Beth Triano)
• Main Road paving
• Jerusalem Road Drainage project
• Replacement of mini-splits
• Cemetery Field Lease

The board approved Green Collar, LLC to install new heat pumps and insulation. An extension permit for a trailer at 4 Ridge Street was unanimously approved. The board agreed to pay the full Main Road paving bill and will reassess the road condition in spring. Further information will be gathered on Jerusalem Road drainage and another meeting will be scheduled.

• Approved heat pump and insulation installation by Green Collar, LLC (unanimous)
• Approved extension permit for trailer at 4 Ridge Street (unanimous)
• Agreed to pay full Main Road paving bill; reassess condition in spring
• Decided to gather more information on Jerusalem Road drainage and schedule another meeting

Board of Health

The Board of Health will meet to review mail and approve previous minutes. The agenda includes a discussion regarding a Transfer Station Assistant.

• Transfer Station Assistant

The Board of Health approved the minutes from the previous meeting. The board unanimously appointed William Ketchen as Assistant at the Transfer Station. No other actions were decided at this meeting.

• Approved previous minutes (unanimous)
• Unanimously appointed William Ketchen as Assistant at Transfer Station

Cemetery Commission

The Cemetery Commission will meet to discuss cemetery road matters and other business. The agenda is primarily procedural.

• Discussion of cemetery road

The commission assigned Debby Hall to serve as sexton, assisted by Noah Choquette for measuring and marking. It approved a two‑year lease of the cemetery field to Pam Curtin for horse pasturing, provided the town has no liability for damages or injury and the grounds are returned in the same or better condition. Noah Choquette was tasked with inspecting driveway cracks, critters under stones, and conducting ground‑penetrating radar mapping, then reporting back to the commission.

• Debby Hall appointed as sexton with assistance from Noah Choquette
• Approved 2‑year lease of cemetery field to Pam Curtin for horse pasturing, with liability and condition requirements
• Noah Choquette to investigate driveway cracks, critters under stones, and conduct ground‑penetrating radar mapping, then report back

Select Board

The Town of Tyringham is holding a Special Town Meeting to act on one article. The body will decide whether to allocate funds from Free Cash to cover school expenses.

• Vote to allocate up to $32,000.00 from Free Cash for the Lee Public Schools expense account to fund remaining FY25 special needs budget costs

Board of Assessors

The Board of Assessors will meet to sign warrants and commitments and review meeting minutes. The board will enter executive session to consider confidential applications for statutory exemptions and property abatements.

• Discussion of penalty rollback for removal from Chapter land
• Review of CAI maps and Registry of Deeds
• Review of applications for charitable exemptions
• Executive session for real and personal property abatements

Select Board

The Select Board will review several town contracts and administrative appointments. The board is considering a Special Town Meeting by June 26, 2025, regarding Lee Public School funding.

• Special Town Meeting by June 26, 2025 (Lee Public School funding)
• Main Road paving
• Cemetery Mowing Contract and Cemetery Field Use/Lease
• Highway contracts for equipment and tree cutting extension
• Building Inspector Fees

The board unanimously approved using a 15‑inch pipe for Jerusalem Road near the Shaker Settlement. It also extended the heavy‑equipment and tree‑cutting contracts through 2027, and approved a 4% cost‑of‑living adjustment for FY27. Annual appointments were approved and the cemetery mowing contract was extended for one year.

• Approved 15" pipe for Jerusalem Road drainage (unanimous)
• Extended Heavy Equipment and Tree Cutting contracts through 2027 (unanimous)
• Approved 4% cost‑of‑living adjustment for FY27 (unanimous)
• Unanimously approved annual appointments
• Extended cemetery mowing contract for 1 year (unanimous)
• Decided to reassess Main Road pavement condition in early fall
• Directed Mark Eichorn to complete remaining 25% of foundation estimate and skip bid process
• Leasing of cemetery field discussed; pending Town Council approval

Board of Health

The Board of Health will meet to review mail and approve previous minutes. The board is also scheduled to take possible action regarding FY26 stickers for trash and recyclables at the Transfer Station.

• Transfer Station FY26 stickers for trash and recyclables

The Board of Health unanimously approved a $120 fee for FY26 transfer‑station stickers, offering a $10 discount for purchases made before August 31, 2025. It also considered removing the annual sticker charge for FY27. The Board approved issuing a Certificate of Compliance for 18 Cooper Creek Road, while the certificate for 89 Goose Pond Road was not signed pending additional information.

• Approved $120 FY26 sticker fee with $10 early‑purchase discount (unanimous)
• Considered removal of annual sticker charge for FY27
• Approved issuance of Certificate of Compliance for 18 Cooper Creek Road
• Did not sign Certificate of Compliance for 89 Goose Pond Road (needs more info)

Select Board

The Tyringham Select Board calls the annual town meeting to act on the town’s fiscal 2026 budget, a $144,400 free-cash transfer to lower the tax rate, and a $65,000 road-fund transfer. Voters will also decide borrowing authority, fee schedules, and temporary road closures on Webster, Fenn, Brace, and Breakneck Roads.

• $144,400 from Free Cash to reduce fiscal 2026 tax rate
• $65,000 from Stabilization Fund for road construction/maintenance
• Police detail rate set at $45/hour; Board of Health witness fee $45/hour; Library Trustee Librarian salary $3,225/year; Cemetery Sexton $200/year
• Temporary closures proposed for Webster, Fenn, Brace, and Breakneck Roads
• Revolving fund fee limits: Board of Appeals $1,000; Board of Health $3,000; Conservation Commission $5,000; Wiring Inspector $2,500; Police Detail $5,000

Finance Committee

The Tyringham Finance Committee posted a meeting notice for May 23, 2025, in compliance with Massachusetts Open Meeting Law. The notice includes the date, time, and location but does not list substantive agenda items.

Select Board

This meeting agenda contains only procedural boilerplate required by Massachusetts Open Meeting Law; no specific business items, votes, or discussions are listed. The agenda text is largely garbled and unreadable, indicating it may be a placeholder or posting error.

The board completed its final review of the FY26 budget and discussed the special‑education reimbursement with Eric Jesner, the school business manager. Because the special‑education budget is projected to rise 98%, the board noted there are no funds available for the school‑house project. No actions were approved, denied, or tabled.

Board of Assessors

The Board of Assessors will meet to discuss the tax rate and billing process. The board will also review assessor tools and equipment. An executive session is scheduled to consider confidential information regarding property abatements and exemptions.

• Tax rate and billing discussion
• Review of assessor tools and equipment
• Executive Session for Statutory Exemptions and Real and Personal Property Abatement applications

Select Board

The Tyringham Select Board has issued a warrant for the Annual Town Meeting on May 13, 2025, with a single article to vote on postponing the FY26 business meeting to May 27, 2025 at 7 pm due to financial constraints and accounting issues. The meeting is otherwise purely procedural.

• Article 1: Vote to postpone the FY26 business meeting to May 27, 2025 due to financial constraints and accounting issues

Select Board

This agenda contains only the standard procedural notice required by Massachusetts Open Meeting Law, with no specific topics, decisions, or discussions listed. The meeting appears to be a routine posting without any substantive business.

Select Board

The board reviewed the FY25 Tax Classification documents. A motion was made and seconded to adopt the tax levy percentages for each property class, set the Residential Factor at 1.0, apply a CIP shift of 1.0, and allow no residential or small‑commercial exemptions, pending approval by the Massachusetts Department of Revenue. The minutes do not record a vote tally or final approval.

• Motion to adopt FY25 tax classification (Residential Factor 1.0, CIP shift 1.0) made and seconded; outcome not recorded

Select Board

The Tyringham Select Board will review and possibly act on several items, including approving treasury warrants and minutes, signing a Request for Qualifications for school rehabilitation, scheduling a drainage discussion for Jerusalem Road, and reviewing FY26 budgets for the Annual Town Meeting. The meeting also includes board member and town administrator updates, followed by public comment.

