GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Selectboard will host a public input session on Tuesday, Aug. 29 at 6 p.m. to discuss a proposal for a 1 percent transfer fee on real estate transactions over $1 million.

 

Revenue from the transfer fee would be used to support affordable and workforce housing initiatives in Great Barrington.

 

The agenda for the special meeting (in-person and via Zoom) will be posted on the town calendar by Aug. 29, with Zoom links included.

 

Any such proposal would first require approval of town meeting voters and then the state legislature. A special town meeting in Great Barrington is tentatively set for Oct. 23, when the matter could be brought up for a vote.