The Housing Authority will be in need of another member this year.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Housing Authority is awaiting final tests results on property it owns that once held a dry cleaning business.
Although there was no quorum at Monday's meeting of the Board of Commissioners meeting, Executive Director Jennifer Hohn had an update on the former Sun Cleaners on River Street.
"It is done but there is no final report yet and I think that is what they are waiting for," she said.
The board, which also serves as Housing Opportunities Inc. board, plans to transfer all the HOI assets to the city of North Adams and dissolve the 30-year-old program created to help first-time homeowners.
The property at 111 River St. has been the last stitch holding the HOI intact. Some two years ago, the city was unwilling to accept this single last property without testing the property for contaminants.
With multiple testings needed, Sun Cleaners has been in limbo for almost two years.
"I have been pressing for it and I was hoping this would happen years ago," Hohn said. "It's not me dragging my feet."
It was believed that the last test would take place in March and this appears to have happened, however, Hohn said without this final report, the board cannot yet dissolve.
The Housing Authority does not anticipate any serious contamination.
In other business, the Housing Authority will be in need of a new member after Commissioner Rachel Branch stated she did not wish to continue. Branch was appointed in November to complete a term that ends in July.
"This is my last meeting I told the mayor I was not interested in reappointment but I would consider staying on until the end of the year," she said.
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Weekend Outlook: Mount Greylock, Shakespeare Day
By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff
Check out the events happening this weekend including birding, theater, and more to welcome the warmer weather.
Mount Greylock Summit Opening Day
Mount Greylock, Adams
Welcome the warm weather on the state's highest peak. Bascom Lodge opens Saturday at 10 a.m. A live raptor demonstration is at noon on Saturday; beekeeping presentation from 11 to 2 and presentation on the Greylock Glen at 5:30 on Sunday.
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Shakespeare & Company Community Day
70 Kemble St., Lenox
Time: Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The event features live demonstrations and performances, scavenger hunts, film screenings, food trucks, and dozens of other local nonprofits sharing the ways they serve the Berkshires — and beyond.
Radical Reptile Series
Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield
Time: 10:30 to 11:45 a.m.
Second of a three-part series on reptiles and amphibians introduced by The Reptile Nook. This Saturday will focus on the world of lizards, and next Saturday on snakes.
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Introduction to Bird Watching
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Time: 9 to 11 a.m.
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Lee Farmers Market
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Saturday: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The market offers locally grown produce, prepared foods, locally created arts and crafts, and herbal products. YogaLee offers free community yoga from 9:30 to 10:30 on the first Saturday of each month.
The market accepts SNAP, HIP, Senior Coupons, and WIC Coupons and also offers Market Match. More information here.
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