Williamstown Boards Have Heavy Schedule Tuesday

By Stephen DravisWilliamstown Correspondent
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Willinet will be showing two meetings planning and Mount Greylock's school building committee live on Channel's 16 and 17 at 7. The Affordable Housing Committee, also at 7, will be taped for delayed broadcast.

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Concerned citizens are going to be giving their VCRs and DVRs a workout tonight.

The town has three meetings running concurrently at 7 p.m. in two different locations. Two of the sessions will be telecast live on the town's community access television station, and the other will be telecast on tape as soon as Wednesday.

WilliNet Executive Director Debby Dane on Monday said the station will air Tuesday's meeting of the Mount Greylock Regional High School Building Subcommittee live on Channel 16 while it also provides live coverage of the Planning Board meeting on Channel 17.

The third meeting — of the Affordable Housing Committee — will be shown later on Channel 16 and on the station's website, willinet.org, hopefully by Thursday.


The high school's building subcommittee is scheduled to give a final review of the district's latest Statement of Interest to the Massachusetts School Building Authority. It plans to have the request in shape to present to the MGRS Committee at its Feb. 26 meeting.

The Planning Board plans to discuss zoning changes in the town's Village Tourist Business zone.

The Affordable Housing Committee will be holding a face-to-face meeting with John Ryan, the development consultant the committee hired to do a housing needs assessment for the town. The panel also will be considering a rent increase request from Scarafoni Associates, the developer of the Church Corner housing project the town fostered at the former St. Raphael's Church and Rectory at the corner of Church Street and Cole Avenue.
 


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Williams College Receives Anonymous $25M Gift to Support Projects

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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Williams College has received a $25 million gift commitment in support of three major initiatives currently underway on campus: constructing a new museum building, developing a comprehensive plan for athletics and wellbeing facilities, and endowing the All-Grant financial aid program. 
 
The donors, who wish to remain anonymous, say the gift reflects their desire to not only support Williams but also President Maud S. Mandel's strategic vision and plan for the college. 
 
"This remarkably generous commitment sustains our momentum for WCMA, will be a catalyst for financial aid, and is foundational for athletics and wellness. It will allow us to build upon areas of excellence that have long defined the college," Mandel said. "I could not be more appreciative of this extraordinary investment in Williams."
 
Of the donors' total gift, $10 million will help fund the first freestanding, purpose-built home for the Williams College Museum of Art (WCMA), a primary teaching resource for the college across all disciplines and home to more than 15,000 works. 
 
Each year, roughly 30 academic departments teach with WCMA's collection in as many as 130 different courses. 
 
The new building, designed by the internationally recognized firm SO-IL and slated to open in 2027, will provide dedicated areas for teaching and learning, greater access to the collection and space for everything from formal programs to impromptu gatherings. The college plans to fund at least $100 million of the total project cost with gifts.
 
Another $10 million will support planning for and early investments in a comprehensive approach to renewing the college's athletics and wellbeing facilities. 
 
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