Greylock Appoints New Member of Board of Directors

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Greylock Federal Credit Union has announced the selection of Kimberly A. Mathews as the newest member of the credit union’s volunteer Board of Directors.

Mathews replaces outgoing director J. Paul Dube who retired after serving 50 years on the board. Mathews’ term began April 21.

“We salute Paul and thank him for his extraordinary service to Greylock," Board Chairperson, Gerard E. Burke said. "We welcome Kim and look forward to having someone with her legal and financial background as the newest member of our volunteer board. In a changing financial environment, a diversity of talents and expertise is essential for our volunteer Board. Kim will certainly contribute to our efforts with the experience and perspectives she brings to the team.”

Mathews has served as senior vce president and general counsel at Legacy Bancorp in Pittsfield; general counsel at Developer Finance Corporation in Williamstown; associate attorney at Bacon & Wilson, P.C. in Springfield; and vice president and general counsel at Lenox HealthCare, Inc. in Lenox.

Mathews graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree from the University of New Hampshire and earned a J.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Law. She was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 1996. Mathews serves on the boards of the Elizabeth Freeman Center, Suit YourSelf, Dalton Community Recreation Association, and St. Agnes Academy. She also volunteers for the Berkshire Center for Justice and has been accepted to the Master of Social Work program at Simmons School of Social Work beginning in September.

 


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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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