Problems facing downtown North Adams are layered, those in the business community say, from the challenge of increasing foot traffic to the high cost of renovating old buildings. At the same time, new business have opened and there is potential movement on some empty properties, leaving some feeling optimistic.

What the city does with the recent proposal to redevelop the long-empty Mohawk Theater will be decided under incoming Mayor Jennifer Macksey.

Anyone interested in the proposed sale of the Mohawk Theater has the opportunity to learn more and weigh in at a special meeting on Dec. 1.

After many residents expressed concern about the sale of the Mohawk Theater, the City Council decided it will hold a special meeting in the next few weeks to listen to a presentation from the developer who bid on the property and to obtain community feedback.

NORTH ADAMS — The future of the Mohawk Theater is not yet clear, after the City Council on Tuesday night opted not to take a revote on a 2019 …

Plans to sell the Mohawk Theater may hit a snag after

Mayor Tom Bernard plans to negotiate a sale with the only developer who submitted a proposal to the city's most recent call for redevelopment plans.

One developer submitted a proposal to redevelop the Mohawk Theater into a multipurpose space: Veselko Buntic, co-owner of an Eagle Street property that has been pitched as a hotel.