1Berkshire Introduces Newly Elected Board Members and Officers

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — 1Berkshire announced its 2025 slate of newly reelected board members and officers, as well as the addition of new board members.
 
These individuals will each help support the work of 1Berkshire as the marketing and economic development organization for the region. All these officers and board members were voted in and welcomed at 1Berkshire's Annual Meeting on Dec. 12, 2024.
 
"I am delighted to welcome such a strong group of new and returning board members, and I'm also very pleased that Lori Gazzillo Kiely will continue to lead the board as our board chair for 2025," said Jonathan Butler, President and CEO of 1Berkshire. "The Board's extensive knowledge and leadership experience will add tremendous value to the organization, and I am excited about the path ahead. I look forward to working with each of them in the coming year."
 
Officers
  • Chair: Lori Gazzillo Kiely - Sr. VP & Director of Berkshire Bank Foundation
  • President: Jonathan Butler - President and CEO of 1Berkshire
  • Vice Chair: Colleen Taylor - Partner, Bay State Hospitality Group
  • Vice Chair: Peter Stasiowski - Director of Communications, Interprint, Inc.
  • Treasurer: Margaret Keller - Executive Director, Community Access to the Arts
  • Clerk: Jesse Cook-Dubin - Partner, Cohen Kinne Valicenti & Cook
 
New Board of Directors Members
  • Jesse Cook-Dubin - Partner, Cohen Kinne Valicenti & Cook
  • Ellen Kennedy - President, Berkshire Community College
  • Harry Monti - President, Berkshire Life Insurance Company (Guardian)
  • Yina Moore - Founder and Artistic Director, Adams Theater LLC
  • Gina Puc - Special Assistant to the President, Williams College
 
 
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Lanesborough OKs Open Space Plan, Short-Term Rental Forms

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff
LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — The Select Board on Monday set fees for short-term rentals and adopted an Open Space and Recreation Plan.
 
Town Administrator Gina Dario discussed the draft for STR registration and certificate of inspection since the new bylaws were passed at the annual town meeting.
 
The draft shows the process to file for inspection through Permit Eyes, the town's online permitting system that includes the state building code and safety requirements. Dario said members of the Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals and the building commissioner looked at other town models to come up with the best process for registration.
 
Inspections will be annually for non-owner occupied units and five years for owner-occupied. The inspection fee is a flat $50. The last suggestion discussed was the posting requirements for key information.
 
Dario said they looked at about four other communities on how they used non-sensitive information on owner contacts. Chair Deborah Maynard motioned to have the information posted both inside and out to help with law enforcement if needed.
 
"I'm going to make a motion that we put that relevant information not only on the inside of the short-term rental but on the outside, so if the police need to respond, ambulance needs to respond, fire especially needs to respond, all that information is there, nobody has to go searching for it," she said. "If push comes to shove, and it's a matter of minutes, that's going to make a big, a big difference in the outcome of the incident."
 
The board then heard a presentation from Berkshire Regional Planning Commission's community planner Andrew McKeever and Open Space and Recreation Committee Vice Chair Mark Hawthorne.
 
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