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City Councilor Nancy Bullett attended her final council meeting on Tuesday.
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North Adams Council Bids Farewell to Departing Bullett

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
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Bullett's name was removed from her desk plate, making way for her replacement. 

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — City Councilor Nancy Bullett made her last motion on Tuesday night: the motion to adjourn, ending her tenure. 

Bullett had submitted her letter of resignation, effective July 1, just over a month ago because of her plans to move out of state. The council will interview candidates to fill the remainder of her term on July 11.  
 
Knowing Bullett's fondness for golf, the council eschewed the usual card to present her with a bucket of personalized golf balls with messages of farewell from her council colleagues, clerks and Mayor Richard Alcombright. 
 
"Nancy has been a good member, a hard working member," said Alcombright. "She shows up at every committee — whether she's part of it or not. What's good is that makers her always prepared." 
 
The mayor described her as making informed and thoughtful decisions, never shooting from the hip, during her four terms on the council. He also pointed to her involvement with other committees and boards, including serving on the Parks and Recreation Commission, Traffic Commission and Windsor Lake Recreation Commission, as well as becoming involved in the Hoosic River Revival. 
 
"Her passionate leadership on the Windsor Lake Commission over th last three or four years has been exemplary," Alcombright said. "Some of the things that have happened have been because of her will."
 
He may miss her on the council and on the committees, but would definitely miss her as a friend, he said. 
 
Council President Benjamin Lamb, in presenting Bullett with her parting gift, said she reminded him of the story he'd heard of planting date palms. The palms take 100 years to fruit, so the person who plants it and generations that follow may never see the result of that planted seed. 
 
"So you're clearly planting that date palm out of care for the future," he said. "I think the seeds you've planted in here in North Adams over your time here in the community and everything you've been involved in will show fruit for generations to come. ... 
 
"Thank your from myself and the community for planting a whole bunch of seeds."
 
Bullett said, "it has been a privilege and a pleasure to have served on the council, to have made friends with folks in the community."
 
She said she hoped to have instilled a desire for public service in her children and grandchildren, who were staying here. 
 
"I can't say anymore," Bullett said, wiping away a tear. 

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Macksey Updates on Eagle Street Demo and Myriad City Projects

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff

The back of Moderne Studio in late January. The mayor said the city had begun planning for its removal if the owner could not address the problems. 
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Moderne Studio building is coming down brick by brick on Eagle Street on the city's dime. 
 
Concerns over the failing structure's proximity to its neighbor — just a few feet — means the demolition underway is taking far longer than usual. It's also been delayed somewhat because of recent high winds and weather. 
 
The city had been making plans for the demolition a month ago because of the deterioration of the building, Mayor Jennifer Macksey told the City Council on Tuesday. The project was accelerated after the back of the 150-year-old structure collapsed on March 5
 
Initial estimates for demolition had been $190,000 to $210,000 and included asbestos removal. Those concerns have since been set aside after testing and the mayor believes that the demolition will be lower because it is not a hazardous site.
 
"We also had a lot of contractors who came to look at it for us to not want to touch it because of the proximity to the next building," she said. "Unfortunately time ran out on that property and we did have the building failure. 
 
"And it's an unfortunate situation. I think most of us who have lived here our whole lives and had our pictures taken there and remember being in the window so, you know, we were really hoping the building could be safe."
 
Macksey said the city had tried working with the owner, who could not find a contractor to demolish the building, "so we found one for him."
 
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