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Leeata glance
Year Incorporated: 1777
Population: 5,788
Area: 27 square miles
County: Berkshire
Residential Tax Rate: $11.83
Commercial Tax Rate: $11.83
Median Household Income: $41,556
Median Family Income: $49,630 Type of Government: Open Town
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Largest Employers: Lee Premium Outlets; Onyx Specialty Papers; the Landing at Laurel Lake; Oak n’ Spruce Resort; Big Y
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COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT >>
Lee’s Rich Past Informs Its Promising Future
BY ELIZABETH SEARS
Location, location, location.
It’s a phrase we’ve all heard before, typically emphasiz- ing the importance of where one chooses to place a resi-
dence or business. The right location makes all the difference — and Jenn Nacht says she knows just the right place.
Nacht is the executive director of the Lee Chamber of Com- merce, and she knows firsthand as a resident that the town’s proximity to I-90 is not the only reason the town earned the moniker “Gateway to the Berkshires.”
“I’ve lived in the Berkshires for a long time, and I’ve always found Lee to be one of the best gems” she told BusinessWest. “It’s easy to find parking and a place to eat, and it’s so pretty in the summer when the hanging flowers are lining Main Street. The location and lodging in town offer a perfect option for visitors.”
Lodging like the Chambéry Inn, a building constructed as a school in 1885 that was converted to an inn in 1990. Owner Bob Healey used the ‘location’ saying himself when describing what it’s like running a business in Lee.
“What we always tell people is location, location, loca-
“If you really want to experience the Berkshires and everything that it has to offer, Lee’s just right in the middle of everything.”
Bob Healey (center) says Lee is a great place to experience what the Berkshires have to offer.
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