Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Planning Board Meeting topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
West Stockbridge Planning Board signs Swamp Road support letter, discusses zoning updates and planner job description
Summary
At its June 2 meeting, the West Stockbridge Planning Board reported the chair signed a letter backing Swamp Road water‑line and sidewalk improvements and discussed upcoming zoning changes, subdivision regulation cleanup and drafting a town Planner job description; no policy votes were taken.
The West Stockbridge Planning Board met in person on June 2, 2026. Chair Dana Bixby said she prepared, signed and returned a letter of support requested by planning consultant Jennifer Tabikan for water‑line and sidewalk improvements along Swamp Road, meeting the project’s June 3 deadline. The board did not take formal votes on project approvals at the session.
The meeting’s agenda otherwise focused on several pending planning tasks that the board will tackle in coming weeks. Bixby said she still needs to make corrections to Form 7 related to short‑term rental zoning changes and that the Clerk and Chair are drafting a job description for a town Planner. She also said she wants the Planning Board to coordinate more closely with the Affordable Housing Trust; Bixby reported that Chris Powell had reached out to her to arrange a meeting to discuss collaboration.
Bixby said cleanup of the subdivision control regulations remains pending and that town consultant David Shecker has begun work on revisions. She described a planned cycle of zoning changes that could include updates to multi‑family housing rules and provisions for undersized lots in response to the Seasonal Communities Act; when board member Jared Gelormino asked how the Act triggered those changes, Bixby said she was not yet certain of the specifics.
The board confirmed upcoming meeting dates for June 16, July 7 and July 21 and agreed to roll approval of the minutes from April 21 and May 19 to a future meeting. At 7:22 p.m. the Chair requested a motion to adjourn; the motion was moved by Christopher Tonini and seconded by Jared Gelormino. The meeting record shows Dana Bixby and Ryan Beattie explicitly recorded as voting yes and states, “Motion passed, 4‑0.” The minutes do not list a full roll call in the transcript excerpt.
The written minutes were submitted June 14, 2026, by Janine Gauntt on behalf of Clerk Ryan Beattie. The board took no formal land‑use approvals or ordinance votes during the June 2 session.
