There is a Magic to this Place.

There is a magic to this place. Savoy, North Berkshire County, Massachusetts. I think most of us who live here sense this in our own different ways. It is Heaven on earth for me.

The Air, the Water, Trees, the Sunsets. The long, dry, warm summer Days, the Fall Carnival of leaves, and the morning sun gleaming upon the Snow. The indescribable magic holds on. Now, who would think that these qualities are not valuable? They are valuable to others looking for these same qualities that we enjoy.

We have adopted town laws that insure these qualities. These laws have directed the town growth in a positive direction for over thirty years. The magic has persisted. These qualities, under the guidance in place of our town codes, can answer many of our town’s financial problems. We only need turning our unique and increasingly scarce qualities to our advantage.

How does that happen? By encouraging wise business and up-scale residential developments that are compatible. These are the most healthy alternatives to intrusive and detrimental commercial industry such as a wind plant which will spell the end of the magic.

Do we choose to live in an industrial park or do we continue to live in the place of our original choice?

Preston McClanahan, Savoy taxpayer for 36 years, a resident and a member of the first town zoning board which brought the strongest town laws in Massachusetts before the town, are still in effect and exclude any detrimental commercial industry.