Public Meeting Notice  Recreational Tramway Board Meeting - 11.17.25

Virtual Meeting Held via Microsoft Teams November 17, 2025, @ 11:00 a.m.

At 11:10 a.m., the Chair, Jeff Crowley, called the open meeting to order. 

Board members present: 

• Jeff Crowley, Chair, Owner of a Rope Tow 
• Dan Kilburn, Designee of the Commissioner 
• Paul Maloney, Owner of a Tramway 
• Thomas Gilbert - Representative of Ski Clubs or Others Who Patronize Recreational Tramways

Board members absent:

• Vacant Seat - Rep. of Tramway Liability Insurance Company

DOL Staff present:

• Yolanda Cole, Executive Director 
• Cesar Lastra, Technical Code Coordinator  
• Richard Holtz, Board Legal Counsel
• Jeff Williams, Office Support Specialist II
• Greer Spatz-Croxford, General Counsel, DOL

Approval of previous Meeting Minutes

N/A

Executive Director Report

N/A 

Legal Report 

N/A

Documents and Exhibits

• Agenda 
• Application for Annual License - Berkshire East Mountain Resort
• Application for Annual License - Catamount Mountain Resort
• Application for Annual License - Wachusett Mountain Ski Area 
• Application for Annual License - Ski Butternut

Discussion

Review/Discuss/Vote

1. Application for Annual License - Berkshire East Mountain Resort

   Cesar Lastra displayed the application and supporting documents on the screen and reviewed them with the Board Members.  Following the review, Daniel Kilburn made a motion to approve the Annual License conditioned upon confirmation of receipt of the application fee; seconded by Paul Maloney.

A roll call vote was conducted, and the motion was approved as follows:

2. Application for Annual License - Catamount Mountain Resort

Cesar Lastra displayed the application and supporting documents on the screen and reviewed them with the Board Members. Following the review, Paul Maloney made a motion to approve the Annual License conditioned upon confirmation of receipt of the application fee; seconded by Thomas Gilbert.

A roll call vote was conducted, and the motion was approved as follows:

3.Application for Annual License - Wachusett Mountain Ski Area

Jeff Crowley recused himself from this portion of the meeting and did not participate.   Paul Maloney acted as Chair for this portion of the meeting.  Cesar Lastra displayed the application and supporting documents on the screen and reviewed them with the Board Members. Following the review, Thomas Gilbert made a motion to approve the Annual License conditioned upon confirmation of receipt of the application fee; seconded by Daniel Kilburn. 

A roll call vote was conducted, and the motion was approved as follows:

4. Application for Annual License - Ski Butternut

Cesar Lastra displayed the application and supporting documents on the screen and reviewed them with the Board Members. Following the review, Daniel Kilburnmade a motion to approve the Annual License; seconded by Paul Maloney.  The Chair asked Ron Crozier of Ski Butternut when Jane’s Quad would be commissioned.  Mr. Crozier responded hopefully within the next 2-3 weeks.

A roll call vote was conducted, and the motion was approved as follows:

Matters not reasonably anticipated by the chair 48 hours in advance of the meeting 

Cesar Lastra informed the Board that, relating to tow applications submitted by Blue Hills, Blue Hills poured concrete without giving Board staff at least 5 days’ advance notice and did not complete the testing required. Bobby Farrell, design engineer for the project, explained that he was unaware of the five-day prior notice requirement.  Greer Spatz Croxford noted that this is a violation of the Board’s regulations and asked if it was possible to test retroactively.  She asked whether the Board was comfortable without testing having been performed.  Mr. Farrell stated that a hammer test could be performed to test the strength of the concrete.  He noted that coring was another option.  He also stated that a pull test could be performed.  Daniel Kilburn expressed his preference that a core sample be taken.    Daniel Kilburn made a motion to accept a post-pour core sample with satisfactory test results being provided to the Board prior to licensing; seconded by Paul Maloney. 

A roll call vote was conducted, and the motion was approved as follows:

Adjournment

Paul Maloney made a motion to adjourn the meeting; seconded by Daniel Kilburn.   

A roll call vote was conducted, and the motion was approved as follows: