Letter: Vote for Right Team for North Adams

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To the Editor:

Hi there! How many North Adams folks know that Election Day is on Tuesday, Nov. 7? How many residents realize that the current mayor is up for re-election? Luckily for us, the signs on the lawn of City Hall remind us of our civic duty.

Me, I voted early right there in City Hall, for nine members for City Council (phew!) plus the city mayor. I'm eager to earn bragging rights for electing the right team. Because, coming soon, North Adams will be reviewing the 10-year update to our Vision 2030 Comprehensive Plan.

We have made progress, despite the COVID-19 setback, and now we are looking ahead to a prosperous future. Vote, and get the right team on board in City Hall. Thank you.

Alice Bojanowski
North Adams, Mass.

 

 

 


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North Adams Draft Budget Includes Full-Time Tourism Director

By Tammy Daniels iBerkshires Staff
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Finance Committee endorsed a half-dozen smaller budget lines for fiscal 2027 on Tuesday morning with the understanding two of the larger departments may be seeing cuts. 
 
The committee has not yet seen a total budget for FY27 but Mayor Jennifer Macksey said she anticipated bringing that figure to the committee next meeting. 
 
"I've given you most of the budgets that I don't feel I'm going to be slashing," she said. "Now I'm focusing on other departments that I need to make some decisions on. So I think at this point our next meeting will have the full budget."
 
Macksey said she's still trying to close a gap and "I've only got so much to around."
 
Committee Chair Lisa Blackmer asked if they could save the date for June 1, a Monday, as next week has Memorial Day and City Council on Tuesday. 
 
The committee unanimously voted to recommend the budgets for assessor, treasurer, city clerk, mayor's office, administrative officer, Office of Tourism and Events, Council on Aging and the library. 
 
Most of the increases in these budgets is for 3 percent cost-of-living and step salary increases with the exception of the assessor and the city clerk. The Office of Tourism and Events is also increased for a full-time director again. 
 
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