Pittsfield Seeks Input on Fair Housing

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City of Pittsfield is seeking public input as part of an analysis focusing on fair housing, discriminatory housing policies and practices required by the federal Fair Housing Act. 
 
This analysis will identify local concerns and guide the City on how to allocate federal funds to improve economic equity and growth in the community.
 
A public comment period is now open through Jan. 16, 2024 seeking input regarding barriers to access to housing, public services, employment, transportation, and education based on race, age, income, or disability.
 
Comments can be sent by email to njoyner@cityofpittsfield.org or by mail to the: Department of Community Development, Pittsfield City Hall, 70 Allen Street Pittsfield, MA 01201.
 
Also, a survey, with questions about Fair Housing in your community, is available in both English
and Spanish at these links:
 
 
These surveys are also available on the city's website cityofpittsfield.org, under Community Development/Fair Housing Survey. The survey will be open through Jan. 16, 2024.
 
For further information, contact the Pittsfield Department of Community Development, (413) 499-9358.

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Friday Front Porch Feature: A Brick Home With Guest House

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff

DALTON, Mass. — Are you looking for a family home that also has a perfect space for the in-laws? Then this is the home for you.

Our Friday Front Porch is a weekly feature spotlighting attractive homes for sale in Berkshire County. This week, we are showcasing 20 Prospect St.

This 1948 brick, gabled home includes four bedrooms and one and a half bathrooms. It is 2,316 square feet on less than an acre. It has has an updated kitchen but plenty of original charm. 

The home features wood floors, an eat-in kitchen, a brick fireplace, and an attached one-car garage.

The home also includes a standalone 720-square-foot in-law accessory dwelling with two bedrooms and a bathroom.

It is on the market for $425,000 with Dalton Town and Country Associates.

You can find out more about this home on its listing here.

*Front Porch Feature brings you an exclusive to some of the houses listed on our real estate page every week. Here we take a bit of a deeper dive into a certain house for sale and ask questions so you don't have to.

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