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Here’s what we have for you this week in The Edge Real Estate section: Property of the Week -- Jen Harvey of Compass offers a brand new contemporary, distinguished by thoughtfully designed spaces filled with natural light, in a wonderfully central location. Transformations -- The biggest challenge for architect Andrew Webster of Graphite Studio was to preserve the charm and character of a two-hundred-year-old building while delivering 21st century performance and comfort Weekly real estate transactions for Berkshire County, Northern Litchfield County and Columbia County. Market Perspective –...

Town Hall Briefs: Town seeks input on Housatonic School; 100 Bridge Street gets final approvals; troubled Lake Mansfield Road to see a repaving

The Community Development Corporation of South Berkshire can finally proceed with its plan to build an affordable housing complex at 100 Bridge Street after receiving the go-ahead from the selectboard.

In a nod to reality, Great Barrington selectmen vote to close Lake Mansfield Road

The report the task force presented Monday night said that the preliminary cost estimate for an 18-foot-wide paved road "including subsurface reconstruction, proper drainage and stabilization of the lake edge is at least $1 million."

News Brief: Lake Mansfield Road closed Monday, Oct. 23

On Monday October 23rd from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Lake Mansfield Road will be closed between the intersections of Knob Hill Road and Dehon Road.

Lake Mansfield needs to be family friendly, safe

In her letter to the editor, Leigh Davis of Great Barrington writes: “A new path which separates driver from non-driver would also promote fitness, socialization, reflection, and, as in my case, encourage new families to move to the area.”

Lake Mansfield Road upgrade is environmentally unsound

In his letter to the editor, William Foster writes: “I feel that the recommendation for the road to be one-way is very short sighted. The people that have built this town to be the “Best Small Town in America” have done so with few problems using the lake road.”

Lake Mansfield Road is about more than a convenient shortcut

In her letter to the editor, Dana Dapolito writes: “…the benefits of maintaining and protecting this beautiful Lake for present and future generations of our citizens was preferable to building a more efficient two-way road.”

Scale down improvements to Lake Mansfield; keep access road two-way

In her letter to the editor, Nadine Foster writes: "While I’m sure most, if not all, would agree this road [Lake Mansfield Road] does need serious attention. However, must we go above and beyond what is deemed necessary?"
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