To the editor:
Has anyone been paying attention to what is going on with the Greylock Glen Project?
The selectmen for The Town of Adams have approved a developer to create the campground at the glen. The meeting was held on December 14. The developer, Shared Estates Asset Funds Ltd., buys large estates and transforms them into high end Airbnbs.
Did you hear about the meeting? Here’s what happened:
They gave a presentation regarding developing the campground at the glen. The proposal is for a luxury “camping” area that essentially defies the definition of camping. It will include 35 luxury “cabins” with granite counter tops, showers, marble bathrooms, year-round heat, electricity, and kitchens.
There will be 19 mirrored cabins. Research needs to be conducted to determine if they are dangerous for birds and bats. The plan also includes 9 airstream trailers that are 22 feet long. All of these dwellings will be at the base of Mt. Greylock along the eastern edge of the Gould Farm Property (now Chenail Crofts).
This proposal was voted to go forward by the Select Board.
What happened to the voices from townspeople who favored the original proposal that talked about “rustic campsites”? What about no trailers over 15 feet? This idea seems out of character for a campground at the base of Mt. Greylock, where people come to hike, ski, and enjoy the solitude of the outdoors. Instead of starting your hike at the edge of the forest, you will be starting in a colony of 35 cabins, 19 mirrored buildings, and 9 airstream trailers.
This is a state resource and should be a concern to everyone in the Commonwealth.
We, the 35 individuals and four organizations signed below, are requesting another public meeting/presentation so more people can learn about this project and an extended comment period and project review.
Rich Adamczak, Thunderbolt Ski Runners
Adams
John Armstrong, Thunderbolt Ski Runners
Adams
Dan Celentano, Thunderbolt Ski Runners
Adams
Steve Sauve, Thunderbolt Ski Runners
Pownal
Heather Linscott, Robin Avery, abutters to project
Adams
Ron and Paula Chenail, abutters to project
Adams
John Rocco Trimarchi
Adams
Nick Noyes
Adams
Caroline Scully
Adams
Donna Meczywor
Adams
Leni Fried and Mike Augspurger, The Old Stone Mill Center
Adams
Peter May
North Adams
Berkshire Photovoltaic Services (BPVS)
North Adams
Anne O’Connor
Williamstown
Stephanie Boyd
Williamstown
Gretchen Thompson
Williamstown
Sue Seppa
Pittsfield
Kelly Cusson
Pittsfield
George Wislocki
Pittsfield
Judy Gitelson
Pittsfield
Stu Besnoff
Windsor
Cheryl Rose
Dalton
Henry Rose
Dalton
Susan Purser
Becket
Nick Pacella
Monterey
Susan Lockwood
Richmond
Sarah Satterthwaite
Savoy
350ma-Berkshires Node
Rosemary Wessel
Cummington
Stephanie Dus
Cummington
Ricki Carroll
Ashfield
Nan Childs
Florence
Chris Derby Kilfoyle
Stamford, Vt.
