August 10 City Council Agenda (61.00 kb)
The August 10 City Council agenda includes final reading of the local option meals tax and a debt authorization to hire a contractor called an "Owner's Project Manager" to perform an engineering analysis of the property around Taconic High School to determine a suitable site for building.
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Public Health & Safety Committee June 29 (21.50 kb)
The June 29th Public Health & Safety Committee meeting will include presentations from Berkshire County Mosquito Control, a PCB remediation update from Dr. Adamo, and an overview of the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission's Hazard Mitigation Plan.
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June 22 City Council Agenda (41.00 kb)
The June 22 City Council agenda includes final approval of the FY 2011 municipal and capital budgets, and public hearings for required special permit for BJ's Wholesale Club.
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June 8th City Council Agenda (40.00 kb)
The June 8th agenda covers items as diverse as a fund transfer request by the Mayor to purchase a vacuum truck and a resident petition asking for a topless beach at Burbank Park.
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Electronic Waste Disposal Day (105.29 kb)
The DPW is hosting an electronic waste disposal day for Pittsfield residents only on Saturday May 22 from 9-1 at the city yard at 232 West Housatonic Street. Download this flyer for more details.
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May 11th City Council Agenda (43.00 kb)
The May 11th City Council agenda includes a request from the Mayor to appropriate $250,000 from the Pittsfield Economic Development Fund for Hancock Shaker Village.
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Finance Committee May 6, 2010 (25.50 kb)
The May 6th Finance Committee meeting includes requests from the Mayor to approve borrowing $6M to advance the airport expansion project as well as a proposed TIF tax break for Haddad Motors.
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East New Lenox Road Garden Club (42.94 kb)
For forty three years the East New Lenox Road Garden Club has maintained the beautiful triangle garden at the intersection of Williams Street and East New Lenox Road. This is their Spring 2010 newsletter. If you like what they do, send them a donation!
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April 27 City Council Agenda (46.50 kb)
The April 27 City Council meeting agenda includes a borrowing request of up to $6 million dollars for the city's share of the airport project as well as final approval of my petition asking the DPW to undertake a pilot study of medium speed (20mph) speed humps on Pollock Ave.
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March 23 City Council Agenda (37.50 kb)
The March 23rd City Council meeting agenda includes a petition from me asking the city to undertake a pilot study of medium speed (20mph) speed bumps on residential streets. I am proposing that Pollock Avenue be used for the pilot program due to a large number of complaints about speeding and cut-through traffic.
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Public Works & Utilities Committee Calendar 2010 (22.00 kb)
This term I am serving as the chair of the Public Works & Utilities Committee of the City Council. This committee meets on the second Monday of the month if any items have been referred to it. Meetings take place at City Hall at 7:30pm. View this document for possible meeting dates.
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March 9 City Council Agenda (39.50 kb)
The March 9th City Council meeting will have a fairly quick agenda featuring a slew of appointments and referrals to Traffic Commission.
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Feb 23 Council Agenda - MEETING CANCELED (38.50 kb)
This meeting has been canceled due to a snow storm. New meeting time is still to be announced.
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February 9th City Council Agenda (35.50 kb)
The February 9th City Council meeting will have a light agenda featuring an update from John Barrett and a revised texting ban proposal from Rinaldo DelGallo III.
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Special Senate Election - January 19 (33.96 kb)
Pittsfield results from the January 19th special election, by precinct.
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 Plastic Recycling Tips (862.98 kb)
This is the latest recycling information document (actually a sign design) from the Springfield MRF. Not everything on this sign is intuitive to me, but it's a good start in learning the various types of plastic and their ability to be recycled in Pittsfield. REMEMBER: plastic grocery bags can be recycled at most supermarkets, but not in our curbside collection.
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Election Results - Sept 22 Preliminary (898.03 kb)
The citywide results from the September 22, 2009 preliminary municipal election.
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Right to Farm Ordinance (372.53 kb)
This document is the proposed Right to Farm ordinance, which upholds the rights of farms and discourages nuisance complaints about noise, dust, or odors resulting from the normal day to day operations of a farm. It also creates an Agricultural Commission to advise the city on agricultural issues and help resolve conflicts between property owners. As one of the advocates for this legislation I credit the Mayor for bringing it forward.
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2009 4-H Fair Program (1.59 mb)
This is the complete program for the 2009 4-H Fair to be held on Saturday August 15 at the fairgrounds on Utility Drive, off of Holmes Road. Come cheer me on in the goat milking contest at high noon.
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Voter Registration Form (911.13 kb)
Register to vote! Sometimes it's hard to get to City Hall during office hours, but that is no longer an excuse to not register to vote. You can download this form, print it, complete it, and mail it in. The hardest part is finding a stamp.
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Recycling Rules in Pittsfield - April 2009 Version (165.61 kb)
This document explains what you can and cannot recycle as well as guidelines for disposing of yard waste, bulky items, and televisions, computer monitors, and compact fluorescent bulbs.
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City Energy Use Report (788.00 kb)
On August 28th, the Pittsfield Green Commission received this report on the city's energy usage and subsequent greenhouse gas emissions. The report was prepared by Chad Brown, a summer intern at City Hall. It represents the first milestone of the Green Commission -- to audit the energy usage of the city. The next task for the commission is to establish a goal for a reduction in emissions. Word Doc.
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City Council Rule #38 (9.29 kb)
With the number of recent requests for money from the Pittsfield Ecomomic Development Fund, many references have been made to City Council Rule #38. This rule sets guidelines for the eligibilty of projects and the dollar amount of grants.
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Pittsfield Water Quality Report (30.75 kb)
This is the most recent Pittsfield water quality report. Some people have asked me recently if we test for pharmaceuticals in our water supply. We do not. But our water comes from reservoirs located in protected watersheds that have no development.
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 Petricca Rezoning - Google Map (103.92 kb)
This is my own crude rendering of the entire Petricca project area, showing the existing footprint of the Petricca business in blue, the area proposed for rezoning in yellow, and the area proposed for permanent conservation restriction in green. This is neither perfect nor to scale, but it's close. I created this from a paper drawing that was delivered to me yesterday by Hank Packard -- thank you Hank.
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Petricca Industries Rezoning Request (Plan View) (322.26 kb)
This plan shows the area proposed for rezoning from R20 to LDI by Petricca Industries. The area in question is labeled Parcel A and Parcel B. Landmarks are Partridge Road and the Lanesborough town line.
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Recruiting Firm Relocates to Pittsfield (66.50 kb)
I'm very pleased to welcome TalentFusion to Pittsfield and I'm glad that I could play a small role in their move here. The old brick schoolhouse on Merrill Road is a perfect fit for TalentFusion, and their company is a perfect fit for Pittsfield. Kudos to the Mayor and Tyler Fairbank for rolling out the red carpet for our newest business.
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Garbage Collection Street Schedule (43.00 kb)
The new garbage collection schedule is in affect and some Ward 4 streets have a new garbage collection day. This spreadsheet shows the collection day for all city streets.
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