Select Board

West Stockbridge Select Board approves Colonial Power contract amendment raising electricity rates. Chair Andrew Krouss, along with members Kathleen Keresey and Tobias Casey, unanimously backed an increase in the town's electricity rate from $0.1375 to $0.1500 per kilowatt-hour effective March,

Rent Control Board holds court-ordered hearing on Mill Pond trailer park rent adjustment. The board unanimously approved fair market value of $319,000 and recurring operating expenses of $122,000 but deferred voting on capital improvement credits pending additional documentation from the owner.

West Stockbridge Select Board approves housing rehabilitation and transportation grant application. The Board unanimously authorized the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission to apply for up to $620,000 in Community Development Block Grant funding to assist low- to middle-income residents with

Select Board appoints library trustee, authorizes Police Station repairs. The board unanimously appointed Peg Korte as Library Trustee to fill a vacancy until May, approved $25,327 in invoices for asbestos testing, removal, and office equipment at the Police Station, and authorized additional

Select Board addresses police station asbestos discovery in emergency meeting. Director of Public Works Curt Wilton reported that potential asbestos was found during a Police Department renovation walkthrough on January 5, prompting Chair Andrew Krouss to order the station vacated as a