NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Here is the video of the mayoral debate held Wednesday, Oct. 14, at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts' Church Street Center. It was provided courtesy Northern Berkshire Community Television.
The debate between incumbent John Barrett III and challenger Richard Alcombright was sponsored by the North Adams Transcript. The story and audio can be found here. The first debate story and video can be found here.
The video has been sliced into questions for easier viewing. Because of technical difficulties, the last few questions and the closing remarks have not be loaded yet but should be completed within 24 hours. They can also be found on our YouTube channel and are marked in order.
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After viewing this Debate we find niether canidate seems qualified. Mr. Alcombright shows us he is in the dark as much as our fair mayor.If any of our voting residents dare entertain either of these men for such a very important position, it would have to be considered foolish. We know one man has to win.We will respectfully refuse to take part[no vote]
North Adams Finance Recommends Public Safety, Administration Draft Budgets
By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Finance Committee in the last two weeks reviewed Public Safety, auditor, Zoning Board of Appeals, City Council, election and registration, Office of Community Development, city solicitor, License Commission, information technology, Planning Board, and vital statistics.
The committee consists of Chair Lisa Blackmer and Councilors Andrew Fitch and Lillian Zavatsky.
The City Council budget includes a 3 percent cost of living increase, in line with the across the board COLA for all departments.
Mayor Jennifer Macksey said she included a codification administration line of $6,000 to cover the extra meeting the city clerk is doing as the council reviews the city's codes.
The elections budget is up about $10,500, largely for worker salaries to accommodate two state elections this year, the primary and the general. City Clerk Tina Leonesio said the extra poll workers are needed because state elections tend to draw a higher number of voters. The cost of the ballots, however, are covered by the state.
Leonesio explained how her office was able to save money on the city census and mailings by printing and folding the documents in house, as well as purchasing the supplies and training to maintain the vital statistics rather than sending them out.
"The cost is in the supplies, because we have to put so many things in the census now, it would be a very large expense to have it done by a vendor outside," she said, estimating it would cost three times as much "because we have to pay for every piece of paper they have to print and fold, plus the mailing."
The Finance Committee in the last two weeks reviewed Public Safety, auditor, Zoning Board of Appeals, City Council, election and registration, Office of Community Development, city solicitor, License Commission, information technology, Planning Board, and vital statistics. click for more
On Friday, June 12, Matthew Parker will be arraigned in Northern Berkshire District Court for an incident that occurred on Wednesday evening, June 10, into the early morning of Thursday, June 11. click for more
The upper section of Houghton Street was blocked off for hours on Wednesday night as authorities sought to deal with an individual reportedly having a mental health issue.
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