The Pittsfield City Council will meet on Tuesday, February 27, at 7:30 p.m. at City Hall on Allen Street.
Here is the agenda:
1. Open microphone
COMMUNICATIONS FROM HIS HONOR, THE MAYOR
2. A communication submitting a request for a public hearing pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 79, §5B with regard to the taking of agricultural land by eminent domain
APPOINTMENTS
3. Appointment of Francis B. Marinaro as a member of the Board of Health
PUBLIC HEARING
4. A public hearing on an Ordinance amending the City Code, Chapter 23, Zoning, by deleting Article 23-5 (PURD) in its entirety (continued from February 13, 2007)
COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITY OFFICERS AND BOARDS
5. A petition from Councilor Ward requesting adoption of a policy to replace municipal trees that are removed due to disease
6. A petition from Councilor Markham requesting ascertainment of the feasibility of installing a sidewalk at the beginning of the stone gate on North Street extending through to the abutting property at Reid Middle School
7. A petition from Councilor Costi requesting an update with regard to present and future developments of the GE property
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
8. A petition from Councilor Tyer requesting endorsement of proposed legislation that would create a new local option for municipalities to purchase health insurance plans through the Group Insurance Commission (tabled 1-9-07)
NEW BUSINESS
9. A petition from Rinaldo DelGallo, III that the Council issue a declaration that Moby Dick be made the official novel of Massachusetts and in support of recently submitted legislation of Representative Speranzo
10. A petition from Rinaldo DelGallo, III to make Moby Dick the official novel of Pittsfield and to declare it "The Great American Novel"
11. A petition from Peter Arlos asking for enforcement of the ordinance that requires residents and businesses to clear sidewalks after snow storms
ORDINANCES (final reading)
12. An Ordinance amending the City Code, Chapter 4 ½ , Criminal and Non-Criminal Enforcement
13. An Ordinance amending the City Code, Chapter 20, Streets and Sidewalks, Section 20-17
MATTERS REFERRED BY THE PRESIDENT UNDER RULE 27Referred to the Committee on Ordinances and Rules
14. A petition from Claire Bosma to amend the City Code, Article 23-9, to exclude "rabbits" from the language in Section 9.204
Referred to the Committee on Ordinances and Rules and the City Solicitor
15. A petition from Councilor Maffuccio for creation of an Ordinance to define a common driveway
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Police Suspect No Foul Play on DOA at Wahconah Park
By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Pittsfield Police Department suspects no foul play in the death of an individual found on Wahconah Park's property on Monday.
Police Lt. Cheryl Callahan confirmed that a person was dead on arrival when police were called to 105 Wahconah St. around 5:30 p.m. on Monday, July 6.
"The party was identified, and there is no foul play. The medical examiner's office did accept the body," she reported on Tuesday when contacted by iBerkshires.
Police were unable to specify where on the property the body was found and did not identify the person. Behind the ballpark and parking lot is a park and swampy area.
If evidence pointing to foul play were discovered, that information would come from the detective bureau, Callahan said.
This is not the first time a deceased person has been found on the property.
Three years ago, human remains were found near the swampy area behind the park by a city employee who was cutting brush. The remains were later identified as 43-year-old Luis Lopez-Lopez.
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