STOCKBRIDGE

ANNUAL REPORT 2012 Announcements

Baby Town Meeting – May 13, 2013 6:30 p.m. in the Meeting Room of the Town Offi ces, 50 Main Street

Annual Town Meeting – May 20, 2013 6:30 p.m. in the Gymnasium of the Town Offi ces, 50 Main Street

Annual Town Elections – May 21, 2013 Pictures this year show the installation of the 8:00 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. in the Gymnasium of the Town Offi ces, 50 Main Street Diversion Pipe at the Outlet This project will allow for water to fl ow freely under the Memorial Day Parade – May 27, 2012 will be at 12:00 NOON Commencing at the Town Offi ces down Main Street to the Town Hall Sewer and Tennessee Gas Lines. Potluck Community Picnic on Town Green immediately following the Program

Second Homeowner’s Meeting will be on Saturday, July 6, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. in Pictures courtesey of Steve Blanchard of Stockbridge the Meeting Room of the Town Offi ces, 50 Main Street

Back cover: Stockbridge Flag hanging in the Hall of Flags at the State House ANNUAL REPORTS

OF THE TOWN OFFICERS

OF THE TOWN OF STOCKBRIDGE

MASSACHUSETTS

INCORPORATED 1739

FOR THE YEAR ENDING December 31, 2012 December 20, 2011. The beginning of the new road from the driveway to the outlet of the lake. Contents Information and Offi cers 5 General Information of Town of Stockbridge 6 Business Hours of Town Offi cers 7 Town Offi cers of Stockbridge 8 Appointees and Committees 8

Town Clerk’s Report 11 Statistics 12 In Memoriam 15

General Services 16 Selectmen 17 Police Department 19 Fire Department 22 Highway Department 23 Cemetery Department 24 Sewer and Water Department 25 Parks and Recreation 26 Emergency Management 27 Emergency Response Committee 29 Community Television of South Berkshire 29

Health, Education and Social Services 31 Board of Health 32 Tri-Town Health 34 Porchlight VNA/ Home Care 37 Brien Center for Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services, Inc. 38 Education 38 Stockbridge Library Association 40 Stockbridge Council On Aging 42 Stockbridge Housing Authority 43 Elderly & Disabled Tax Aid Committee 45 Lee Amblance Service 46

Planning and Aesthetics 47 Planning Board 48 Building Inspector 49 Conservation Commission 50 Stockbridge Historical Commission 50 Historical Preservation Commission 52 Cultural Council 53 Stockbridge Bike Group 54 Community Preservation Committee 55 Berkshire Regional Planning Commission 56 Memorial Day Committee 57 December 20, 2011. The beginning of to the outlet of the new road from driveway the lake. Memorial Day Speech 58 Stockbridge Green Team 60 Stockbridge Bowl Association 60 Zebra Mussel Committee 63 Stockbridge Land Trust 64 Laurel Hill Association 66

Finances 69 Accountant 70 Balance Sheet 71 Board of Assessors 91 Town Collector 92 Treasurer 97 Finance Committee 99

Town Warrant 101 Warrant 102 Article 4 112 Warrant Articles for FY 14 115 Information and Offi cers

December 29, 2011. View up the outlet from the end of the access road at this point.

5 General Information of Town of Stockbridge

Chartered 1737 Incorporated 1739 Population 1,846 Registered Voters 1,571 Form of Government Open Town Meeting Tax Rate $7.36 Annual Town Meeting Third Monday in May

UNITED STATES SENATORS Elizabeth Warren, Boston John F. Kerry, Boston

CONGRESSMAN Richard E. Neal

STATE SENATOR Benjamin B. Downing

REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT William Smitty Pignatelli

6 Business Hours of Town Offi ces ASSESSORS, BOARD OF PARKS and RECREATION COMMISSION 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. As necessary Monday-Friday PLANNING BOARD BERKSHIRE HILLS REGIONAL 7:30 p.m. 1st and 3rd Tuesday of SCHOOL COMMITTEE each month 7:30 p.m. 2nd Thursday of SELECTMEN, BOARD OF each month 7 p.m. Monday CONSERVATION COMMISSION TOWN CLERK 7 p.m. 2nd and 4th Tuesday of 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each month Monday-Friday COUNCIL ON AGING 1:00 p.m. 2nd Monday of TOWN TREASURER each month 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mon-Wed & Fri. FINANCE BOARD TOWN COLLECTOR As necessary 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday HEALTH, BOARD OF 6 p.m. 1st Thursday of each month VETERANS’ AGENT 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday HISTORICAL COMMISSION Great Barrington Town Hall As necessary SEWER and WATER COMMISSION HOUSING AUTHORITY 4:30 p.m. 1st Tuesday of each month 8:30 a.m. 1st Tuesday of each month ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS at Heaton Court As necessary

TELEPHONE NUMBERS Berkshire Hills Regional School District 298-4017 Monument Mountain 528-3346 Monument Valley Regional Middle School 644-2300 Muddy Brook Regional Elementary 644-2350 Fire Department Burning Permits www.townofstockbridge.com or 298-5562 Glendale Station 298-3242 Hose Company No. 1 298-4866 Interlaken Station 298-4956 Highway Department 298-5506 Police Department 298-4179 Sewer and Water Department 298-4067 Town Offi ces 298-4170 Accountant ext. 255 Assessors ext. 254 Building Inspector ext. 257 Cemetery Consultant ext. 260 Conservation Commission ext. 259 Council on Aging ext. 263 Facilities Manager ext. 260 Planning Board ext. 261 Selectmen & Town Administrator ext. 250 Town Clerk ext. 251 Town Collector ext. 253 Treasurer ext. 252 7 Town Offi cers of Stockbridge Moderator Gary D. Johnston, 2015

Selectmen Barbara L. Cohen-Hobbs, 2014 Robert L. Flower, 2013 resigned Donald M. Chabon, 2015 Charles Gillett, 2013 Kate Fletcher, 2017 Deborah S. McMenamy, 2015 Gary M. Pitney, 2016 Stephen Shatz, 2014 Douglas J. Rose, 2013 Eugene Talbot, 2016 Board of Assessors Douglas Goudey, 2013 Treasurer John A. Miller, 2014 Karen T. Williams, 2014 Gary M. Pitney, 2015 Tree Warden Town Clerk Peter L. Curtin, Jr., 2015 Linda Hunt, 2013 Parks and Recreation Town Collector Mary T. Hart, 2015 Nancy E. Socha, 2014 Philip F. Heller, 2013 Steven Knopf, 2014 Board of Health Stephanie Adler, 2015 Housing Authority Scott Muir, 2014 Bernard Edmunds, 2015 Harriet Vines, 2013 Joan Burkhard, State Appointee R. Timothy Minkler, 2014 Sewer and Water Commissioners Kenneth M. Shearn, 2013 Donald C. Schneyer, 2015 Anna O. Smith, 2016 Thomas Paul Schuler, 2014 Peter J. Socha, 2013 Regional School Committee David Adler, 2014 Planning Board Richard D. Bradway, 2016 Robert Bartle, 2017 Daniel Weston, 2014

APPOINTEES AND COMMITTEES FOR 2012 Accountant Plumbing Inspector Elaine Markham, 2014 Gregory M. Pilling

Building Inspector Emergency Management Ned Baldwin Christpher Marsden Director Ernest Cardillo, Deputy Director Veterans’ Agent Laurie Hils, 2013 Wire Inspector Nicholoas Fredsall, 2013 Highway Superintendent Clinton E. Schneyer, Jr., 2013 Town Administrator Jorja-Ann P. Marsden, 2015

8 Fire Chief Zoning Board of Appeals Ernest Cardillo, 2013 Linda Day, 2013 C. Joseph Tracy, Deputy Patricia Flinn, 2016 James Murray, 2015 Gas Inspector Thomas Schuler, 2017 Gregory M. Pilling John H. Spencer, 2014 Robert Edwards, Alternate Cultural Council John Hyson, Alternate Donna Hassler Julie McCarthy Town Counsel Nina Ryan J. Raymond Miyares Terry Wise Rena Zurofsky Conservation Commission William Briggs, 2013 Berk. Regl. Planning Ronald Broucker, 2015 Kate Fletcher, Planning Board, Joseph DeGiorgis, 2013 Marie Raftery, Alternate, Selectman John Hart, 2014 appted Jay Rhind, 2013 James Schantz, 2013 Board of Registrars George Shippey, 2015 Linda Hunt Sally Underwood-Miller, Alternate, Sec- Jennifer Carmichael, 2013 retary Nancy Cark, 2015 Nancy Ann Wilcox, 2014 Animal Inspector John Drake Cable Advisory Committee Richard Scott Burrow Finance Board Craig Berger, 2014 Principal Assessor Jay Bifofsky, Alternate Michael Blay Mary Boyce, 2013 Neil Holden, Alternate Police Chief James McMenamy, 2014 Richard B. Wilcox, 2015 Keith Raftery, 2014 Holly Rhind, 2013 Historical Commission Jean Rousseau, 2015, Chairman Maria Carr Charles Murray, 2014, Linda Jackson, Chairman Martin Torodash Green Communities Committee Peter Williams Ned Baldwin Barbara Cohen-Hobbs Memorial Day Committee Jorja-Ann Marsden Jorja-Ann Marsden Jay Rhind Deborah S. McMenamy, Chairman Tim Minkler Community Preservation Committee Keith Raftery Craig Berger, for Finance Skip Whalen Michael Blay, Treas, for Assessors Barbara Cohen-Hobbs, for Parks and Rec Berkshire Regional Transit Authority David Hellman for Selectmen Craig Berger, Delegate, 2013 Robert Feuer, Housing Authority

9 Linda Jackson, Historical Comm Council On Aging John Spencer, for Selectmen Mary Boyce, 2014 Eugene Talbot, for Planning Board Elizabeth DiGrigoli, Director Sally Underwood-Miller, Chairman, for Lynne French, 2013 Con Com Ronald Muir, 2013 Susan Rogers, 2014 Elderly and Disabled Committee Diane Sheridan, Chairman, 2012 Joyce Hovey Elizabeth McCormack Dog Offi cer John Miller Donald Holmes Nancy Socha Karen Williams Historic Preservation Committee Sue Bonak Constables Gary Johnston Darrell Fennelly, 2014 Jay Rhind Rosario Messana, 2014 Pam Sandler Brian A. Shaw, 2014 Carl Sprague, Chairman Bruce J.Stringer, 2014 Eileen Taft Aldheid Teutsch, 2014 Peter Williams, Secretary Richard B. Wilcox, 2014 Cemetery Commission Special Police Board of Selectmen Beth McCormick Deborah McMenamy, Chuck Gillett Robert Nielson Stephen Shatz Paul Petruesu Laurel Hill Representative, Helen Kim Shaw Pigott Michael Stanton Town Clerk, Linda Hunt Cemetery Consultant, Chris Marsden Highway Supt., Clinton Schneyer

10 Town Clerk’s Report

January 15, 2012. The second crossing of the gas pipelines has been completed. You can just see the beginning of the cofferdam.

11 Town Clerk’s Report for 2012

VITAL STATISTICS Population 1846 Registered Voters 1571 Number of Births 7 Number of Marriages 24 Number of Deaths 16

At the recommendation of the Registry of Vital Records and the United States Department of State, we no longer print the individual names from vital records in the town report. This will help to protect the privacy of individuals as well as help to curb identity theft.

RAFFLE PERMITS ISSUED Raffl e Permits -0-

DOG LICENSES Males 19 Neutered Males 88 Females 6 Spayed Females 108 Kennel 0 Replacements 1 Transfers 0 Totals 222

$ 1,552.00 $ 295.00 Dog License Late Fees $ 1,847.00 Paid to the Town Treasurer for Dog Licenses

Fees amounting to an additional $6,598.90 were also turned over to the Town Treasurer for the sale of certifi ed birth, marriage and death records, the fi ling of marriage intentions. Special permits, the recording of business certifi cates (DBA), and the sale of street lists, bylaws, raffl e permits and other miscellaneous services also contributed to this fi gure.

12 FISH AND GAME LICENSES

Fish and game licenses are all being done online now and are not being done by Town Clerks except in a few instances. There is a list of agents located in a neighboring town and city that will still do them for you at their retail store. The Abstracts are still available in my offi ce.

2012 ELECTIONS AND TOWN MEETINGS The Presidential Primary was held on March 6, 2012 with 176 voters casting their ballots. There were 95 Democratic ballots cast, 5 Green-Rainbow ballots cast and 76 Republican ballots cast.

The Annual Town Meeting was held on May 21, 2012. There were 134 of the 1458 registered voters or 9% that attended this meeting.

On May 22, 2012, the Annual Town Election had a turnout of 406 registered voters. The actual number of registered voters at that time was 1458 which works out to be 28% participation.

On September 6th we held the State Primary with 413 voters casting their ballots. There were 380 Democratic ballots cast 2 Green-Rainbow ballots cast and 31 Republican ballots cast. 1480 voters were eligible to vote that day.

November 6th was the State Election with 1217 voters casting their ballots or 79% of the 1549 voters that were eligible to vote that day.

The fi rst half of 2013 will also be a very busy one for elections and town meetings with the Special Town Meeting on February 19th, the Special State Primary on April 30th, the Annual Town Meeting on May 20th, the Annual Town Election on May 21st, and fi nally the Special State Election on June 25th.

As Town Clerk, I continue to work on creating and using different databases to track and index Town Clerk information like birth, death and marriage as well as cemetery records in an effort to make retrieval of this information easier.

This year I was able to engage a company that arranged and inventoried the permanent records as well as other town records that are in storage. They created a database of those as well. This database includes not only the location but also a retention schedule that will let the different departments know when documents are allowed to be destroyed and whether or not they need permission from the state to do so. Using a system like this should help to control the amount of paper that is held in storage and make it much easier to locate records when needed.

I continue to utilize the help of town residents in exchange for time toward the Senior Work Off Tax Program. This continues to be a great help in the Town Clerk’s offi ce.

13 Once again, I would like to thank everyone that is willing to work at our Elections and Town Meetings. It’s been a great group of people that do this and we’ve been able to complete the tally results soon after closing of the polls. This is very important and is much appreciated as our days for Elections begin very early and are very long.

Respectfully submitted, LINDA HUNT, CMMC TOWN CLERK

January 22, 2012. The soil removed from the construction site was taken to Bullard Woods.

14 In Memoriam of those who have served the Town

Marguerite B. Bullwinkel Planning Board 1983-1999

Cecilia K. Killfoile Assessor’s Clerk Assessor 1977-2009

Anna B. Pilling Election Worker Town Offi ce Clerical Assistant in multiple departments Updated the E-911 Listing Assisted in publishing the Town Report

John Hatch Rhind Housing Authority & State Appointee 1974-1982 Sewer and Water Commission 1974-1982

Joan Selva Council on Aging 2002-2006 Glendale Women’s Auxiliary

January 29, 2012. The upstream cofferdam is almost done. The pumps and pipes that will carry the water around the construction site are in place.

15 General Services

February 6, 2012. The work site is dry now.

16 Selectmen’s Report

To the Citizens of Stockbridge: The Selectmen are pleased to have newest member, Charles Gillett, join our ranks. He has lived in Stockbridge for over 30 years where he with his wife, Michelle, raised two daughters. He brings an extensive background in business management and community organization to the Board of Selectmen. Chuck is particularly expert in personnel assessment and acquisition, an area where we have had some high profi le activity this year.

Highway Superintendent, Clint Schneyer, retired from a long and distinguished career in the Highway Department where he has been well- known for hard work and strict budget maintenance. Clint’s dedication to the Town of Stockbridge and his exemplary work ethic deserve public praise and gratitude and the Selectmen are pleased to extend that acclamation here. Clint continues to serve the Town in various volunteer capacities and as a living repository of highway and infrastructure information.

Maintaining our Town roads and properties is ongoing and this year is no exception. At long last, Bean Hill Road has been paved and plans are underway to resurface sections of Ice Glen and Lee Road. Funding for paving the Main Street of Town, from the Fire Station at Route 7 to the Cat and Dog fountain at Route 7 South, has been approved and the work is expected to begin after the tourist season this fall. Plans are being made to incorporate a bike path on this very busy section of Town that will improve safety for vehicular traffi c of all kinds. The Bike Path Committee in Town is eager to include designated bike travel lanes on as many paving projects as possible. The Selectmen are supportive of all reasonable efforts for this and welcome neighborhood and property owner input on these projects.

An emergency closing of the historic stone arch bridge in Interlaken was ordered by the state DOT this fall and has created a situation with no easy solution. A detour on Interlaken Crossroads provides access to the area but creates signifi cant emergency response issues. Repair plans will require input and permits from the state and local historical commissions, DEP, Conservation Commissions, highway and water departments, emergency services as well as local residents. Anticipated work on the bridge is not expected to begin until 2014.

Our emergency services have been active with new trainings, equipment and organization. Chris Marsden has moved from Deputy to Director of Emergency Management and has had to step into action organizing the Town for the large weather events that have become ever more common. A State of Emergency was declared in Town during Superstorm Sandy in October and winter storm Nemo in February. In Stockbridge we were fortunate to avoid major damage from the elements, but by following the state’s precedent for a State of Emergency with our own declaration, the Town becomes eligible for state and federal storm relief funding should it be needed.

17 The Town has put to good use our “Robo Call” system to notify residents of emergency, safety or public information in a timely manner. The Selectmen are cautious to make these calls selectively. Public response to these calls has been positive. Additional current public information can also be found on the Town’s newly updated website at: townofstockbridge.com.

The Fire Department is now the proud caretaker of the Town’s new emergency rescue vehicle. This truck can respond more effi ciently to a variety of medical, fi re and water emergencies than ever before. In addition, several members of the Fire and Police Departments have recently completed EMT training which is vital for quick medical response to all our residents and visitors. The Selectmen are grateful to Fire Chief Ernest (Chuckie) Cardillo and his department for this increased security in Town.

Over the years Stockbridge has adopted an excellent set of By-Laws designed to comply with State General Law and provide standards that protect our Town as the beautiful village we all cherish. These By-Laws must be amended from time to time in order to remain current with the General Laws and case decisions relevant to contemporary life. To that end, the Selectmen have recommended amendments to several By-Laws for presentation at a Special Town Meeting. These amendments, which will clarify ambiguous and out dated language and bring our standards into compliance with case laws, were developed with input from the Planning Board, the Conservation Commission, the Building Inspector, Town Counsel and citizens at Public Hearings. Selectman Steve Shatz did extraordinary work on these amendments and the Town is fortunate to be served by his valuable expertise.

Budget season always brings a variety of issues to the table with the constant goal of providing the services we need to maintain the standards we expect while holding our tax rate to the lowest amount possible. The Selectmen continue to work closely with the Finance Committee and meet with all Town departments for a detailed examination of each budget. Departments are asked to level fund their current budget and detail their future fi nancial needs. As might be expected, the water and sewer infrastructure is clearly an issue that requires planning. Two of our three water tanks are 100 years old and at the end of their life expectancy. We are delighted to now have new water mains in downtown Stockbridge but other sections of Town are still served by century old cast iron pipes that look more like clogged arteries than fl owing water pipes. Funding for this will be expensive, lengthy and essential. The Water and Sewer Commission is working on a plan to achieve the necessary improvements and the Town must be prepared to consider how it can be accomplished.

Another big ticket item will be the mandated funding of future Town retiree health benefi ts. The Finance Committee, under the astute leadership of Jean Rousseau, has been studying this at great length and will be making a recommendation to the Town. Our Town has a history of providing generous health benefi ts to our employees and retirees.

18 Police Chief Rick Wilcox has announced his plan to retire from the department in February 2014. As much as the Selectmen would like to deny him the opportunity to leave us, planning must begin for the search process to fi ll this important position in Town. The Selectmen will be requesting Town approval for a warrant article to hire a professional service to assist us in procuring a candidate capable of fi lling the very large shoes Chief Wilcox has created.

One of the most asked questions of the Selectmen remains: “When will Stockbridge have cell phone coverage?” Efforts by the Selectmen and local citizens continue to lobby our legislators and telecommunication companies to bring their service to Town. There has been some movement in a positive direction and we are beginning a have a sense of optimism for good results in the near future.

Once again, the Selectmen must give praise and recognition to Town Administrator, Jorja-Ann Marsden for the constant care and nurturing she provides day and night to all of us in Town. With her very able assistant, Danielle Fillio, they are the frontline to help all of us in Town navigate our way through the municipal system. Jorja is tireless in juggling the issues of the day and keeping the Selectmen up to speed on a very wide variety of topics. We are lucky to have her. Stockbridge is a better place because Jorja works here and loves us all so much

Respectfully submitted,

DEBORAH S. MCMENAMY, Chair STEPHEN SHATZ CHARLES GILLETT

Police Department

To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of Stockbridge:

I hereby submit a report of the activities of the police department for the year 2012.

2012, in terms of crime, was one of the quietest years in recent memory. Statistical information below reveals how signifi cant that change is from activity over the last several years. That information is, however, of little comfort for those who were victims of crime, especially that sense of violation felt by Stockbridge homeowners whose homes were broken into and had valuables and heirlooms stolen.

