The coal and grain building was once a stop on the rail line and now borders the Ashuwillticook Rail Trail. ADAMS, Mass. The town plans to apply for funds to construct the proposed Hoosac Valley Coal and Grain park on Cook Street. Members of the Community Development Department gave a presentation to the Selectmen at its Wednesday workshop and informed the board that now that the park designs are complete, the town can apply for funds to begin park. We want to honor the location adjacent to the rail trail, Becky Ferguson said. And also the Berkshire Scenic Rail Line and honor the history of the site.
ADAMS, Mass. The town will soon release another request for proposals for the Memorial Building and looks toward possible future use during the pandemic. The Selectmen discussed the dormant former school building Wednesday and agreed that it was time to hold a subcommittee meeting to hash out the future of the former middle school. Now is probably a good time to put out the RFP again, Selectman John Duval said. There is still a lot of interest in the building. Multiple RFPs have been released over the years to no avail. Although there were plans to release one in the fall of 2020, the town decided to hold off while the COVID-19 pandemic was in full swing.
The three-year contract was approved after a brief executive session at the tail end of Wednesday s meeting. He is good to go, Town Administrator Jay Green said. He has a sergeants meeting scheduled for that week and is raring to go. Interim Police Chief Troy Bacon had declined to move into the permanent position leaving the Selectmen to undergo another search for a permanent chief. In early December, the board voted to appoint Kelley, who is chief of police at South Carolina s Spartanburg Community College. In other business, the selectmen approved a payment in lieu of taxes agreement for the construction of a 5.6-megawatt solar field on Duke s Gravel Pit on Grove Street.
ADAMS â The Adams Select Board is close to reaching a contract with the town s new police chief.
Board Chairwoman Christine Hoyt told The Eagle on Sunday a three-year agreement is being negotiated with K. Scott Kelley, the current chief for the police and security department for Spartanburg Community College in South Carolina.
Hoyt said the terms of the contract should be finalized before Christmas. [Kelley] is slated to start after Jan. 1. The start date is contingent upon Chief Kelley finding housing, she said in a text message.
Kelley could not be reached Sunday for comment.
Kelley was one of 37 applicants for the job to succeed Richard Tarsa, who retired earlier this year. Troy Bacon of Indiana has been serving as acting chief until the board found Tarsa s successor.
A 40-minute discussion during last Thursday s virtual meeting on the Zoom platform saw the chair saying she felt attacked by a colleague and that colleague saying service on the board is kind of a downer. The tension began to surface about 18 minutes into the discussion that ultimately led to a 3-1 vote to offer the post to K. Scott Kelley. That is when Joseph Nowak asked his colleagues whether any of them had discussed the two finalists for the position with interim Chief Troy Bacon. I have to ask a question, and this is based on honesty, Nowak said. Honesty is very important to me. I know Chief Bacon was on the [screening] committee. Was there any conversations with the chief regarding who he thought would be the best for the job? That s an honesty question. Did he give a preference?