Great Barrington Morning Brief, Oct. 29: Selectboard delays auto salvage permit vote

Yesterday in Great Barrington (Wed, Oct 28)

• Longtime resident Michael Symons dies at 90 Michael Symons, 90, of Great Barrington, died Oct. 27 at his home after a life described as devoted to pursuing justice, according to a funeral home obituary notice.Finnerty & Stevens Funeral Home
• Selectboard continues auto salvage permit hearing Great Barrington's Selectboard continued a public hearing on a special permit for Formel Auto Salvage to Nov. 23, as a 40-year-old permit, a car crusher and a groundwater report complicate the case, the Berkshire Edge reports.Berkshire Edge
• Cassilis Farm affordable housing construction begins Construction has begun on converting Cassilis Farm's Gilded Age mansion into 11 affordable apartments, a project described as innovative but costly, according to the Berkshire Edge.Berkshire Edge
• Water works still pursuing emergency rate hike Housatonic Water Works says a stalled filtration plant and unpaid fire district bills still require an emergency rate increase, even after the Selectboard voted to oppose one, the Berkshire Edge reports.Berkshire Edge

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