The Berkshire Visitors Bureau will host Gov. Deval Patrick July 13 for a “Coffee & Conversation†meeting to discuss tourism in the Berkshires with area industry leaders. The event, which will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. at Barrington Stage Co., 30 Union St., was organized to give Berkshire tourism professionals the opportunity to meet and speak with the governor.
Berkshire Visitor Bureau chairman Brian Butterworth, bureau acting CEO Ray Smith and Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism (MOTT) executive director Betsy Wall will join Gov. Patrick for the discussion.
According to MOTT’s most recent research, tourism expenditures in Berkshire county have reached an all time high of more than $300 million annually.
Tourism representatives from the Berkshires who wish to attend should contact Debbie Mossman at the Berkshire Visitors Bureau, 743-4500, ext. 200.
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Dalton Voters to Decide Moveable ADUs at Special Town Meeting
By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
DALTON, Mass. — It's time for voters to decide if they want to permit mobile accessory dwelling units in town and a special town meeting has been set to do just that.
For more than two years, Amy Turnbull has been advocating to amend the town's current bylaws to allow mobile tiny homes but has met obstacles delaying the effort.
Turnbull initially presented this item at the annual town meeting but it was "tabled" so a public hearing could be held.
Like many meetings before, this hearing resulted in little movement as the Planning Board decided to neither support or oppose the proposed bylaw.
During the signing of the warrant, Select Board member John Boyle expressed his hesitation about placing this item on a special town meeting warrant, citing historically low attendance at such meetings.
"It's very important and going to be a very controversial thing … Important issues should be at an annual town meeting," he said.
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