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Highlights: Town Administrator Michael Canales, working with the Select Board and Finance Committee, has delivered an overall spending plan that should yield a 1.7 percent property tax increase for single-family ....
STOCKBRIDGE â An overnight fire destroyed eight buildings at Camp Mah-Kee-Nac, a private boys camp on Stockbridge Bowl. There were no injuries among the four camp staffers who were evacuated from the scene and relocated to a local hotel, said Stockbridge Fire Chief Vincent Garofoli. One firefighter was treated and released for a minor injury. A dozen agencies provided mutual aid to Stockbridge firefighters, Garofoli told The Eagle on Friday morning at the scene. The fire was reported by passersby and a camp staffer shortly after midnight Friday, and it was declared fully under control by 3 a.m., the chief said. Mop-up operations continued until dawn. ....
STOCKBRIDGE â The Select Board and Town Administrator Michael Canales have put the finishing touches on the proposed budget plan for fiscal 2022, reflecting a preliminary estimate of a 1.7 percent increase in property taxes, on average, for single-family residences. The operating budget, approved by the board in a 3-0 vote, is $7,554,952, a reduction of $61,098 from the current fiscal year ending June 30. The townâs assessment from the Berkshire Hills Regional School District for educating local youngsters is an additional $3,158,215, representing a $217,652 increase, or nearly 7 percent, over the current year. The projected Stockbridge tax rate is $9.95 per $1,000 of assessed value. Thatâs up 1.7 percent, amounting to an estimated tax increase of just under $95 for the average single-family home valued at $565,000. ....