Council approves Veterans Memorial Bridge easement

Select Board · Meeting of June 10, 2026

North Adams councilors approved a temporary Mass MoCA easement for Veterans Memorial Bridge reconstruction, 9-0. Mayor Jennifer A. Maxey told the City Council the state-funded repair would go out to bid once the easement is recorded, at no cost to the city, calling it "a very expensive temporary fix" while engineering continues on downtown intersections. She put the total project at about $20 million.

The council also voted 9-0 on a $297,156 free cash transfer to stabilization and 9-0 on a Clarksburg sewer connection. It voted 8-0 with one abstention to sell 135 East Quincy Street for $30,000, a property with close to $80,000 owed. A $611,500 vac truck borrowing advanced on a voice vote.

In the full story:

• NORTH ADAMS — June 9, 2026 —
• Opening and hearing of visitors
• Committee reports
• Dog regulations and Holly's Law (Item 12565)
• Veterans Memorial Bridge easement (Item 12576)
• Free cash to stabilization (Item 12577)
• Clarksburg sewer connection (Item 12578)
• FY27 classification and compensation plan (Items 12579 and 12571-1)
• Foreclosed property at 135 East Quincy Street (Item 12580)
• Vac truck borrowing (Item 12581)
• Animal Control appointment (Item 12582)
• Pride proclamation (Item 12583)
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,437 words

Source: the Select Board meeting of June 10, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.