Government

Government · Board of Selectmen

Selectmen Back 1099 Pay, Finalize Town Warrant

Shelburne selectmen vote 3-0 to keep fire district pay on 1099s and finalize a 39-article town meeting warrant.

Townbrief reporting · Apr 21

Government · Board of Selectmen

Shelburne Board Rejects Mechanic Street Housing Plan

Shelburne Select Board splits 1-2 against declaring a tax-foreclosed Mechanic Street lot surplus, stalling an affordable-housing plan years in the making.

Townbrief reporting · Apr 6

Government · Board of Selectmen

Select Board adopts lockout policy, tables pantry aid

Shelburne Select Board adopts a police lockout policy and tables a $10,000 food pantry funding request. The board voted 3-0 to let officers use a liability waiver when helping residents into locked vehicles, a policy the Police Services Advisory Committee backed unanimously.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 23

Government · Board of Selectmen

Shelburne board approves Memorial Hall roof request

Shelburne Select Board sends $15,500 Memorial Hall roof fix to town meeting as Mohawk Trail warns of deeper cuts.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 9

Government · Board of Selectmen

Shelburne Awards $306,698 Dragon Brook Bridge Bid

Shelburne awards $306,698 bridge contract, drops early voting for May election.

Townbrief reporting · Feb 23

Government · Board of Selectmen

Shelburne Board Approves $33,000 Snow Overspending

Shelburne Select Board approves $33,000 snow-budget overrun, appoints Arthur Samuelson to Cultural Council. The board voted 3-0 to authorize deficit spending in the fiscal 2026 winter highway budget after Selectman Andrew reported crews overwhelmed by repeated storms.

Townbrief reporting · Feb 9

Government · Board of Selectmen

Select Board Advances Alcohol Bylaw, EMS Priorities

Shelburne Select Board sends alcohol bylaw ban to town meeting, flags $34 Eversource opt-out fee. The board voted 2-0-1, with member Andrew abstaining, to warrant an amendment explicitly barring alcoholic beverages on all municipal buildings and grounds.

Townbrief reporting · Jan 26

Government · Board of Selectmen

Selectmen vote 2-1 against Memorial Hall alcohol

Shelburne selectmen vote 2-1 to deny a brewery's Memorial Hall liquor request.

Townbrief reporting · Jan 12