• Approve treasury warrants and previous minutes
• Sign Request for Qualifications for Rehabilitation of the School
• Schedule Jerusalem Road meeting to discuss drainage
• Review FY26 budgets for Annual Town Meeting
• Board member and town administrator items

Select Board

The Tyringham Select Board will review and take possible action on mail, minutes, and treasury warrants, and consider signing a Request for Qualifications for the Rehabilitation of the School. They will schedule a meeting date to discuss Jerusalem Road drainage and review the FY26 budgets for the Annual Town Meeting. Board member and town administrator items will also be discussed, with public comment limited to items within the board's jurisdiction.

• Sign Request for Qualifications for Rehabilitation of the School (Clark Green & Bek)
• Schedule Jerusalem Road meeting date to discuss drainage
• Review FY26 Budgets for Annual Town Meeting
• Approve treasury warrants and previous minutes
• Board Member Items and Town Administrator Items

The board approved the treasurer’s warrants and the prior meeting minutes. It awarded a $15,050 contract to Clark Green & Bek for a school‑house RFQ but voted to hold off signing until funding is secured. The board directed Michael Curtin to arrange a meeting on Jerusalem Road drainage and report back, and decided not to appropriate any FY‑26 funds to the stabilization account. Steve Cowell will investigate Mass Save coverage for a $21,030 town‑hall mini‑split replacement.

• Approved treasurer warrants and previous minutes
• Postponed signing $15,050 architectural services agreement for Tyringham School House
• Will set up meeting on Jerusalem Road drainage; Michael Curtin to contact owners
• Decided not to appropriate FY26 funds into the stabilization account
• Steve Cowell to report back on Mass Save coverage for $21,030 mini‑split replacement

Board of Health

The Board of Health will meet to review correspondence and approve previous meeting minutes. The agenda includes board member items and a public comment period. No major decisions or public hearings are listed.

• Review of mail
• Approval of previous meeting minutes
• Board member items
• Public comment (3-minute limit)

Board of Health

The agenda consists of procedural boilerplate. The board will review mail and approve previous minutes.

• Review of mail
• Approval of previous minutes

The Board approved the previous meeting minutes. A realtor asked for a letter confirming the 2015 percolation test on Hemlock Road is still valid. The Board stated it does not issue such letters but agreed the 2015 test remains valid. No opposition was recorded.

• Approved previous minutes
• Declined to issue letter; affirmed 2015 percolation test remains valid

Conservation Commission

The Conservation Commission meeting will discuss maintenance and document approval/signature procedures. The agenda is limited to procedural items with no specific projects or decisions listed.

• Review approval and signature process for documents
• Discussion of maintenance matters

Board of Health

The board approved the minutes from the prior meeting. No other actions or votes were recorded. The meeting was then adjourned.

• Approved previous meeting minutes

Select Board

The Tyringham Select Board will meet on April 7, 2025, to review and possibly approve routine items such as mail, minutes, and treasury warrants. They will also discuss the FY26 budgets, board member items, and town administrator items. The agenda is largely procedural but includes the important budget discussion.

• Review and possible approval of treasury warrants and previous minutes
• Discussion of FY26 budgets
• Board Member items (specifics not listed in agenda)
• Town Administrator items (specifics not listed in agenda)

The board reviewed the FY2026 budget and noted a 98% increase in the school budget for special‑education services. They discussed applying for the Commonwealth’s Circuit Breaker Program to help offset those costs. No formal actions or votes were taken.

Historical Commission

The Historical Commission will meet virtually to receive updates on several local preservation efforts. The body will discuss the status of the schoolhouse, the Town Landmark Project, and the commission's archives inventory.

• Schoolhouse update
• Town Landmark Project update
• HC Archives inventory update

Board of Assessors

The Tyringham Board of Assessors is meeting to discuss a single agenda item: the review of asset assessments for fiscal year 2025. The agenda is otherwise procedural and contains no other substantive topics or public hearings.

• Review of FY2025 asset assessments

Select Board

The Tyringham Select Board will review and possibly act on mail, minutes, and warrants, discuss Lee Middle & High School budgets, consider a reimbursement and raise for a Class A license, and sign a Mutual Aid agreement with the Fire Department. Board member and town administrator items are also on the agenda.

