The Eagle Mill project reached perhaps its most important milestone last month when local and state officials, including Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito, visited the mill to announce a $4.9 million MassWorks Infrastructure Program grant to upgrade water lines and support residential and commercial development.
Developer Jeffrey Cohen of Mill Renaissance LLC said he modified his roughly $70 million redevelopment plan somewhat after two “significant” real estate development and construction companies approached him with the idea of a partnership to build an 85-room hotel.
In her letter to the editor, Christine Ward writes: “We respectfully request the Select Board endorse/adopt the comprehensive Lake Mansfield Recreation Area improvement plan as provided in the KZLA report. It is a balanced, expert report.”
The town’s attorney has reviewed the citizen petitions, five of which refer to school district finances, and determined that their effect would be non-binding and advisory only, according to Town Manager Jennifer Tabakin.
We are not professional developers. We’re the leading edge of a community movement to get this done and to make this happen at the fairgrounds.
-- Janet Elsbach, co-proprietor of the Great Barrington Fair Ground