LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — The Select Board wants the Berkshire Mall property to be secured but the owners continue to cite the Baker Hill Road District as their roadblock for further action.
On Monday, the board had a tense conversation with JMJ RE Holdings about safety concerns brought forward by the police. Principal Jay Jones agreed to apply for demolition permits, and the 600,000-square-foot mall is estimated to cost as much as $7 million to take down.
Chief Robert Derksen reported that there has been more vandalism, dozens of break-ins, with at least half resulting in arrest, and vehicles are being damaged by deteriorating road and parking lot around the mall…