• Review of Lee Middle & High School budgets
• Reimbursement and raise for Class A license
• Signing of Mutual Aid agreement with Fire Department
• Approval of treasury warrants and previous minutes

The Select Board discussed a significant school budget increase due to a new student with an IEP attending Branches in Pittsfield, costing $80,000 this fiscal year and about $250,000 next year, potentially requiring an override. The board approved a $2/hour raise for Colby Curtin upon obtaining his Class A license, with costs shared and reimbursed. The mutual aid agreement for the Fire Department was signed, and other routine items were handled.

• Approved $2.00/hour raise for Colby Curtin upon Class A license (2-0, Curtin abstained)
• Signed Fire Chief's Mutual Aid agreement
• Approved treasurer warrants and previous minutes
• Discussed school budget increase; no formal action taken

Board of Health

The Tyringham Board of Health will review mail, approve previous minutes, and consider the appointment of an Inspector of Animals. The board will also act on septic permits for 18 Cooper Creek Road and 66 Main Road, plus a septic installer certification. Board member items and public comment are also on the agenda.

• Appointment of Inspector of Animals
• Septic permit for 18 Cooper Creek Road
• Septic permit for 66 Main Road
• Septic Installers Certification
• Review of mail and approval of previous minutes

The Tyringham Board of Health approved septic upgrade permits for 18 Cooper Creek Road and 66 Main Road, and unanimously appointed John Drake as Inspector of Animals. The board also unanimously decided not to require septic installers to be licensed through the Berkshire County Boards of Health. Previous meeting minutes were approved.

• Approved septic upgrade permit at 18 Cooper Creek Road
• Approved septic upgrade permit at 66 Main Road
• Appointed John Drake as Inspector of Animals (unanimous)
• Decided not to require septic installers to be licensed by Berkshire County Boards of Health (unanimous)
• Approved previous meeting minutes

Conservation Commission

The Tyringham Conservation Commission will hold a virtual meeting to discuss a Request for Determination of Applicability (RDA) for a septic system upgrade at 66 Main Road, and hear from the Goose Pond Maintenance District about treatments and permits. The commission will also discuss voting and signature procedures.

• RDA from Kelly Granger and Parsons for septic system upgrade at 66 Main Road
• Discussion with Sarah Gale from Goose Pond Maintenance District on treatments and permits
• Discussion regarding voting and signature process

Board of Assessors

The Tyringham Board of Assessors is meeting on March 12, 2025 at 5 PM. The only agenda item is an interview. No further details are provided in the notice. This is a procedural meeting.

• Interview (single agenda item)

Board of Appeals

The Tyringham Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing to consider a variance request from Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Tobin of 51 E Goose Pond Road. The applicants propose an addition that does not meet the side setback requirements under Section 5.1 of the town's by-laws. The board will decide whether to grant the variance.

• Public hearing for a variance on side setbacks for a deck addition and dwelling expansion at 51 E Goose Pond Road (Applicants: Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Tobin)

Board of Assessors

This meeting notice is posted for the Tyringham Board of Assessors but contains only procedural boilerplate under Massachusetts Open Meeting Law. The agenda text is garbled and does not specify any topics for discussion or action.

Select Board

The Select Board will meet to review administrative items and consider several appointments and licenses. The board is scheduled to discuss borrowing for FY25 payroll and payables.

• Appointment of Donna Toomey as Treasurer
• Borrowing for FY25 payable/payroll
• Verizon Pole Hearing
• Class A License for Andrew Slater
• Jerusalem Road drainage regarding the Fawcett Family

The Select Board approved several items: a Verizon pole near 29 McCarty Road with a revised location, a measure allowing the Treasurer to borrow up to $150,000 in anticipation of tax revenue, and a Class A license for Andrew Slater. Donna Toomey was appointed Treasurer unanimously. The board also discussed school house foundation plans and Jerusalem Road drainage, with further discussion planned.

