Adams To Seek Greylock Glen Developers In February

ADAMS, Mass. — Town officials hope to be courting prospective developers for the Greylock Glen this summer.

The town's Community Development Department is eyeing the end of February to release a request for proposals to develop a campground at the site.

Director of Community Development Donna Cesan told the Selectmen on Wednesday night that once it is released, she hopes the town can bring prospective developers to the site to help sell the proposal.

The request is looking for someone to build, manage and maintain a campground with heated cabins, tent areas, RV parking spaces and yurts. Meanwhile, the state and the town will continue developing hiking trails.

"We want to promote year-round accommodations," Cesan said while describing the cabins and added that there would be a market for guests during the Thunderbolt Ski Run.

Eventually the plan will include an amphitheater and conference building but after the town received no interest from developers in that, they switched their attention to doing the campground first. While drafting the request, town officials are looking for ways to sweeten the pot for developers including providing the contact for McCann Technical School so students can help build the accommodations.

Cesan said proposals that offer elements such as a summer job training program for teens or using students would provide a public good and would be looked highly upon. However, the developer would not be required to choose those options.

Cheshire Town Meeting Oks Budgets, Debates Potential Prop 2 1/2 Override

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
10:12PM / Monday, June 08, 2026

Moderator Carol Francesconi, left, and Anne Marie Furey were presented flowers in memory of the Rev. William Furey, their brother and husband, respectively. The town report was dedicated to him. 

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Town meeting on Monday approved all 35 articles on the annual meeting warrant, including a total spending for fiscal 2027 of more than $8.5 million. 

 

Some 77 of the town's more than 2,500 registered voters filled the Cheshire Community House meeting room, debating on a number of articles during the meeting that lasted nearly three hours

 

The town dedicated its annual report to the Rev. William David Furey, longtime pastor of First Baptist Church and more recently Berkshire Union Chapel in Lanesborough. Furey died last year at age 77.

 

His wife, Anne Marie Furey, and his sister, Town Moderator Carol Francesconi, were presented with a bouquet of flowers in tribute to him. 

 

He was an exemplary member of the community who left a lasting impression in each and every life that he touched, said Town Clerk Whitney Flynn. 

 

Voters approved several warrant articles that make up an operating budget of $3,840,314 for fiscal 2027. Of this amount, $1,642,481 is allocated for the general government budget, which was approved after clarification of a few questions.

 

One item was the administrative assistant's salary. Prior to the annual meeting, the town eliminated the executive assistant salary of $54,309 in favor of a part-time administrative assistant salary of $27,155, to reduce costs considering the financial constraint the town is in.