The area of greatest concern remains the number of house breaks, 14 for the year, even though that is 11 less than 2011. Either from evidence gathered at the scene, or a review of modus operandi, it is clear that they are all related to drug addiction. We had six motor vehicle breaks during the year, and for the most part at locations where the parked cars are somewhat isolated, such

19 as Gould Meadows. Included among those car break-ins were unlocked cars with valuables in plain view.

Grants, during their peak years, contributed almost $35,000 on an annual basis to the police department’s budget. In 2012 we received no grant money from the state or federal government. Through the Western Regional Homeland Security Council, the Berkshire County Chiefs, the Berkshire Law Enforcement Council and the Berkshire County Sheriff’s Department we collectively continue to receive federal homeland security grant money, currently totaling more than two million dollars, for the upgrade of the Berkshire County radio communications system and other emergency response equipment. That Homeland Security money will continue to fl ow into the county with the stipulation it serve regional needs.

One impact of the loss of grant money is refl ected in our ability to dedicate blocks of time to run radar on streets where residents have expressed concern about speeding cars. We are now sandwiching in radar between calls, patrols and investigations, which means running radar anywhere from 5 minutes up to an hour at a time at any given location.

Tanglewood celebrated its 75th anniversary season in 2012, and, as we have since its genesis, we continued to provide a range of services this past summer in chorus with the Lenox Police and the Berkshire County Sheriff’s Department.

Policing in Stockbridge is a team effort and as always I am grateful to the following Offi cers for their help and support during the year: Brian A. Shaw, Bruce J. Stringer, Adelheid A. Teutsch, Darrell G. Fennelly, Rosario Messina and Special Offi cers Robert F. Nielson, Michael J. Stanton, Elizabeth McCormack, Kimberly Shaw, Paul F. Petrescu and Neil H. Raymond.

2012 2012 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 Daily Blotter Entries 24,022 24,323 26,122 18,229 13,150 9,677 8,982 8,037 Investigations 351 445 505 449 558 563 553 447 Motor Vehicle Crashes 58 70 99 91 91 111 102 108 Uniform Crime Report Offenses 67 122 152 161 155 119 100 104 Motor Vehicle Citations 418 440 653 997 762 770 693 53 Parking Tickets 13 37 42 65 59 58 45 46 Alarm Calls 573 500 592 599 644 492 580 449 Business Open Doors 234 118 83 78 91 25 31 34

20 Offenses: National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS) & Civil Motor Vehicle Infractions. The statistics below include all reported crimes, which may later be determined to be unfounded. A&B With Dangerous Weapon 1 Marked Lanes, Fail to Stay In 6 Assault With Dangerous Weapon 2 Reckless Operation of a MV 2 A&B On a Cognitively Limited Negligent Operation of a MV 4 Person 1 Trespass 5 Assault & Battery 3 OUI Liquor 1 Rape 1 Telephone Calls, Annoying 5 A&B on Ambulance Personnel 1 OUI Liquor, 2nd offense 1 Threat to Commit a Crime 4 Trash, Litter 8 B&E Nighttime, Felony 5 Witness, Intimidate 1 B&E daytime, Vehicle 6 Use a Motor Vehicle w/o Authority 1 B&E For Misdemeanor 1 Vandalize Property 5 B&E Daytime For Felony 10 Tagging Property 1 B&E Vehicle Daytime For Felony 6 Destruction of Property Over $250 2 Child Endangerment 1 Receive Stolen Property 1 Destruction of Property Over $250 13 Disorderly Conduct 1 Destruction of Property Disturbing the Peace 1 Under $250.00 5 Shoplifting by Concealment 1 Resist Arrest 1 Indecent A&B on a Person Disorderly Conduct 1 14 or Older 1 Disturbing the Peace 1 Firearm, Store Improperly 1 Driving Under The Indecent Exposure 1 Infl uence, Alcohol 2 OUI Liquor 1 Larceny From a Building 10 OUI Liquor, 2nd Offense 1 Identity Fraud 1 Child Endangerment 1 Larceny by Check Over $250 1 Trash Disposed in Inland Waterways 1 Larceny Over $250 20 Deer Tagging Violation 1 Larceny Under $250 7 Abuse Prevention Order Violation 2 Larceny from a Person Attempt to Commit a Crime 2 over 60.Disabled 2 Operate a MV with a Larceny under $250 false pretense 1 Suspended License 5 License Operate a MV Reckless Operation of a Suspended 5 Motor Vehicle 2 Leave the Scene of Property Uninsured Motor Vehicle 1 damage MVA 2 Unregistered Motor Vehicle 1 Leave the Scene Personal Unlicensed Operation of a Injury MVA 1 Motor Vehicle 2 Malicious Damage to a MV 1 Speeding Citations 329 Harassment , Criminal 3

Respectfully Submitted,

RICHARD B. WILCOX, Chief of Police

21 Fire Department To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of Stockbridge:

The Stockbridge Fire department responded to 376 calls in 2012. We had 6 members complete the EMT course that took 948 hours of class time. This will bring the number of Fire Department EMTs to 7, once the exam process is completed. This has greatly improved our medical response. The Volunteer Fire Company purchased through private donations and donated to the Town a rescue boat to our fl eet. This will help in our water rescues at the Stockbridge Bowl, Housatonic River and other bodies of water in town. In February we put our rescue truck in service. We completed 1,200 hours of training in search and rescue, jaws of life, structural fi re and other training. The department has put in 1,435 hours in fi re related calls, 240 hours in medical calls, 230 hours in station time for a total of 4,053 hours.

Fire Alarms 152 Chimney Fires 2 Medical Calls 142 Weather Related 3 Motor Vehicles Accidents 9 Structure Fires 4 Service Calls 24 Mutual Aid Calls 9 Brush Fires 12 Search and Rescue 3 Fuel Spills 4 Oven Fire 2 Water Problem 1 Hazard Calls 4 Water Rescue 1 Elevator Rescue 1 Power Lines 1 Propane Leak 1 Dumpster Fire 1

The Fire Department currently has 28 members. We are always looking for new members. I would like to thank the neighboring towns for their assistance. I would like to personally thank all the members of the Department for their dedication to the Town and the Department. I would also like to thank the Board of Selectmen, Town Administrator, and all the other town employees for their help and especially to the town residents for their support of the Fire Department.

Respectfully submitted,

ERNEST CARDILLO, Fire Chief

22 Highway Department

To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of Stockbridge:

The Highway Department had several big projects to complete this year, the largest being the reconstruction of Dugway Road that washed out during Tropical Storm Irene in 2011. Engineer Mike Kulig designed the project and our crew built forms and poured concrete for a retaining wall that received recognition from FEMA for quality and cost savings.

The Department fi nished up closing the old landfi ll on Glendale Middle Road and will continue to monitor it according to DEP regulations.

Storms continue to bring down trees and clog culverts that keep the department busy with maintenance and repairs. Bean Hill Road was paved this past spring and plans are in place to pave sections of Ice Glen Road. Last year’s Town Meeting voters agreed to pave Main Street from the Fire House to the Red Lion Inn. The sidewalks on Main Street will also be redone.

In September the state closed the stone arch bridge in Interlaken and the Town must now plan how best to repair it. It will take awhile for all the plans and permits to be completed.

The crew: Don Holmes, Lindy Searing, Mark Viola, Don Beebe, Larry Kurber, Pliny Hunt, Bill Iacobacci and the new guy, Jim Prince, continues to maintain the roads, Town Beach, Parks, Cemeteries and Compactor.

It has been my pleasure to serve the Town of Stockbridge for the past 30 years. The New Year promises new leadership and new ideas.

Respectfully submitted,

CLINTON SCHNEYER, Highway Superintendent

February 6, 2012. Exploratory holes to fi nd the gas pipelines. Slow, careful digging.

23 Cemetery Department

To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of Stockbridge: There was a total of 21 Interments between the Town Cemetery and St. Joseph’s Cemetery during calendar year 2012; they are broken down as follows: Town Cemetery, Full Interments: 6 Town Cemetery, Interment of cremations: 13 St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Full Interments: 1 St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Interment of cremations: 1

All burial fees associated with the above interments amount to the follow- ing:

Opening and closing of graves (Interments): $3,125.00 Perpetual Care fund: $2,375.00 Total: $5,500.00

The Cemetery Commission will seek approval at the 2013 Annual Town Meeting to transfer a sum of money from the Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund for the purpose of performing necessary tree work in the Town Cemetery.

Residents are reminded that according to the Cemetery Regulations, permanent plantings of hedges, trees and shrubs are not permitted in the Town Cemetery, except as required by the Cemetery Commission. While this regulation has not been strictly enforced, there have been several issues of neglected plantings becoming too large and enveloping headstones and caus- ing damage to foundations of headstones. This coming season, the Town will begin to remove shrubs from plots that have been deemed “neglected” in the interest of maintaining our Cemetery to an acceptable level.

I wish to thank the members of the Town Highway Dept. for the work they do to maintain the Cemeteries and handle burials. A special thanks to Clint Schneyer for his help and advice in my fi rst two years as Cemetery Consul- tant.

Respectfully submitted,

CHRISTOPHER MARSDEN, Cemetery Consultant

24 Sewer and Water Department

To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of Stockbridge: We have completed our new 600,000 gallon storage tank and line replace- ments. It has been a real bonus to the Town because the Insurance Services Offi ce, Public Classifi cation Program, working with Fire Chief Ernest Cardillo and Water Superintendent Michael Buffoni has determined that system improve- ments may allow for lower insurance rates.

The Commission has been concerned about water infi ltration into our sewer system for some time. We have cleaned and done camera work on the Pine Street through the cemetery line including Church Street. The results of this study indicate that the cross country line needs to be relined. The Church Street line needs manhole rebuilding and a small section to be replaced.

We also will be replacing the backup generator in the Park Street pump station. Both will be paid for from Sewer Available Surplus.

The two aging water tanks in Interlaken need more and more expensive maintenance just to keep them operational. This year we plan to sand and repaint both tanks and do roof repairs. We have meet with the Selectmen and Finance boards with the idea of setting aside each year a sum of money to pay for replacing both tanks with a new tank.

Mike Buffoni’s 13 year old truck will be replaced this year. Both the truck and the roof repairs will come out of Water available surplus.

The Commission would like to thank Sewer Superintendent Tony Campetti, Water Superintendent Michael Buffoni and Water/Sewer Assistant Peter Baren- ski for their efforts this year. Also, congratulation and best wishes to Highway Superintendent Clint Schneyer who recently retired from years of service to the Town of Stockbridge.

Respectfully submitted, DONALD SCHNEYER, Chairman THOMAS SCHULER PETER SOCHA

25 Parks and Recreation Commission

To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of Stockbridge: The Parks and Recreation Commission is charged with the maintenance and management of the Town’s parks and recreation facilities. These facilities include the Bidwell park at Plain School, Interlaken park, Park Street park and skateboard park, Pine Street tennis courts, and the Stockbridge Bowl beachfront and dock ramp. The recreation equipment at the various parks was inspected in 2012, and worn parts will be replaced in the spring. The three lifeguards employed by the town successfully monitored and maintained the town beach and facilities during the 2012 season. New ladders were installed on the rafts, and there were no issues with water quality at the beach. The fencing is work- ing to prevent the geese from coming onto the beach. The Commission hopes to have lifeguards on duty on the weekends beginning the second week of May in 2013 until the beginning of the regular season.

The Commission initiated a new policy for rental of a slot on the canoe/ kayak racks for safety reasons. One canoe or two-person kayak per slot, or two one-person kayaks on a slot per family will be allowed. A new statement of Rules and Regulations pertaining to the canoe/kayak racks and storage fee is avail- able at the Stockbridge Town Offi ces. The procedure to obtain an application for a permit and payment of the storage fee for a canoe or kayak(s) on one of the racks for the 2013 season can be obtained by calling the Stockbridge Town Offi ces.

The Stockbridge Bowl Association held its annual Stockbridge Bowl Day for the residents of Stockbridge at the town beach in the summer. Pilling Land- scaping maintained and improved with new plantings the Park Street gardens and the landscaping at the town beach.

The Commission appreciates the efforts of all the volunteers who contribute their efforts toward making the town’s parks and recreation facilities fi rst rate. The Commission also wishes to thank Clint Schneyer and his crew for their assistance provided to the Commission throughout the years during Clint’s tenure, and looks forward to working with the new head of the Department of Public Works, Len Tisdale, in the coming year.

Respectfully submitted,

MARY HART, Chair PHILIP F. HELLER, Clerk STEVEN KNOPF

26 Emergency Management

To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of Stockbridge: The Emergency Management Department had another active year in 2012. Planning, preparation and actual events once again kept us on our toes. In August, an industrial fi re in Ghent, NY triggered concern about air quality in parts of Southern Berkshire County. Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) worked with several area towns to respond to warnings of a “smoke Plume” given to us by Columbia County, NY. Several Towns, including Stockbridge issued “shelter in place” directions over the reverse 911 system. Representatives from MA DEP, the State Fire Marshall’s Offi ce, State Police, National Guard, National Weather Service and several local agencies worked from a regional command post in West Stockbridge to determine the level of impact on our Communities. Air and surface testing for traces of PCB’s and other by-products of the fi re were conducted in several locations with none being found. National Weather Service modeling proved from atmospheric condi- tions and wind direction coupled with the tall mountains between Columbia and Berkshire Counties that no threat was present. This incident turned into a useful drill in inter-agency operations as well as inter-state communication. In October, Stockbridge EMD once again coordinated the pre-incident planning and subsequent response of Emergency Services for Super Storm Sandy within the Town of Stockbridge. An Emergency Operations Center was established at the Town Offi ces, and preparations were made to open a shelter if the need arose. Close to 60 overtime hours were put in by Highway and Police employees in addition to regular hours, and 239 man-hours were logged by the Volunteer Fire Dept. for storm preparations and response. The “reverse 911” system was used several times during this incident for public announcements. Although in comparison with other areas of the Northeast, we were lucky, there was some damage done to at least three structures in Town as well as the usual downed lines and blocked roadways. Unlike past weather events, National Grid assigned each community a personal liaison to help expedite and facilitate repairs. While this outreach was appreciated, the vast scope of the storm had resources spread so thin that a great number of repairs were not able to be completed for several days, much to our frustration.

Stockbridge Emergency Management has continued to be active with the Southern Berkshire Regional Emergency Planning Committee. Representa- tives from Town have attended meetings, classes and drills. The Committee also applies for grants that benefi t the Town and the surrounding communities. Stockbridge is also part of the Western Massachusetts Regional Homeland Se- curity Council. This group encompasses all four counties in Western Massachu- setts and provides planning, fi nancial, and technical resources to the member communities. Their website, www.westernmassready.org is provided to offer assistance to the public for emergency planning.

We have continued to attend state and regional MEMA meetings, and have also worked with MEMA to update our “Comprehensive Emergency Manage- ment Plan” for the Town.

27 At the 2012 Annual Town Meeting, money was appropriated to upgrade and adapt the old fi re sirens (formerly used to alert the Volunteers of a fi re call) to be used as another public notifi cation tool in the event of severe weather or other emergency. This work is scheduled to begin shortly and when complete it will be tested and the public will be educated on what to do in response to it.

We continually seek volunteers to add to our database who we can call on in an emergency to perform necessary tasks. Help may be needed to staff shel- ters, prepare food or answer phones. Useful skills include but are not limited to nursing, food service, Ham Radio and Interpreters. Anyone interested may contact the offi ce at 413 298 4170 ext. 260

Thanks are due to the Selectmen, Town Administrator, all members of the Police, Fire and Highway Departments and the many independent Volunteers who make up the Emergency Management Team for Stockbridge. I would also like to welcome Ernest “Chuck” Cardillo aboard as the new Deputy Director of Emergency Management for Stockbridge.

Respectfully submitted,

CHRIS MARSDEN Emergency Management Director

February 6, 2012. The water fl owing out of the pipes that bypass the work site.

28 Emergency Response Committee

To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of Stockbridge:

EMS Training of the Berkshires held an EMT training course in Stock- bridge. Six fi remen and one police offi cer from Stockbridge attended the classes and have passed the practical exam and will be taking the written State test soon. With the successful completion of the fi nal exam, Stock- bridge will have eight EMTs in Town.

The Stockbridge Fire Department continues to be a critical part of our medical response in Stockbridge, responding to 142 calls during the year.

The Committee continues to evaluate the medical response in Stock- bridge and hopes to offer another EMT training course in the future. Am- bulance transport service is currently provided by Lee, Lenox and Southern Berkshire Ambulance squads, according to geographical zones and availabil- ity.

Respectfully submitted,

Ernest “Chuck” Cardillo, Fire Chief Matt Mandel Chris Marsden, Emergency Management Director Jorja Marsden, Town Administrator George Shippey Joe Tracy, Deputy Fire Chief Dan Weston, EMS Rick Wilcox, Police Department

Report of Community Television for the Southern Berkshires

To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of Stockbridge:

MISSION: CTSB is a 501c(3) organization. Its mission is to facilitate, en- courage and promote community television with the development of locally oriented, non-commercial programming and other media. The content may be informative, educational or entertaining. CTSB serves the Five Towns of Great Barrington, Lee, Lenox, Sheffi eld and Stockbridge.

Primary funding for CTSB is based on a formula derived from the sub- scriber billings of Time Warner in the Five Towns. CTSB is entirely indepen- dent of Time Warner, but under federal law, the cable company is obligated to provide community Access Channels for: Public Access (Ch 16), Education Access (Ch 17), and Government Access (Ch 18.) The audited CTSB annual

29 report, with complete programming for the year, is available at its offi ce: 925 Pleasant St. South Lee.

High school and adult volunteers from the Five Towns produce shows, with training and guidance from professional staff in many phases of televi- sion production including: studio & fi eld camera, editing, audio, directing and producing. Every year CTSB sponsors a video contest for students in K-12 from Lee, Lenox, Southern Berkshire or Berkshire Hills School Dis- tricts, with $1,200 in cash prizes.

CTSB-TV Bulletin Board is a free service for organizations, schools, clubs, etc. to announce upcoming events and services.

Channel 16, Public Access: Local programming of events, concerts, fes- tivals, parades and the like. Equipment needed to fi lm such programs, and the training to do so, are available from CTSB. Many programs are repeated online at CTSBTV.org

Channel 17, Educational Access: School Board and Committee meetings, delivering information fi rst-hand to residents. TV coverage makes it possible to “attend” meetings from home. School sporting events are viewer favorites. Schedules are available at CTSBTV.org

Channel 18, Government Access: CTSB is mandated to televise Select Board and Town Meetings of all Five Towns, with several repeat showings each month. In addition, CTSB televises some special meetings, as requested, The schedule of coverage is available at CTSBTV.org

Representatives of the Five Towns govern CTSB. All Board members are volunteers and are unpaid. Full-time professional staff members are: Leo W. Mahoney, Station Manager; Nick Ring, Operations Manager; and Steven Borns, Programming Coordinator.

Respectfully submitted,

JACK HOFFMIRE, President (Lenox) SETH KERSHNER, Vice President (Lee) PAUL GIBBONS, Treasurer (Great Barrington) STEPHEN COZZAGLIO, Secretary (Lee) GARY ALLEN (Lee) BOB BALOGH (At Large) PATRICK FENNEL (Great Barrington) WILLIAM FRENCH (Stockbridge) TED HORNICK (Great Barrington) PAUL KAKLEY (Great Barrington) OLGA MAY MILLIGAN (Great Barrington) PAUL MULHOLLAND (Sheffi eld) STEPHEN RADIN (At Large) AL SALDARINI (Lenox) DAVID STROUD (Lenox)

30 Health, Education and Social Services

February 9, 2012. Lifting the reinforcement for the sides of the trench into place.

31 Board of Health

To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of Stockbridge:

The three-member Stockbridge Board of Health conducts monthly open- to-the-public meetings in the Town Offi ce building. The agenda is posted 48 hours prior to each meeting.

The current members of the Board are Dr. Harriet Vines, Chair; Ms. Stephanie Adler, Recorder and Mr. Scott Muir. Ms. Adler was elected in May to replace Dr. Matthew Mandel whose term of offi ce ended this year and who chose not to seek re-election. In this report, the Board extends sincere thanks and appreciation to Dr. Mandel for the considerable time and effort he extended on behalf of the people of Stockbridge. We applaud his service and wish him well.

Members of the Board of Health attend the regularly scheduled quarterly meetings of Tri-Town Health Department and actively participate in the Department’s programs as well as serve on the Department’s ad hoc committees. The Boards of Health of Lee and Lenox are the other members of Tri-Town Health Department.

In FY 12. the town’s designated 18 percent of the Tri-Town budget was $37,918.41. The revenue generated by Tri-town for permits, inspections and tests performed in Stockbridge amounted to $20,479.42, which was returned to the Town.

At the April 3 Tri-Town meeting, a Public Hearing was held about new regulations prohibiting pharmacies from promoting the sale of tobacco and tobacco-related products to youth. The regulations were adopted, and the Board of Health is pleased to report that pharmacies in the Tri-Town area fully comply. Signs about the illegality of selling to or buying tobacco for youth are clearly posted.

