Monday marked the night when the Select Board was scheduled to make its advisory votes on all the questions that will come before the town in June. On what promises to be the most controversial issue up for discussion, the board broke with the Planning Board, voting 4-1 against recommendation of the cannabis cultivation bylaw that the planners focused on for the past year. There were a few other dissenting votes on the Select Board, which generally voted in favor of recommending all the other articles on the draft warrant it considered. But the panel stopped short of asking voters this year whether they approve of a stipend for Select Board members.
The panel’s other six members then decided to put to bid a project to address deficiencies in the middle-high school’s athletic fields. The project, with an estimated cost of around $1 million, would bring the playing fields at Mount Greylock Regional School into compliance with Title IX and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Maloy, who needs to be sworn in by the Lanesborough town clerk, was not able to participate in the decision about the fields project. That was on a separate agenda for a School Committee meeting following the joint session of the school committee with the select boards from Lanesborough and Williamstown.
If enough roadblocks are put before the petitioner, eventually the carrier says, Forget it, throws their hands up and walks away from the project, ZBA Chair Andrew Hoar said. But it is my understanding the carrier also gets a certain amount of pressure from the FCC to provide coverage in underserved areas? So, if not now, at some point, and I don t know when, the federal government steps in and says, There will be a tower here, and it will be this. Unfortunately, what happens in that scenario is then the attorneys get involved, Ciolfi said. I think this board has been very reasonable, and I enjoy working with you on this. But, unfortunately, at some point, if there is a denial, if there is not a solution, unfortunately sometimes we have to go to court. Sometimes, we ll let the judge decide.
To understand the people in this town you have to have a long history here, Cumming said this week. Changes can be a good thing when they take into consideration the old and the new. I am this person. I m sure that this new small group who is trying to tear apart the fabric of our community with the insults and hatred has probably been thinking they re making easy progress. I can assure you that people in this town have not accepted this behavior. They don t tolerate hatred in any format. The loudest voice doesn t mean a thing here. You get respect by giving it. Calling the locals Nazis, hillbillies and racist is not a great way to make friends.
Application deadline for the Lola Greene Legacy Scholarship is April 30. A one-time grant of $250-$500 will be awarded to a graduating high school senior from Berkshire County who is planning to continue to study Latin and/or the Classics in college.
Greene taught at Mount Greylock Regional School in Williamstown from 1984 through 2000. During this time she developed the schoolâs Latin program and Junior Classical League.
For further information and application materials, visit lolagreene.com or send an email inquiry to scholarship@lolagreene.com.
Donations to the scholarship are welcomed and can be sent to: Lola Greene Legacy Fund, P.O. Box 1117, Hancock, MA 01237.