Requests for Property Exclusion from Pesticide Sprayings Due March 31

City of Pittsfield09:24AM / Thursday, March 07, 2013Print Story | Email Story

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Requests to have property excluded from area pesticide sprayings, administered by Berkshire County Mosquito Control Project, must be made to City Clerk Linda Tyer by March 31.

Property owners seeking exclusion must supply the city clerk with a certified letter providing their name, address and telephone number and the address of the property to be excluded. Requests are submitted to: City Hall, Office of City Clerk, 70 Allen Street, Pittsfield, MA.

The project would perform ultra low volume mosquito control pesticide applications from June through September, if it is determined necessary to control the mosquito population. In addition to the written request, property owners seeking out of the program must clearly mark at least every 50 feet with orange surveyors tape or another department approved marking device that clearly defines the area of exclusion.

Information about mosquito disease and how to protect yourself and home is available on the at www.cityofpittsfield.org. Any resident requesting further information on pesticide application or to obtain application schedules and locations can call the Mosquito Control Project at 413-447-9808, Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. or email berkmc@bcn.net.

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Dalton Board Signs Off on Land Sale Over Residents' Objections

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
05:50AM / Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Residents demanded the right to speak but the agenda did not include public comment. Amy Musante holds a sign saying the town now as '$20,000 less for a police station.'

DALTON, Mass. — The Select Board signed the sale on the last of what had been known as the Bardin property Monday even as a handful of residents demanded the right to speak against the action.

The quitclaim deed transfers the nine acres to Thomas and Esther Balardini, who purchased the two other parcels in Dalton. They were the third-highest bidders at $31,500. Despite this, the board awarded them the land in an effort to keep the property intact.

"It's going to be an ongoing battle but one I think that has to be fought [because of] the disregard for the taxpayers," said Dicken Crane, the high bidder at $51,510.

"If it was personal I would let it go, but this affects everyone and backing down is not in my nature."

Crane had appealed to the board to accept his bid during two previous meetings. He and others opposed to accepting the lower bid say it cost the town $20,000. After the meeting, Crane said he will be filing a lawsuit and has a citizen's petition for the next town meeting with over 100 signatures.

Three members of the board — Chair Robert Bishop Jr., John Boyle, and Marc Strout — attended the 10-minute meeting. Members Anthony Pagliarulo and Daniel Esko previously expressed their disapproval of the sale to the Balardinis.

Pagliarulo voted against the sale but did sign the purchase-and-sale agreement earlier this month. His reasoning was the explanation by the town attorney during an executive session that, unlike procurement, where the board is required to accept the lowest bid for services, it does have some discretion when it comes to accepting bids in this instance.

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