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THE AIRPORT (Part Four): Atop a vital aquifer, the airport’s environmental compliance has been spotty. Who’s been watching?

THE AIRPORT (Part Four): Atop a vital aquifer, the airport’s environmental compliance has been spotty. Who’s been watching?

The airport sits atop the only aquifer that supplies much of Great Barrington’s water. It's in a zoning district with strict water-protection rules. Is the town doing enough to monitor its activities?

Bill Shein Mar 12, 2023

THE AIRPORT (Part Three): How busy is Great Barrington Airport?

THE AIRPORT (Part Three): How busy is Great Barrington Airport?

With its level of operations at issue in court and in front of town boards, why has there been so little effort to document what's actually happening at the airport?

Bill Shein Feb 25, 2023

THE AIRPORT (Part Two): Rick Solan’s story begins with Robert Wheeler’s in 1929

THE AIRPORT (Part Two): Rick Solan’s story begins with Robert Wheeler’s in 1929

The complicated present of the Great Barrington Airport is deeply rooted in its equally complicated past.

Bill Shein Feb 19, 2023

THE AIRPORT (Part One): It’s not entirely about aviation

THE AIRPORT (Part One): It’s not entirely about aviation

As Berkshire Aviation Enterprises goes in front of the Great Barrington Selectboard for the third time seeking release from zoning restrictions, a contentious community discussion is again underway.

Bill Shein Feb 14, 2023

THE DEVELOPER (Part Seven): Whose vision, which ideas, and where’s the action plan for housing?

THE DEVELOPER (Part Seven): Whose vision, which ideas, and where’s the action plan for housing?

With other similarly challenged communities around the country taking far bolder action on housing, when will Great Barrington and the southern Berkshires do the same?

Bill Shein Nov 4, 2022

THE DEVELOPER (Part Six): A different Prospect Lake campground is coming into view. Does it matter whom it’s for?

THE DEVELOPER (Part Six): A different Prospect Lake campground is coming into view. Does it matter whom it’s for?

The century-old Prospect Lake Park campground in Egremont will become an upscale park-model-RV resort. The change was a shock to longtime patrons. The developer says he'll make room for the community.

Bill Shein Oct 29, 2022

THE DEVELOPER (Part Five): If nothing else, a pivot to upscale apartments at 343 Main Street made good business sense. Here’s when and how it happened.

THE DEVELOPER (Part Five): If nothing else, a pivot to upscale apartments at 343 Main Street made good business sense. Here’s when and how it happened.

As negotiations with the BCC Foundation dragged on and tenants dropped out, the hot real-estate market and an unexpected expense changed the calculus.

Bill Shein Oct 26, 2022

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