The one-year contract will offer lower prices on wind power than both standard and green rates offered by National Grid, according to town manager Jennifer Tabakin.
Tag: Lori Robbins
Under fire, Great Barrington airport throws in the towel; will pursue alternate route to expansion
Lori A. Robbins, the attorney for Berkshire Aviation, stunned the packed selectmen’s room when she announced that her client wanted to withdraw its application without prejudice.
Airport officials, opponents spar again during rowdy hearing on expansion plans
The latest episode saw the public hearing on the airport’s quest for three new hangars continued to July 10, but only after the selectboard heard from both sides of the controversial proposal, with noisy airport antagonists drowning out proponents.
Aviation magazine gives clues to Koladza Airport’s expanded future
The plans for the Walter J. Koladza Airport in Great Barrington now being considered at Town Hall are for three 149-foot by 50-foot hangars with 18 bays inside, 18 parking spaces and an access road. But according to one of the owners, the airport also wants to add a charter service and an LSA (light sport aircraft) dealership and air shows.
GB Selectboard hears opposing pleas from pilots, neighbors over airport expansion
Neighbors are worried about what will happen when an increasingly busier airport changes, possibly leading to even more future expansion. The pilots and plane owners say the airport is a critical piece of the town’s economic engine and a treasure that brings people here from far and wide.