PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Greylock Federal Credit Union's Board of Directors voted unanimously to appoint Anthony Rinaldi as Director Emeritus in recognition of his longstanding and distinguished service to the credit union.
In March 2024, the Board of Directors voted to confer the Director Emeritus designation on Rinaldi. Individuals who are appointed Directors Emeriti function as an advisory committee to the board of directors. Rinaldi's designation reflects a two-year term.
"I'm honored to have served with Tony and am gratified to recognize his years of dedication and commitment to the members of Greylock," said Board Chair Peter Lopez. "We look forward to his continued involvement with the board as an esteemed advisor and Director Emeritus."
Rinaldi joined the board in 1994 and served as Chairman for five years. He most recently served as chair on the Asset-Liability Committee, or ALCO, and the Compensation committee.
"I've known Tony for many years and it's been an honor to serve with him on our board," said Board Member Sheila A. LaBarbera. "Our board has truly benefitted from Tony's tireless service, expertise, and generosity through the years and we are thrilled to honor him in this way."
Rinaldi recently retired from his role as the Executive Vice President of Fairview Hospital for Berkshire Health Systems. He is a graduate of Boston College School of Management with a bachelor's degree in accounting. He lives in Pittsfield with his wife, Wendy.
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LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — The Planning Board is a step closer to finishing draft bylaws for short-term rentals (STR) and signage to be voted at the annual town meeting.
The planners took up the bylaws after contentious interpretations by the town of the existing signage bylaw and over the lack of STR regulations.
They first rewrote the parking at a rental to three or more rooms must have three spaces and two or fewer rooms having two spots.
The board debated on the definition section, which was tabled last month. After some deliberation, members decided to remove a requirement for all short-term rentals to prominently display signage containing the owners' name, property address, 24-hour contact information for the property manager, and legal occupancy limit of the building.
Member Joe Trybus argued that the enforcer, Building Commissioner Brian Duval, should be the contact and that owners shouldn't have their information out there for anyone to contact.
They also discussed the registration and inspection sections, rewording and adding some language to state: All operators of short-term rentals shall register with the town clerk, who shall maintain a registry of all approved STRs in the town of Lanesborough, and may set reasonable fees for maintenance of registry applications for registrations shall include the following, owner name and property address, local property management and contact information, copy of currently valid STR certificate of registration with Massachusetts Department of Revenue, copy of current valid certificate of inspection from the building commissioner.
Chair Courtney Dondi said she agreed the town should be the one to decide on the fees.
The members debated how they should write the ownership and entity limits. Trybus argued that non-owner occupied buildings would be limited to one STR in a residential zone while Leanne Yinger thought it should be based on units, not the building.
The board determined an owner-occupied property in a residential zone could rent all units on that property short-term, though there were couple no votes on this.
It also finished the purpose and intent section stating: This section regulates short-term rentals, STRs of residential properties in a way that clarifies where these uses are allowed in Lanesborough and regulates them in a manner that retains the character and safety of neighborhoods and the community while preserving an important resource for the local tourism dependent business community.
Members plan to review these new changes with the expectation of finalizing them on April 13.
The board had also discussed signage bylaws at the last meeting and completed language on the sizes and limits.
There will be one banner per business that must be attached to the building. The total banner area must not exceed 25 percent of the street-facing façade.
Open, closed, and menu signs will be explicitly allowed as part of normal business signage and businesses can only have one sandwich board (A-frame) sign. These will be a max of 36 inches high and a max 12 square foot of the total area.
One feather flag would be allowed per business with a maximum size of 12-feet high and 3-feet wide. Inflatable tube men will not be allowed.
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