Northern Berkshires Could See Over a Foot of Snow

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The U.S. The National Weather Service has declared a snow emergency in effect from 4 pm Thursday, Dec. 15, to Saturday, Dec. 17, at 10 am, in Northern Berkshire County and in Bennington and Western Windham Counties in Vermont.
 
The U.S. The National Weather Service predicts heavy snow with an accumulation of up to 12 to 18 inches in the Northern Berkshires and the higher elevations of the Green Mountains.
 
Travel could be difficult to impossible.
 
Accuweather only predicts between 4-8 inches of snow falling in the Northern Berkshires, with the bulk of the snowfall happening overnight Thursday and throughout Friday. 
 
Greylock Snow Day concurs that there is the potential of 7 plus inches of snow in Northern Berkshire County 
 
Greylock Snow Day does add that warm air could spoil the party for those hoping for a snow day. Warm air could downgrade the snowstorm into a rain event. This could mean a delay instead of a snow day depending on when everything starts to happen.
 
According to Accuweather, only 3 to 6 inches is expected in Pittsfield. Less is expected in south county.
 
In a post Wednesday, Greylock Snow Day predicted that at the very least South County schools will have delays. At this point in North County, they expect a full-on snow day for Northern Berkshire schools.
 
The town of Clarksburg has already declared a snow emergency from Dec. 15, at 9 pm until Dec. 17, at noon.
 
On Street parking is prohibited  
 

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Clarksburg Gets 3 Years of Free Cash Certified

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Town officials have heaved a sigh of relief with the state's certification of free cash for the first time in more than three years.
 
The town's parade of employees through its financial offices the past few years put it behind on closing out its fiscal years between 2021 and 2023. A new treasurer and two part-time accountants have been working the past year in closing the books and filing with the state.
 
The result is the town will have $571,000 in free cash on hand as it begins budget deliberations. However, town meeting last year voted that any free cash be used to replenish the stabilization account
 
Some $231,000 in stabilization was used last year to reduce the tax rate — draining the account. The town's had minimal reserves for the past nine months.
 
Chairman Robert Norcross said he didn't want residents to think the town was suddenly flush with cash. 
 
"We have to keep in mind that we have no money in the stabilization fund and we now have a free cash, so we have now got to replenish that account," he said. "So it's not like we have this money to spend ... most of it will go into the stabilization fund." 
 
The account's been hit several times over the past few fiscal years in place of free cash, which has normally been used for capital spending, to offset the budget and to refill stabilization. Free cash was last used in fiscal 2020.
 
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