Mount Washington, MA

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Time: Aug 10, 2020 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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• Approval of Minutes from Previous Meeting
• Approve Warrants
• Brian Torrico, curb cut requests
• Decide what to do about Student Transportation for new school year
• Highway Dept Matters: BETA Group update; Review progress of highway dept. and goals for next two weeks and any longer term issues. Cross Road Culvert update.
• Mount Washington Broadband Network, Crocker Communications contract renewal; discuss policy of three year contract for new sign ups; how much should be saved; new contracts; whether to reduce charges; budgeting and any other issues.
• Approve Warrant for State Primary
• Decide Animal Control Complaint
• Citizen Speak Time

The Board of Assessors has rescheduled their meeting with Mayflower Valuations to August 14 from 8:30-3:30 at the town hall.

The Board of Assessors will be working at the town hall on Wednesday August 5th from 8:30-3:30 to continue work on the 2021 valuations and the tax recap.

Because of serious over-crowding issues and repeated instances of prohibited activities, the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) and the Massachusetts State Police have decided to restrict access to Bash Bish Falls State Park and its parking lot on summer weekends from 9:00 am until 7:00 pm until further notice. Law enforcement officers will restrict traffic at the intersection of BB Falls Road and West Street to local traffic only – no visitors to the Falls will be allowed to pass. The same restrictions will apply at the New York State line. No Parking rules along BB Falls Rd will be strictly enforced as well, and violators will be ticketed and towed.

Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.

Brian Tobin, Emergency Management Director and Acting Chief of Police
Town of Mount Washington

Today (11 AM) Governor Baker has announced the following information in COVID-19 ORDER NO. 45. This will affect many of our residents and visitors. Please be sure to check with mass.gov/COVID19 for current listings of lower-risk states and be advised that this list may change on very short notice. If you have children who are planning to attend school (public or private, elementary through college) please be sure to contact those institutions to ensure compliance with requirements. All vaccinations required for public schools in Massachusetts are REQUIRED to be up-to-date. Please contact your health care provider.

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Time: Jul 27, 2020 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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• Approval of Minutes from Previous Meetings
• Approve Warrants
• Nicole Torrico, meetings regarding Agriculture in Town
• Student Transportation options for new school year, any updates
• Transfer station delinquencies update
• Highway Dept Matters: BETA Group update, re: gravel road upgrades; Review progress of highway dept. and goals for next two weeks and any longer term issues. Cross Road Culvert update. Signage update.
• Bash Bish/Fall Road Restrictions-State Police
• Hazard Mitigation update.
• Mount Washington Broadband Network, Crocker Communications contract renewal; approve policy regarding transfers and any other issues.
• Citizen Speak Time

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Topic: Animal Control Incident Public Hearing
Time: Jul 28, 2020 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Agenda

• To Hear the complaint of the Animal Control Officer Emily Mendelsohn, Comments
  by the public, and take any action deemed necessary by the board.

Monday, August 17 @ 6 – 7:30 pm
Planning Board Meeting

Wednesday, August 19 @ 6 – 8 pm 
Planning Board Meeting: Community “Agriculture” Listening Session
“Community Discussion of the Future of Agriculture in Mount Washington”

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N O T I C E

TO ALL PROPERTY OWNERS AND GUESTS IN MOUNT WASHINGTON

The Board of Health is reminding everyone that SOCIAL DISTANCING is critical to avoiding spreading the COVID-19 virus. When you are exercising, you are breathing harder and potentially exposing people in your proximity to contamination. If you are out walking, jogging or bicycling, please be careful about respecting distance requirements for others who are also exercising.

USING OUR ROADS ON FOOT OR BICYCLE REQUIRES CAUTION. Our roads are narrow, have little or no room on the sides and frequently have low visibility around curves. Running, walking, or riding in low-light environments REQUIRES reflective clothing and/or lights. Moving rapidly from sunlight to shadow can make you difficult to see.

Stay aware, stay safe.

Thank you.

Town of Mount Washington
Board of Assessors

September 9, 2019

Dear Property Owner(s):

Mount Washington is currently undergoing a property re-inspection program to satisfy the requirements of the Massachusetts Department of Revenue.  Properties that have not been inspected in the past nine years have been coded for a regular, cyclical inspection.

The purpose of the inspection process is to verify the data in which the assessed values are in part based. Since soundly based equitable assessments require accurate property data, we ask that you permit us to inspect your property.  A complete inspection consists of an exterior as well as an interior inspection of your property.  Typically these inspections take a few minutes and consist of a walkthrough of your basement and living areas.

The Town of Mount Washington Board of Assessors has retained contracted services with Mayflower Valuation, Ltd to assist us in this effort; representative(s) of this company will be conducting these inspections.  Over the next several weeks, one of the representatives will visit your home.  If no one is home or you wish to not have an interior inspection, the representative will do an exterior measurement of the buildings on your land.  If you prefer to have an appointment please contact the Assessor’s at 413-528-2686.  The two dates available for appointments are October 19^th and October 26^th between the hours of 9 AM and 4 PM.

Names of the Property Inspectors are:
Duane Adams
Make and Model of Vehicle:  2008 Audi (Blue) MA Plate Number: 9RD590

Lisa Quackenbush
Make and Model of Vehicle:  2017 Cadillac XT5 (White) MA Plate Number: 193TJ6

Both representatives will have a photo id as well as a copy of this letter. Our local Chief of Police and our Constable will also be informed.

It is mutually beneficial that we view property to ensure accurate information.  Your assistance in this effort is greatly appreciated as we strive to maintain accuracy of our parcel data.

Thank you,

Vicki Torrico
Tom Furcht
Jeb Rong

Board of Assessors
Mt. Washington