The “Downtown Stockbridge Walkability Audit,” conducted on April 26, 2011 was prepared by the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission for Be Well Berkshires, a Mass in Motion funded initiative. It was presented to the Select Board that fall. To continue the Board’s focus on the “active living” component, Dr,. Vines attended a full-day “Walkability” conference hosted by Berkshire Regional Planning. Representatives from WalkBoston and the city planning offi ce and a traffi c-engineer attested to the health and economic values derived from walkable downtowns. Dr. Vines was present, as well, for the launch of the Downtown Loop in Pittsfi eld.

Ms. Adler and Dr. Vines met with the Director and staff of the Stockbridge Library to explore a possible connection between the Board’s focus on physical activity and the Library’s historic walking tours.

32 In an additional effort to promote physical activity for Town residents, Dr. Vines also met with the town’s Bike Path Committee. She joined their efforts before the Select Board and at a Public Information Meeting to support the inclusion of bike lanes on Stockbridge streets.

Because “healthy eating” is the other dimension of Be Well Berkshires, Ms. Adler and Dr. Vines met with students at Monument Mountain High School to offer the Board’s support and recognition of the students’ efforts to promote and provide better quality, more nutritious and more appetizing locally grown foods in their lunch offerings. The Board saluted the student- led program and offered to supply educational materials. In addition, the Board introduced the students to Ms. Adele Gravitz, manager of the Community Transformation Grant at Tri-Town, who has offered to be a resource for the students.

The Board continued its efforts to provide an acceptable sharps disposal method for the many Town residents who self-inject. At a June 19 meeting at Riverbrook, attended by Ms. Adler, Dr. Vines, Mr. Jim Wilusz, Director of Tri-Town Health Department and the past and present Riverbrook directors, it became clear there was a need for a broader, regional system.

Dr. Vines and Mr. Wilusz attended a meeting called by Berkshire Regional Planning to develop a county-wide sharps disposal system. An outgrowth of that meeting was the decision to apply for a grant to establish a lock- box procedure which will cost Stockbridge no money. The Select Board authorized the Town’s participation in applying for the grant.

The self-help Health Awareness Program has continued during the past year. Information from the Massachusetts Dept. Of Public Health and the National Institutes of Health is made available regularly to all Town residents at the Town Offi ce Building, Senior Center, Post Offi ces in Stockbridge and Glendale, and the Stockbridge Library.

Respectfully Submitted,

HARRIET M. VINES, Ph.D., Chair STEPHANIE ADLER, Recorder SCOTT MUIR

33 Tri-Town Health Department To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of Stockbridge:

I hereby submit my annual report for the fi scal year 2012.

Following is a summary of our Public Health Prevention programs:

Title 5 On-Site Wastewater Disposal: Despite the slow economy, we continue to see a great deal of time allocated towards on-site wastewater upgrades, which includes percolation testing, Title 5 inspections, and technical plan reviews.

Food Service Sanitation Program: Food service establishment inspections in Lee increased by 140% from last fi scal year due to fi lling the part time inspector position and the increase of events that need to be inspected. Two (2) inspections per year are required in accordance with State Sanitary Code Chapter X Minimum Sanitation Standards for Food Establishments. In general, most establishments observed are following sound sanitation practices. Our bacteriological laboratory program of sampling the ice in all establishments has over time proven to be an effective tool in evaluating general sanitary practices.

Pool & Spa/ /Public/Semi Public Beaches: Melissa and Susan were assigned the task of inspecting, sampling and monitoring public, semi-public pools/ spas and bathing beaches. Susan has diligently worked to make sure all pools come into compliance with the Federal Virginia Grahame Baker regulation. Although somewhat challenging to seasonal businesses, this federal requirement is mandated for all public and semi-public beaches to be permitted by the Board of Health.

Tobacco Awareness Program: Tri-Town was awarded another seven years of funding. The Tobacco Awareness Program is grant funded by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and provides a variety of tobacco control services for 12 Berkshire County communities. Grant deliverables and accomplishments for Year 1 focused on amending current local regulations banning tobacco products in pharmacies and ensuring that youth are not accessing tobacco products. Subsequently on May 4th, 2012, the Tri-Town Boards of Health passed regulations banning tobacco sales in pharmacies; the use of Roll Your Own (RYO) machines; regulating the sale of electronic cigarettes and other nicotine delivery devices; and banning smoking at outdoor food service locations. For a complete copy of the amended regulations, please contact the offi ce or visit the website.

Tobacco Retailer Training Program: The Tri-Town Tobacco Retailer certifi cation program continues to be a success. In fi scal year 2012, staff provided 30 trainings that educated 473 tobacco retail clerks making our grand total to 1,800. Since the creation of the local program in FY07, no permit suspensions have been issued to retailers and illegal sales to minors have decreased signifi cantly. We are aggressively investigating opportunities to convert the training to a web-based program for easier access. For

34 more information on the Retailer certifi cation program, please visit www. tritownhealth.org.

Community Transformation/Mass in Motion Grant: In October 2011, Tri-Town was awarded a fi ve year grant from the Centers from Disease Control (CDC) in the amount of $410,000 for the Community Transformation Grant through the federal Affordable Care Act. This grant serves the communities of Lee, Lenox, Stockbridge, Great Barrington and the City of Pittsfi eld, focusing efforts to promote policy based initiatives on healthy eating and active living. Health/Wellness Coordinator, Adele Gravitz, is working diligently with the communities and focusing efforts on community accessibility/walkability, promoting the healthier dining program, supporting the schools on the new nutrition regulations, promoting the safe routes to school program, and working with town planners on complete streets. Our main goal for next fi scal year is to increase the senior leadership of Be Well Berkshires.

Be Well Berkshires: Be Well Berkshires Senior Leadership Team was created in 2009 under the direction of Tri-Town Health Department and the Mass in Motion grant funding project. Originally comprised of only the three towns of Lee, Lenox, and Stockbridge and now expanded to other communities, the team acts as the leadership conduit to support and implement policies that will enhance healthy eating and active living. These policy driven initiatives will assist to combat public heath disparities such as reducing overweight/ obesity rates, smoking, and improving the overall health and wellness in the communities.

Attorney General’s Hypertension Grant: Tri-Town Health Department and Berkshire Health Systems was awarded a two year grant from the Attorney General’s Offi ce to implement the “Get Cuffed Berkshires” program that focuses on a sodium reduction policy in the community by education and offering individual blood pressure cuffs and working with local restaurants to reduce sodium from the menus. To date, over 1,000 free blood pressure cuffs have been issued and many restaurants have removed salt shakers from the tables. For anyone that is combating hypertension and is having diffi culty managing their blood pressure, please contact the Department and we can assist you on your needs.

Administration:

James J. Wilusz, R.S.: Over the past year, Jim was able to secure an additional fi ve years of CTG grant funding ($410,000) to continue efforts focused on healthy eating and active living. He also has overseen major computer upgrades and created a newly established website for the Department. Part of his commitment since being appointed was to increase public accessibility, having an interactive website accomplished this task, and to move the department in the direction to meet the news demands of public health. Through the department website: www.tritownhealth.org, the community now has full access to applications, forms, public health advisories and many more links and information for general use. Jim also has worked closely with many local Boards of Health on revamping their local tobacco regulations that now limits youth accessibility to tobacco products.

35 Amanda Cozzaglio: In FY12, Amanda was accepted for the Community Health Educator Certifi cation program and should be completed in the next few weeks. Since being promoted to the Prevention Programs Coordinator, she has worked in close collaboration with many organizations such as Berkshire Health Systems, NBCC, the 84 Chapters, and Berkshire AHEC on many prevention programs in an effort to increase overall health and wellness in the communities. We thank Amanda for all her hard work and dedication to the Department and ongoing initiatives.

Susan Malone R.S.: Susan started in the fall of 2011 as our part-time inspector. She is a registered sanitarian for the State of Connecticut and pursuing reciprocity in the State of Massachusetts. In August 2012, she was promoted to Senior Health Inspector and brings a wealth of knowledge to the position. Over the past several months, she has been coordinating and overseeing a wide variety of special events to ensure safe handling practices are being followed. We thank Susan for all her hard work and dedication to the department and ensuring safe and sanitary practices in the community.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank the Lee, Lenox and Stock- bridge Boards of Health for their continued support and assistance and the Tri-Town Health Department staff for their dedication and public service in providing essential public health prevention programs to the communities we serve.

Permits Issued: (Stockbridge only) Permit Type Numbered Issued Permit Type Numbered Issued Food Service 32 Milk/Cream Vehicle 1 Retail Food 21 Milk/Cream Dealer 2 Catering 8 Pasteurization 0 Mobile Food 2 Disposal Works Installers 11 B & B 5 Septage Hauler 6 Bakery 2 Garbage Hauler 7 Special Event Food Permit 29 Rec. Children’s Camp 3 Tobacco 3 Motel/Hotel/Cabin/Trailer 0 Indoor Pool 1 Biological Wastes 2 Outdoor Pool 8 Tanning 0 Hot Tubs 6 Disposal Works Construction 11 Frozen Dessert 5 Well Permit 7 Milk/Cream Store 4 Beaver Permits 1

Inspections: Food Service Inspections: 62 Children’s Camps: 2 Misc. Complaints/Nuisances 1 Housing Inspections/Chapter II 4 Quality Control 267 Well Sampling 4 Pool & Hot Tub Testing 108 Pool & Hot Tub Inspections: 17 Water Testing Performed- Beaches 35 Ice Sampling 28

36 Budget Revenue Information Fiscal 2012

Total budget: $ 37,918.41 Revenue generated: $20,4179.42 Breakdown: Permits $ 16,785.00 Water Testing 2,601.82 Septic 1080.00 Misc. 12.60 Total $20,4179.42

Respectfully submitted, JAMES J. WILUSZ, R.S., Director of Public Health

Porchlight VNA/ Home Care To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of Stockbridge: The following is a report of the services performed in the Town of Stock- bridge during the fi scal year 7/01/2011 – 6/30/2012:

HOME VISITS VISITS Skilled Nursing 330 Medical Social Work 17 Physical Therapy 222 Maternal Child Health 6 Occupational Therapy 71 Nutrition Services 1 Speech Therapy 0 Home Health Aide/Homemaker 106 Total 753

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE Suspect 22 Probable 1 Confi rmed 12 Revoked 0

CLINICS ATTENDANCE Flu/Pneumonia 3/51 Blood Pressure 22/69

Telehealth Monitoring 6

Respectfully submitted, HOLLY ANN CHAFFEE, RN, BSN, MSN President, Chief Executive Director

37 Brien Center For Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Inc.

To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of Stockbridge: The Brien Center, which provides mental health and substance abuse services to all of Berkshire County, sends a request each year to all towns ask- ing for fi nancial assistance to help offset cost associated with uncompensated care. “Uncompensated Care” represents those hours of service delivered to individuals who could not pay their bills. Within Berkshire County as much as 15% of the care delivered was uncompensated.

Along with dramatic increases in the amount of free care delivered, the Brien Center has also experienced an increase in the demand of all of their services. The period from July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012, 26 residents in Stockbridge were provided services receiving 236 service days; an average of 9 service days per resident served, over the course of the year.

The Center remains committed to providing high-quality, fully licensed mental health and substance abuse services to Berkshire County through counseling and treatment centers located in Great Barrington and Pittsfi eld. Our support plays an important part in ensuring our ability to meet our com- mitment to provide quality mental health and substance abuse services to those who need them.

Respectfully submitted,

M. CHRISTINE MACBETH, Chief Executive Offi cer

Education

Report of the Charles M. Owen School Fund The Williams High School Scholarship Committee as Trustees of the Charles M. Owen School Fund awarded $250.00 scholarships to each of the following Stockbridge residents: Robert Adler Wilson Flower As of December 31, 2012, there was $30,080.10 in accounts at Berkshire Bank. Respectfully submitted, KAREN T. WILLIAMS, Treasurer Town of Stockbridge

38 . Report of the Charles Denton Treadway Scholarship Fund The Trustees of the Charles Denton Treadway Scholarship Fund awarded scholarships totaling $1,400. The following students received $300.00 each: Robert Adler Laurel Martin Wilson Flower Jonathan Obanheim

The following student received $200.00: Mariah Parise

As of December 31, 2012, there was $108,541.40 in accounts at Berkshire Bank and investments and stocks managed by Smith Barney Citigroup. Respectfully submitted, KAREN T. WILLIAMS, Treasurer Town of Stockbridge

Report of the Williams Academy Scholarship Fund The Trustees of the Williams Academy Scholarship Fund awarded scholar- ships totaling $1400.00: The following students received $500.00 each: Wilson Flower Jonathan Obanheim

The following student received $400.00: Mariah Parise As of December 31, 2012, there was $20,696.29 in accounts at Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation. Respectfully submitted, KAREN T. WILLIAMS, Treasurer Town of Stockbridge

Report of the Williams High School Scholarship Fund The Myrtle and Raymond Mercier Scholarship was awarded to Laurel Martin in the amoount of $4500.00. Trustees awarded scholarships in the amount of $2,900. The following stu- dents each received a $1000.00 scholarship: Robert Adler and Anna Campetti. Wilson Flower and Jonathan Obanheim each received $450.00.

Respectfully submitted, JOHN SPENCER, Treasurer

39 Stockbridge Library Association

To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of Stockbridge:

2012 marked the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Stockbridge Library Association, as well as the 75th anniversary of its Historical Museum & Archives. On Friday, June 15, 2012 the Library held a grand party to cel- ebrate these remarkable milestones. “The Tale of the Stockbridge Library: 150th Anniversary Gala” was a twilight gathering on the grounds of Cherry Cottage, a historic 18th century dwelling in Stockbridge exquisitely restored by Hans and Kate Morris, Honorary Co-Chairs for the evening. Entertain- ment consisted of tours of the cottage, 19th century period music performed by Lanesborough trio Spare Parts, and a small live auction. The board is very grateful to the members and businesses of our community who supported the gala as sponsors and attendees, helping to raise nearly $35,000.

During fi scal year 2011-2012, some 24,551 visitors came to the Library, the Historical Museum served 3,650 people, and many more patrons took advan- tage of the Library’s network, CWMARS, to reserve books and other mate- rials electronically. Along with other members of the network, the library migrated to a new open-source catalog called Evergreen over Memorial Day weekend. Programming for both adults and children continued to be a focus of concentration. Our Sunday Speaker Series remained popular, as did our annual Easter Egg Hunt, Halloween Pumpkin Walk-About, and Holiday Story Time for children. The Historical Museum & Archives hosted “From Memory to Memoir,” a weekend of events built around the art of memoir, as well as the living history program entitled “Shady Porches,” which took participants to houses in six Stockbridge neighborhoods for an encounter with spirits from Stockbridge past.

The library also completed a new long-range plan, which met the Library Services and Technology Act planning requirements and was approved by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners in October 2012. We are thankful to the individuals who served on the Strategic Planning Committee, and to all the members of our community who responded to the user survey and helped frame our plan of service for the next fi ve years. The mission of the Stockbridge Library Association and its Historical Museum and Archives is to be a vibrant center of community life in Stockbridge. The Library serves the needs of the residents of Stockbridge and the surrounding communi- ties by promoting lifelong learning, facilitating inquiry, fostering creativity, strengthening community, and preserving the historical record of the town. The full text of the strategic plan may be viewed on our website, www.stock- bridgelibrary.org.

Unlike most public libraries, we are a private non-profi t association and receive only 45 percent of our total operating budget in funding from the Town of Stockbridge. The remaining 55 percent of the funds needed to oper- ate the Library and Historical Museum as well as maintain our lovely build- ing come through private donations and income from our endowment. Our twelve-member Board of Trustees, with help from the Library Director, staff,

40 and many dedicated volunteers, also hold several fundraising events every year, including our annual Valentine Book Party and July Book Sale on the front lawn, and the traditional Lenox Library/Stockbridge Library Golf tour- nament, which together generated more than $32,000 during FY2011-2012. Bequests and memorial donations brought in more than $35,000, and gener- ous donations to our Annual Appeal totaled over $41,000.

With support from the Stockbridge Community Preservation Committee, we have begun the process of determining how to make our nearly 150-year old building universally accessible. Centerline Architects of Bennington, VT, performed a thorough review of the Massachusetts building codes and identi- fi ed defi ciencies which currently exist at the library. The architect focused particular attention on the question of how to provide accessibility to all areas of the building, and presented many schemes for how to meet the code and the functional needs of the library. The resulting concept would provide elevator access to all three fl oors as well as fully accessible bathrooms. This plan also would turn currently unusable and underutilized space into more functional space, all with relatively minimal changes to the current footprint. Currently, we are in the process of design development, which will refi ne the initial schematic plans and develop more detail for the work that will need to be done. We also are investigating the feasibility of raising funds for such a project. Yet, as we assess these challenges, we are excited about the op- portunities to expand access to and improve the building for use by all of our visitors.

As it has for 150 years, the success and positive progress of our Library depends on the efforts of many—our staff and trustees, our volunteers and donors, and our Library members—all of whom deserve our deepest thanks and appreciation. With the support and friendship of our patrons and friends, the Stockbridge Library Association has been, and will continue to be, a true community treasure.

Respectfully submitted, KATHERINE O’NEIL, Director, Stockbridge Library Association

Stockbridge Library Association Board of Trustees: John Hyson, President Rudy Hoeltzel Maryjane Fromm, Vice President Cathie Kavanaugh Marty Gottron, Treasurer Karen Marshall Mary Edwards, Secretary Michael Pulitzer Carl Bradford Terry Shea Patricia Coates Starbuck Smith

41 Council on Aging

To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of Stockbridge:

The Senior Center continues to fl ourish steadily, more activities and informational meetings continue to increase.

Red Lion Inn was our host for a wonderful Senior Christmas Luncheon. Senator Ben Downing visited the Center for coffee and conversation. The programs, Yoga, Tia Chi, and Rites of Rejuvenation are increasing in size each month. Walk in’s to these programs are always welcomed. Our Bingo program is very well attended and they are having a good time at the Center.

The Council on Aging would like to extend a big thank to for volunteering their services to our Senior: Isabelle Soules, Ron Muir and Harold French our dedicated drivers; Carol Hasdet for serving meals at Heaton Court and at the Center on Wednesday’s and the volunteers who help out in our the kitchen on Wednesday’s and the Riverbrook ladies for setting the tables. Also, Pat Flynn for her continued support in helping our Senior’s with their computer skills and questions; Porchlight for our Blood Pressure and Flu Clinic’s and the many nutritional programs offered at our Wednesday lunches; Jane Kelly of Countryside Foot Clinic and Winnie Veretto, SHINE, for her endless hours of support to help the Senior through medicare and prescription coverage.

Our medical trips this year were 153 and our grocery and miscellaneous trips were 73; a total of approx. 224 driving hours.

Respectfully submitted:

MARY BOYCE LIZ DIGRIGOLI, Director LYNNE FRENCH RON MUIR SUE ROGERS DIANE SHERIDAN, Chairman

42 Stockbridge Housing Authority To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of Stockbridge: The Stockbridge Housing Authority (SHA) administers housing programs for low-income seniors, families, and people with special needs.

SHA manages Heaton Court, situated on the hill at 5 Pine Street. Heaton Court is state-assisted housing for low-income elderly, defi ned as age 60 in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and disabled under 60 years of age. All apartments are fi lled and a waiting list is in place. Stockbridge residents re- ceive preference on the waiting list. There is also priority given to emergency applicants per state regulation. SHA welcomed three new tenant households to Heaton Court in 2012. Applications and information regarding housing at Heaton Court may be obtained by calling the SHA offi ce at 298-3222.

Low-income families and individuals are assisted by SHA via the federal Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program. The federal government con- tracts with SHA to administer 41 vouchers. A voucher entitles the participant to a portion of their rent being paid every month based on their income. Preference is given to those who live or work in Southern Berkshire County, to homeless applicants who live or work in Southern Berkshire County, and to Southern Berkshire County, and to Southern Berkshire residents who are diagnosed with a potentially terminal illness. SHA leased-up 6 families with Section 8 assistance in 2012. As of 12/31/12, there were 5 program participant families living in Stockbridge, 35 families in other towns in south and central Berkshire County.

SHA participates in the Massachusetts NAHRO Centralized Section 8 Waiting List. When an applicant completes and submits the pre-application for assistance, they are placed on Section 8 Waiting Lists at over 80 housing authorities throughout the state. Information and pre-applications may be received online at www.section8litmass.org or by calling SHA at 298-3222.

Stockbridge Housing Authority serves as landlord for an eight-bedroom facility located at 7 Pine Street, which is leased by the state’s Department of Development Services for housing and services to assist developmentally disabled adult.

The SHA would like to take this opportunity to thank the residents of Stockbridge and the Town’s Community Preservation Committee and for its approval of the $25,000 grant from the Community Preservation Act Fund in 2012. These funds were used for window replacement in Buildings A and B, as well as other emergency replacement, increasing energy effi ciency, cost savings, the comfort of our residents, and esthetics of the property.

We enter 2013 with uncertainty as to the future management of our pro- grams and properties as Governor Patrick has proposed legislation that would eliminate 240 local housing authorities across the Commonwealth and, in their place, would create 6 regional housing authorities. This would greatly undermine the personal service to and safety of our residents. In addition,

43 though the state owns the programs and buildings at 5 and 7 Pine Street, the Stockbridge Housing Authority owns the land. Though the Governor’s proposed legislation allows for a local commission or use of the planning board to provide input regarding land sale and use, we question the legal- ity of the proposed dissolution of the SHA and taking of the land, and have voiced our strong opposition to the Governor’s plan to his offi ce and to our elected offi cials. We understand that changes must be made to make state public housing sustainable for generations to come, but we also feel strongly that there is a better way. A regional entity to assist with capital planning and procurement would be welcomed, but not the large scale regionalization that the Governor has proposed.

