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SUMMARY: Great Barrington Selectboard Meeting, August 10th, 2026

Town Manager Reassures Public on transit, Board Hits Snag on Library Renovation, Opens Housatonic Cultural District Bid

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SUMMARY: June 9, 2026 Great Barrington Joint Meeting of Selectboard and Finance Committee

CONVENED: 5:00 pm

ADJOURNED: 6:32 pm

LINK TO MEETING AGENDA

LINK TO CTSB TV RECORDING OF MEETING

In attendance: Chair Stephen Bannon, Phil Orenstein, Garfield Reed, Eric Gabriel. Ben Elliott was absent (texted chair shortly before the meeting citing a family matter).

Highlights

  • Executive session on Housatonic Water Works: the board voted 4–0 by roll call to discuss real estate purchase/exchange/lease/valuation regarding the utility, citing potential harm to the town’s negotiating position from open discussion. Expected to run 45 minutes to an hour.

  • South County Connector is not being dissolved, Town Manager Liz Hartsgrove announced, addressing what she called “recent rumors.” She’s restructuring the transit service into a formal town department after nine months of work, launching a rec…

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