🌱 Why building an ADU in Lee still costs so much.

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In today's newsletter:

• Why building an ADU in Lee still costs so much.

Also on today's calendar: Cynthia Erivo and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: Why did the man leave his watch in the bank? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 78 and low of 57 degrees.
• Wednesday: Sunshine mixing with clouds, temps: high: 81, low: 62.
• Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 79 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Berkshire ADU construction remains limited despite new Massachusetts incentives (berkshireeagle.com) — Lee homeowners are seeing how tough and expensive it still is to build accessory dwelling units, even with new state incentives, as one local project topped $250,000 despite extensive sweat equity. Berkshire County has approved only 16 ADUs since the 2025 law took effect, with incomplete state data even missing at least one Lee approval. High construction, permitting, and infrastructure costs remain the biggest barriers.
   

📸 Around Lee

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lee

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday August 19
• TLI Open Workshops: A Far Cry with Simone Dinnerstein →
  Tanglewood, 297 West St, Lenox
  1:30 pm

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Other local events

Friday August 21
• Cynthia Erivo →
  Tanglewood, 297 West St, Lenox
  8:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• Carrie Underwood →
  Tanglewood, 297 West St, Lenox
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 5
• Alabama Shakes en Lenox, MA →
  Tanglewood, 297 West St, Lenox
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday August 18
• Canceled - Family Storytime
  Stockbridge Library Association MA
  10:30 am
• Family Storytime
  Stockbridge Library Association MA
  10:30 am
• Storytime with Nandi the Dog
  Lee Library Association 100 Main Street, Lee, MA 01238
  10:30 am
Thursday August 20
• West Stockbridge Farmers Market →
  Foundry Green, Harris St, West Stockbridge
  3:00 pm
• LEGOs in the Library
  Stockbridge Library Association Stockbridge Library, 46 Main St., Stockbridge, MA, 01262, Uni
  3:30 pm
Friday August 21
• Spanish Conversation Group
  Stockbridge Library Association MA
  11:00 am
Saturday August 22
• End of Summer Reading Ice Cream Social
  Stockbridge Library Association Stockbridge Library, 46 Main St., Stockbridge, MA, 01262, Uni
  12:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
• Children's Craft: Strawberry Handprint
  Stockbridge Library Association Stockbridge Library, 46 Main St., Stockbridge, MA, 01262, Uni
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I'm looking for clay bricks.
  Anyone have about 60 bricks they'd like me to take off their hands? (Nextdoor Greylock/East St)

• Walgreen Company posted a job opening for Inventory Specialist in Lee. Apply here.
• Skechers USA, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate in Lee. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lee here.

🗞 Nearby News

Stockbridge

• Eagle Archives, Aug. 18, 1973: Idea man for the bicentennial (berkshireeagle.com)
• Great Barrington Town Manager Hartsgrove issues plan to establish formal town Transportation Department (theberkshireedge.com)
• James P. 'Jim' Dellea, 87, of West Stockbridge (theberkshireedge.com)

Lenox

• Ventfort Hall Presents A Restorative History Of The Morgan Lenox Berkshire Cottage (iberkshires.com)
• As darkness falls at Pleasant Valley Sanctuary, residents learn to see bats in a new light (berkshireeagle.com)
• Designer Opens Home Decor Market Showcasing Artists' Work (iberkshires.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he could save time! (Thank you Lorraine S. for sending it in!)
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