Letter: Re-Elect Gordon Hubbard to Lanesborough Select Board

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To the Editor:

I support the re-election of Gordon Hubbard to the Select Board in the town of Lanesborough.

Mr. Hubbard prepares himself well by reading all the agenda materials before the Select Board meetings. He is very transparent, has no personal agenda, has an open mind and the business acumen that has worked well with the fiscal responsibilities of the Board of Selectmen.

Gordon has attended Planning Board, Zoning Board, Finance Committee, Recreation Committee, Board of Health, and Economic Development Committee meetings and every Business-to-Business Event while serving as a selectman in this town. He is very sincere in his desire to continue serving the community and he has always been courteous and a true gentleman when responding to the public at these meetings.

Given my roles in town government serving on the Economic Development Committee as the chair, member of both the Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals and having attended just about every Select Board meeting over the past several years, I’ve witnessed firsthand the differences in the candidates in their preparation for the meetings they are involved in. I've also read Mr. Hubbard's platform, goals, experience, and education on www.reelectgordonhubbard.com.

Gordon is by far the more prepared, experienced, and professional of the two candidates in this race.

The town of Lanesborough has some very serious issues that require the best, most qualified person for the job. Transparency and accountability are very important when running for public office at this high level! Gordon Hubbard is by far that person.

I'll cast my vote on Tuesday, June 21, for Gordon Hubbard, Select Board member for three more years! Your vote is important – remember to vote – get the vote out – remember, every vote has an impact on the future of our town.

Barbara Davis-Hassan
Lanesborough, Mass. 

 

 

 

 


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Pittsfield Commission Sees Plans for $15M Rebuild of Wahconah Park

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — On Tuesday, the Parks Commission saw plans for a $15 million rebuild of the historic-but-condemned grandstand. 

The project team hopes to begin construction in July, after the original 1919 structure is demolished. 

The new, half-cost design for Wahconah Park places the bathrooms and concessions in elevated, standalone buildings beside the grandstand. 

"We think this is a fair redesign for a very complicated site and a reduced budget in an environment of escalating building costs," Parks, Open Space, and Natural Resources Manager James McGrath said. 

The new design decouples the bathrooms and concessions into smaller buildings elevated about five feet to meet the 100-year floodplain.  An accessible ramp and porch would lead to the structures, and the grandstand would have a slightly narrower footprint. 

If begun this summer, construction would be complete in the spring of 2027. 

This grandstand is estimated to accommodate 1,100 people with benches and fixed seats, as well as an additional 700 in bleachers on either side.  Shaving down the capacity saved costs in plumbing, as the number of bathrooms is directly tied to the number of fixed seats. 

It was noted that continuing the well-received beer garden is a priority. 

"All in," including demolition and planning costs, the price tag is estimated at $17.5 million. Costs are reportedly tracking lower, and another estimate will be done.

The city has been allocated a total of $5 million in capital and federal dollars for the project, and McGrath reported that Mayor Peter Marchetti is comfortable with a $15 million capital authorization, pending community conversation and City Council approval. 

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