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CONVENED: 5 PM
ADJOURNED: 7:01 PM
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Selectboard members in attendance: Steve Bannon, Garfield Reed and Phil Orenstein.
GREAT BARRINGTON SELECT BOARD STRATEGIC PRIORITIES — AUG. 4, 2026
HOUSING:
Affordable/workforce housing & aging in place (umbrella) — Tier 1 → Tier 1
Seasonal communities designation — Tier 1 → Tier 1 (zoning changes tasked to Planning Board, headed to 2026 town meeting)
Year-round housing trust — Tier 1 → Tier 1 (possible merger with Affordable Housing Trust to be examined)
Residential Tax Exemption (RTE) — Tier 1 → Tier 3 (Orenstein motion, unanimous 3–0; Reed wanted it kept for future reconsideration)
Zoning for missing middle housing — Tier 1 → Tier 1
Promote parcels for housing reinvestment/reuse — Tier 1 → Tier 1 (Orenstein's…