Residents who have housing concerns are encouraged to call the Stock- bridge Housing Authority offi ce at 298-3222. Business hours are Monday through Friday 9a.m. until 1p.m

Respectfully submitted,

ANNA OWENS SMITH, Chairman BERNARD EDMONDS., Vice Chairman R. TIMOTHY MINKLER, Treasurer KENNETH SHEARN, ESQ., Assistant Treasurer JOAN BURKHARD, State Appointee JOANNE REDDING, Executive Director

44 Elderly and Disabled Tax Aid Committee

To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of Stockbridge:

The Elderly and Disabled Tax Fund provides for aid to qualifying elderly and/or disabled residents of low income for Real Estate taxes on their homes. The program, established in 2003, is funded by voluntary taxpayer donations and is being administered by an appointed committee which will evaluate applications and distribute aid up to 50% or $1,000 of a qualifying property tax bill.

Fiscal Year 2012 donations from generous taxpayers brought the total amount available for distribution to $14,946.73. Nine residents received a total of $6,372.58 in tax relief through this program.

Please contact anyone on the Committee if you know of a person who would benefi t from the thoughtfulness of the many very generous donators. We will be happy to assist in the application process.

Applications are available in the Collector’s offi ce and will be accepted until March 1 for the current year taxes.

Respectfully submitted,

JOYCE HOVEY ELIZABETH McCORMACK JOHN MILLER NANCY SOCHA KAREN WILLIAMS

45 Lee Ambulance Service

To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of Stockbridge: I hereby submit the annual report of the Town of Lee Ambulance Service. During this year our ambulance service responded to a total of 832 requests for medical assistance, resulting in the transport of 736 patients to area hos- pitals.

The following is a breakdown of these calls by service area. Town of Lee 623 Town of Stockbridge 147 Town of Tyringham 25 Mass Pike 18 Mutual Aid in 56 out 32

Of these calls, 98 required paramedic level services from Pittsfi eld.

We currently have a roster of 54 members and of these, 30 members reside in surrounding towns outside our service area. 13 members are trained to the paramedic level. As of October 21, Lee Ambulance Service is licensed at the paramedic level allowing us to provide the highest level of pre-hospital care to our patients without the delay of waiting for a paramedic service from Pittsfi eld to assist us.

Lee Ambulance is an accredited training institution and is offering EMT classes for our residents and others at no cost or a reduced fee for a one year commitment to the service. For more information on EMT training and other related classes, contact Jesse Briggs at [email protected]. We are al- ways looking for new members and interested residents are invited to contact me by calling 413-243-5550 or emailing [email protected]. This fall we held our third class and have a 100% pass rate.

In closing I would like to express my appreciation to our many volunteers, past and present for their commitment to our service. Thank you to the members of the Lee Fire and Police Departments, and the Lee Dispatch Cen- ter. Thank you to our members of Stockbridge EMS, the Stockbridge Fire and Police Departments, and Lenox and Becket Ambulance Services, Action Ambulance and County Ambulance Service

Respectfully submitted,

LISA J. MICHAUD, EMTP, Service Director

46 Planning and Aesthetics

February 17, 2012. Looking down into the trench. The pipe jacking hydraulic rams are visible. When they can go no further, they are backed out and another section of pipe is inserted. (See sections of pipe in the upper left background.

47 Planning Board

To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of Stockbridge: Your Planning Board again enjoyed a fairly light series of agenda dur- ing 2012. We note that the Board was only called to order for ten (10) of the twenty-four (24) regular meetings, there being no business to discuss or trans- act on the other occasions. Among the actions taken by the Board this year were a number of Form”A” boundary line adjustments, a few “Lake & Pond Overlay District” special permit applications (including, most notably, the approval of a new culvert and footbridge at the 15th hole men’s tee box at the Stockbridge Golf Club), and an ongoing dialogue about the number of argu- ably illegal signs proliferating around the Town.

We are pleased to welcome new member, Kate Fletcher, who also now serves as our delegate to the Regional Planning Commission, and to welcome back Bob Bartle, serving a new term as both member and Clerk, after a short hiatus from the Board. We wistfully bade goodbye to members Bob Bujalski and Paul Coates.

We continue, however, to serve voters and taxpayers and the citizens of this fair Town with candor and integrity.

Respectfully submitted,

ROBERT L. BARTLE BARBARA COHEN-HOBBS DONALD M. CHABON KATHERINE FLETCHER GARY M. PITNEY DOUGLAS J. ROSE, Chairman EUGENE TALBOT BRANDI PAGE, Secretary

48 Building Inspector

To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of Stockbridge: The following permits were issued and fees collected for the year 2011.

Permit Category Value New Construction 5 $ 2,691,485.00 Foundation Only 2 $ 50,500.00 Additions & Alterations 151 $ 5,014,334.53 Demolitions 11 $ 420.00 Swimming Pools 0 $ 0.00 Roofs & Repairs 67 $ 959,041.00 Porches & Decks 2 $ 70,100.00 Garages & Accessory Buildings 10 $ 472,500.00 Total Construction $ 9,258,380.74

Permit Fees 248 $ 58,919.70 Annual Inspections 80 $ 4,430.00 Certifi cate of Occupancy 40 $ 1,400.00 All Others 46 $ 2,005.02 Total Permits 376 $ 66,754.72

Respectfully submitted,

NED BALDWIN, Bldg. Inspector

49 Conservation Commission To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of Stockbridge: The Conservation Commission meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at 7:00 PM, in the Town Offi ce Building. This past year, the Commission had moderate activity, but it believes that building permits will increase with the improvement of the economy.

When an applicant or his/her representative applies for a building permit, the Building Inspector refers the application to the Commission to see if it has any jurisdiction. Several Conservation Commission members then conduct a site visit to assess whether there are any wetland issues. The Commission then advises the Building Inspector whether or not there are any issues with wetlands jurisdiction, and if the applicant needs to fi le a Request for Determination or a Notice of Intent. The Commission is always willing to meet informally with an applicant or his/her representative to discuss a proposed project.

We need to plan and be proactive with regard to climate change and the rising water tables. Planning ahead will help to minimize problems of fl ooded basements and septic systems, among other issues. .

Respectfully submitted,

GEORGE SHIPPEY, Chairman RONALD BROUKER, Vice-Chairman WILLIAM BRIGGS JOSEPH DEGIORGIS JOHN HART JAY RHIND JAMES SCHANTZ SALLY UNDERWOOD-MILLER, Secretary/Alternate Historical Commission

To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of Stockbridge: The Chairman of the Historical Commission is a member of the Town’s Community Preservation Commission (CPC). During 2012 the CPC consid- ered a number of applications related to historic preservation projects, and, as in past years, the Historical Commission provided advice and information regarding those projects. In 2012, however, Town Counsel advised the CPC and the Commission that in many cases where Community Preservation Act (CPA) funding is sought for historic preservation projects, the Commission is required under the CPA to determine whether the building, document, artifact, etc. sought to be preserved “is signifi cant to the history archeol- ogy, architecture or culture” of Stockbridge. Based upon Counsel’s advice, the Commission convened a special meeting in 2012 and made a fi nding of

50 historic signifi cance with respect to a proposal made to the CPC to preserve certain preexisting recorded historic interviews of Town residents. Looking toward the future, the Commission is working with the CPC to insure that the Commission is in a position to make the required determinations of historic signifi cance whenever CPA funding is sought for historic preservation proj- ects.

From time to time the Historical Commission responds to requests from Town cultural institutions for the Commission’s endorsement of an institu- tion’s application for a project grant to help to preserve historic assets. In 2012 the Commission submitted such letters to the Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) in support of applications by two local culture institu- tions in support of applications for funding from the Massachusetts Pres- ervation Projects Fund (Round 18) for funds to help to restore the roof and chimneys of the Merwin House on Main Street and to help to restore the roof of the barn at the Mission House, also on Main Street. The Commission was pleased to receive word from the MHC later in 2012 that the requested funds were granted from the Projects Fund.

Also during 2012, the Commission continued to organize its original survey records that are now maintained in the Town Offi ces. Copies of those re- cords have been made by the Commission and placed in the Library, as well as in the Town Clerk’s and Assessor’s offi ces. In addition, during 2012 the MHC continued to make available on its website copies of the Inventories of Historic Assets of a number of towns in the Commonwealth, including many documents inventorying Stockbridge historic assets. This information may be viewed at http://mhc-macris.net (or google “MACRIS”, the acronym for the MHC’s cultural information system).

The Commission continued to provide guidance to the Town’s Historic Preservation Commission to assist in making determinations concerning the historic signifi cance of older buildings in Town that are the subject of demoli- tion or alteration applications.

Finally, we wish to acknowledge Martin Torodash for his many years of service to the Commission.

Respectfully submitted,

LINDA W. JACKSON, Chairman MARIA CARR PETER WILLIAMS PAULINE PIERCE, ex offi cio

51 Historic Preservation Commission

To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of Stockbridge:

The Stockbridge Historic Preservation Commission held seven meetings in 2012. We reviewed nine separate applications, all of which were ultimately approved. Four of these were for tear-downs of 1950s Bowl cottages – some damaged in the 2011 summer storm.

Additions and alterations to buildings that the Commission considered his- torically signifi cant were approved at 3 Train Hill Road, 16 Glendale Middle Road and 1 Williamsville Road. This last was our most challenging case of the year. The 19th century farmhouse had been remodeled by Daniel Ches- ter French and was home to his daughter Peggy Cresson. A fairly extensive modernist addition is planned. After some back and forth with the architect, the commission approved the project in January 2013.

We continue to work closely with our Building Inspector, Ned Baldwin, and with the Stockbridge Historical Commission, chaired by Linda Jackson. The town surveys created by the Historical Commission over the last decades have proved critical to making informed decisions. We need to develop this resource further.

Our current bylaw has been working very successfully. The Commission is able to respond in a timely and cooperative way in situations where demoli- tion or new construction may affect the community. Now the preservation challenge facing Stockbridge is losing legacy to neglect. We will be discuss- ing this in the coming year and welcome your ideas and input.

Our meetings are posted in advance, and all are welcome to attend. We usu- ally meet at 4:30 on Mondays in the Community Room at Town Hall. Anyone having questions for the Commission should contact Carl Sprague at (413) 298-5341 or at [email protected].

Applications to the Commission must be submitted for any building project affecting more than 500 square feet of a building more than fi fty years old.

Particular thanks are due to our Secretary, Peter Williams, for the gift of his remarkable skills and energy. The Town is well served by our volunteer Com- missioners.

Respectfully submitted,

CARL SPRAGUE, Chairman PETER WILLIAMS, Secretary SUE BONAK GARY JOHNSTON JAY RHIND PAM SANDLER EILEEN TAFT

52 Stockbridge Cultural Council

To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of Stockbridge: The Stockbridge Cultural Council received thirty-three applications for funding for the 2012 calendar year. Funds that were available for distribu- tion totaled $4,130, including the allotment from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, available balance and interest. Sixteen grants were awarded, to the following organizations:

Bazaar Productions, Inc. Berkshire Theatre Festival, Inc. IS 183 Art School of the Berkshires Shakespeare and Company Middle/High School Writing Group Laurel Hill Association Stockbridge Sinfonia, Inc. Flying Cloud Institute (2 Grants) Bard College at Simon’s Rock (Berkshire Women’s Writer’s Festival) Berkshire Children’s Chorus Mass Audubon Wildlife Sanctuaries SculptureNow Stockbridge Library Stockbridge Library Historical Room Community Health Programs (Pass Grant for Norman Rockwell Museum)

The Stockbridge Cultural Council intends to hold an open meeting during spring/summer 2012 to learn more about the community’s hopes and needs.

If you are interested in making a contribution to the Stockbridge Cultural Council to help support the many worthwhile projects in our community please send a donation to the Stockbridge Cultural Council c/o Town Offi ces, PO Box 417, Stockbridge, MA 01262. If you are interested in participating as a Cultural Council member, please contact one of the members.

Respectfully submitted,

DONNA HASSLER JULIE MCCARTHY NINA RYAN TERRY WISE RENE ZUROFSKY

53 Stockbridge Bike Group

To the Honorable Selectmen and the Citizens of Stockbridge: The goal of the Stockbridge Bike Group (SBG) has been to improve safety for bikers and motorists within our town. We continue to focus on a Stock- bridge bike route with our neighboring towns. With the help of Community Preservation Committee (CPC) funds we were able to complete an engineer- ing study of the painting of bike lanes on Main and Church Streets when the roads are resurfaced and repainted.

In working to accomplish our goal our activities this year included: • Our third annual community bike ride, which this year was associated with the Heritage Weekend events, attracted about 30 riders from Berk- shire County. • With the CPC funds we contracted with Berkshire Engineering to com- plete a preliminary study designing bicycle lanes on Main and Church Streets to be implemented when these roads are repaved and repainted. These plans are still preliminary, and are available to be seen in the Town Offi ces. • We held an informal community meeting to discuss and receive input about the plans from town residents. • Also with CPC funding, Berkshire Engineering is contracted to study the feasibility of expanded walk/bike lanes on Prospect Hill, Mahkeenac , and Hawthorne Roads from Tanglewood to downtown.

The SBG continues to promote safe biking in Stockbridge. Within Berkshire County, as well as statewide and nationally, biking is being promoted for recreation and as alternate transportation to motor vehicles. We are very much a part of our county transportation system and our roads are actively used by the bicycling community. It behooves us to make safety a priority.

We thank the Select Board, the Highway Department, and the Community Preservation Committee for supporting our efforts.

Respectfully Submitted,

JIM MURRAY, Co-Chair MARIE RAFTERY, Co-Chair STARBUCK SMITH, Secretary

54 Community Preservation Committee

To the Honorable Selectmen and the Citizens of Stockbridge: The Community Preservation Committee is pleased to report another successful and productive year. We were able to recommend to the Town another round of worthy projects that will enhance not only the properties making the application, but the Town as well. The Stockbridge Housing Authority replaced all the windows in 2 of its buildings with much needed energy saving ones. Chesterwood conserved portraits of the French family, and will mount a small exhibition in Town Hall highlighting the French’s life in Stockbridge for all to see. Continuing work begun previously, we are fi nally in some small way honoring those members of the Stockbridge Indian Tribe who are buried here by cleaning up and restoring the burial ground. We helped fund a portion of the Library’s restoration of previous work done on an Oral History Project. We also allocated money toward an engineering study, and for work that is to come to make all three fl oors of the Library accessible to all. The Trustees of Reservations have now restored the Peony Terrace, the Top Lawn and the Blue Steps at Naumkeag. The Town has undertaken, with assistance from the CPA grant, to create a database for the Town Cemetery, as well as restoring decaying documents related to it. The Boat Washing Station at the Stockbridge Bowl Boat Ramp, the fi rst line of defense against Zebra Mussels and other invasives, is up and running. The Bike Path Committee is well along in creating plans for increased bike access throughout the Town.

And, last but certainly not least, the last phase of the lake restoration project is underway. Thank you to everyone whose support of the CPA has permitted us to do so much good work on your behalf.

Respectfully submitted,

SALLY UNDERWOOD-MILLER, Chair, representing Conservation Commission MICHAEL BLAY, representing the Assessors LINDA W. JACKSON, Historical Commission BARBARA COHEN-HOBBS, Parks and Recreation CRAIG BERGER, Vice Chair, Finance Committee EUGENE TALBOT, Planning Board DAVID HELLMAN, representing the Selectmen

55 Berkshire Regional Planning Commission

To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of Stockbridge:

We at the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission (BRPC) are pleased to report that during the past fi scal year we have continued to assist Stockbridge town offi cials as they begin to identify and assess the potential socioeconomic impacts of an impending Housatonic River cleanup. Stockbridge has continued to work jointly with the other fi ve Berkshire County communities (Pittsfi eld, Lenox, Lee, Great Barrington and Sheffi eld) that will be directly affected by the cleanup process.

The six Berkshire Rest of River communities were presented with the Cleanup of the Housatonic “Rest of River” Socioeconomic Impact Study in June of 2012. BRPC assisted the six communities in drafting comments on the report, and these comments have been incorporated into the fi nal report that is posted on the EPA’s GE-Housatonic River website. More recently BRPC has been assisting the Red of Rivr Communities in quantifying the potential eco- nomic impacts that could be incurred by the six communities as a result of the construction activities that will be conducted as part of the Housatonic River Cleanup.

The abovementioned work has been funded by District Local Technical Assistance grants that were awarded jointly to the Rest of River Communities. This funding allows us to continue to provide assistance to the communities through December of 2013.

It is a continued pleasure to work with Stockbridge town offi cials and citizens on the Rest of River project, and we look for to working with you on future endeavors.

Respectfully submitted,

THOMAS MATUSZKO, Assistant Director

Marie Raftery, Selectmen’s appointee and Kate Fletcher, Stockbridge Planning Board delegate, are the Stockbridge representatives to the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission. Marie is on the BRPC Executive Committee and Kate on the Regional Issues Committee, where they represent the Town’s interests. As a new member of the Planning Board, Kate has stated that she has been very fortunate to benefi t from Marie’s four years of experience as our alternate delegate and her knowledge of BRPC’s mission and work.

KATHERINE FLETCHER, Delegate to BRPC MARIE RAFTERY Selectman’s Appointee

56 Memorial Day Committee

To the Honorable Selectmen and the Citizens of Stockbridge: Memorial Day in Stockbridge is a time to honor the memory of the men and women who have given their all in military duty to our country. It is a time where the people of Stockbridge come together to show respect for those who have served our nation and community. And it is a time to reconnect with neighbors and friends that may not have gathered together since Memo- rial Day last year. This year was no exception.

Veterans and citizens gathered in the Town cemeteries to listen to prayers, hear Taps and witness a presentation of arms in honor of veterans there in- terred. Our Town Veterans enjoyed each other and received cheers from on- lookers as they marched and rode in our Parade. The Berkshire Hills School District was well represented by the Middle and High School Bands that set a lively tempo and spirit for the march. Military fl ags from all service branches are featured along with vintage vehicles from several townspeople. A group of talented kids of all ages rode unicycles in the Parade and local youngsters decorated their bicycles, tricycles, scooters and wagons in red, white and blue to show their patriotic spirit.

Quintessential, the popular men’s a capella singers, anchored the Program with stirring musical selections and Monument Valley Middle School eighth graders recited historic prose and poetry for the day. Emma Adler read “The Gettysburg Address” in a manner to rival Daniel Day Lewis, Madisen Jenny and Morgan Conquest read two moving poems – “How We Recall” and “No, Freedom Isn’t Free” – with such emotion that brought tears to the eye of many. Deacon Jim McAvoy from the Eden Hill provided appropriate and thoughtful spiritual blessings for the day.

Of special impact this year was the Memorial Day Address “Why Are We Here Today?” delivered by Jay Bikofsky of Larrywaug Crossroads. Jay served in the Army Reserves from 1962 – 1968. His speech demonstrated his abiding respect for military personnel and a deep appreciation for “those who have made the ultimate sacrifi ce and are no longer here with us.” The text of his eloquently delivered speech follows this report.

Inspired by Jay’s text and encouraged by last year’s gift of an American fl ag from Keith Raftery, recitation of “The Pledge of Allegiance” by all of us in attendance has now been included in our annual Memorial Day Program.

The Town Picnic, immediately following the Program was a big success, enjoyed by all who attended. This pot-luck event counts on the good will and generosity of townspeople who attend. Special shout out to Robin DelGrande for her terrifi c salads and cookies. We have been continually blessed with good weather, good company and good spirits for this day and we are most grateful.

Respectfully submitted,

DEB McMENAMY, Chair JORJA MARSDEN KEITH RAFTERY TIM MINKLER SKIP WHALEN

57 Memorial Day Speech May 30, 2011 “Why are We Here Today?” Jay Bikofsky 1st LT. U.S. Army Reserves

Select Persons Deb McMenamy, Steve Shatz and Bob Flowers, fellow vet- erans, neighbors and friends, let me begin by thanking the Stockbridge Memorial Day Committee for inviting me to represent our veterans at today’s gathering.

I am deeply humbled and honored to be here with you.

My comments today are to remind you as to why we are here. My friends, it is not merely to celebrate a three day weekend, or a day off from work, but a time to pay our respects, honor and remember those in our armed forces that have made the ultimate sacrifi ce along with those who have done their duty in popular and unpopular wars. These service men and women have chosen to preserve and protect the core values of liberty that our founding fathers proclaimed in the Declaration of Independence.

It is diffi cult for us, as veterans, to share with those who have not served, our stories and experiences and unfortunately this has created somewhat of a disconnect as to the meaning of Memorial Day. The reasons for this include the fact that, today, there are fewer veterans to share their experiences and the older veterans among us are somewhat reluctant to do so.

To help you understand why we are here and the price that was paid, here are a few facts, as best we know them that are stated in Wikipedia and Congres- sional research service documents. These facts relate to combat deaths only from a number of major wars and not the total number or casualties or non combat related deaths.

