Great Barrington Invites Participants to Join Senior Tax Work-off Program

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GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Great Barrington residents age 60 and older are invited to participate in the town's Senior Tax Work-off Program to earn up to $1,500 off their FY23 property tax bill.
 
Participants can work a few hours each week with the town in jobs such as office/clerical support, gardening, library help and other positions.
 
There are no income restrictions for participants in this program, and all resident property owners are welcome.
 
Work can be completed anytime during the period of September 2021-August 2022. Hours worked are tallied based on the state's minimum wage, and this amount is applied to the third and fourth quarter of the FY23 property tax bill, up to $1,500.
 
The town is now accepting applications, which can be downloaded here, on the town website. Application forms may also be picked up at Town Hall during business hours.
 
Completed forms may be returned to Amy Pulver, via email (apulver@townofgb.org) or dropped off at Town Hall. Applicants will be contacted by phone for next steps. Those who have participated in the past need not reapply, but should notify Amy Pulver.
 
Examples of skills/work needed in town include:
  • Computer/technology: scanning and archiving, digitize files, data entry
  • General clerical: answering phones, filing, taking minutes
  • Library shelving, delivering books
  • Gardening
  • Maintenance
The Senior Real Estate Tax Work-off Program operates in many towns across the state to assist residents 60+ in offsetting their property tax bills.

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Units Available at Lee's New Eagle Mill Housing Development

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

It's took more than a decade to bring the Eagle Lofts to fruition in the former Eagle mill. 

LEE, Mass. — Hearthway wants community members to know there are three-bedroom units available at The Lofts at Eagle Mill with little to no waitlist. 

The apartments at 73 West Center St. recently came online in the historic building on the banks of the Housatonic River after more than a decade of work. The first tenants began moving in last week. 

Three-bedroom units are less than $2,000 per month for those who meet income requirements. 

"These units are $1,855 a month with hot water included. To qualify, applicants must be under the 60 percent AMI income limit by household size and be able to afford the rent," the affordable housing provider wrote in a communication on Monday. 

"Mobile vouchers are welcomed."

A ribbon was cut at the former paper mill over the summer for 56 one- to three-bedroom, mixed-income units in the heart of downtown. 

According to a chart provided by Hearthway, 60 percent area median income is $55,320 per year for a one person household, $63,240 a year for a two-person household, $71,160 a year for a three-person household, and $79,020 a year for a four-person household. 

Applications are available in English and Spanish. They can submitted via email to leasing@hearthway.org, drop off to the main office at 1 Fenn St in Pittsfield, fax to 413-403-2710, or USPS mail to P.O. Box 1180, Pittsfield, MA 01202-1180. 

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