ReMarks and Refreshments

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SHEFFIELD, Mass. — State Senator Paul W. Mark and state Rep. William "Smitty" Pignatelli invite the public to a "ReMarks and Refreshments" forum on Wednesday, Nov. 29.
 
The legislators welcome the public to ask questions or offer up comments about opportunities and/or challenges facing the Town of Sheffield and Western Massachusetts. Senator Mark and Representative Pignatelli will also share some legislative updates from the State House.
 
This event is open to the public and will be held at the Sheffield Town Hall, 21 Depot Square, from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
 
Senator Mark's Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin, and Hampshire District consists of 57 municipalities in western Massachusetts. He is the chair of the Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts, and Cultural Development.
 
Representative Pignatelli's Third Berkshire District consists of the Berkshire County towns of Alford, Becket, Dalton, Egremont, Great Barrington, Lee, Lenox, Monterey, Mount Washington, New Marlborough, Otis, Richmond, Sandisfield, Sheffield, Stockbridge, Tyringham, Washington, and West Stockbridge. He is the vice chair of the Joint Committee on Rules and vice chair of the House Committee on Rules.
 
The Sheffield ReMarks and Refreshments event is one in a series of public forums Senator Mark is organizing in an effort to reach all 57 communities.
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Meeting on Potential Purchase of Housatonic Water Works

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The town will set an October outreach meeting to gain residents' feedback on draft findings from an investigation into the feasibility of the town acquiring and operating Housatonic Water Works. 
 
The decision over a town acquisition of HWW would ultimately be made by voters at a town meeting. 
 
The outreach discussion will follow several years of legal and financial study into the town's possible acquisition of the water company, due to water quality issues for many HWW customers. The town hired DPC Engineering from Longmeadow and Harwich Port to evaluate the potential operation and acquisition of HWW.
 
Town Manager Mark Pruhenski said he also hopes to clarify the role of the town manager and Selectboard in the HWW matter. 
 
"We are responsible for representing customers of Housatonic water in a pending rate case with the state Department of Public Utilities and for investigating the possibilities for a long-term solution to the ownership and operation of the company," said Pruhenski. 
 
The town Board of Health is accepting and forwarding water quality complaints to the state Department of Environmental Protection.
 
"While the Selectboard is focused on questions of potential future ownership and operation of HWW, we urge town residents to contact the Board of Health and state DEP regarding water quality," said Pruhenski.
 
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