1. By the time you read this, with luck, the heat wave will have broken. Nonetheless, it is good to know that there is a cooling center in Town Offices. It is downstairs in the Senior Center.

2. Charles and Barbara Kenny have filed suit against Patrick Sheehan, 35-37 Interlaken Realty Trust, the Town of Stockbridge, and the individual members of the SB — Jamie Minacci, Chuck Cardillo, and Patrick White. The attorney for the plaintiff is James Martin. The plaintiff alleges harm as a result of the Special Permit granted due to limiting public input, not following extant bylaws, and more.

However, the plaintiffs had 20 days in which to file. Apparently, they filed with the court in a timely manner but missed the deadline when filing with the Town. On that basis, the Town will challenge.

If the suit goes forward, what will happen to the conditions the SB placed on the permit including the conservation restriction on more than 200 acres? What will happen to the conditions both sides accepted, for example, the extent of density?

3. Once we had Select Board members for 15, 20, even 25 years. In the last ten years, many Select Board members have served just one term. In the same ten years, we have had three Town Administrators, two Highway Supervisors, and three Directors of Senior Services (four counting the year the Chair of the Council on Aging stepped in and served in that capacity.) And there was more turnover. Should we be helping? When something is wrong, people ought not just stand back, and they ought not just criticize, we can also pitch in and help.