Pittsfield Lakefront Property Being Developed on Churchill Street

By Andy McKeeveriBerkshires Staff
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The Community Development gave its OK for the owner to move forward with selling the individual lots.

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A new lakefront neighborhood is in the making.

The Community Development Board Thursday gave the OK for 650 Churchill Street LLC to subdivide the first of five lots on the 35-acre parcel.

The buildout has been threes years in the making since the board initially approved the full development plans.

"It is a special permit for five lots and a common driveway," said engineer James Seidl, of SK Design. "We are creating the first lot at this point."

Owner Don Bernard purchased the property from the Gladys Allen Brigham Community Center, which sold off a parcel next to Camp Stevenson-Witawentin. The $1.2 million deal was completed last year.

The thin parcel already has a driveway cutting down to the lake, where the property widens. The driveway is across from Cascade Street, between the remainder of Camp Stevenson-Witawentin and Camp Winadu. Bernard's plan is to break land into high-end lakefront homes.



"There is going to be a common driveway for all of the lots," Seidl said.

The first lot is currently listed on the market for about $400,000; lots 2,3 and 4 are listed at just short $500,000 while lot 5 is listed for $1 million. Lot 1 is 6.8 acres.

The lots feature dock permits and city sewer, and is bisected by Parker Brook. See more of the property details here.

In other business, a final decision on the proposed electronic billboard at the intersection of East and Elm streets was delayed. Lamar Advertising proposed the billboard but the board asked for more information before approving it. Lamar returned to the board asking for a continuance until May 6, which was approved.


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Central Berkshire School Officials OK $35M Budget

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
DALTON, Mass. — The Central Berkshire Regional School Committee approved a $35 million budget for fiscal 2025 during its meeting on Thursday.
 
Much of the proposed spending plan is similar to what was predicted in the initial and tentative budget presentations, however, the district did work with the Finance subcommittee to further offset the assessments to the towns, Superintendent Leslie Blake-Davis said. 
 
"What you're going see in this budget is a lower average assessment to the towns than what you saw in the other in the tentative budget that was approved," she said. 
 
The fiscal 2025 budget is $35,428,892, a 5.56 percent or $1,867,649, over this year's $33,561,243.
 
"This is using our operating funds, revolving revenue or grant revenue. So what made up the budget for the tentative budget is pretty much the same," Director of Finance and Operations Gregory Boino said.
 
"We're just moving around funds … so, we're using more of the FY25 rural aid funds instead of operating funds next year."
 
Increases the district has in the FY25 operating budget are from active employee health insurance, retiree health insurance, special education out-of-district tuition, temporary bond principal and interest payment, pupil transportation, Berkshire County Retirement contributions, and the federal payroll tax. 
 
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