Select Board hears school bus safety concerns without recorded vote. Residents Ryen and Emily Quail complained to Chair Margaret Gregory and members Bart Collins and Ray Huntoon that drivers ignore a special-needs van with dim lights on Main Street, requesting more police presence and clearer
Hinsdale Library Board approves $100 for raffle tree and tickets as spring fundraiser tool. Interim Director Sarah Welch reported recent repairs to the auto door, water pipes, and roof leak inspection, plus new staff hiring and expanded programming including biweekly story hour and upcoming Steve
Finance Committee and Select Board jointly review FY27 budget requests from nine departments. Cemetery Committee, Public Works, Water/Sewer, Fire, Treasurer/Collector, Town Clerk, Library, and Assessors all presented spending proposals and new requests during the March 7 meeting. The committee
Hinsdale Select Board opts out of early voting by mail for May election. The board unanimously declined to participate in early mail voting for the May 23 annual town election, with Town Clerk Dawn Frissell noting that absentee ballots remain available for voters. In separate unanimous votes, the
The Hinsdale Board of Assessors unanimously approved its Fiscal Year 2027 budget at a Tuesday meeting. Chair Laura Galliher, Member Vivian Mason, Regional Assessor Harald Scheid, Assessor Alex Lackey, and Assessors Clerk Mary Gelinas attended. The board also approved prior minutes. The next regular
Hinsdale Select Board acts on two condemned properties, upholds order on uninhabitable trailer. The board, acting as Board of Health, voted unanimously to uphold the condemnation at 6 Country Road and granted a 90-day cleanup extension at 85 Goodrich Street subject to monthly inspections by Health
Hinsdale Board of Assessors unanimously approved a statutory exemption and five real estate abatements at its February 10 meeting. Chair Laura Galliher and member Vivian Mason, joined by Regional Assessor Harald Scheid and Assessors Clerk Mary Gelinas, granted exemption status to 28 Lakeview Road
Hinsdale/Peru Council on Aging unanimously approved its January minutes and February treasurer's report, documenting a $200 Christmas Party donation to the Hinsdale Food Pantry and a $2,000 grant to Amanda Raymond for senior arts programming. The council finalized a full luncheon and speaker
Hinsdale Finance Committee hears school budget rising 13.89 percent despite district cost controls. Superintendent Michael Henault and Director of Finance Greg Boino presented a tentative budget that cut an initial 9 percent proposal down to 4.9 percent through reductions in staffing, class sizes,
The Hinsdale Lake Management Committee approved January minutes and confirmed an April 7 meeting, skipping March. Monica Montferret, chair, reported stable conditions at Plunkett Lake and continuing aeration at Ashmere, and said she has posed questions to Solitude contractor Dominic about the cost