BCArc Names Three New Supervisors

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Newwll, Garwacki, and Kulzer
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire County Arc has promoted Jennifer Newell to Supervisor of Developmental Disability Residential Services, Stephanie Kulzer to Supervisor of Brain Injury Residential Services, and
Melissa Garwacki to Supervisor of Brain Injury Residential Services.
 
Jennifer started working at BCArc 25 years ago as a relief staff member, and since then has held many different positions in the agency, including full-time residential staff, assistant site manager, employment trainer, site manager, and Community Based Day Services specialist, among others. 
 
In this new position, Jennifer will oversee four BCArc residences, as well as shared living providers.  She studied early childhood education in college, and is a certified nursing assistant. 
 
Stephanie began working at BCArc four years ago, beginning as a relief staff member and eventually becoming the site manager of a residential program, her most recent position. She will oversee four
BCArc brain injury residential programs in the Pioneer Valley. 
 
She is a certified nursing assistant.
 
Melissa began working at BCArc six years ago as a part-time residential staff member. She has since held the positions of residential support staff, assistant site manager, and most recently, site manager. She will oversee four residential programs. Melissa attended Hudson Valley Community College to study business, and held a certification in medical assisting.

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Dalton OKs $22M Budget; Tables Concrete Sidewalk Article

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
DALTON, Mass. — Voters approved all but one of the 22 articles on the warrant at the annual town meeting on Monday night at Wahconah Regional High School.
 
More than one hundred registered voters attended the meeting, which lasted more than three hours, to vote on the budget, school district regional agreement, a proposed bylaw change, and various spending items for town equipment, repairs, projects, and initiatives.
 
The town budget of $22,951,092 is an increase of $1,449,376, or approximately 6.74 percent, over this year. Of that, the Central Berkshire Regional School District assessment of $10,537,044 and the town operating budget of $10,147,991 are included. 
 
Article 1, which proposed amending the town bylaw to make concrete sidewalks the standard, was tabled after a 20-minute discussion that included questions and concerns about its language. More on sidewalks here.
 
This has recently been a hot topic, making its way through town government boards and committees will continue with a Planning Board public hearing.  
 
Planning Board member Zack McCain motioned to table the article until a public hearing, where the details could be discussed further. He said this is common practice for bylaw amendments. 
 
During the discussion, voters also urged the need for sidewalks on Orchard Road. The Department of Public Works budget only has $12,000 to cover the cost of maintaining town sidewalks. 
 
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