Deadline for Adams License Renewal Paperwork Nov. 21

By Brian RhodesiBerkshires Staff
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ADAMS, Mass. — The town will soon send out annual license renewal information to businesses, which the Board of Selectmen intends to approve on Dec. 7.

The board's Local Licensing Authority Subcommittee met Monday to discuss the renewal timeline, deciding on a Nov. 21 deadline for returning renewal paperwork. Board Vice Chair Cristine Hoyt said businesses should receive the necessary paperwork before the end of the month.

"Nobody can sign off on anything until the month of November, so we typically have not set anything until closer to the start of November," she said. "So this week or next week is really the earliest that anybody would get their materials."

The committee, Hoyt said, will meet again before Dec. 7 to review returned applications. She explained that licenses that go to the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission are a priority, as they have to be sent as a package.



"We have to send the complete package to the ABCC, so any entity that holds that up holds up every single license in the Town of Adams," she said.

Town Administrator Jay Green urged businesses to return license renewal paperwork quickly, explaining that it makes the approval process easier for the Board and town staff.

"It's really beneficial for them, the business, to get their materials in sooner rather than later, and there'll be no disruption," he said, "And then once the new licenses and everything are reissued for the year, re-upped, then make sure they pick them up [from town hall] as soon as possible."


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Pittsfield Officials: Unlimited Trash Not Sustainable, Toters Offer Cost-Savings

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Unlimited trash pickup is not sustainable and will lead to higher taxes, city officials say.

Mayor Peter Marchetti began public outreach on Monday on the proposed five-year contract with Casella Waste Management for solid waste and recyclables. Older residents packed into the Ralph J. Froio Senior Center for the first of three community meetings.

On the table is a move to automated pickup utilizing 48-gallon toters, which would be at no cost to residents unless they require additional toters and would save the city $80,000 per year.

The goal is to execute a contract by July 1, the start of the fiscal year.

"Trash collection is not free. You're already paying for it as part of your taxes that you pay. In this administration, in this proposal there is no 'I'm looking to create a trash tax,''' Marchetti said, explaining that trash pickup for fiscal year 2025 is around $5.1 million and has doubled since he first served on the council in 2002.

"So we need to find a way to stem the cost of trash."

Some of the seniors praised the new plan while others had concerns, asking questions like "What is going to happen to the trash cans we have now?" "What if I live in rural Pittsfield and have a long driveway?" and "What happens if my toter is stolen?"

"I've lived in a lot of other places and know this is a big innovation that is taking place over the last 20,30 years," one resident said. "It's worked in most places. It's much better than throwing bags of garbage on the side of the road."

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