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VOL. III NO. 10 05/15/2022

Notes from the Select Board Meeting, May 12, Hybrid meeting

Present:

  • Roxanne McCaffrey, Chair
  • Chuck Cardillo
  • Patrick White
  • Michael Canales, Town Administrator
  • Harold French
  1. Minutes of 3/10 not approved
  2. National Grid, Steve Haywood via Zoom, request for permit for electrical work (underground wires to a pole) on Lincoln Lane and Main Streets. Approved
  3. Thank you note to the Riverbrook School for $2000 Payent in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) donation to town.
  4. One day liquor licenses for Shantz Gallery and IS183 for a gallery opening and a fund raiser respectively. Approved
  5. Harold French presented details for Memorial Day celebration — after COVID19 interruption, the full ceremony is back.

MEMORIAL DAY
11 a.m. Cemeteries
12:15 Parade down Main Street
Stops at the two war memorials (Pine and Main ) and at Children’s Chime Tower
Program at Proctor Hall
Hot dogs and soft drinks for all

  1. Harold made some interesting observations
    1. Stockbridge has 600 graves of veterans — all are decorated
    2. The decoration — flag and marker — at Indian burial grounds have been stolen
    3. Weed wackers are harming grave stones and trees
  2. At Town Meeting May 16 masks are optional for the vaccinated AND REQUIRED FOR THE UNVACCINATED
  3. Vote on the 17th from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
  4. Kampoosac Bog once had a committee for care and oversight, White asked for volunteers to reinstate the committee

Meeting Adjourned

An ocean of violets in bloom. Photo: Patrick White

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