• Appointed Donna Toomey as Treasurer (unanimous)
• Approved Verizon pole on McCarty Road with revised location (unanimous)
• Approved Treasurer borrowing up to $150,000 for expenses if general fund drops (unanimous)
• Approved Class A license for Andrew Slater (unanimous)

Board of Health

The Tyringham Board of Health is meeting for a routine procedural session. The agenda includes review of mail, approval of previous minutes, board member items, and public comment. No specific substantive items, rezonings, or financial matters are listed.

• Review of mail
• Approval of previous minutes
• Board member items
• Public comment (3-minute limit, board jurisdiction only)

The Tyringham Board of Health met on February 18, 2025, and approved the previous meeting's minutes. No items were brought before the board for action. An email about requiring septic installers to be licensed through the Southern Berkshire Public Health Group was noted and placed on the next agenda. The meeting adjourned after three minutes.

• Approved previous meeting minutes
• Placed septic installer licensing email on next agenda

Board of Assessors

The agenda for this meeting contains only procedural boilerplate and no discussion items, decisions, or public hearings. The text is largely illegible with no identifiable topics.

Board of Assessors

The Board of Assessors will hold a meeting to discuss the Kapinos Proposal. No other items are listed on the agenda. The meeting notice includes standard open meeting law language but the date, time, and location fields are incomplete in the source text.

• Consideration of the Kapinos Proposal

Conservation Commission

The Conservation Commission will meet via Zoom to discuss a Regulatory Design Approval (RDA) and other business. The agenda includes a discussion regarding a signature for a specific project.

• RDA for STE boosebnd
• Discussion regarding signature

Historical Commission

The agenda for this Tyringham Historical Commission meeting contains only a standard Open Meeting Law notice and an unclear, garbled line. No specific decisions, discussions, or votes are scheduled. The meeting is procedural only, with no concrete business items identified.

• Agenda contains only procedural notice and an unclear reference to 'TObIN - RDA - STE Gocsebnd ed'

Historical Commission

The Tyringham Historical Commission will meet virtually on February 10, 2025. The agenda includes only two routine items: discussion of commission membership and any other business that arises. No substantive decisions or public hearings are scheduled.

• HC Membership discussion
• Any other business that comes before the board

Select Board

The Tyringham Select Board approved appointments to the Historical Commission and awarded contracts for the school house foundation/basement design and RFQ preparation. They also granted a request to hire an assistant assessor to complete assessing work for FY25 tax bills, funded mostly from an existing account.

• Appointed Shaun Mosley, Emily Wasserman, and James Brown to the Historical Commission (unanimous)
• Awarded foundation/basement design to Bradley Architects for $13,600 (unanimous)
• Awarded RFQ preparation to Clark Green & Berk for $15,050 (unanimous)
• Granted request to hire assistant assessor, with costs covered by legal/professional consulting account and possible reserve fund transfer
• Approved annual bonuses for full-time employees (unanimous)

Board of Health

The Tyringham Board of Health will meet to review mail, approve previous minutes, and discuss an enforcement order involving Dan Gaylord of B & D Septic. The agenda also includes a public health/wellness session and board member items.

• Enforcement order concerning Dan Gaylord of B & D Septic
• Review and possible approval of previous meeting minutes
• Public Health / Wellness sessions discussion

The Tyringham Board of Health met on January 21, 2025, and approved the previous meeting minutes. The board addressed a Title 5 violation by Daniel Gaylord of B&D Excavating, ordering that permits be purchased and the septic tank be dug up and exposed for inspection by Alan Joyner once weather permits. The board also noted a claim notice for a loss over $1,000 at 40 McCarty Road and a Title 5 inspection report for 119 Main Road.

• Approved previous meeting minutes
• Ordered Daniel Gaylord to purchase required permits for Title 5 work
• Ordered septic tank at B&D Excavating site to be dug up and exposed for inspection by Alan Joyner

Board of Assessors

The Tyringham Board of Assessors is holding a meeting on January 17, 2025. The agenda contains only the single topic 'First Assessor' and no other specific items, making it a procedural meeting under the Open Meeting Law.

• Meeting location noted as Main Road, Tyringham
• Agenda item: 'First Assessor' (no further detail provided)