Pittsfield Street Improvement Work: Week of July 26

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Be advised of the following work that is scheduled for the week of July 26, as part of the City of Pittsfield's 2021 Street Improvement Project.
 
Driveway excavation and replacement will occur on the following streets:
  • Monday, July 26 through Wednesday, July 28, on Waverly and Arlington streets.
  • Wednesday, July 28 through Friday, July 30, on Velma Avenue.
Residents are advised to park on-street to avoid being blocked in during this work. Please note the schedule is subject to change based on weather conditions. 

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Radon Reading Closes Pittsfield's West Housatonic Fire Station

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The fire station on West Housatonic Street has been temporarily closed after radon levels were found to be more than twice the normal amount.
 
Personnel at the station were relocated to the department's headquarters, located at 74 Columbus Ave., on Sunday out of an abundance of caution, said Catherine VanBramer, director of administrative services/public information officer. 
 
The West Housatonic Street station, built in 1951, has an officer and two firefighters on each shift. The station's apparatus has also moved to reserve bay at the Columbus Avenue headquarters. 
 
All of the city's fire stations and City Hall were tested. Once test results indicated concentrations above the recommended action level, the city promptly closed the station and began assessment and mitigation efforts. 
 
Initial tests found radon levels three to four times higher than normal, and further testing is planned in the coming days, she said. 
 
The department's headquarters is about 1.2 miles away from the West Housatonic Street station. 
 
"There are instances where PFD personnel are on a call in one part of the city and must respond to another call in a different part of the city.  The team continues to be ready to respond to any calls that are within their service area," VanBramer said. 
 
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