Lenox Select Board Approves Transfer Station Fees and $20,500 Revaluation Contract

LENOX — May 5, 2026 — Lenox Select Board approves new transfer station fees and awards $20,500 revaluation contract the day after annual town meeting. Meeting on May 5, the board set fiscal year 2027 transfer station permit fees at $240 for a standard sticker and $210 for qualifying seniors, with late fees applying after August 15, and unanimously awarded a property revaluation and inspection contract to SEK Consulting — an incumbent cyclical-inspection vendor already working with the assessing department — with a hard September deadline tied to the Department of Revenue's certification process. The board also authorized a volunteer grant writer to pursue a state Office of Disability grant of up to $16,000 for website accessibility software and playground communication boards for non-verbal residents, and accepted the resignation of Carolyn Ulrich from the police department clerical staff and the Comprehensive Planning Committee. A state Cannabis Control Commission mandate requiring towns with retail marijuana establishments to allow licensed cannabis delivery drew pointed criticism from one member — "I'm extremely disappointed that the state is once again changing the rules" — with the board agreeing to seek legal counsel before taking any formal action.