Williamsburg voters OK new $5M safety complex
Helen E. James school built in 1914 in Williamsburg.
Published: 4/4/2021 8:41:21 PM
WILLIAMSBURG Voters at Saturday’s special Town Meeting overwhelmingly signed off on construction of a new public safety complex, involving demolition of the Helen E. James School, for $5.1 million.
“The line was so long we didn’t actually get to start the meeting at 2 o’clock,” said Town Administrator Charlene Nardi.
More than 300 voters attended the meeting, and the vote was 259-48 for the article.
“I’m so excited to have this pass,” said Nardi.
The article was drafted by the Owner’s Project Manager Steering Committee, which was formed in 2017 to determine the site and scale of a new public safety complex. Jim Ayres chairs the committee and he said that he’s been involved with the public safety complex issue for more than six years.
Williamsburg officials salute $1.1M fine on solar developer
A sediment discharge into the West Branch of the Mill River in Williamsburg from a solar development is shown in November 2018. MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Published: 2/4/2021 8:11:53 PM
WILLIAMSBURG Town officials reacted positively to a solar developer agreeing to pay a more than $1 million settlement for damaging wetlands and polluting the Mill River.
Dynamic Energy Solutions LLC has agreed to pay $1.14 million to settle an April 2020 lawsuit filed by Attorney General Maura Healey’s office that alleged that the company disregarded pollution control requirements when constructing a solar array at the former sand and gravel pit on 103 Briar Hill Road.