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The Great Barrington Select Board met virtually on February 23, 2026, to address liquor license transfers, utility pole installation, a property deed transfer for the Du Bois Freedom Center, and two special permit applications for residential properties. The meeting also featured updates on the municipal budget and snowstorm response.
Okay, it's six o'clock. Let's call the meeting to order. Pursuant to MGL 7C38 session 20F to notifying the chair of the public body. Any person may make a video or audio recording of an open session of a meeting of a public body or may transmit the meeting through any medium. Beginning of the meeting, the chair shall inform other attendees of any such recordings. This meeting is being recorded by the town of Great Barrington, CTSB, and the Berkshire Edge. Any member of the public wishing to speak at the meeting must receive permission of the chair. The listing of agenda items of those reasonably anticipated by the chair, which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed, and other items not listed, may be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law. Since this is a completely virtual meeting, we'll take a roll call. Attendance. Phil. Ben here. Garfield. Here. Eric. Here. And Steve is here. Select boards, announcements and statements. Phil. Nothing. Thank you. Go ahead. Just as always on a day like today, a thank you to DBW for all of their hard work and keeping our streets clear. It's already looking good out there after all of this. And I'll say also a thank you to Dr. Dillon for making the call and closing the schools yesterday. No, it's never easy, but it was definitely the right call. But I think I also speak for the parents of the district that after a week of vacation and a snow day, I'm excited for the schools to be open tomorrow. So thank you. Garfield. Yes. Just a few things. I spoke briefly. There's um last history month. We did W.E. Du Bois' birthday today. We had ceremonies at the Macedonia Church on Sunday, which was great, very moving. We had just as part of the alliance or liaison to the um legacy for our select board. I'm very proud of our select board in our town for getting behind the legacy and backing what they do. It's a great organization doing wonderful things. So thank you, Great Bearings. And thank you, Select Board members. Thank you, Garfield. Eric. Yeah, nothing to report besides that.