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Government · Select Board

Selectboard OKs Moonlight Magic street closure

Shelburne Selectboard approved a parade and street-use permit for the Moonlight Magic holiday event. Organizer Kate Chadwick said the November 27 event will close Main Street at 2 p.m., with new parking plans after last year's roughly 5,000 attendees overwhelmed downtown.

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Government · Board of Selectmen

Board OKs police phones, splits on tax auction

Shelburne selectmen split 2-1 on tax-auction terms and clear police for department phones. The board approved a $5,000 minimum-bid auction of six tax-title properties over Chair Andrew's objection, who questioned the sale structure's effect on assessed values; the vote was 2-1.

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Government · Board of Selectmen

Select Board appoints tax-title custodian, declines parking request

Shelburne Select Board hears sheriff's pitch for a mental health co-responder program. Franklin County Sheriff's Office chief of staff Nicole Gertin presented the proposal, which would pair a licensed clinician and care coordinator with police on calls not requiring acute crisis intervention.

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Government · Board of Selectmen

Selectmen vote to auction six tax-title properties

Shelburne selectmen vote to auction $593,500 in tax-title land and reject a Memorial Hall liquor permit. The board voted 2-1, with Vice Chair Andrew Baker opposed, to begin soliciting proposals from auction firms to sell six town-owned parcels in a single batch.

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