• 96 months of the Revolutionary War resulted in 4,435 deaths • 48 months of the Civil War resulted in 140,414 Union deaths • 19 months of World War I resulted in 53,500 deaths • 44 months of World War II resulted in 291,556 deaths • 37 months of the Korean War resulted in 33,686 deaths • 90 months of the Vietnam War resulted in 47,434 deaths • 1 month of the First Gulf War resulted in 147 deaths • The Iraq War 4,454 deaths • The Afghanistan War 1,514 deaths

My friends, these numbers are staggering but our service men and women have never faltered. Their courage and sacrifi ce knew no bounds.

I am pleased to acknowledge that a number of our service veterans are here with me today. I ask you to look at what good they have done for our country and the cause of liberty and freedom throughout the world.

58 Honor them and their comrades whose memorials and graves we visit today. Look to them for guidance for the present and future. Look at what they did and honor them for their courage, sacrifi ce and excellence.

That is why we are here today. We owe a great debt and gratitude to those who have paid the ultimate price and to those who have served so we can be free.

We can begin to pay back that debt by not forgetting but remembering what they stood for and what they did.

Listen to these words by Charles M. Province:

“It is the soldier, not the reporter, Who has given us Freedom of the Press.

It is the soldier, not the poet, Who has given us Freedom of Speech.

It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, Who gave us the Freedom to Demonstrate.

It is the soldier, not the lawyer, Who has given us the right to a fair trial;

And it is the soldier – who salutes the Flag, Who serves the Flag, and Whose coffi n is draped by the Flag – Who allows the protester to burn the Flag.”

Please join me in a moment of silence for those who have made the ultimate sacrifi ce and are no longer with us.

Thank you spending this time with us and may God bless you all and God bless the United States of America

59 Stockbridge Green Team

To the Honorable Selectmen and the Citizens of Stockbridge:

The Stockbridge Green Team’s mission is to help the Town reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by promoting environmental awareness, responsibility and sustainable action steps for town government, residents, businesses and organizations. Activities in 2012 include:

• Participating on the Town of Stockbridge Green Communities Commit- tee to help the Town meet the criteria to become a Massachusetts Green Community. As a Green Community, Stockbridge will commit to reducing its energy use and greenhouse gas emissions, and in turn, will save money on energy costs and become eligible for grants for energy effi ciency and renewable energy projects.

• Sharing information at community meetings, gathering places and events about the energy effi ciency and fi nancial incentives provided by National Grid and Berkshire Gas to weatherize homes through MassSave energy effi ciency program. For more information call (866) 527-7283 or visit www. MassSave.com.

• Sending occasional emails to interested Stockbridge residents about environmental issues and events facing the Town. Your request to be included in these notices can be sent to [email protected]

Respectfully Submitted,

LAURA DUBESTER, Co-Chair and Secretary TOM STOKES, Co-Chair

Stockbridge Bowl Association To the Honorable Selectmen and the Citizens of Stockbridge:

The Stockbridge Bowl Association (SBA) is fi rst and foremost an environ- mental organization. Since its formation in 1946, the SBA has been commit- ted passionately and single-mindedly to protecting the ecology of the largest natural resource in Stockbridge— the lake we call Mahkeenac or Stockbridge Bowl. With strong support from the Stockbridge Select Board, the Bowl As- sociation has mounted an assault on two of greatest threats to the continued health of the lake. These threats are (1) the persistent growth of non-native invasive Eurasian Water Milfoil and (2) the encroaching silt that is threaten- ing to turn large areas of the Bowl into a bog. Years of attacking the milfoil with the harvester have done nothing to pre- vent the milfoil from growing back at full strength. The weeds and silt have

60 been building up so alarmingly that in the 2004 Stockbridge Annual Report the Selectmen wrote: “If we don’t address these issues soon, the lake will de- cline and die.” To prevent the demise of Stockbridge Bowl, strong action was required. Success—the Diversion Drain To attack the milfoil, a weed that grows near the shore and out to a depth of about 15 feet, the SBA studied the strategies employed at other Massa- chusetts lakes. As confi rmed by the Commonwealth’s Department of Envi- ronmental Protection, many lakes have curtailed milfoil by regular winter drawdowns of the water level, thereby freezing and thus killing the exposed roots of the milfoil. Following the experience of other lakes and at an ex- pense of $1.1 million, the Town successfully completed the installation of a diversion drain in the outlet of the Bowl in April 2012. Once the silt problem is addressed, the drain will allow the lake water to fl ow under a partially sub- merged Town sewer line and Tenneco gas lines to achieve the desired 5.5 foot drawdown of the lake. The SBA funded this work largely from private do- nors, the Community Preservation Act grants, and Section 319 (Clean Water Act) funds. With persistence and skill, SBA board member Shirley Blanchard guided a capital campaign committee to achieve this fi nancing.

Plan to Dredge The successful installation of the drain is a prelude to the dredging needed to restore the Bowl to its former ecological health. Over the last half century, silt that used to fl ow unimpeded out of the Bowl has been inadver- tently blocked both by the Town sewer line and gas pipe lines crossing the outlet. The build up in the outlet, behind the island, and near the causeway has become so extensive that the water is barely three-to-fi ve-feet deep in each of these areas. The source of most of the silt is from Lily Brook. A hold- ing pond was created at the base of Lily Brook to trap the silt before it could fl ow into the Bowl. This holding pond is now full of silt. Also, without dredg- ing silt from the outlet, the new diversion drain can not achieve the 5.5-foot drawdown necessary to freeze the weeds along the shoreline. The Select Board has issued a Request for Qualifi cations to engineering fi rms to study the silt problem. The quantity of silt to be removed needs to be measured, a disposal site for the removed silt needs to be found, regulatory agencies need to approve of the plan, the cost of the dredging needs to be assessed, and a recommendation needs to be made as to the sequence of the dredging. The SBA is mindful of the expense that this dredging will entail and will be soliciting grants, Town Warrants, and charitable gifts to fund the dredging.

Free Boat Washing to Interdict Zebra Mussels Every year, ingenuity leads to a wider, diverse use of the Bowl, with watercraft including eight-oared crew shells, single sculls, stand-up paddle boards, kayaks, canoes, sailboats, pontoon boats, wind surfers, fi shing boats, and motor boats. When these crafts come from other lakes and rivers, there is a danger that they may contaminate the Bowl with the rapidly proliferat- ing Zebra Mussels. To try to prevent this, a group of Stockbridge citizens formed the Zebra Mussel Committee. This committee closely monitors all crafts launched at the boat ramp and power washes, for free, all boats that have recently fl oated in infected water. The SBA continues to give substantial funding to support the fi ght against Zebra Mussels.

61 Annual Meeting at Rockwell—July 27, 2013 After the successful SBA Annual Meeting last summer at Seranak, the SBA will meet this year at the Norman Rockwell Museum. As guests of the Rockwell, all SBA members and family will be welcomed to a free guided tour of the Museum and its summer exhibit featuring Disney’s original anima- tions. The SBA annual business meeting will start at fi ve p.m. and tours of the Museum will begin at four p.m.

Partnership with the Town None of the SBA’s progress in promoting the health of Stockbridge Bowl would be possible without the strong support of the Selectmen, the Town Administrator, and the Highway Department. This valuable partnership continues as together we work to preserve this beautiful natural resource for future generations. The SBA Board and its members also would like to thank the CPA committee for its understanding and fi nancial support, and the citi- zens of Stockbridge who, at the Town’s Annual Meeting, preserve and protect the lake with their vote.

Respectfully submitted.

RICHARD SELTZER, President

Stockbridge Bowl Association Board 2012-13 Lorraine Abraham, Shirley Blanchard, William Briggs, Mike Buffoni, Kevin Foran, Ira Golub, Tim Hickey, Barbara Hobbs, Ronald Kaprov, Armand Katz, Pat Kennelly, Patti Klein, Will Laidlaw, Kevin Lilley, Elaine London, Matt Mandel, Michael Nathan, Peggy Reiser, Frank Russell, Richard Seltzer, Gary Shalan, Peter Socha, Jerry Sugar, Sally Underwood-Miller, Sally Wittenberg.

Honorary Board Members Mary V. Flynn, Gary Kleinerman, Joan Kopperl, R.J. MacDonald, Cris Raymond Town Representative Stephen A. Shatz, Selectman

62 Zebra Mussel Committee

The Stockbridge Zebra Mussel Committee was established over 4 years ago by concerned citizens who wanted to protect Stockbridge Bowl from Zebra Mussels and other invasives, following the documentation that Zebra Mussels were present in Laurel Lake in Lee.

The Committee is responsible for the monitors and the boat wash at the Public Access Boat Ramp at Stockbridge Bowl. During this past season, 5,451 watercraft were processed at the Ramp. Paid monitors are at the Ramp beginning Memorial to Columbus Day, seven days per week, from 7AM to 7PM. This past summer, the Town, with the Community Preservation Committee appropriation purchased the Hydro Tek machine which heats water instantly to 160 degrees. This temperature kills any Zebra Mussels and the microscopic velegers that may be present on a trailer and boat before entry into the lake. This coming season, the boat wash will be operational during the monitor hours.

Funding for the monitors and the boat wash is generously contributed by the Stockbridge Bowl Association and Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health. In addition, the Division of Conservation and Recreation(DCR) has provided a grant to the Town for monitoring activities.

DCR also provides divers to check the Bowl for the invasion of Zebra Mussels and other invasives. The divers have reported that Stockbridge Bowl is free from Zebra Mussels. This invasive can upset the natural ecology of a water body, can clog water pipes and boat engines, and can cut the hands and feet of swimmers because of their sharp shells. Presently, there is no remedy, biologic or otherwise, to rid a water body of Zebra Mussels. Laurel Lake and the Housatonic River below Woods Pond are the only water bodies in Berkshire County that are contaminated with Zebra Mussels.

Cooperation from the boating public is extremely important to protect Stockbridge Bowl from Zebra Mussels and other invasives. The Bowl is vital to Stockbridge and is one of the most recognizable water bodies in Massachusetts

Respectfully submitted,

GEORGE SHIPPEY, Chair RODNEY AGAR MICHAEL BUFFONI CLOVER SWANN, Clerk KEVIN FORAN BARBARA HOBBS GARY KLEINERMAN TIM MINKLE MICHAEL NATHAN

63 Stockbridge Land Trust

To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of Stockbridge: The past year was a very active and signifi cant year for the Stockbridge Land Trust. In 1987 some like minded citizens banded together to form the beloved Stockbridge Land Trust. Therefore in 2012, the Stockbridge Land Trust celebrated its 25th anniversary with a few items defi nitely worth noting.

After about fi ve years of planning, negotiating and fundraising the Four Corners Property conservation restriction became a reality this past year. The funds provided by the Town of Stockbridge through the Community Preser- vation Act were crucial in securing this conservation restriction. Additional funding was provided by the sale of 5.62 acres on the corner of routes 102 & 183 to the Berkshire Botanical Gardens to provide overfl ow parking for their main campus. The balance of the funding was equally shared between the Stockbridge Land Trust and the Laurel Hill Association. The remaining property was deeded over to the Laurel Hill Association for perpetual care and management of its open space. To accomplish this, both organizations along with members at-large from the community have formed a committee to research and plan for the public enjoyment of this property. This civic and fi nancial partnership between the Stockbridge Land Trust and the Laurel Hill Association has allowed each organization to further their stated missions and should be a model for other communities.

Another great accomplishment for 2012 would be the completion of the Begley conservation restriction on Yale Hill. Sally Begley, a founding and current member of the Board of the Stockbridge Land Trust has signed a con- servation restriction upon 23 acres of her 28-acre parcel on Yale Hill. Narain Schroeder of the Berkshire Natural Resources Council assisted with the drafting of the language of the CR which will help preserve the property in its natural state. So please join us in thanking Sally when you see her in town!

To celebrate our 25th Anniversary, the board wanted our Annual Meeting to be memorable and well attended. The Annual Meeting was held on August 25th at the American Chestnut Preserve on Rte 7, south of town. The guest speaker was Tom Ricardi of the Mass Bird of Prey Rehab Center in Conway, MA who brought numerous species of birds of prey. The audience was treated to a variety of hawks, owls, a falcon, a vulture and the crowd favorite a golden eagle. The up close and personal visits with these birds along with Tom’s knowledge created an inspiring and reverent atmosphere. A great time was had by the young and old who attended our event.

2012 was also marked by having John Hyson President of the Stockbridge Land Trust step down. After John’s successful and tireless completion of the Four Corners & Begley CRs his professionalism and perseverance was needed elsewhere. So please join us in thanking John for his past leadership although we still retain John’s skills as he continues to serves as a board member of the Stockbridge Land Trust.

64 As the Stockbridge Land Trust enters its 26th year of good work in Stock- bridge, we continue our outreach and search for key properties within town. The Good News is that the SLT board is currently in discussion with a few property owners in Stockbridge that wish to preserve the open space we cur- rently enjoy. The past and current success of the SLT can be attributed to the generous support of the community and the tireless efforts of the board mem- bers. To become a member of the Stockbridge Land Trust or to learn about the many way to preserve and protect property in Stockbridge. Please contact the Stockbridge Land Trust at PO Box 1063 Stockbridge, MA 01262.

Respectfully submitted,

DOUG GOUDEY, President JESSICA TORO, Vice President PETER WILLIAMS, Treasurer CLOVER SWANN, Clerk ELIZABETH NEWTON, Administrator SALLY BEGLEY SHEP EVANS TIM GELLER GARY JOHNSTON CRAIG MOFFATT JIM MURRAY MARIE RAFTERY MARTY SALVADORE CARL SPRAGUE

65 Laurel Hill Association

To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of Stockbridge:

In 2012, the oldest existing village improvement society in the United States celebrated its 159th anniversary. In 1853, Mary Hopkins Goodrich inspired and founded the Laurel Hill Association. Today, the Association members, trustees and offi cers work to continue the original purpose of the organization: to do “such things as shall serve to improve the quality of life and preserve the attractive character of the Town of Stockbridge.”

Properties and Trails

Laurel Hill maintains over 400 acres throughout the Town available for recreation. The properties and trails include: the Laura’s Tower Trail, the Ice Glen Trail (owned by the Town), the Upper and Lower Bowker’s Woods Trails, the trail on Laurel Hill itself, and, since 2003, the very popular Mary V. Flynn Trail.

One signifi cant parcel owned by the LHA is the acreage currently on 10- year lease to the Stockbridge Golf Club: Dwight Meadow north of West Main (present holes 2, 3, and 4); Tuckerman Meadow south of West Main (present holes 1, 13, 14, and 15); and the Deely Parcel along Cherry Street (the 11th hole).

Activities

Winter 2012 • In January, Laurel Hill hosted our annual meeting at the Stockbridge Library, Jocelyn Forbush Regional Director of the Trustees of Reservations - Western Region gave a presentation on sustainability using alternative energy at Trustees properties.

Spring 2012 • Laurel Hill board members joined volunteer, Craig Moffat for a clean-up day on our Chestnut Preserve on Route 7 South.

Summer 2012 • Laurel Hill employed Valerie Locher and her team of roving horticultur- ists to create gardens throughout Stockbridge. Despite the challenges of a drought, Valerie and her crew managed to do a beautiful job. • Laurel Hill Day was celebrated Saturday August 18tth outdoors on Lau- rel Hill. Mr. Robert Chicks, President of the tribal council of the Stockbridge- Munsee Community of the Mohican Nation traveled from Wisconsin to be our guest speaker. Mr. Chicks discussed the longstanding connection Stock- bridge has to the Mohican Nation. Joining him were Joanne Schedler from the Tribal Council & Sherry White, Historic Preservation Offi cer. Members of the choir from the First Congregational Church preformed and Mr. Chicks presented Rick Wilcox with a gift as a token of appreciation from the Mohican

66 Nation. Laurel Hill and the Townspeople of Stockbridge also honored Mr. Chicks with gifts during the ceremony. It was a wonderful event attended by over 70 residents. • Laurel Hill was deeded Four Corner’s Lot #3 (22.946 acres) and Lot #4 (27.89 acres) by the Stockbridge Land Trust in July of 2012. Laurel Hill and the Stockbridge Land Trust co-own Lot #1 of 2.01 acres.

Fall 2012 • Laurel Hill partnered with Jess Toro’s company Native Habitat Restora- tion in an Invasive Species Removal project on two of our properties, Bowker Woods and the Mary Flynn Trail. This project began in 2012 and will carry into 2013. • A Conservation Restriction was placed on Lot #3 of the Four Corners Property • Laurel Hill supported a plan submit by the Stockbridge Golf Club to remove an existing culvert, construct a bridge and repair the stream bank by the 15th green which was approved by the Board of Selectmen in October.

In addition to maintaining the trails mentioned above for the use of residents of Stockbridge and other visitors, Laurel Hill maintains the fl owers and plantings at the Post Offi ce, the Cat & Dog Fountain, the Civil War Monu- ment, the Watering Trough, and the Jonathan Edwards Monument.

Participation

We welcome suggestions, input and participation from everyone in Town, so that we can better fulfi ll our mission to improve and serve our community. To become a member of the Association, please contact one of our members, or write the LHA at PO Box 24, Stockbridge, MA 01262.

We wish to thank our members and benefactors for their past and contin- ued support. We welcome the opportunity to continue our efforts to preserve the quality of life in Stockbridge.

Respectfully submitted,

KIRSTEN FREDSALL, President

67 March 5, 2012. The diversion drain is dug one little dolly full at a time.

68 Finances

February 17, 2012. One guy with a shovel goes into the pipe and digs.

69 Town Accountant’s Report

To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of Stockbridge: Following is the Town Accountant’s Annual Report for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2012. The individual reports provided are listed below:. Combined Balance Sheet Special Revenue Fund Statement Capital Projects Fixed Assets Trust Funds Agency Funds Statement of Revenues Statement of Expenditures Respectfully submitted, ELAINE MARKHAM Town Accountant

70

0 0 0 66,800 Totals (216,638) 22,827,328 10,340,036

12,425,679 12,425,679

0

FIDUCIARY FUNDS FIDUCIARY

12,425,679 12,425,679 25,322 25,322

3,306,206 3,,306,206

132,582 132,582 4,626 3,908

2,927

Town Of Stockbridge Town 955,552 955,552 9,522 25,622

1,040 342 0 2,927 2,007,547 2,021,615 133,744 27,070

GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS GOVERNMENTAL Major Spec. Other Capital 4,626 3,908

Balance Sheet June 30, 2012 342 Fund Funds Funds Funds Funds Funds Assets Term Debt Term Funds Funds Funds Funds Funds Assets Fund 27,070 25,662 66,800 General Revenue Spec. Rev Projects Trust Agency Fixed Long- (216,638) 3,912,826 3,960,371

Assets ASSETS Cash Community Preservation Rec Rates and Special Water Receivables: FY2012 Prop Taxes Personal 1,040 Prior Year Real Estate Taxes 9,522 Sewer Rates and Special Liens added to tax Water/Sewer 2,607 Personal Prop Taxes Prior Years Prior Taxes Prop Personal FY2012 Real Estate Taxes 133,744 Taxes Motor Vehicle Liens Tax Chapter 90 Roads Receivable Construction Lien Overlays Fixed Fixed Amounts to be provided for Due from Stabilization ASSETS TOTAL

71

0 0 Totals 68,807 843,106 5,075,000 2,325,964 1,473,405 5,216,917 2,731,449 12,487,291 10,340,036 22,827,328

4,181,609

0 843,106 4,181,609 12,425,679 12,425,679

5,075,000 2,325,964 0

25,322 25,322

25,322 0

3,306,206 3,306,206 3,306,206

132,582 132,582 132,582 849,458

61,612

0 0 955,552 0 955,552 955,552 0 0

14,068 14,068 13,941 111,861 797,254 985,033 2,007,547 2,021,615

0 Major Spec. Other Capital

47,544 47,544 54,866

3,960,371

1,361,544 1,746,416 3,912,826 cits Town Offi ces Project Loan Offi Town

General Revenue Spec. Rev Projects Trust Agency Fixed Long- Debt Term Funds Funds Funds Funds Funds Assets Fund TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY Sewer Expansion Project Loan

LIABILITIES AND FUND EQUITY Liabilities Plant Loan Treatment Water LIABILITIES TOTAL FUND EQUITY Reserved for Expenditures 750,000 99,458 Funds) & SEWER COMMUNITY PRESERVATION include WATER (Notes: MAJOR Special Revenue Funds GRANTS,GIFTS FUND,ELECTIONS,LOCAL REVOLVING,POLICE include REVOLVING (Notes: OTHER Special Revenue Funds Reserved for Encumbrances

Reserved for Encum/Spec. Arts Reserved for Defi Unreserved FUND EQUITY TOTAL Reserved-Investment & Prop Reserved Loan Improvement/ Tank Water Due to Capital Projects Revenue Deferred

