Lenox To Bid Main Street Paving, Water Line
 The Board of Selectmen met for only 20 or so minutes on Tuesday. |
Selectman Edward Lane said on Tuesday that the water line will run from Sunset Avenue to Cliffwood Road and the entire length of Main Street will be repaved. The hope is to bid the work in January and have it done before the tourism season.
"That's the big project," Lane said.
The town is also starting to prepare for paving on Housatonic Street. Town Manager Christopher Ketchen said the road will be paved, at a minimum, from the church to the "bypass." The plan is to have that project done in fiscal 2016.
In speaking about transportation projects, the Selectmen discussed connecting a bike trail with Lee. The town had previously voted down a bike path but with Lee moving forward on one, but board members again questioned the desire of residents to connect to it.
Selectman David Roche, however, says the town should wait until the Housatonic River cleanup is completed. Roche said the plan should be to go from Pittsfield to Lee, along the east side of the Housatonic River to Woods Pond.
"I wouldn't rush into anything given the Rest of the River," he said.
In other business, Selectman Ken Fowler updated the board on the solar array project at the waste-water treatment plant and landfill, saying the proposals are still being reviewed. Ketchen added that he and officials from Lee will be meeting in January with Western Massachusetts Electric Co. officials to discuss the connection agreements.
The solar array is one of three major topics the Board of Selectmen have had on the agenda for every meeting, the other two being the Rest of the River cleanup and the proposed natural gas pipeline.
The town did receive a letter from pipeline company Kinder Morgan stating the proposed route is being changed to avoid Lenox. However, the Selectmen are staying vigilant.
"Granted, it may be an early event and other things are going to happen. But at least we are where we want to be at the moment, said Selectman Warren Archey.
There were no updates on the river cleanup.
Also on Tuesday, the Selectmen appointed Richard Burke to the Finance Committee.
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