Board of Selectmen Agenda:
1. 7:00 PM Selectmen to review minutes of previous meeting(s).
2. 7:05 PM Public Input.
3. 7:15 PM Tax Classification Hearing.
4. 7:30 PM Public Hearing on request of residents to have two street lights turned off on High Street.
5. Selectmen to vote to sign lease between the Town of Becket and the Becket Arts Center for use of the building known as “Seminary Hallâ€.
6. Selectmen to discuss closing the Town Hall on the day after Thanksgiving and on Monday, December 24, 2007.
7. Invitation to the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission 41st Annual Meeting on Thursday, November 15, 2007.
8. Selectmen to vote to sign the Local Cultural Council Member Disclosure Forms.
9. Selectmen to review letter from resident regarding dog complaints and letter sent to resident from Town Administrator.
10. Select Board Chair to sign Certificate of Completion of National Incident Management System Training.
11. Selectmen to review Decision on Application for Special Permit for the opening of the Becket General Store.
12. Monthly reports of the Building Inspector and the Ambulance Department.
13. Any other business to come before the Board.
14. Review Correspondence.
15. Selectmen to review payroll/expense warrants.
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Multiple Departments Respond to Lanesborough Structure Fire
By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Multiple fire departments responded to a structure fire off Narragansett Avenue on Wednesday afternoon.
The Fire Department received a call from the owner of 6 Bangor St. reporting a smoke and flames at around 1:44 p.m.
Firefighters arriving on scene reported heavy smoke emanating from the the 1940s single-family ranch home in the thickly settle neighborhood.
The blaze was brought under control in less than an hour and there were no civilian or firefighter injuries.
"The homeowner was outside doing some work, evidently, opened the door when she came back in the house, and there were flames and smoke, so she backed out and called us, and that's all we know right now," Deputy Fire Chief Glen Storie said around 2:35 p.m.
The fire was out at that time, and first responders observed "quite a bit of damage" to the home. The cause is still under investigation.
Lanesborough, Cheshire, and Pittsfield departments responded to the scene, and Hancock covered the station during the call.
"The first crew in knocked the fire right down with the first engine," Storie said.
Smoke could be seen coming from the back of the home. Part of Narragansett Avenue and Bangor Avenue were blocked off while firefighters battled the blaze.
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