72 $54,631 $212,759 $434,735 $307,889

($194,979) $297,265 ($50,000) ($34,119) ($16,000) ($212,567) $21,691 $20,038 249,657 $ $426,150 $675,807 ($259,428) $150,000 ($471,995) ($96,858) $236,537 ($96,858) $428,266 $700,268 $913,027 ($100,119) ($194,979) $1,094,520 For year ending June 30,2012 For Special Revenue Funds $50,593 175,669 630,404 806,073 334,735 320,317 255,707 961,352 Balance Receipts Expenditures Transfers Balance $ $ $ $ Water $ Water & SEWER WATER COMMUNITY PRESERVATION Reserved: Open Space Beginning $ Ending Total Water & Sewer Water Total GRANTS FEMA Disaster Gr. Ch90-Highway Grant Emergency Mgmnt Grant/State Arts Lottery Grant EOCD Recyclingt Elder Affairs Zebra Mussel Boat Wash Library Grant Solar Grant $919 Elections Safety Grant Fire Board of Health Grant Grant Lake/Pond $0 $0 Grant Community Police $2500 $3811 $10,950 $565 $371,411 $13,397 ($3,282) $3,892 $0 $5,310 $457 $33,240 $0 $1314 $0 $5000 ($3,970) $4,619 ($6,773) $0 $14,819 $3,278 ($371,411) $3,000 ($13,397) ($4,619) ($46,711) $371 $137 ($1,603) ($3,000) ($417) $0 $0 $3,733 ($371) ($898) ($1,314) $10,950 $1,348 ($5,000) $1,670 $0 $0 $40 $0 $0 $0 TOTALS: TOTALS: Sewer $ Reserved: Historic Resources Reserved: Community Housing Undesignated Fund Balance Undesignated Fund

73

$0 $0 $0 $150 $200 $963 $1,457 $1,996 $4,116 $3,485 $18,437 $19,026 $19,768 $12,177 $14,941 $937,111

$200,000

$660,289 Ending Balance

$0 ($150) ($1,210) ($4,049) ($2,762) ($1,058) ($1,770) ($1,840) ($6,733) ($50,460) ($71,961) ($395,171) ($10,762) ($41,737)

$0 $516 $1,537 $2,312 $2,635 $2,570 $4,500 $7,015 $3,000 $3,315 $25,130 $11,800

$941 $600 $150 $200 $963 $485 $3,722 $1,196 $2,217 $60,919 $424,650 $10,378 $61,505 $14,659 $17, 449 $966,776 $656,974 Beginning Balance Receipts Expenditures

Law Enforcement Tr. Funds Funds Law Enforcement Tr. Gifts Total

Total Grants Total Other Police Grants Other Police OTHER SPECIAL FUNDS FID Card Collections Wetland Protection Act Wetland Contaminated Fix/Equip Disposal Contaminated Fix/Equip Zebra Mussel Monitors Tree Gift Tree Receipts resvd for appr-Real Estate Receipts resvd for appr-Real Gas Tenneco $200,000 Streetscape Project Gifts Police Gifts Police Gifts to Aid Elderly/Disabled Prime Outlets Traffi c Mitigation Prime Outlets Traffi Gifts:other Procter Hall Restoration

74 $1,782 $1,309 $17,156 $84,841 $30,584 $43,345

$27,216 $459,174 ($550) $29,435 ($900) $107,086 ($51,110) Expenses Ending Balance ($617,728) ($336,433) ($150,000) $2,625,105

$4 $195,726 $293,307 Receipts $59 $10,000 ($36,526) $11,212 $82 $199 $131 $320 $8,975 $3,515

Trust Funds Trust Year ending June 30, 2012 Year $1,462 $1,305 $29,786 $99,011 $37,679 $43,214 $81,694 $27,134 Balance Receipts in out Balance $439,158 $127,967 $456,199 $648,819 $489,033 ($1,005,271) $132,581 Capital Projects $2,761,534 $13,571 $3,457,324 $28,856 $10,000 ($187,976) $3,306204 Beginning Transfers Transfers Ending For the Year Ended June 30, 2012 the Year For Beginning Balance Stabilization Owen Fund Scholarship Owen Fund Treadway Scholarship Fund Scholarship Fund Treadway Stockbridge Bowl Fund Stockbridge Bowl Fund Merwin Trust DD Field Chime Tower Chime Tower DD Field War Memorial Trust Fund Fund Memorial Trust War Town Offi cees/Plain School Offi Town Stockbridge Bowl Diversion Conservation Trust Fund Fund Conservation Trust Water Update Project Water

Funds Funds Cemetery Perpetual Care Cemetery Perpetual Fund Capital Projects Total Totals

75 Fixed Asset Summary Year ending June 30, 2012

2011 Assets 2012 Assets Land $4,709,600 $4,709,600 Construction in Progress $3,335,084 $646,913 Buildings $8,195,555 $7,893,752 Vehicles & Equipment $3,802,129 $3,711,568 Infrastructure $16,072,046 $18,669,545) Totals $36,114,414 $35,631,378

Agency Funds Year ending June 30, 2012

Beginning credits debits Ending Funds Balance Receipts Expenses Balance

Federal Withholding Tax $0 $187,123 ($187,123) $0 Medicare Withholding Tax $0 $20,141 ($20,141) $0 State Withholding Tax $0 $81,061 ($81,061) $0 Retirement Withholding $2,190 $122,174 ($122,200) $2,164 Def. comp Withholding $0 $48,692 ($48,692) $0 Insurance Withholding $10,795 $103,034 ($100,207) $13,622 Life Insurance Withholding $111 $662 ($676) $97 Boston Mut Life/voluntary 0 $250 ($242) $8 Metlife/voluntary $849 $2,696 ($3,545) $0 AFLAC Disab/voluntary $530 $5,818 ($5,501) $847 Union Dues Withholding $343 $4,996 ($5,004) $335 United Way $70 $520 ($390) $200 Court Ordered Deductions $0 $0 Council on Aging-trips/meals $202 $4,162 ($3,746) $618 Performance Bonds $2,500 $0 $0 $2,500 Unclaimed (tailings) $80 $80 Sub-totals $17,670 $581,329 ($578,528) $20,471 Police Outside Detail $464 $85,910 ($81,526) $4,848 Totals $18,134 $667,239 ($660,054) $25,319

76 Revenues Year ending June 30, 2012

General Property Taxes Personal Property Current Year $224,078 Prior Years $1,133 Real Estate Current Year $5,923,688 Prior Years $114,468 Motor Vehicle Excise Current Calendar Year $214,742 Prior Years $50,636 In Lieu of Taxes $50,805 Interest on Taxes and Excise $30,952 Hotel and Motel Tax $281,875 Sub-total General Property Tax $6,844,856 Permits for Services Cemetery Internments $3,250 Building Permits $68,186 Plumbing Permits $4,397 Electrical Permits $8,615 Gas Permits $3,185 Fire Permits $3,651 Special Permits $2,200 Board of Health Permits $20,513 Other Licenses/Permits $200 Compactor Stickers $28,615 Cable Television $709

Other Charges for services Compactor Fees $30,185 Zoning By-Laws $75 Deputy coll. Fees $2,608 Municipal Lien Fees $3,225 Photocopies $117 Town Clerk $1,917 Parking clerk:Fines $375 Firearm Permits $812 Police Detail-Admin Fee $2,517 Police Reports $230 Sub-total Permits/Charges for Services $185,582

Licenses Dog licenses $1,508 Alcoholic $10,350 Tag Sale $200 Retail,restaurant $470 Other Licenses and Permits $7,805 Sub-total Licenses and Permits $160 $20,333

77 Revenues from State (Cherry Sheet) Abate-Vets,Blind,Surv Spouse $4,518 State Owned Land $33,337 General Govt. State Aid $84,313 Sub-total State Revenues $122,168

Revenue from Other Governments Fines and Forfeits $4,935 District Court Fines $600 EOEA Recycling Incentive Pmt $20,057 Compactor Recycling Reimbursement $4,127 Veterans’ Reimbursement Benefi ts $8,224

Public Works Projects(curb) $150 Sub-total Other Government Revenue $38,093

Miscellaneous Revenue 250th Anniversary Books $100 Council on Aging-Taxi donations $823 Earnings on Investments $20,818 50 Main Street-rentals $77,351 Other Miscellaneous $15,556 Sub-total Miscellaneous Revenue $114,648

Total General Fund Revenues $7,373,201

Special Revenue Funds Water User Fees $223,824 Water Special $5,000 Water Interest & Penalties $2,083 Water Liens added to tax $1,494 Water Connection Fees $9,500 Water Application Fees $400 Water Backfl ow fees $7,082

Water Other Misc revenue $274 Total Water Fund Revenues $249,657 Sewer User Fees $287,819 Sewer Special $119,97 Sewer Interest & Penalties $2,137 Sewer Liens added to tax $1,866 Sewer Connection Fees $13,500 Sewer Application Fees $700 Sewer Other Misc revenue $150 Total Sewer Fund Revenues $426,150

78 Community Preservation Tax $143,216 Community Preservation Interest & Penalties $423 Community Preservation State Funds $87,783 Community Preservation Investment Income $5,484 Total Community Preservation Revenues $236,906 Total Revenues $8,2285,914

Expenses Year ending June 30, 2011 General Government Moderator Salary 205 Dues/Subscriptions 20 225 Selectmen Salaries 42,865 Advertising 4,634 Litigation 27,564 Postage 1,966 Cable Advisory 0 Other Expenses 304 Meetings/Travel 327

Dues & Memberships 1,037 78,697

Town Administrator Salary 63,851 Postage Meter Rental 2,917 Offi ce Supplies 4,864

School/Training 592 72,224 Town Offi ces Salary 62,140 Electricity 49,985 Fuel 932 Repairs-Vehicle 665 Building Repairs 35,025 Maint. Contracts 10,990 Offi ce Supplies 243 Janitorial Supplies 8,856 Gas/Diesel 109 School/Training 401 Site Improvements 8 Purchase Equipment 784

Prior Yr carryover 2,921 173,059

79 Finance Committee Meetings/Travel 0

Dues & Subscriptions 126 126 Town Accountant Salary 47,255 Postage 35 Audit 9,450 Offi ce Supplies 184 Other Charges & Expenses 60 Meetings/In-State Travel 240 Dues/Subscriptions 110 School/Training 1,491 Municipal Group Purchasing 450

Prior Yr Carryover 168 59,443

Assessors Salaries 89,594 Postage 1,000 Offi ce Supplies 1,243 Meetings/Travel 2,699 Dues & Subscriptions 282

Prior Yr carryover 1,194 96,012 Treasurer Salaries 42,009 Payroll Service 5,522 Postage 800 Offi ce Supplies 289 Forms 623 Meetings/Travel 1,236 Dues/Subscriptions 55 School/Training 135

Prior Yr carryover 1,968 52,637 Collector Salaries 67,620 Deputy Coll. Service 2,652 Postage 3,120 Tax Title Fees 648 Offi ce Supplies 845 Forms 549 Other Charges and Expenses 0 Meetings/Travel 1,158 Dues/Subscriptions 185 School/Training 415

Purchases Equipment 122 77,314

80 Town Counsel Retainer 33,625

Legal Expenses 154 33,779 Town Clerk Salary 35,564 Printing 261 Postage 380 Supplies 212 Meetings/Travel 1,708 Dues/Subscriptions 266 School/training 88

Prior Yr carryover 1,040 39,519

Elections & Registration Salaries 2,875 Repairs/Maint. Equipment 0 Printing 83 Postage 312 Voting Machine Ballots 2,694 Supplies 312 Forms 0 Other charges/ expenses 110

Prior Yr carryover 3,647 10,033

Conservation Commission Salary 8,240 Postage 300 Legal Advertising 275 Offi ce Supplies 263 Dues/Subscriptions 155

School/Training 110 9,343

Planning Board Salary 5,150 Advertising 637 Postage 500

Supplies 134 6,421

Town Meeting Articles Assesors Data 2,000 Moving Expenses 1,250 Town Offi ces-Repairs,Maint 2,250

Property Demolition 25,908 31,408

81 Procter Hall Electricity 3,166 Fuel 17,152

Building Repairs 126 20,444

Town Report 5,475

Computer Technology Telephones/Internet 27,005 Computer Service Contracts 49,492 Outside Prof Services 24,371 Computer Supplies 10,385 Purchase Equipment 1,580 Purchase Computers 3,070

Purchase Software 115,903

Total General Government $882,062

Public Safety Police Salaries 295,029 Repairs: Radio 547 Repairs: Vehicles 4,257 Uniforms 5,755 Communications 11,820 Offi ce Supplies 2,539 Supplies 4,838 Gasoline 19,323 Meetings/Travel 332 Dues/Subscriptions 1,902 School/Training 13,672

Purchase of Equipment 460 360,474

Police Town Meeting Articles Police Vests 4,109 New Vehicle 25,841

Fire Salaries 15,735 Electricity 2,765 Fuel Oil 9,197 Repairs 21,890 Repairs: Radio 9,394 Repairs: Building 12,880 Painting 1,475

82 Uniforms 390 Janitorial Supplies 0 Gasoline 6,507 First Aid Supplies 1,584 Purchase of Equipment 1,156

Prior Yr carryover 10,700 93,673

Lee Volunteer Ambulance Squad Service Contract 11,876

Animal Control Offi cer Salary 4,727 Veterinary Chgs. 0 Supplies 20

Other Charges & Expenses 159 4,906

Building Inspector Salaries 36,581 Other Charges & Expenses 1,159 Meetings/Travel 3,429

Dues/Subsriptions 382 41,551

Gas Inspector Salaries 1,241 Assistant 0

Other Charges & Expenses 1,000 2,241

Plumbing Inspector Salaries 5,246 Assistant 0

Other Charges & Expenses 1,000 6,246 Electrical Inspector Salaries 5,949 Service 490

Other Charges & Expenses 1,500 7,939

Emergency Management Salary 4,049 Repairs/Maintenance 0 Notifi cation System 4,000 Uniforms 61 Emergency Planning 500

83 Other Charges & Expenses 205 School/Training 373

Purchase Equipment 1,118 10,306

Tree Warden Salary 1,810 Tree Removals 32,784 Forestry 3,134 Planting, Feeding 10,375 Other Charges/Exp 1,000

Prior Yr carryover 1,215 50,318

Total Public Safety $619,480

Education Berkshire Hills Regional School District Assessment 2,538,819

Berkshire Hills Regional School District Construction 139,161

Total Education $2,677,980

Public Works

Highway Town Meeting Articles Landfi ll 6,370 Ch90 road reconstruction 266,459 Hazardous Waste 3,985

New Vehicle 93,234 370,048

Highway Department Salaries 268,119 Electricity 1,822 Fuel Oil 2,229 Repairs/Maintenance Equipment 3,843 Repairs-Radio 110 Building Repairs 0 Engineering Services 19,541 Rentals 0 Uniforms 2,748 Harvester Rental 0 Harvester exp. 2,400

84 Roads 53,877 Licenses 515 CDL Drug Testing 650 Woodwaste 780

Prior Yr carryover 1,750 358,384

Snow and Ice Expenses 33,657

Street Lights Electricity 33,723

Highway Machinery Vehicle Repairs 29,312 Supplies 6,614 Gasoline 25,630 Tires 0

Safety equip 18 61,574

Compactor Salaries 27,052 Repairs 1,421 Hauling 115,496

Prior Yr carryover 12,325 156,294

Rubbish Removal Service 3,500

Hydrant Rental

Housatonic 1,726 1,726

Cemetery Salaries 23,508 Repairs/Maint-Equip 230 Repairs/Maint-Mowers 367 Supplies 2,412 Fuel 3,157

Mowers/trimmers 580 30,254

Total Public Works $1,049,160

85 Public Health Board of Health Salaries 3,295

Other charges 25 3,320

Tri-Town Health Offi cer 37,918

Lee Visiting Nurse 7,568

Mental Health & Substance Abuse Svc. 3,136

Council on Aging Salaries 28,373 Repairs/Maint-Vehicle 766 Printing 400 Postage 1,000 Recreation 3,024 Supplies 79 Meetings/Travel 0 Dues/Subscriptions 165

Purchase Equipment 1,530 35,337

Veterans’ Services District Service 6,274

Benefi ts 35,067 41,341

Total Public Health $128,620

Culture and Recreation

Stockbridge Library Association 128,665

Chime Tower Other Chgs/Exp 440

Other Town Meeting Articles Stockbridge Bowl 19,479

Parks and Recreation Salaries 10,418 Electricity 749 Water 300

86 Repairs/Maintenance 3,453 Site Improvements 5,916

Purchase Equipment 509 21,345

Memorial Day Committee Grave Markers 44

Other Charges & Expenses 976 1,020

Total Culture & Recreation $170,949

Debt Service Project Admin Fees 12,811 Debt Princ - Sewer Expansion 266,302 Debt Int - Sewer Expansion 121,101 Debt Princ - Water Treatment 60,345 Debt Int - Water Treatment 40,655 Debt Princ - Town Offi ces 365,000 Debt Int - Town Offi ces 223,456 Debt Princ - Water Tank & Update 121,301

Debt Int - Water Tank & Update 57,851 1,268,822

Total Debt Service $1,268,822

State and County Charges State Assessments Motor Vehicle Excise 1,220 Mosquito Control 27,725 Air Pollution Control District 876 Berkshire Regional Transit Auth. 35,953

State Strap Assessment 65,774

Total State & County Charges $65,774

Miscellaneous Expenses Retirement Benefi ts Assessment 242,645

Employee Insurance FICA(Town Portion) 20,141 Life Insurance 2,223 Health Insurance 362,773

Employee Ins Reimbursement 9,000 394,137

87 Insurance Insurance Coverage 54,705 Police/Volunteer Firemen’s 20,994

Ins. Deductible 75,699

Tax Refunds/Other Expense Personal Property 98 Real Estate 24,095 Motor Vehicle 3,913 Other Revenue refunded Berkshire Regional Planning 1,447

29,553

Total Miscellaneous $742,034

TOTAL GENERAL FUND $7,604,881

Water Department

Salaries 87,820 Electricity 26,727 Fuel Oil 4,225 Telephone/Alarms 4,289 Repairs/Maint Equipment 1,324 Repairs Radio 0 Repairs Vehicles 2,135 Uniforms 535 Pumping Station 2,218 Water Testing 4,455 Postage 800 GIS Updates 200 Forestry 360 Calibration for Valves 9,544 Calibration for Charts 708 Generator Service 782 Meters 5,339 Offi ce Supplies 2,781 Supplies 16,635 Gasoline 1,557 Chemicals 12,653 SDWA Assessment 591 Intermunicipal Agreements 275 School/Training 1,796 Pipeline Replacement 7,681 Purchase of Safety Equipment 998

Prior Yr carryover 125 196,553

88

Water Town Meeting Articles

Screen House Engineering 14,850 14,850

Water Refunds 1,164

Total Water $212,567

Sewer Department Salaries 88,377 Electricity 35,487 Fuel Oil 2,775 Telephone/Alarms 5,879 Repairs/Maintenance Equipment 33,602 Repairs Vehicles 1,602 Maintenance Contracts 1,076 Uniforms 1,099 Sludge Composting 51,294 Postage 800 Supplies 16,463 Ultraviolet Light Bulbs 1,650 Gasoline 3,975 Intermunicipal Agreements 448 School/Training 998 Purchase of Safety Equipment 2,069

Prior Yr carryover 2,673 250,267

Sewer Town Meeting Articles

Sewerline Repairs 8,075 8,075

Sewer Refunds 1,092 Total Sewer $259,434

Total Expenses All Departments $8,076,882

89 March 22, 2012. The pipe jacking under the gas pipelines is done. Now the trench and pipe is extended upstream and under the town sewer, seen in lower right foreground, by conventional excavation.

90 Board of Assessors

To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of Stockbridge: The tax rate of $8.32 for Fiscal Year 2013 was set and approved on November 8, 2012. There was an increase of $0.69 in the Fiscal Year 2013 tax rate from the Fiscal Year 2012 tax rate.

Listed below are estimated fi gures used on the Pro-Forma Tax Recapitulation For Fiscal Year 2013:

Gross Amount to be Raised $9,563,617.31 Total Est Receipts and other Rev Sources 2,875,199.00 Tax Levy (net amt to be raised by taxation) 6,688,418.31

Real Property Valuations (estimate) $770,740,500.00 Personal Property Valuations (estimate) 33,155,932.00 Total Valuation (estimate) $803,896,432.00

Total Number of Parcels, Real Estate 1,777 Total Number of Personal Property Assessments 765 Total Number of Parcels, Exempt 148

In Fiscal Year 2013, the Assessor’s Offi ce conducted a state mandated interim-year adjustment to property values using market data from calendar years 2010 and 2011.

There were several styles of properties that saw a slight increase but overall most assessments decreased for Fiscal Year 2013.

There are small signs that are starting to show real estate moving in the right direction, but it still will remain a slow process over the coming years.

The Assessor’s Offi ce will be conducting a measure and list of all real estate in the town starting this spring. This will involve an interior inspection and full measurement of all structures on the property. New digital pictures will also be taken of all houses. This offi ce would appreciate full cooperation in gathering the needed data in order to update our records.

Respectfully submitted,

JOHN A. MILLER, CHAIRMAN GARY M. PITNEY DOUGLAS M. GOUDEY

91 Town Collector’s Report

To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of Stockbridge: Collections for all past years and Fiscal Year 2012 are virtually 100% helping to satisfy the Town’s fi nancial obligations. Thank you to all who pay timely.

