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Select Board presses Construct, Inc. on fence removal at Cassilis; PILOT renegotiation planned

Select Board, Town of New Marlborough · May 18, 2026
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Summary

Board members asked about a fence removal at the Construct, Inc. project at Cassilis. Town Administrator Mari Enoch said the new director removed the fence because he did not like its appearance but offered to reinstall it for safety concerns; Construct is scheduled to attend the June 1 meeting and the PILOT agreement will need renegotiation before it expires end of June.

During Board updates on May 18, Select Board member Bill West raised concerns about the Construct, Inc. project at Cassilis, saying he had heard the contractor was changed and that the fence at the site had been taken down. Town Administrator Mari Enoch responded that the fence was taken down because the new director "didn’t like the way it looked" but that the director offered to put it back up if there are safety concerns. Construct, Inc. will attend the Select Board meeting on June 1 to discuss the issue.

Mari said the town and Construct will need to renegotiate a PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes) agreement that expires at the end of June. Board members Tara White and Bill West said they would like the fence to be reinstalled if safety is a concern. The exchange was recorded as part of the Board updates section of the meeting.