Letter: Reject Article 41

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To the Editor:

Town meeting should reject Article 41 because sexual orientation, color of skin, health and wellness, gender, environmental issues and changes in the meaning of English words (including the word rainbow) are not well-represented by a flag in any community.

Work in the community to make the American flag ensure inclusivity, support, a sense of belonging, respect for others and acceptance among human beings who have the right to live with dignity.

If this flag is added to the three now recognized we could ask: Where does it end? The American flag represents the hope we all have for our community.

Martha Dailey
Williamstown, Mass. 

 

 

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Williamstown Board Holds Executive Session on Town Garage Site

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Select Board on Monday breezed through a short public agenda before adjourning to executive session to discuss the transfer of 59 Water St., the former town garage site.
 
The stated purpose of the closed-door session was that an open discussion of the site, "may have a detrimental effect on the negotiating position," of the board.
 
It just is not clear with whom the board is negotiating.
 
The town received one response to its request for proposals to develop the long-vacant lot. Williams College is proposing to relocate its facilities offices to the site that long was used as an unofficial parking lot before the town curtailed that use in 2024.
 
According to the RFP, the Select Board is the body that will evaluate the proposal and decide whether to proceed with a transfer to the college. That evaluation and decision-making process should be conducted in public.
 
To date, the board has not discussed the Williams offer in public session, let alone reached a decision on whether to negotiate with the college, the next step outlined in the RFP.
 
Asked about the planned executive session in advance of Monday's meeting, Chair Stephanie Boyd said the board cleared its plan in advance with town counsel to make sure the discussion would be in compliance with the Open Meeting Law.
 
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