 Wind Damage Likely Will Not Delay Williamstown Fire Station ProjectRecent wind damage at the new fire station's construction site will not cost the taxpayers any money and likely will not impact the project's timeline.  Cheshire Taking First Steps Toward Public Safety Complex ProjectTown officials are exploring steps to bring forward a public safety building project that could include fire, police and ambulance situated on the parking lot at the Community House.  Lee Gets $1M Earmark for Public Safety ComplexOn Wednesday, Congressman Richard Neal touted the allocation of Congressionally Direct Spending from the U.S. Department of Agriculture at town hall.  Williamstown Breaks Ground On New Fire StationThe new fire station will be a Net Zero Energy building and meet modern firefighter needs.  Williamstown Fire District Counting Down to Construction Start DateThe district's construction adviser, Bruce Decoteau, provided the committee with a number of updates in a brief session at the current fire house on Water Street.  Dalton Advisory Panels Nixes Fire Station AddThe Public Safety Facility Advisory Committee eliminated the possibility of including a fire station in a public safety building.  Dalton Fire District Sees Potential in Former Dalton GarageThe Dalton Garage would open the doors to so many possibilities, members of the Fire District said during a walk-through of the building last week.  Dalton Fire District Navigates Future Fire StationThe Fire District is considering re-engaging the prospect of purchasing the former Dalton Garage, located at 385 Main St.  Williamstown Fire Committee Talks Station Project Cuts, Truck ReplacementSome of the "value engineering" changes are cosmetic, while at least one pushes off a planned expense into the future.  Williamstown Fire District Shifts to CM at Risk Model for Fire Station ProjectEarlier this year, the station was put out to bid under the "design-bid-build" model, the other process allowable under Massachusetts law for a project this size.  Williamstown Fire District Gets OKs from Planning Board, ZBAThe Williamstown Fire District last week received the last two local approvals it needed to build a new station on Main Street.  Williamstown Fire Station Project Clears Conservation CommissionThe Williamstown Fire District last week cleared one of two local regulatory hurdles facing the new station project on Main Street. Lanesborough Public Safety Committee Supports Fire Station StudyThe panel voted to spend $10,000 on a needs assessment, schematic design, and a cost estimate of adding the fire department to the public safety building proposal.  Williamstown Fire District Discusses Raising Permit FeesChief Craig Pedercini on Wednesday showed the Prudential Committee a table with data he collected from 10 Berkshire County municipalities, most of which currently charge more than Williamstown for similar services. Williamstown Fire Building Committee Looks to Press National Grid on Interconnection IssueIn other business on Wednesday, the Building Committee learned that the Prudential Committee last week in a special meeting officially finalized the contract with Skanska. |
