Stockbridge Select Board considers whether to advance its stalled payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT) program

Stockbridge Select Board considers whether to advance its stalled payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT) program

Stockbridge — As a founding member of the town’s Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) Committee, Chair Tom Stokes approached the Select Board on November 6 asking for a “candid assessment” on whether the timing was right to move the program forward. He and the other remaining committee member, Jay Bikofsky, have been living with the stalled project—that would offer a method for nonprofit organizations to voluntarily contribute to the town’s expense…