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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Busy Road Project Summer for North Adams

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The city is going to have a very busy road project summer. 
 
Mayor Jennifer Macksey updated the Finance Committee on Tuesday about some of the work being planned, including Berkshire Gas' plans to replace pipes along West Main Street. 
 
"We're working with Berkshire Gas on our project for West Main Street," she said. "The gas company to be laying new gas lines, which is going to be a disaster, from Brayton Hill to Brown Street. 
 
"However, we received a grant to pave after they're done, from Notch Road all the way up to Ed's Variety (on Union Street). We haven't really announced it yet, because we've been waiting for the state to say we're ready to do it."
 
The mayor said it's something of a shell game with Berkshire Gas on what lines they have to repair, how it impacts the neighborhoods, and following behind them. 
 
The city meets with utility a couple times a year to map out their strategies because they have a threshold that they have to get to by a certain date, she said. 
 
"I don't really care about what they have to do. I just want to know that we're going to have quality streets when they're done," Macksey said. "But the paving for Route 2, from Notch Road, basically the Ed's Variety to the five roads is going to be cool. Construction will be crazy, but it will be cool."
 
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