Charlton

Government · Select Board

Charlton Select Board Votes Unanimously to Begin Health Insurance Carrier Switch

CHARLTON -- February 24, 2026, Charlton Select Board unanimously votes to begin switching employee health insurance away from Hampshire County Group Insurance Trust. The board voted 5-0 on February 24 to authorize the formal

Townbrief reporting · Feb 24

Government · Planning Board

Charlton Planning Board Denies Site Plan Waiver for Route 20 Storage Yard

CHARLTON -- February 18, 2026, Charlton Planning Board unanimously denied a site plan waiver for a proposed Route 20 storage container and truck-staging operation, requiring a full site plan submission instead. Building Commissioner Curt

Townbrief reporting · Feb 18

Government · Conservation

Charlton Conservation Commission fines City Depot Road developer for stormwater violations

CHARLTON -- February 11, 2026, Charlton Conservation Commission voted unanimously to fine the owner of 60 City Depot Road for stormwater violations after a January 14 EPA inspection found no tracking pad, an unpermitted trench

Townbrief reporting · Feb 11

Government · Select Board

Charlton Select Board Defeats Reorganization Motion 3-2, Spiewak Remains Chair

CHARLTON -- February 10, 2026, Charlton Select Board voted 3-2 to keep Chair Karen Spiewak in place, rejecting a reorganization motion that exposed sharp internal conflict at the February 10 meeting. Member David Singer,

Townbrief reporting · Feb 10

Government · Planning Board

Charlton Planning Board Continues Hansen Road Hearing, Demands Full Engineering Package

CHARLTON -- February 4, 2026, Charlton Planning Board continues disputed road hearing, advances master plan consultant review. The board voted unanimously to continue the C.R. Hansen Construction LLC site plan application for Beach Middle

Townbrief reporting · Feb 4

Government · Select Board

Charlton Select Board Fills Bylaw Panel, Approves Scout Fundraiser, Adopts Financial Policies

CHARLTON -- January 27, 2026, Charlton Select Board appoints seven to new Bylaw Review Committee and clears Scout toll road fundraiser. The board unanimously seated five full members, Bradford C. Howard, Kathleen Walker, Mike Kavorkian,

Townbrief reporting · Jan 27

Government · Planning Board

Charlton Planning Board Requires New Site Plan for Amazon Flex Driver Expansion

CHARLTON -- January 21, 2026, Charlton Planning Board tells Amazon it needs a new site plan before adding flex delivery drivers. The board received an informal presentation January 21 from Amazon project manager Matt Fleck,

Townbrief reporting · Jan 21

Government · Finance Committee

Charlton Finance Committee Hears Warning of Up to 20 Percent Health Insurance Increase

CHARLTON -- January 21, 2026, Charlton Finance Committee hears warning of up to 20 percent health insurance rate increase as FY27 budget hearings begin. Finance Director Ashley Obrzut told the committee January 21 that the

Townbrief reporting · Jan 21

Government · Conservation

Charlton Commission Continues Contested 33-Unit Housing NOI to February

CHARLTON -- January 14, 2026, Charlton Conservation Commission continued a scaled-back 33-unit multifamily housing proposal at 35 North Main Street to February 11 and ratified two enforcement orders against a Worcester Road property

Townbrief reporting · Jan 14

Government · Select Board

Charlton Select Board opens May town meeting warrant, amends policy adoption rules

CHARLTON -- January 13, 2026, Charlton Select Board opens its May 18 town meeting warrant and rewrites its own policy-adoption rules. The four-member board, meeting January 13 without Member David Singer, voted unanimously

Townbrief reporting · Jan 13