The Commission meets on the fourth Wednesday of each month at
7:00 p.m. in the Board of Selectmen's Meeting Room in Town Hall, with
special meetings as needed. Meetings shall be posted in accordance
with the Open Meeting Law.
The filing deadline for application submittal is the Friday
2 1/2 weeks prior to the meeting at 12:00 noon.
A.
For the fee to file a notice of intent with the Commission, see the
filing fee calculation worksheet for the appropriate filing fee or
contact the Commission. Of the total fee, the first $25, plus 1/2
of the remaining amount, is payable to the Town of Great Barrington.
The other 1/2 of the remaining amount is payable to the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts.
B.
The fee for requests for determination shall be $75, payable in full
to the Town of Great Barrington, which will include notification to
abutters and legal advertising in a newspaper of general circulation.
All filing fees are to be paid at the time of application. Application
fees shall be waived if the applicant is the Town of Great Barrington.
All filing fees are payable to the Town of Great Barrington. (See § 217-6 regarding notice of intent fees.)
All forms, including notices of intent and requests for determination,
should be sent to the Commission, which determines whether the material
presented is sufficiently complete to be accepted.
Four members of the Commission shall be present at any meeting
to conduct business and to hold a public meeting. A Commission member
is not required to attend all the public hearing meetings on a request
for determination or a notice of intent. Before a Commission member
can vote to deny or approve a project and vote on an order of conditions
for these applications, the Commission member shall be required to
read the minutes of the meetings he missed and read and acquaint himself
with all material presented to the Commission at the meetings the
member missed.
