Town News: September 1, 2020

Notes from the August 27 Select Board Meeting

The Select Board met on August 27. 2020. Actions taken included:

Scott Muir was appointed Deputy Director of Emergency Management.

Announcements were made about an opening on the School Committee and an appointment to the Regional (8-town) School District Planning Board.

Norman Rockwell Museum was granted a year-round All Alcoholic Beverages General On-Premises License at 9 Glendale Road.

Professor Thomas Coote made his report on the absence of Eurasian milfoil in Stockbridge Bowl and said he was "not sure" why there was no milfoil.

Update on 1783 Ox Roast/King Solomon archaeology project and National Parks Service grant for testing at the 1739 Meetinghouse site—by the Chime Tower on Main St.—was presented by the Stockbridge-Munsee Community. Look for a press release about the project to follow.

Lake Stewardship

At the Stockbridge Bowl Stewardship Committee meeting, on Wednesday August 19, 2020, the committee elected a new chair: Jamie Minacci replaced Michael Nathan.