The accusations came to a head earlier this month when the selectboard held a hearing to consider calls for her removal from the housing authority. Some witnesses vouched for Smith's integrity and hard work but others accused her of practicing nepotism, creating an environment of "toxicity," and exhibiting "aggressive and hostile behavior."
In a letter to the editor, Great Barrington Library Trustee Ed Abrahams writes: “Nearly 60 people came to use the [Ramsdell] library … on the first Sunday the library was open.”
