Mount Greylock School Committee Member Resigns

By Andy McKeever
iBerkshires Staff
05:00PM / Tuesday, January 31, 2012

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Update: February 1, 2012 at 5:45 p.m.

Abigail Reifsnyder said on Wednesday that she is resigning because of the time commitment and frustrations with School Committee decisions, such as scheduling meetings at times when she would be unable to attend.

"This was a really difficult decision for me," Reifsnyder said. "I feel really bad that I'm not going to finish out my term."


WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The resignation of a Mount Greylock Regional School Committee member this week will mean a fourth person will be appointed to complete a committee term begun in 2008.

Abigail Reifsnyder, a social worker, submitted her resignation this week. She was unavailable for comment on Tuesday. The Williamstown resident was elected unopposed in November 2010 to complete the final two years on the four-year term.

But the seat was originally held by Michael Rabideau, who was elected to the School Committee in 2008. Rabideau also resigned, in 2009, and Carolyn "Carrie" Greene was appointed to fill his term until the election in 2010. Instead of running to complete the term, Greene opted to run for one of the two full four-year terms that year and won.

Reifsnyder's resignation has led to the unusual situation of having a different School Committee member serving in each year of the four years of the term. That makes four, assuming that the person appointed to replace her makes it to November.

The town is now seeking applicants to be appointed to finish off the term that ends with the state and national election in November.

Interested applicants can return a citizen activity form, which is available below, to the town manager's office by Feb. 17. The appointment will be made in a joint meeting with the Boards of Selectmen from both Lanesborough and Williamstown as well as the remaining members of the School Committee. That meeting has not been set but will be chaired by Williamstown Town Moderator Mark Gold, who will vote only to break a tie.
Williamstown Citizen Activity Form