[at-l] Mount Greylock endangered again

[papabear.nyc at verizon.net (Papa Bear)]

This proposal to develop the mountain was shot down in 1985 and one of the local towns is trying to revive it. Some input from the AT to keep the prohibition in place would be in order IMHO.

Pb


  "It's time to repeal prohibitions on skiing, tramway construction and other activities and improvements at the Mount Greylock Reservation and the Greylock Glen, according to the town's Mount Greylock Committee.

  Town Moderator Anthony McBride, also a Greylock committee member, told the Selectmen on Wednesday night that repeal legislation is being planned and will be supported by signatures on a petition calling for changes to be made before any development can occur at the state's highest peak.

  Petition drive

  McBride said yesterday that he has signatures from people in the Boston and Pittsfield areas. He noted that the reservation is a state property and that all residents of the state have a stake in the mountain's future. Petitions will be placed in businesses, McBride said, and the committee is considering a door-to-door drive.

  "In order to do anything up there, the law has to be amended," McBride said.

  Massachusetts General Law Chapter 676, which was passed in 1985, forbids downhill skiing, the construction of chairlifts, tramways and other projects. The legislation sought by the Greylock committee would insert wording that permits such endeavors.

  And McBride said another change is vital. Currently, any proposed changes to the mountain require unanimous approval from the Board of Environmental Management, also known as the Mount Greylock Protective Association. McBride wants that condition changed to a simple majority approval.

  http://www.berkshireeagle.com/Stori...1750559,00.html";