Letter: Is North Adams Afraid of Progress?Letters to the Editor,
07:00AM / Thursday, October 29, 2015 | |
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To the Editor:
North Adams is a more vibrant, engaged community today than it was in 2009, when Mayor Alcombright first took office. Mass MoCA has become a better partner, serving its interests in ways that bring more benefit to the economy outside its gates. We have begun to embody the vision of becoming a cultural hub in the northern Berkshires — something we could only glimpse, dimly, a decade ago.
The danger we face now is a strange nostalgia, on the part of a significant few, for bleaker times. It leads me to wonder: Is North Adams afraid of progress? Afraid of moving forward with a comprehensive plan, a state-of-the art education system, a skate park that embraces the healthy exuberance of our youth, a revitalized river district, organizations and opportunities in place for the incubation of new businesses?
The only thing standing in our way is ourselves. The primary election demonstrated how easy it would be to shut down forward momentum, grind the clock to a halt and try to dial it back to a time when innovation was a dirty word. The way forward is through the voting booth. Take the time, Nov. 3, to say you want to keep North Adams moving in the right direction. Vote for Mayor Alcombright.
Lorraine Maloney
North Adams
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