By Brett Yates The Pittsfield Select Board signed documents on July 21 to begin a municipal buyout of a flood-damaged home. The property at 593 Route 100 in Pittsfield reportedly faces structural and septic challenges owing to its proximity to […]
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Pittsfield sets tax rate
By Brett Yates At a special meeting on July 11, the Pittsfield Select Board set the new municipal tax rate at 0.43%. A townwide reappraisal boosted Pittsfield’s Grand List — the aggregate valuation of taxable property in the town — […]
Quintown Valley towns to form regional board
By Brett Yates At the Pittsfield Select Board’s May 19 meeting, chair Ann Kuendig announced the upcoming formation of a new regional body composed of representatives from the five Route 100 towns of the Quintown Valley. The area stretches along […]
Pittsfield repeals mask mandate
By Brett Yates On Feb. 17, the Pittsfield Select Board rescinded its townwide mask mandate for public spaces. Gov. Phil Scott signed a law in late November to give municipalities the right to require the wearing of facial protection in […]
Mountain Times – Volume 51, Number 8 – Feb. 23 – March 1, 2022
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Pittsfield postpones Town Meeting
By Brett Yates The Pittsfield Select Board voted last Thursday, Jan. 20, to delay its annual Town Meeting until May 3, 2022. On Jan. 14, Gov. Scott signed Act 77, which temporarily suspends the state law requiring town meetings to […]
Pittsfield Community Ice Rink is a labor of love
By Brett Yates Thanks to a team of volunteers, Pittsfield residents will have a free place to go ice skating this winter, as long as the weather cooperates. When Coral Hawley, the self-proclaimed “ringleader” behind the Pittsfield Community Ice Rink, […]
New auditor appointed in Pittsfield
By Brett Yates On Oct. 21, the Pittsfield Select Board appointed Anne Muller to fill a vacancy on the town’s board of auditors until a vote at next year’s Town Meeting. Select Board member Ann Kuendig identified Muller as a […]
Rooster owner tells her side of story
By Brett Yates Since July, the Pittsfield Select Board has endeavored to determine how to respond to a townswoman’s complaints about a noisy rooster on Lower Michigan Road, near the corner of Route 100. At the board’s Oct. 7 meeting, […]
Rooster could inspire noise ordinance, professional mediation
By Brett Yates A rooster in Pittsfield appears to have stirred a controversy among its human neighbors. The bird’s “constant crowing” has come up as a major topic of debate at four Select Board meetings since July, when Rebecca Steward, […]