Pittsfield Election: Four Return Nomination Papers

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — So far, four candidates for office have returned nomination papers.
 
Incumbent Kathleen Amuso and former City Councilor Joseph Nichols have returned papers for at-large seats. There are four at-large seats and one incumbent — Barry Clairmont — has announced he will not seek re-election. Former City Councilors Peter White, Peter Marchetti, as well as incumbent Melissa Mazzeo have all taken out papers but have yet to return them.
 
Ward 3 Councilor Nicholas Caccamo returned his nomination papers for re-election and so far, nobody has taken out papers to challenge him. 
 
Ward 4 Councilor, and current Vice Chairman, Christopher Connell returned his papers as well and nobody has taken out papers to challenge him.
 
Four people have currently taken out papers for mayor but none have returned them yet. Incumbent Daniel Bianchi took his out and could be challenged by City Clerk Linda Tyer, Craig Gaetani and Eric Bassett.
 
Ward 1 Councilor Lisa Tully has taken out re-election papers and nobody has taken nomination papers to contest her. 
 
Two people have taken out papers for Ward 2. They are incumbent Kevin Morandi and Michael Merriam. Two people have also taken out papers for Ward 5, Devon Grierson and Richard Scapin. Ward 5 incumbent Jonathan Lothrop previously announced he would not run for re-election. 
 
Ward 7 Councilor Anthony Simonelli took out papers for re-election in Ward 7 and he could be challenged by Kathleen Lloyd, who took out papers. 
 
Nobody has taken out papers for Ward 6 and incumbent John Krol is expected to run for re-election.
 
Five people have taken out papers for the School Committee: incumbents Joshua Cutler, Daniel Elias, Cynthia Taylor and Katherine Yon have all taken out papers. Newcomer Salvatore Frieri also took out nomination forms for the committee. 

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Pittsfield CPA Committee Funds Half of FY24 Requests

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A few projects are not getting funded by the Community Preservation Committee because of a tight budget.

The projects not making the cut were in the historic preservation and open space and recreation categories and though they were seen as interesting and valuable projects, the urgency was not prevalent enough for this cycle.

"It's a tough year," Chair Danielle Steinmann said.

The panel made its recommendations on Monday after several meetings of presentations from applications. They will advance to the City Council for final approval.  

Two cemetery projects were scored low by the committee and not funded: A $9,500 request from the city for fencing at the West Part Cemetery as outlined in a preservation plan created in 2021 and a $39,500 request from the St. Joseph Cemetery Commission for tombstone restorations.

"I feel personally that they could be pushed back a year," Elizabeth Herland said. "And I think they're both good projects but they don't have the urgency."

It was also decided that George B. Crane Memorial Center's $73,465 application for the creation of a recreational space would not be funded. Herland said the main reason she scored the project low was because it didn't appear to benefit the larger community as much as other projects do.

There was conversation about not funding The Christian Center's $34,100 request for heating system repairs but the committee ended up voting to give it $21,341 when monies were left over.

The total funding request was more than $1.6 million for FY24 and with a budget of $808,547, only about half could be funded. The panel allocated all of the available monies, breaking down into $107,206 for open space and recreation, $276,341 for historic preservation, and $425,000 for community housing.

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