GREAT BARRINGTON â Questions, comments, concerns? Residents of Housatonic were given the virtual floor Tuesday evening in a Zoom meeting hosted by the Select Board.
Ongoing problems with the villageâs water supply proved the main concern, as did traffic and the upkeep of town-owned property.
âIâm so tired of bathing the kids in water that is disgusting,â said Denise Forbes, one of several residents who raised the issue of the villageâs problematic water supply. âAnd I look at my towels when I take them out, and the towels are stained from this water.â
An engineering report commissioned by the town to study infrastructure problems with the villageâs private water provider, Housatonic Water Works, was released in June. The report said upgrades, replacements and changes to bring the system up to snuff would cost an estimated $31 million. The Select Board will host a second engineering presentation on Monday.
01/14/2021
HOUSATONIC, Mass. Bruce Sherwood Barnum, age 71, died on Jan. 14, 2021, at The Landing at Laurel Lake, his
residence for the last five years.
Born on July 3, 1949, he was the son of Bethuel S. and Mildred (Snyder) Barnum.
A lifelong resident of Housatonic, Bruce attended Housatonic Elementary School, Searles Middle School, and Monument Mountain Regional High School. He worked at various supermarket chains since 1974 throughout Great Barrington.
He was a member of The Grange since 1985 and an active lifelong member of Housatonic United Methodist Church and then Alford Community Church when the churches merged.
Never one to withhold his opinion, Bruce always spoke his mind. He was an avid sports fan. The Red Sox, Celtics, Patriots, and Kentucky Basketball were always on his tv when they were winning.