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Summary of Question 7

The proposed constitutional amendment would give the legislature the power to establish a different method of property taxation for land which is used for recreational purposes and for land preserved in its natural state. It would add these two categories to the existing constitutional provision which allows the legislature to tax wild and forest land differently. The amendment's stated purpose is to develop and conserve natural resources and the environmental benefits of recreational land.

1978 - Berkshire County - Question 7Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the Constitution summarized below, which was approved by the General Court in joint sessions of the House of Representatives and Senate on August 11, 1976, by a vote of 248-5, and on May 24, 1978, by a vote of 257-0?

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City/Town Ward Pct Blanks Total Votes Cast
Totals
24,173
16,928
9,836 50,929
Adams
 
2,243
1,387
877
4,507
Alford
 
76
62
14
152
Becket
 
124
135
29
288
Cheshire
 
558
443
190
1,183
Clarksburg
 
331
196
90
617
Dalton
 
1,322
1,037
255
2,614
Egremont
 
230
182
30
442
Florida
 
101
76
27
204
Great Barrington
 
849
808
566
2,223
Hancock
 
109
63
33
205
Hinsdale
 
230
176
65
471
Lanesborough
 
456
390
171
1,017
Lee
 
790
613
518
1,921
Lenox
 
1,002
797
420
2,219
Monterey
 
142
124
22
288
Mount Washington
 
17
23
9
49
New Ashford
 
34
21
14
69
New Marlborough
 
162
149
41
352
N. Adams
 
3,135
1,572
1,257
5,964
Otis
 
113
93
62
268
Peru
 
96
80
15
191
Pittsfield
 
8,420
6,272
4,375
19,067
Richmond
 
341
242
61
644
Sandisfield
 
76
69
24
169
Savoy
 
64
59
29
152
Sheffield
 
450
381
112
943
Stockbridge
 
588
323
146
1,057
Tyringham
 
56
62
17
135
Washington
 
90
82
21
193
W. Stockbridge
 
242
185
95
522
Williamstown
 
1,618
729
233
2,580
Windsor
 
108
97
18
223
County Totals
24,173
16,928
9,836 50,929