Vote for Sharon Gregory for Great Barrington Selectboard

To the editor:

Sharon Gregory is running for a seat on the Selectboard in Great Barrington’s upcoming election on May 9. She is seeking to fill the vacancy created by Ed Abrahams’ retirement after many years of service. Sharon is an outstanding candidate, and I urge Great Barrington voters to elect her to the board.

Sharon has a well-established record in community and cultural development, both in an official capacity and as an active and dedicated volunteer. She is deeply committed to our community and is an objective thinker who will make the right policy decisions, grounded in facts and a thorough understanding of the issues.

We live in a time of significant challenges in our community, whether it is providing the best education and safe school environment for our children; a housing opportunity for all our residents; or, most importantly, clean and safe water for people in Housatonic. Given these and other challenges, our Selectboard needs to identify, plan for, and adapt to change, while being mindful of the need to optimize and preserve taxpayer’s resources.

Sharon will be an outstanding addition to the current board given her significant civic and professional experience, impressive analytical skills, and policy-making expertise. She will help establish the right priorities and properly balance any future trade-offs in order to maintain what makes our town so special.

Milena Cerna
Great Barrington

Disclaimer: While I am an elected a member of Great Barrington Finance Committee, this endorsement reflects solely my opinion as a private Great Barrington resident.