Ann Pasko, Garden Tour president, unveiled the sculpture at a ceremony on Saturday.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — City officials and the Pittsfield Garden Tour welcomed a new permanent resident to the First Street Common on Saturday.
The 14-foot sculpture "Infinite Dance" was given to the city during an afternoon ceremony.
The sculpture features a dancing woman on top of a large stainless steel ring and was designed and created by Carol Gold.
"This is the most special project I've ever done," Gold said at the ceremony. "Doing this was like giving a gift to the Berkshires."
Gold was selected from 77 submissions and the funding was provided through fundraisers by the Garden Tour and the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation.
"This sculpture, which will grace this park for decades, embodies what the Common should be — a place of joy and happiness," Mayor Daniel Bianchi said.
The statue was donated to the city by the Garden Tour to add to the city's vitality, according to Sue Langman of the Garden Tour.
"The Garden Tour committee is delighted, happy and proud to gift this sculpture to the city," Langman said, later adding that the city is "vibrant and alive."
Also attending the unveiling was state Rep. Tricia Farley-Bouvier, City Councilors Melissa Mazzeo, Christine Yon and Kevin Morandi, City Clerk Linda Tyer and staff of Community Development Department.
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Dalton Planning Board OKs Gravel Company Permit
By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
DALTON, Mass. — The Planning Board approved the renewal of Nichols Sand and Gravel's special permit for earth removal.
The company, located at 190 Cleveland Road, operates a gravel pit there.
The hours of operation will remain 7 to 4 p.m. The commission approved owner Paul Nichols' request to allow trucks to depart the property in either direction.
Nichols has to apply for renewal of the special permit every year. The previous permit required the truck to exit the property to the right.
It makes more sense to go left if truck drivers have to go to the Pittsfield area, Nichols said. He has talked to the residents in the area and they are agreeable to the change.
Former residents requested this stipulation nearly 16 years ago to reduce the number of trucks using the residential street to avoid disturbing the quality of life and neighborhood.
There weren't any residents present during the meeting who expressed concerns regarding this change.
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