All current Real Estate, Personal Property, Excise Tax and water/sewer bills can be paid on the Town’s website at TOWNOFSTOCKBRIDGE.COM from the date of issue until the due date. The bank charges a $.25 fee for using your checking account and a sliding scale handling charge for using a credit card which is applied at the time of payment.

Respectfully submitted, NANCY SOCHA, CMMC

The following information is provided to enable you to review major collection activity for the town:

Receipts For The Year Ending 6/30/12 Real Estate Tax: FY ‘10 6,920.04 FY ‘10 CPA 295.11 FY ‘11 91,437.73 FY ‘11 CPA 1,456.91 FY ‘12 5,923,687.94 FY ’12 CPA 141,758.95 Contractor Lien 8,475.82 Total Real Estate: 6,174,032.50

Personal Property Tax: FY ‘07 10.08 FY ‘09 29.82 FY ‘10 30.80 FY ‘11 1,061.90 FY ‘12 224,078.11 Total Personal Property Tax: 225,180.89

Motor Vehicle Tax: FY ‘08 63.33 FY ‘09 148.75 FY ‘10 1,411.48 FY ‘11 48,973.35 FY ‘12 265,338.66 Total Motor Vehicle: 265,338.66

92 Water Receipts: FY ‘11 Water User Charge 3,927.44 FY ‘12 Water User Charge 219,897.07 Hydrants 5,000.00 Backfl ow Billing Paid 7,006.63 Water Liens Added to Tax 1,493.97 Water App/Connection Fees 9,900.00 Final Water Read Fees 75.00 Total Water Receipts: 247,300.11

Sewer Receipts: FY ‘11 Sewer User Charge 3,485.82 FY ‘12 Sewer User Charge 284,333.10 Waste Treatment 119,978.22 Sewer Liens Added to Tax 1,866.28 Sewer App/Connection Fees 14,200.00 Final Sewer Read Fees 150.00 Total Sewer Receipts: 424,013.42

Total Utility Receipts: 671,313.53

Payment in Lieu of Taxes: Stockbridge Housing 859.84 Austin Riggs Center 15,000.00 Kripalu 33,945.00 Berkshire Taconic Comm 1,000.00

Total Payment in Lieu of Taxes: 50,804.84

Other: Aid To Elderly & Disabled 6,997.92 Tri-Town Board Of Health 20,513.36 Compactor Fees 30,185.00 RE Liens Added To Tax 7,634.00 Municipal Lien Certifi cates 3,225.00 Deputy Collector Fees -MV 2,608.00 Int. & Demand - Real Estate 23,917.87 Int. & Demand - CPA 422.61 Int. & Penalties - Motor Vehicles 4,822.19 Int. & Demand - Water & Sewer 4,219.11 Interest on Tax Liens 2,206.94 Previous Year Excise 40.00 Total Other: 106,792.00

TOTAL RECEIPTS: 7,493,462.42

93 Real Estate Tax Review (Including CPA-Community Preservation Act)

FY -09 Committed 5,846,780.13 Taxes Paid (5,789,288.22) Exemptions/Abatements (46,064.22) Refunds 25,879.93 Tax Title (37,308.21) Balance Due as of 6-30-12 (59) FY -010 Committed 5,934,531.27 Taxes Paid (5,902,789.02) Exemptions/Abatements (28,803.61) Refunds 16,028.48 Tax Title (18,967.31) Balance Due as of 6-30-12 (.19)

FY -11 Receipts 6,122,044.27 Taxes Paid (6,089,937.67) Exemptions/Abatements (33,437.45) Refunds 31,758.13 Tax Title (21,227.18) Adjustments 346.65 Balance Due as of 6-30-12 9,546.75

FY -12 Receipts 6,207,731.70 Taxes Paid (6,065,475.78) Exemptions/Abatements (25,656.21) Refunds 19,986.30 Balance Due as of 6-30-12 136,586.01

Personal Property Tax Review

FY -10 Commitment 237,272.16 Taxes Paid 235,631.09 Exemptions/Abatements 1,646.43 Refunds 47.83 Balance due as of 6-30-12 42.470

FY -11 Commitment 254,059.23 Taxes Paid 253,703.05 Exemptions/Abatements 329.60 Refunds .48 Balance due as of 6-30-12 34.06

94 FY -12 Commitment 225,020.42 Taxes Paid 224,078.11 Exemptions/Abatements 0 Refunds 97.92 Balance due as of 6-30-12 1,040.23

Utility Billing Review FY -10 Commitment 596,117.62 Taxes Paid 577,531.38 Exemptions/Abatements 18,941.86 Refunds 2,761.81 Sale Adjustments 351.38 Liens 2,757.57 Balance due as of 6-30-12 0.00

FY -09 Commitment 582,007.66 Taxes Paid 577,061.20 Exemptions/Abatements 2,575.19 Refunds 2,361.42 Sale Adjustments 449.56 Liens 5,100.47 Voids 81.78 Balance due as of 6-30-12 0.00

FY -12 Commitment Taxes Paid 639,282.77 Exemptions/Abatements 629.280.17 Refunds 451.84 Sale Adjustments 0.00 Liens 1,016.30 8,534.46 Balance due as of 6-30-12

95 Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Review FY -010 Commitments 236,757.65 Taxes Paid 31,653.03 Exemptions/Abatements 6,373.45 Refunds 3,080.81 1,811.98 Balance due as of 6-30-12

FY -11 Commitments 250,804.83 Taxes Paid 245,279.21 Exemptions/Abatements 5,439.44 Refunds 2,756.95 Balance due as of 6-30-12 2,843.13

FY -12 Commitments 234,870.35 Taxes Paid 214,741.75 Exemptions/Abatements 5,207.14 Refunds 1,764.18 Balance due as of 6-30-12 6,685.64

96 Treasurer’s Report June 30, 2011

Treasurer’s Cash: Berkshire Bank ($115,213.98) Berkshire Bank Money Market $2,433,242.73 Berkshire Bank Arts Money Market $4,308.39 Berkshire Bank CPA Money Market $1,110,385.43 Berkshire Bank Elderly $14,941.68 Berkshire Bank Diversion Pipe $252,048.33 M.M.D.T. $1,681,455.91 TD Banknorth $226,004.43 Morgan Stanley (formerly UBS) $791,552.36 Lee Bank (Procter Hall) $660,926.99

Total Treasurer’s Cash $7,059,652.27

Stabilization Fund: NBT Banks CD $172,575.87 Berkshire Bank $2,195,782.66 UniBank $256,746.88

Total Stabilization Fund $2,625,105.41

Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund: UniBank $459,964.64

Total Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund $459,964.64

Custodial Accounts: UniBank (Trust Funds) $84,865.40 Berkshire Bank Owen Fund $29,984.59 Berk. Bank/Smith Barney (Treadway) $107,986.13

Total Custodial Accounts $222,836.12

TOTAL TREASURER’S INVESTMENTS $10,367,558.44

CUSTODIAL ACCOUNTS (Detail)

Conservation Fund: Beginning Balance $27,133.58 $27,216.10 Interest $82.52 Ending Balance

D.D. Field Chime Tower Fund: Beginning Balance $1,462.57 Chime Tower Donations $315.00 Interest $5.17 Ending Balance $1,782.74

97 Stockbridge Bowl Fund Beginning Balance $37,678.82 Transfer (from General Fund) $10,000.00 Transfer (to General Fund) ($36,526.00) Interest $58.62 Ending Balance $11,211.44

War Memorial Fund: Beginning Balance $1,305.46 Interest $3.94 Ending Balance $1,309.40

Merwin Trust: Beginning Balance $43,214.28 Interest $131.44 Ending Balance $43,345.72

Performance Bonds: Beginning Balance $0.00 Interest $0.00 Ending Balance $0.00

Charles D. Treadway Scholarship Fund Beginning Balance $99,011.89 Withdrawal $8,974.24 Interest/Dividends Ending Balance $107,986.13

C.M. Owen Scholarship Fund Beginning Balance $29,785.28 Interest $199.31 Ending Balance $29,984.59

TOTAL CUSTODIAL FUNDS $222,836.12

Respectfully submitted, KAREN T. WILLIAMS Treasurer

98 Report of the Finance Committee To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of Stockbridge:

Financial operating results for Fiscal Year 2012 were satisfactory. Ex- penses were kept well in line with the Budget across the board. Free Cash was certifi ed as $1,511,520 on July 1, 2011 for FY2012, and $750,000 was withdrawn to reduce the Tax Levy. The Stabilization Fund balance was $2,625,105 at June 30, 2012 and $150,000 was withdrawn for purchases of a new Highway Department Truck.

The Tax Levy for FY2012 was $6,286,674, an increase of $53,702 from the previous fi scal year. The Tax Rate for the year was $7.63, an increase of $0.15 from the previous year resulting from reduced revenues from sources other than the Tax Levy and another year of static property valuations.

Total bonded indebtedness at the close of the fi scal year was $12,425,680, a decrease of $1,318,906 from the previous year, refl ecting the regular retire- ment of the Town’s bond issues.

Looking forward, the Town faces a number of substantial prospective capi- tal expenditures, all subject to future Town Meeting approval. These include: funding accrued employee health care benefi ts, improvements to the Town Offi ce HVAC systems, a new fi re truck to replace aged equipment, repair of the Interlaken bridge, a new water tank to replace the present Interlaken tank , further replacements of ancient water lines, and major renovation of Monument Valley High School. The Finance Committee will work closely with the Selectmen and operating departments to minimize the effect of these expenditures on the Tax Levy and the Town’s balance sheet. .

Respectfully Submitted,

CRAIG BERGER JAY BIKOFSKY Alternate MARY BOYCE NEIL HOLDEN Alternate JAMES MCMENAMY JOHN MORSE CHARLES MURRAY KEITH RAFTERY HOLLY RHIND JEAN ROUSSEAU, Chairman

99 100 Town Warrant

March 22, 2012. I asked if he thought he could get his machine out of the muck and he responded “I hope so.”

101 Commonwealth of Massachusetts

BERKSHIRE COUNTY

To one of the constables of the Town of Stockbridge in said county. GREETINGS: In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said Town, qualifi ed to vote in Town af- fairs, to meet at the STOCKBRIDGE TOWN OFFICES 50 MAIN STREET in Stockbridge on MONDAY, THE TWENTY-FIRST DAY OF MAY 2013 at 6:30 o’clock in the evening Eastern Daylight Time, for the following purposes, to wit: ARTICLE 1. To choose all Town Offi cers necessary to be chosen at the Annual Town Meeting, other than those to be chosen by ballot.

ARTICLE 2. To hear the report of any Town Offi cer or Committee, and to see if the Town will vote to accept all printed reports, or to take any other ac- tion in relation thereto.

ARTICLE 3. To see if the Town will vote to fi x the salary and compensa- tion of all elective offi cers of the Town as provided by Chapter 41, Section 108 of the Massachusetts General Laws: Moderator, Selectmen, Town Clerk, Town Treasurer, Town Collector, Board of Assessors, Board of Health, Tree Warden; and to raise and appropriate a sum of money therefor, or to take any other action in relation thereto.

ARTICLE 4. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the following purposes, or to take any other action in relation thereto:

Section 1. MODERATOR 2. SELECTMEN’S DEPARTMENT 3. TOWN ADMINISTRATOR 4. FINANCE DEPARTMENT 5. RESERVE FUND 6. ACCOUNTANT 7. ASSESSORS’ DEPARTMENT 8. TREASURER’S DEPARTMENT 9. TOWN COLLECTOR’S DEPARTMENT 10. LEGAL DEPARTMENT 11. TOWN CLERK’S DEPARTMENT 12. ELECTIONS & REGISTRATIONS 13. CONSERVATION COMMISSION––– 14. PLANNING BOARD 15. BOARD OF APPEALS

102 16. TOWN HALL 17. TOWN OFFICES 18. TOWN REPORT 19. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 20. POLICE DEPARTMENT 21. FIRE DEPARTMENT 22. AMBULANCE SERVICE 23. ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER 24. BUILDING INSPECTOR 25. GAS INSPECTOR 26. PLUMBING INSPECTOR 27. WIRE INSPECTOR 28. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 29. TREE WARDEN DEPARTMENT 30. VOCATIONAL EDUCATION 31. ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT 32. HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT a.) MACHINERY b.) COMPACTOR c.) CEMETERY 33. STREETLIGHTS 34. TRASH REMOVAL 35. SEWER DEPARTMENT 36. WATER DEPARTMENT 37 HYDRANT RENTAL 38. HEALTH DEPARTMENT a.) BOARD OF HEALTH b.) HEALTH OFFICER 39. PORCHLIGHT VNA/HOMECARE 40. MENTAL HEALTH & SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES 41. COUNCIL ON AGING 42. VETERAN’S SERVICES 43. STOCKBRIDGE LIBRARY 44. CHIME TOWER 45. PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION 46 HISTORICAL COMMISSION 47. MEMORIAL DAY COMMITTEE 48. HISTORIC DISTRICT 49. HISTORIC PRESERVATION 50. LONG-TERM DEBT & SHORT-TERM DEBT 51. BERKSHIRE REGIONAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM 52. UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION 53. BERKSHIRE COUNTY INSURANCE GROUP 54. INSURANCE

ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or trans- fer from available funds, a sum of money for the assessment of the Berkshire Hills Regional School District, or to take any other action in relation thereto.

103 ARTICLE 6. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or trans- fer from available funds, a sum of money toward the Berkshire Hills Regional School District’s capital cost of constructing the school buildings, or to take any other action in relation thereto.

ARTICLE 7. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or trans- fer from available funds, a sum of money to purchase fi re hose for the Fire Department, or to take any other action in relation thereto.

ARTICLE 8. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds, a sum of money to be added to the amount ap- propriated under Article 16 of the Annual Town Meeting of May 21, 2012 for the purchase a new truck for the Highway Department, or to take any other action in relation thereto.

ARTICLE 9. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or trans- fer from available funds, a sum of money for resurfacing selected Town roads as determined by the Board of Selectmen and the Highway Superintendent, or to take any other action in relation thereto.

ARTICLE 10. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds, a sum of money to purchase a police cruiser, or to take any other action in relation thereto.

ARTICLE 11. To see if the Town will vote to transfer a sum of money from Sewer Available Surplus to provide for a portion of the debt service payment (principal and interest) for the Sewer System Expansion and Update Project authorized by Article 3 of the Special Town Meeting of April 1, 2002, or to take any other action in relation thereto.

ARTICLE 12. To see if the Town will vote to transfer a sum of money from Sewer Available Surplus to replace the backup generator at the Park Street pump station, or to take any other action in relation thereto.

ARTICLE 13. To see if the Town will vote to transfer a sum of money from Sewer Available Surplus for the purpose of making improvements to the Church Street, Cemetery/Austen Riggs easement sewer lines, or to take any other action in relation thereto.

ARTICLE 14. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds, a sum of money for making certain energy ef- fi ciency improvements at the Town Offi ces including insulating the roof/attic area of the gym and replacing two exterior doors and the four large windows in the gym, or to take any other action in relation thereto.

ARTICLE 15. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds, a sum of money to repair the subterranean pip- ing of the down spouts from the roof at the Town Offi ces, or to take any other action in relation thereto.

104 ARTICLE 16. To see if the Town will vote to transfer a sum of money from Water Available Surplus to purchase a truck for the Water Department, or to take any other action in relation thereto.

ARTICLE 17. To see if the Town will vote to transfer a sum of money from Water Available Surplus to repair the Interlaken Storage Tanks roofs, or to take any other action in relation thereto.

ARTICLE 18. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds, a sum of money to increase the Stabilization Fund, which sum is specifi ed for the replacement of the Interlaken Storage Tanks, or to take any other action in relation thereto.

ARTICLE 19. To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 32B, Section 20 of the General Laws to establish a separate fund, to be known as an Other Post Employment Benefi ts Liability Trust Fund, to account for appropriations made to cover the unfunded actuarial liability re- lated to retirees’ health care and other post employment benefi ts; and further to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds, a sum of money to be credited to said Other Post Employment Benefi ts Liability Trust Fund, or to take any other action in relation thereto.

ARTICLE 20. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds, a sum of money for the third phase of the Lake Management Plan for Stockbridge Bowl, or to take any other action in rela- tion thereto.

ARTICLE 21. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds, a sum of money to meet the Town’s share of the cost of participating with other communities for the collection of household hazardous waste, or to take any other action in relation thereto.

ARTICLE 22. To see if the Town will vote, as recommended by the Com- munity Preservation Committee and pursuant to the Community Preserva- tion Act, to:

a. appropriate or transfer from the Community Preservation Fund sum of money for a grant to the Stockbridge Housing Authority for the support of community housing; b. appropriate or transfer from the Community Preservation Fund a sum of money for a dredging project necessary for the preservation of the Stockbridge Bowl; c. appropriate or transfer from the Community Preservation Fund a sum of money for the purpose of habitat restoration and phragmites removal within Larrywaug Brook; d. appropriate or transfer from the Community Preservation Fund a sum of money for restoration work at the Indian Burial Ground; and a sum of money for interior restoration of the French Studio; and a sum of money for the repair of the front entry stairs and handrail at the Stockbridge Library; and a sum of money for the upgrade the Stockbridge Library to code and ADA compliant; and a sum of

105 money for the replacement of doors at the Rockwell Studio of the Norman Rockwell Museum; and a sum of money to create database and mapping of the Stockbridge Cemetery and restoration of docu- ments; and a sum of money for the restoration of the Cupola at the Town Offi ce Building; and a sum of money to replicate 17 Afternoon Garden gondola poles and capitals for the Trustees of Reservation at Naumkaeg; e. appropriate or transfer from the Community Preservation Fund a sum of money for the CPC Administrative budget. or to take any other action in relation thereto.

ARTICLE 23. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from the Perpetual Care Fund, a sum of money for tree work within the Cemetery, or to take any other action in relation thereto.

ARTICLE 24. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds, a sum of money to hire a negotiator for the Rest of the River Project (along with Pittsfi eld, Lenox, Lee, Great Barrington and Sheffi eld) regarding the removal of PCBs in the Housatonic River, or to take any other action in relation thereto.

ARTICLE 25. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Bylaws as follows:

1. By inserting into Section 2.2, in appropriate alphabetical order, the following:

BANK: The portion of the land surface that normally abuts and confi nes a water body; it lies between a water body and a border- ing vegetated wetland and adjacent fl ood plain or, in the absence of these, it lies between a water body and an upland; the upper boundary of a bank is the fi rst observable break in the slope or the mean annual fl ood level, whichever is lower; the lower bound- ary of a bank is the mean annual low fl ow level.

TRIBUTARY: Any body of running, or intermittently running, water that moves in a defi nite channel, naturally or artifi cially created, in the ground due to a hydraulic gradient, and that ulti- mately fl ows into a larger body of water.

2. By adding, to the list of “Overlay Districts” in Section 3.1, the following: SWSPOD Surface Water Supply Protection Overlay District 3. By adding, at the end of Section 3.2.3, the following: Overlay District SWSPOD is described in Section 6.7 of the Zon- ing Bylaws. 4. By adding a new Section 6.7 as follows:

6.7 Surface Water Supply Protection Overlay District 6.7.1. Purpose The purpose of the Surface Water Supply Protection Overlay District (SWSPOD) is to protect the drinking water supply of

106 the Town of Stockbridge by restricting and controlling activities that are likely to have a signifi cant adverse impact, immediate or cumulative, upon the water quality of surface waters used as sources of drinking water supply.

6.7.2 Description The SWSPOD shall include (a) the land area between Echo Lake (also known as Lake Averic) and the upper boundary of its bank; (b) the land area within a 400 foot lateral distance from the upper boundary of the bank of Echo Lake; and (c) the land area within a 200 foot lateral distance from the upper boundary of the bank of a tributary or associated surface water body of Echo Lake. The SWSPOD is an overlay district mapped over other districts. It is shown on a map entitled Surface Water Supply Protection Overlay District (prepared for Annual Town Meeting, May 20, 2013), which is incorporated into these Zoning Bylaws by refer- ence. Where there is an inconsistency between the requirements of Section 6.7 and the regulations otherwise applicable in such other districts, the more restrictive provision shall be deemed to apply. 6.7.3 Prohibited Uses The following uses and activities are prohibited within the SWSPOD:

a. All underground fuel storage tanks; b. Above-ground storage of liquid hazardous material as defi ned in Chapter 21E of the Massachusetts General Laws, or liquid propane or liquid petroleum products, except as follows: 1. The storage is incidental to: a. Normal household use, outdoor maintenance, or the heat- ing of a structure; b. Use of emergency generators; or c. A response action conducted or performed in accordance with said Chapter 21E and 310 CMR 40.000 and that, pur- suant to 314 CMR 5.05(14), does not require a ground water discharge permit; and 2. The storage is either in container(s) or above-ground tank(s) within a building, or outdoors in covered container(s) or above-ground tank(s) in an area that has a containment system designed and operated to hold either 10% of the total possible storage capacity of all containers, or 110% of the largest container’s storage capacity, whichever is greater. However, these storage requirements do not apply to the replacement of existing tanks or systems for the keeping’ dispensing or storing of gasoline if the replacement is performed in accordance with applicable state and local requirements.

c. Wastewater treatment or disposal works subject to 314 CMR 3.00 or 5.00, except the following: 1. The replacement or repair of an existing wastewater treat- ment or disposal works that will not result in a design capac-

107 ity greater than the design capacity of the existing treatment or disposal works;

2. Wastewater treatment or disposal works, permitted in accordance with 314 CMR 5.00, for the treatment of existing sanitary sewage discharges that are not in compliance with 310 CMR 15.000, if the facility owner demonstrates that there are no feasible siting alternatives outside of the SWSPOD; provided, however, that any such facility shall disinfect the effl uent; 3. Wastewater treatment works, approved by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, for the treatment of contaminated ground or surface waters and operated in compliance with 314 CMR 5.05(3) or 5.05(13);

4. Discharges by public water suppliers of waters incidental to water treatment processes.

d. Sand and gravel excavation operations;

e Uncovered or uncontained storage of fertilizers;

f. Uncovered or uncontained storage of road or parking lot de- icing and sanding materials;

g. Storage or disposal of snow or ice, removed from highways and streets outside the SWSPOD, that contains deicing chemi- cals;

h. Uncovered or uncontained storage of manure;

i. Cemeteries (human and animal) and mausoleums;

j. Burial within 100 feet of the high water mark of Echo Lake or of any tributary thereto;

k. Land uses that result in the rendering impervious of more than 15% or 2500 square feet of any lot, whichever is greater;

l. Stabling, hitching, standing, feeding or grazing of livestock or other domestic animals within 100 feet of the bank of Echo Lake or of any tributary thereto. or to take any other action in relation thereto.

