The state of disrepair of the former Housatonic School is one major issue that newly elected Great Barrington officials will have to grapple with. EAGLE FILE PHOTO GREAT BARRINGTON â The only contested seats during town elections next week are those on the Select Board, and a newcomer with extensive banking and investment experience is the lone candidate on the ballot for Finance Committee. Town elections will take place from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the fire station and the Housatonic Community Center. Select Board incumbent Kate Burke, and newcomers Eric Gabriel and Garfield Reed, answered questions about hot and controversial topics at Tuesdayâs candidates forum, via Zoom. Burke is running to hold her three-year seat for a second term, and another seat is vacant, since Bill Cooke is not running for reelection.