 Pontoosuc Lake Shoreline Access Plan Tabled for RevisionsThe Conservation Commission has requested another plan to improve access on the south shoreline of Pontoosuc Lake while stabilizing the bank.  Pittsfield ConCom Mulls Pontoosuc Access PlanConversation about balancing bank stabilization with shoreline access at Pontoosuc Lake Park continues.  North Adams ConComm OKs Brown Street Bridge, Gas StationThe Brown Street Bridge has been cleared for work to begin repairing the deteriorating beams that have left it closed for more than two years.  Pittsfield Walmart Plans Online Order Pickup AreaWalmart plans to enclose part of its garden center for an online grocery pickup area.  Williamstown's Planned Skate Park Before Conservation CommissionThe town is seeking approval from the Conservation Commission for a project to replace the 2,100 square foot skate park on Stetson Road with an up-to-date concrete park on roughly the same footprint.  Pittsfield ConCom Denies Southeast Battery Energy Storage ProposalThe Conservation Commission voted against a Notice of Intent application from Brattle Brook, LLC for the construction of a BESS at 734 Williams Street, which proposed work in the 100' wetland buffer zone.  Williams College Plans Temporary Parking Lot at Former Field House SiteWilliams College last month secured the town's permission to convert the former site of Towne Field House to a temporary parking lot.  Residents Oppose Battery Energy Storage in Southeast PittsfieldFifteen community members attended last week's Conservation Commission meeting to speak against a proposed battery energy storage system on Williams Street.  Williamstown Con Comm Approves Hopkins Bridge ReplacementWilliams College last week got the green light from the town to replace a bridge in the trail system for Hopkins Forest.  Williamstown Con Comm Clears New WCMAWilliams College on Thursday received the final town approval it needed to proceed with building a new art museum on the former site of the Williams Inn.  Pittsfield ConCom OKs Bel Air Dam RemovalLast year, $20 million in American Rescue Plan Act dollars was allocated to remove the deteriorating, potentially deadly dam on Wahconah Street.  Williamstown Con Comm Reviews Revised Summer Street ProposalThe Conservation Commission on Thursday reviewed a refined version of the site plan for a planned four-home subdivision off Summer Street.  Proprietor's Lodge Dock Proposal Continued for Third TimeA seasonal dock proposal at the Proprietor's Lodge has seen some changes but the neighborhood is still not on board.  Mini-Golf Course Proposed in PittsfieldThe Conservation Commission last week again continued a notice of intent application from K&M Bowling for a mini-golf course at 555 Dalton Ave.  Williamstown Coping with More Erosion Along Hoosic RiverThe town is looking at several potential projects to stabilize the banks of the Hoosic River in the foreseeable future.  Williamstown Con Comm Clears Summer Street SubdivisionThe Conservation Commission last week gave its approval for a four-home subdivision on a town-owned parcel on Summer Street. ConCom Sends Enforcement Order to Pittsfield Country ClubLast week, the panel ratified an enforcement order for unauthorized land disturbance and vegetation removal within bordering land subject to flooding, bordering vegetated wetlands, inland bank, and buffer zones. Williamstown Con Comm OKs Waubeeka Repair, Rural Lands Parking LotThe new owner of Waubeeka Golf Links and the executive director of the Williamstown Rural Lands Foundation were before the commission seeking negative determinations of applicability under the Wetlands Protection Act for activity on their lands.  Williamstown Con Comm Keeping Spruces Article on Town Meeting WarrantThe Conservation Commission last week reaffirmed its commitment to a proposal to transfer control of the Spruces Park to that body.  Pittsfield ConCom OKs Testing for Bel Air Dam RemovalBeginning next week, geotechnical sampling and testing will be done at 18 locations for a stream bank restoration stability analysis. Similar sampling was issued a negative RDA in 2021.  Pittsfield ConCom Considers Conservation RestrictionThe Conservation Commission supports efforts to place a conservation restriction on a Knox Road property. |
