 Adams' Annual Town Meeting Approves Sale of Former Community CenterBut members asked for further discussion on four items, including Article 25, which ratified a $25,000 deal negotiated by the Board of Selectmen to sell the former community center and about 5.7 acres of land at 20 East St. to CMV Construction Services.  Williamstown Town Meeting Includes Call for 'Equanimity'The tone for the evening was set when Anne O'Connor received the Scarborough-Salomon-Flynt Community Service Award.  Williamstown Town Meeting Sends Zoning Bylaws Back to Planning BoardOn Tuesday night, town meeting voted decisively to send those bylaw amendments back to the Planning Board for further study.  Cheshire Voters Reject Two Bylaw Changes at Town MeetingTown meeting rejected two bylaw changes on Monday night, including one that would have created a stormwater management bylaw, and increased three line items from the floor.  Cheshire Voters to Decide $6M Budget, Bylaw ChangesVoters will debate 26 warrant articles at Hoosac Valley High School at the annual town meeting on Tuesday, including the approval of the $6 million town budget.  Clarksburg OKs $5M Budget, Creates Account for Tree WardenTown meeting on Wednesday approved with little discussion an abbreviated town meeting warrant that included a $5 million spending plan for fiscal 2023. Clarksburg Annual Town Meeting Set WednesdayVoters will decide the new complement of the Select Board on Tuesday and decide a very slim warrant at the annual town meeting on Wednesday.  Letter: Williamstown's Proposed Zoning Changes Will Help Make Town More DiverseIn order to have a diverse community where those who work here can live here, we need to pass Warrant Articles 39, 40 and 41.  Lanesborough Town Meeting OKs 19 Warrants, Tables Recall PetitionNearly 80 voters convened at Lanesborough Elementary School and approved 18 of 19 warrant articles at Saturday's annual town meeting.  Williamstown Town Meeting Adjourns to June 14Attendees at Tuesday’s annual town meeting voted overwhelmingly to adjourn the meeting at its outset and continue on Tuesday, June 14, at 7 p.m. at Mount Greylock Regional School. Judge Denies Request to Delay Williamstown Town MeetingUPDATE Tuesday, 3:20 p.m.: A Superior Court judge in Pittsfield Tuesday denied a request for an injunction that would have postponed Tuesday’s meeting but required that all participants wear masks. Town of Williamstown Government previously had announced it would provide  Lanesborough Town Meeting to Decide 2023 Budget, Recall PetitionVoters will take up an annual town meeting warrant with 19 articles on Saturday, May 21, which includes a changing the name of the Board of Selectmen and a citizen's petition for recalling elected officials.  Williamstown Facing Prospect of Lengthy Town MeetingResidents will meet on May 17 at 7 p.m. at Williamstown Elementary School to tackle a 49-article meeting warrant that includes 10 bylaw amendments put forth by the town's Planning Board.  Letter: Voters Should Reject Changes to RR ZoneIt is hard not to conclude that town voters should reject the Planning Board's proposed articles with respect to our Rural Residence districts. Willamstown Staying with Annual Town Meeting in School GymOn Monday night, Town Moderator Adam Filson explained to the Select Board his reasons for holding the meeting as scheduled on May 17 at 7 p.m. in the Williamstown Elementary School gymnasium.  Dalton Passes Budgets, ADU Bylaw But Rejects Drive-ThroughsAn amended accessory dwelling bylaw passed narrowly at Monday's town meeting but a measure to allow more drive-throughs failed. Fewer than 100 voters attended the nearly 3 1/2 hour annual town meeting at Wahconah Regional High School.  Dalton Holds Town Meeting Information SessionIn previous years, the town held a town meeting and a special town meeting to cover its annual business. But some residents would only go to one meeting. This year, the town officials are hoping to hold only one town meeting depending on how long it will be. |