ARTICLE 26. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Bylaws as follows: 1. By deleting from Section 2.2 the defi nition of “Cottage Era Estate” and inserting, in place thereof, the following:

108 COTTAGE ERA ESTATE—A single lot in the R-4 or R-2 Districts consisting of no less than 80 contiguous acres, having a principal structure thereon that was used as a one-family dwelling during “America’s Gilded Age” of approximately 1870-1920.

2. By adding to Subsection 6.6.2 a new paragraph (h), as follows:

(h) Resort; provided, however, that for the purposes of this Section, a Resort shall be defi ned as a use that includes a building or group of buildings with sleeping rooms for 20 or more transient guests; food service in a public dining room; indoor and outdoor recreational facilities; and a range of activities and amenities intended to be pro- vided to guests predominantly on-site for the duration of their stay.

3. By adding to Subsection 6.6.3 a new paragraph (d), as follows:

Any special permit issued pursuant to this section may authorize an addition to the principal structure located on the Cottage Era Estate, as such principal structure existed on May 20, 2002, or a new struc- ture that is connected to the principal structure by an enclosed con- nector, to exceed the applicable Maximum Building Height specifi ed in Section 5.5 by three (3) feet for every fi fty (50) feet (prorated) that such addition or new structure is horizontally distant from the clos- est point of any lot line, up to a maximum of four (4) stories but not to exceed fi fty (50) feet; provided, however that the elevation above sea level of the roof of the addition or new structure at its highest point shall not exceed the elevation above sea level of the highest point of the roof of such principal structure, as it existed on such date; and, provided further that any waiver of the Maximum Build- ing Height pursuant to this paragraph may be applied to not more than one addition or new structure on the entire Cottage Era Estate. No special permit issued pursuant to this section may authorize an addition or new structure that contains a gross fl oor area larger than that of the principal structure, as it existed on May 20, 2002. or take any other action in relation thereto.

ARTICLE 27. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Bylaws by inserting a new Section 8.5, Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers, as follows:

8.5 Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers

8.5.1Purpose: By vote at the State election of November 6, 2012, the voters of the Commonwealth approved a law regulating the cultivation, distribu- tion, possession and use of marijuana for medical purposes. The law, Chapter 369 of the Acts of 2012, became effective January 1, 2013, and requires the Department of Public Health (DPH) to issue regulations governing its implementation within 120 days of the law’s effective date. Section 9(C) of the law requires that at least one Medical Marijuana Treatment Center be located within each County of the Commonwealth.

109 The regulation of Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers raises novel and complex legal, planning and public safety issues, and the Town of Stockbridge needs time to consider and address these issues, as well as the potential impact of the forthcoming DPH regulations, by means of a planning process to consider amending its Zoning Bylaws to regulate Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers and other land uses and structures related to the use of marijuana for medi- cal purposes, so as to address the potential effects of such land uses and structures in the Town. The temporary moratorium provided in this Section 8.5 is intended to allow suffi cient time for the Town to engage in such a planning process and to adopt suitable Bylaws in a manner consistent with sound land-use planning objectives.

8.5.2 Defi nition: As used in this Section 8.5, the following term shall have the mean- ing indicated:

MEDICAL MARIJUANA TREATMENT CENTER – a not-for- profi t entity, as defi ned by Massachusetts law only, registered under the provisions of Chapter 369 of the Acts of 2012, that acquires, cultivates, possesses, processes (including develop- ment of related products such as food, tinctures, aerosols, oils, or ointments), transfers, transports, sells, distributes, dispenses, or administers marijuana, products containing marijuana, related supplies, or educational materials to qualifying patients or their personal caregivers.

8.5.3 Temporary Moratorium

There is hereby established a temporary moratorium on the use of land or structures for a Medical Marijuana Treatment Cen- ter. The moratorium shall be in effect through August 31, 2014. During the moratorium period, the use of land or structures for a Medical Marijuana Treatment Center shall be prohibited.

Nothing contained in this Section 8.5 shall be construed to per- mit, or authorize to be permitted, the use of land or structures for any activity involving marijuana, other than as a Medical Mari- juana Treatment Center.

8.5.4 Planning Process

During the temporary moratorium established in Section 8.5.3, the Town shall undertake a planning process to address the potential effects of Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers and other land uses and structures related to the use of marijuana for medical purposes, shall consider the DPH regulations when they are issued, and shall make recommendations regarding the adoption of new Zoning Bylaw provisions governing the location, operation and effects of Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers

110 and other land uses and structures related to the use of mari- juana for medical purposes, for consideration by the 2014 Annual Town Meeting. or take any act in relation thereto.

ARTICLE 28. To see if the Town will vote to amend Article 16 of the An- nual Town Meeting of February 19, 1951 to eliminate the provision that the Town does not have to keep the following roads open in the winter: Taghconic View, Mahkeenac Heights, and Indian Road, or to take any other action in relation thereto.

ARTICLE 29. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or trans- fer from available funds, a sum of money to increase the Stabilization Fund as defi ned in Chapter 40, Section 5B of the Massachusetts General Laws, or to take any other action in relation thereto.

ARTICLE 30. To see if the Town will vote to transfer a sum of money from available funds for the purpose of lowering the property tax rate, or to take any other action in relation thereto.

ARTICLE 31. To transact any other business that may legally come be- fore this meeting.

ARTICLE 32. To choose by ballot votes on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at an adjourned session of the above meeting in the Town Offi ces, the following Offi cers:

Offi ce Term (Years) Selectman 3 Town Clerk 3 Board of Assessors 3 Board of Health 3 Sewer and Water Commissioner 3 Planning Board 5 Parks and Recreation Commission 3 Housing Authority 5

All of said offi cers are to be voted for using the offi cial ballots furnished the voters at the polls. The polls will be opened at the Town Offi ces, 50 Main Street, at 8:00 o’clock a.m. and may be closed at 6:30 o’clock p.m.

This is an unoffi cial copy of the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting to be held on May 20, 2013 at the Stockbridge Town Offi ces, 50 Main Street. The offi cial Warrant will be issued at a later date in accordance with the require- ments of M.G.L. c. 39, section 10.

111 ARTICLE 4 Appropriations Recommended For 2013/2014

**All Union & Non Union Salaries & Benefi ts To Be Determined Approved Recommended Budget Budget 7/1/12 7/1/13 to to 6/30/13 6/30/14 GENERAL GOVERNMENT 1 Moderator 209 213 Moderator Expense 25 25 2 Selectmen-Salaries Chairman 5,552 5,552 2 Members 9,090 9,090 Ass’t Administrator 23,134 24,617 Clerical Salary 7,464 6,600 Selectmen Expenses 42,550 57,550 3 Town Administrator 65,734 67,674 Town Administrator Expenses 9,750 16,150 4 Finance Committee 2,150 2,150 5 Town Reserve Fund 100,000 100,000 6 Accountant-Salary 47,180 48,124 Accountant Certifi ed Pay 1,000 1,000 Accountant Expenses 12,350 18,350 7 Assessors-Salaries Chairman 3,987 3,987 2 Members 6,386 6,386 Principal Assessor 57,534 58,685 Principal Assessor Certifi ed Pay 1,000 1,000 Clerk 22,459 22,908 Assessor Expenses 6,050 6,050 8 Treasurer-Salary Treasurer 40,665 46,000 Treasurer Certifi ed Pay 1,000 1,000 Assistant Treasurer 1,164 1,187 Treasurer Expenses 12,225 12,225 9 Town Collector-Salaries Collector 40,665 46,000 Collector Certifi ed Pay 1,000 1,000 Assistant Collector 27,287 27,833 Clerical 1,500 0 Town Collector Expenses 12,120 12,180 10 Legal Retainer 35,500 36,200 11 Town Clerk-Salary 34,255 35,960 Town Clerk Certifi ed Pay 1,000 1,000 Town Clerk Expenses 3,350 3,350 12 Election and Registration Salaries 7,351 7,498

112 Election and Registration Expenses 8,900 8,900 13 Conservation Commission 10,105 9,905 14 Planning Board 8,653 7,403 15 Board of Appeals 75 75 16 Procter Hall 24,400 22,000 17 Town Offi ces-Salary 73,595 72,927 Town Offi ce Expenses 123,300 77,300 18 Town Report 6,500 6,500 19 Information Technology 147,500 147,500 Total General Government 1,046,714 1,107,932

PUBLIC SAFETY 20 Police-Salaries 512,855 539,613 Police Expenses 70,500 74,500 21 Fire Salaries 65,648 66,961 Fire Expenses 90,250 80,750 Emergency Medical Response 6,200 8,000 22 Ambulance Service 11,876 11,876 23 Animal Control Salary 4,822 4,918 Animal Control Expenses 1,500 1,000 24 Building Inspector-Salary 37,763 52,500 Building Inspector Expenses 6,635 5,135 25 Gas Inspector-Salary 1,266 1,291 Gas Inspector Expenses 1,250 1,250 26 Plumbing Inspector-Salary 5,351 5,458 Plumbing Inspector Expenses 1,250 1,250 27 Wire Inspector-Salary 6,068 6,189 Wire Inspector Expenses 2,000 2,000 28 Emergency Management 13,851 12,629 29 Tree Warden Salary 1,846 1,883 37 Tree Warden Expense 48,800 48,800 Total Public Safety 889,731 926,003

EDUCATION 29 Vocational Education 0 0 Total Vocational Education 0 0

PUBLIC WORKS AND FACILITIES 31 Engineering 0 0 32 Highway Department Salaries 297,274 294,479 Highway Department Expenses 112,210 107,210 Highway - Snow and Ice 40,000 40,000 Highway Machinery 67,500 75,500 Highway Compactor-Salaries 29,080 29,653 Highway Compactor Expenses 127,500 127,500 Highway Cemetery-Salaries 24,107 24,199 Highway Cemetery Expenses 6,500 6,500 33 Streetlights 44,800 38,000 34 Trash Removal 3,500 3,500 35 Sewer Department-Salaries 93,526 95,129 Sewer Department Expenses 188,850 188,900 36 Water Department -Salaries 92,226 93,729

113 Water Department Expenses 118,850 118,850 37 Hydrant Rental 1,800 1,800 Total Public Works & Facilities 1,247,773 1,224,949

HUMAN SERVICES 38 Board of Health-Salaries 3,362 3,385 Board of Health Expenses 325 220 Health Offi cer-Tri-Town Health 39,354 39,487 Visiting Nurses Association 7,568 7,568 40 Mental Health 3,200 2,945 41 Council on Aging-Salaries 31,813 32,210 Council on Aging Expenses 9,100 9,100 42 Veterans Services-District 33,976 32,308 Total Human Services 128,698 127,223

CULTURE AND RECREATION 43 Library 135,000 135,000 44 Chime Tower 800 800 45 Parks & Recreation Commission-Salaries 18,900 18,900 Parks & Recreation Commission Expenses 9,050 8,550 46 Historical Commission 600 600 47 Memorial Day Committee 2,500 2,500 48 Historic District 50 50 49 Historic Preservation Commission 100 50 Total Culture and Recreation 167,000 164,450

DEBT SERVICE 50 Loan-Interest (Water Plant) 37,940 35,225 -Principal (Water Plant) 60,345 60,345 Loan-Interest (Sewer) 82,458 73,737 -Principal (Sewer) 208,111 216,847 Admin. Fees 12,246 10,924 Loan-Interest (Plain School) 208,857 194,257 -Principal (Plain School) 365,000 365,000 Loan-Interest (Water Project) 55,401 43,441 -Principal (Water Project) 123,751 103,895 Total Debt Service 1,154,109 1,103,761

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS 51 Berkshire County Retirement 258,699 266,194 Unemployment Insurance 0 0 Berkshire County Employees Insurance 393.029 407,862 Total Employee Benefi ts 651,728 674,056

UNCLASSIFIED 52 Insurance 88,500 88,500 Total Unclassifi ed 88,500 88,500

Total Recommended 5,374,253 5,418,874

114 Warrant Articles for FY14

1. Choose Offi cers for ATM 2. Town Report 3. Fixed Salary & Compensation 4. Operating Budget $5,418,874 5. BHRSD-Operating Budget 2,425,258 6. BHRSD-Capital Budget 116,102 7. Fire-Hose 41,555 8. Highway-Monies to be added to Art. 16, FY13 – New Truck 62,000 9. Highway-Chapter 90 Funding 303,507 10. Police-Cruiser 35,000 11. Sewer-Debt 96,863 12. Sewer-Generator Repair Park Street 23,500 13. Sewer- Church St, Cemetery/Austen Riggs easement sewer line repair 161,710 14. Town Offi ce-Energy Effi cient Chgs-Windows, Doors and Insulation 44,500 15. Town Offi ce-Drainage 50,000 16. Water-New Truck 40,000 17. Water-Repair to Interlaken Storage Tanks Roofs 6,000 18. Replacement of Interlaken Water Tanks (to Stabilization Fund) 200,000 19. OPEB-Post Retirement Benefi ts 10,000 20. Stockbridge Bowl-Third Phase 25,000 21. Hazardous Waste 4,000 22. Community Preservation 236,500 23. Cemetery Perpetual Care-Tree Work 50,000 24. Rest of the River Legal Fee 10,000 25. Zoning Bylaw-Water Shed Protection 26. Zoning Bylaw-Cottage Era 27. Zoning Bylaw-Moratorium on Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers 28. Amend Art. 16 ATM, Feb 1955-winter opening of Town Rds within Mah Hgts 29. Monies to Stabilization 30. Lower Tax Levy 750,000 31. Other Business 32. May 21, 2013 Election of Offi cers

TOTAL $10,410,369

115 STOCKBRIDGE TOWN CHARTER

Copy of 1737 Charter

Jonathan Belcher Esquire Captain General and Governour in Chief in and over His Majestys Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England in America TO ALL unto whom these Presents shall come GREETING.

WHEREAS the Great and General Court or Assembly of his Majestys Prov- ince of the Massachusetts Bay aforesaid, at their Session held at Boston the seventeenth day of March one thousand seven hundred and thirty fi ve DID give and grant to the Housatannuck Tribe of Indians a Township not exceeding the quantity of six miles Square of land, and Authorized and Impowered John Stoddard, Ebenezer Pomroy and Thomas Ingersole, Esquires, a Committee to lay out the said Township unto the said Indians in upper Housatannuck lying and being above the mountain and upon Housatannuck river, the said Indians to be Subject to the Law of this Province made and passed in the thirteenth year of King William the third Chapter twenty fi rst, with respect to said lands; and Impowered the said Committee to lay out to the Reverend Mr. John Sergent their minister, and Mr. Timothy Woodbridge their School-master one sixtieth part of said land for each of them and their heirs and assigns; and also to lay out a suffi cient quantity of land within said Township to accommodate four English Families that shall Settle the same, to be under the Direction and Disposition of the Committee, and the said Committee were further Impowered to dispose of the lands that were reserved to the said Indians in the Town of Sheffi eld in order to make Satisfaction so far as the same will go to the Proprietors and owners of the land granted as aforesaid; and were also Impowered to give the Proprietors of upper Housatannuck that live below the mountain an Equiva- lent in some of the ungranted lands of the Province next adjacent to upper Housatannuck, Sheffi eld and said granted Town; and the Committee were then further Impowered to make the Proprietors of upper Housatannuck above the mountains an Equivalent in some of the unappropriated land of the Province the same to be a full Satisfaction for such of their lands as were granted to the Housatannuck Tribe as aforesaid; and whereas the Committee Impowered as aforesaid in April seventeen hundred thirty six by a Seuveyor and Chainmen on oath Surveyed and laid out the said Township on both sides of Housatannuck river, and reported their Doings in the premises to the Great and General Court at their Session held the twenty sixth day of May one thousand seven hundred thirty six, the bounds of which are as follow vizt, Beginning at a monument of Stones laid up, East three Degrees fi fteen minutes north four hundred and fi fty perch from Joakim Vanvalcumburgs house, thence north nine Degrees

116 are set, thence South nineteen hundred and twenty perch to a great white oak and black oak marked N. A. thence east nine Degrees south nineteen hundred and twenty perch, thence north nine Degrees east four hundred and fourteen perch to the monument fi rst mentioned.

And whereas the Council and House of Representatives of said Province at their Session held the twenty fourth day of November last by their vote desired me to Issue a Patent under the Publick Seal of the Province to the Housatan- nuck Tribe of Indians of the Township lately Granted to them by this Court agreeable to the form of the Grant; all which in and by the records of the said General Assembly, reference thereto being had, doth fully appear.

KNOW YE THEREFORE, That I the said JONATHAN BELCHER Esquire Governour agreeable to the above recited Grant and vote pass’d by the Council and assembly respectively, and pursuant to the Power and authority contained and Granted in and by HIS MAJESTYS ROYAL CHARTER to the Governour and General assembly of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay aforesaid HAVE granted ratifi ed and Confi rmed, and by these presents DO fully freely and abso- lutely Grant Ratify and Confi rm unto the Housatannuck Tribe of Indians their heirs and assigns The aforesaid Tract of land or Township situate and Described as aforesaid, with and under the Savings and Reservations made to the Reverend Mr. John Sergent minister, Mr. Timothy Woodbridge Schoolmaster, and the lands set off to the four English Families as aforesaid &c, with all the Estate, right Title use Property and interest of the Province aforesaid therein and thereunto TOGETHER with all and Singular the Soils, Swamps, meadows, rivers, rivulets, Ponds, Pools, woods, underwoods, Trees, Timber, Herbage, Feeding, Fishing, Fowling, and Hunting, Rights members Hereditaments, Emoluments, profi ts, privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging or in any ways appertaining TO HAVE AND TO HOLD, the said Tract of land or Township, with all other the aforesaid premises Emoluments profi ts privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging with and under the Savings and reservations aforesaid, unto the said Housatannuck Tribe of Indians and to their heirs and assigns TO their use and behoof forever, YIELDING rendering and paying therefor unto our Sovereign Lord KING GEORGE the Second His Heirs and Successors one fi fth part of all Gold and Silver oar, and precious Stones, which from time to time and at all times hereafter shall happen to be found gotten had or obtained in any of the said lands and premises, or within any part or parcel thereof in lieu and stead of all rents, Services, Dues, Duties, and Demands whatsoever for the said lands and premises and for every part and parcel thereof. IN TESTIMONY Whereof I the said JONATHAN BELCHER Esquire Governour have Signed these Presents, and caused the Publick Seal of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay aforesaid to be hereunto affi xed Dated at Boston aforesaid this Seventh day of May-1737; In the Tenth year of HIS MAJESTYS Reign.

(signed) J Belcher

By his Excellencys command J. Willard Secty.

117 July 17, 2012. The topsoil is back in place and seeded in Bullard Woods.

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120 Announcements

Baby Town Meeting – May 13, 2013 6:30 p.m. in the Meeting Room of the Town Offi ces, 50 Main Street

Annual Town Meeting – May 20, 2013 6:30 p.m. in the Gymnasium of the Town Offi ces, 50 Main Street

Annual Town Elections – May 21, 2013 Pictures this year show the installation of the 8:00 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. in the Gymnasium of the Town Offi ces, 50 Main Street Diversion Pipe at the Outlet This project will allow for water to fl ow freely under the Memorial Day Parade – May 27, 2012 will be at 12:00 NOON Commencing at the Town Offi ces down Main Street to the Town Hall Sewer and Tennessee Gas Lines. Potluck Community Picnic on Town Green immediately following the Program

Second Homeowner’s Meeting will be on Saturday, July 6, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. in Pictures courtesey of Steve Blanchard of Stockbridge the Meeting Room of the Town Offi ces, 50 Main Street

Back cover: Stockbridge Flag hanging in the Hall of Flags at the State House STOCKBRIDGE

ANNUAL REPORT 2012