Representatives of the town s Carbon Dioxide Lowering (COOL) Committee met with the Select Board on Monday to discuss a warrant article the grassroots group is preparing to put before voters. The resolution points out that the town already adopted the net zero goal in 2008. But it lags 30 other municipalities around the commonwealth in adopting comprehensive, cost-effective plans to achieve these goals. We feel like the timing is really good because the state has come forward with a goal, a net zero goal by 2050, Nancy Nylen said. It issued a report in December, and now it s in the process of creating legislation. There are other towns already ahead of us about 30 towns have passed this goal and are working on plans to reach the goal. Williams College right now is embarking on their plan, so there s a great partnership we could be working with at the same time.
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A member of the town's Diversity, Inclusion and Racial Equity Committee has announced his intention to run for an open three-year seat on the Select Board this.
The Select Board on Monday approved an intermunicipal agreement to transfer authority over the street lights from the Williamstown Fire District to Town Hall. Once the Prudential Committee, as expected, gives the agreement its blessing, the way will be clear for the town to purchase the existing lights from National Grid, which has offered to sell the used lights for $1. At that point, the town will have responsibility for maintenance of the lights, Town Manager Jason Hoch explained to the Select Board. But it can obtain a yearly maintenance contract for $15,000 per year, far less than the $58,000 per year maintenance fee charged to the Fire District by National Grid.