WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — As of midday Tuesday, candidates have taken out papers for six of the eight elected postitions that will be on the ballot at the May 12 town election.
Both incumbents on the Select Board, Andrew Hogeland and Hugh Daley, have taken out papers for another three-year term on the body, Town Clerk Mary Kennedy said on Tuesday.
So far, Hogeland is the only candidate who has returned his completed nomination papers.
In addition to those two slots, voters will be asked elect three members of the Housing Authority, two members of the David and Joyce Milne Public Library Board of Trustees, and one member of the Planning Board.
Kennedy said incumbent Karen Kowitz has taken out papers for one of two three-year positions on the library board.
Incumbents Judith Bombardier and Nancy LaValley each have taken out papers for posts with the Housing Authority — Bombardier for a five-year seat and LaValley for a two-year seat. The authority also has a four-year term available.
Newcomer Peter Beck has taken out papers for the five-year seat available on the Planning Board.
Nomination papers are available during regular business hours at Town Hall. They must be returned to the Board of Registrars with the required signatures by Tuesday, March 24.
Questions regarding running for town office can be addressed with Town Clerk Mary C. Kennedy at 458-9341 or mkennedy@williamstownma.gov.
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Williamstown Housing Trust Commits $80K to Support Cable Mills Phase 3
By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The board of the town's Affordable Housing Trust last week agreed in principle to commit $80,000 more in town funds to support the third phase of the Cable Mills housing development on Water Street.
Developer David Traggorth asked the trustees to make the contribution from its coffers to help unlock an additional $5.4 million in state funds for the planned 54-unit apartment building at the south end of the Cable Mills site.
In 2022, the annual town meeting approved a $400,000 outlay of Community Preservation Act funds to support the third and final phase of the Cable Mills development, which started with the restoration and conversion of the former mill building and continued with the construction of condominiums along the Green River.
The town's CPA funds are part of the funding mix because 28 of Phase 3's 54 units (52 percent) will be designated as affordable housing for residents making up to 60 percent of the area median income.
Traggorth said he hopes by this August to have shovels in the ground on Phase 3, which has been delayed due to spiraling construction costs that forced the developer to redo the financial plan for the apartment building.
He showed the trustees a spreadsheet that demonstrated how the overall cost of the project has gone up by about $6 million from the 2022 budget.
"Most of that is driven by construction costs," he said. "Some of it is caused by the increase in interest rates. If it costs us more to borrow, we can't borrow as much."
Developer David Traggorth asked the trustees to make the contribution from its coffers to help unlock an additional $5.4 million in state funds for the planned 54-unit apartment building at the south end of the Cable Mills site.
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