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The Berkshire Mall is at a delicate moment in its ownership. Meanwhile, the Select Board is considering a "middle path" with a special taxing authority, the Baker Hill Road District.

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Jane Kaufman is a News Reporter at The Berkshire Eagle. She can be reached at [email protected] or 413-496-6125.

Community Voices Editor

Lyndon Moors, chairman of the town Finance Committee, was appointed Monday to the Baker Hill Road District's Prudential Committee, which oversees the district’s finances and the Mall Connector Road.

Annual town meeting voters approved a $350,000 funding request in May from skate park organizers, bringing the fundraising total to $650,000 and leaving $100,000 to reach its goal. A final push with local businesses and individual donors recently brought it over the finish line.

The initiative, known as Gray to Green, aims to find out what locals would like to see in the parklet, and other public spaces, in the future.

Volunteers and city workers spent the afternoon spreading 500,000 pounds of donated sand from curb-to-curb across Eagle Street, continuing a 26-year tradition that turns downtown into a one-day beach and public art experience by local artist Eric Rudd.

The volunteer-run Bridges Road Community Garden opened Sunday under Herbalists Without Borders, with a goal of  providing fresh produce, herbal education and a place for the community to gather. The property was donated by a local homeowner.

As first-time farmers struggle to find affordable land and older farmers look for ways to keep family farmland in agriculture, Williamstown has created a new fund to help preserve farmland for future generations.

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