1. Our warmest congratulations to Jay and Chantelle Rhind on the graduation of their daughter from the Marine Corps Officer Candidates School.
Jay writes, I thought I’d send this to see if you want to place it in the next issue of SU. After six long and grueling weeks (that included Covid, 13 stitches in her leg, a concussion, pinched nerves in her spine) our daughter, Julia, graduated from The Marine Corps Officer Candidates School in Quantico, VA; Julia is now a US Marine. Next May Julia will graduate from The College of The Holy Cross in Worcester as a 2nd Lieutenant in the US Marine Corps. Roughly 14,100 women out of 183,000 are active duty Marines. Thank you, Jay Rhind
2. Do you know if Stockbridge has a public safety policy? Makes sense, public safety — the safety of the citizens of Stockbridge — may be government’s job #1.
Do you know if our public safety policy has a component related to working with ICE if ICE comes to town?
In addition to the nitty-gritty of coping with a venue as large as Tanglewood in Stockbridge, do you know if we have a policy specifically related to the possibility of an attack in large venues?
Did you know there are cameras all around Town? Do you know where?
There are cameras in Town Offices, do you know in which rooms?
Although there are elements of public safety policy that cannot be shared with the public — it would interfere with effectiveness – most of it is public information and the public has a right to know. In some municipalities the public is involved in the process of creating the policy or at minimum the process is conducted at an open meeting.
SU will invite Town Administrator Michael Canales to write his column “From the Desk of the Town Administrator” on this most interesting subject, and SU will continue its reporting.
3. Our Cultural Council wants to hear from us. Dear Carole, If possible the Stockbridge Cultural Council would like to post the attached information in your newsletter Stockbridge Updates. Here is the survey which can be returned to the town drop box. Thank you very much, Co-Chair Anne Ferril and Treasurer Jennie Bernard.
Online Community Survey for Stockbridge Cultural Council 2025
Click here to access the survey. Print out — Fill out — Drop in Town Drop box
