Within minutes of a meeting to discuss Dodd Road’s future on Thursday, June 27, two women on their way to York Lake drove past the site of the meeting and soon became stuck in mud. They had to be towed back to solid ground where the driver was told of a better way to the lake.

    The mud was the result of a failed construction effort by the Town last fall to extend the road to accommodate developer Brian O’Rourke’s approach to his property.

    State authorities and the Town’s Conservation Commission both complained about the project, which included wetland destruction that will require restoration. For two articles about the aftermath of the road extension, see The Sandisfield Times, March 2024, pages 4-5, at sandisfieldtimes.org/library

    What transpired at the Dodd Road meeting remains unclear. The meeting was not advertised and an abutting landowner was not notified. State and local officials, including the Acting Town Manager, the DPW crew foreman, and Selectman John Field were present. At press time, Selectman Field had not responded to inquiries by The Times.