MSBA Board Votes Mount Greylock Regional School into Schematic Design Phase

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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The board of directors of the Massachusetts School Building Authority have voted to move the Mount Greylock Regional School into the Schematic Design phase.

In the Schematic Design phase, the Mount Greylock Regional School District and the MSBA will look at possible options for an addition and renovation project at the school. The next step is for the MSBA to work in collaboration with the district to produce detailed designs for a potential project.

“Thanks to our collaborative work with local officials, we are working to build a safe and modern educational facility that will provide students with a top-notch learning environment,” said state Treasurer Deborah Goldberg, chair of the MSBA.


The proposed project would renovate approximately 53,215 square feet at the existing facility and create approximately 79,680 square feet of new space. The school currently suffers from deficiencies in major building systems, including mechanical, electrical, plumbing, building envelope and windows.

Mount Greylock Regional School was built in 1960 and serves 535 students in grades 7 through 12.

“The improvements at Mount Greylock Regional School will mean a better learning and teaching location for area students and teachers,” MSBA Executive Director Jack McCarthy said.

 


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Williamstown Charter Review Panel OKs Fix to Address 'Separation of Powers' Concern

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Charter Review Committee on Wednesday voted unanimously to endorse an amended version of the compliance provision it drafted to be added to the Town Charter.
 
The committee accepted language designed to meet concerns raised by the Planning Board about separation of powers under the charter.
 
The committee's original compliance language — Article 32 on the annual town meeting warrant — would have made the Select Board responsible for determining a remedy if any other town board or committee violated the charter.
 
The Planning Board objected to that notion, pointing out that it would give one elected body in town some authority over another.
 
On Wednesday, Charter Review Committee co-Chairs Andrew Hogeland and Jeffrey Johnson, both members of the Select Board, brought their colleagues amended language that, in essence, gives authority to enforce charter compliance by a board to its appointing authority.
 
For example, the Select Board would have authority to determine a remedy if, say, the Community Preservation Committee somehow violated the charter. And the voters, who elect the Planning Board, would have ultimate say if that body violates the charter.
 
In reality, the charter says very little about what town boards and committees — other than the Select Board — can or cannot do, and the powers of bodies like the Planning Board are regulated by state law.
 
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