Pittsfield Launches a New Municipal Website

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City of Pittsfield has partnered with CivicPlus, a provider of integrated technology solutions exclusively for local governments, to launch a new, mobile- responsive, user-friendly municipal website.
 
Beginning on Monday, July 7, the new city website, www.pittsfieldma.gov will be live and available for use. Visitors to the old website will be redirected to the new website to view the most up to date content and resources. The city encourages the public to update their saved bookmarks to the new web address.
 
Looking forward, Mayor Marchetti says that its new CivicPlus website will be a tool that will continue to grow and evolve to meet the needs of the community.
 
"This new website will allow Pittsfield to increase in resident engagement by offering fresh content with a layout that is easier to navigate," said Mayor Peter Marchetti.
 
"Working with CivicPlus, we were able to create a more accessible and mobile-friendly user experience that should make it easier for visitors to find relevant information quickly," said Kevin Zawistowski, chief information officer. "The dot gov (.gov) address change helps the city build trust and legitimacy in a time where it is very easy to imitate or spoof public government websites
and email."
 
Residents can sign up to receive press releases, agendas, page updates, alerts and more by using the Notify Me function on the new website. To sign up, click Stay Connected on the homepage and follow the steps on the Notify Me page.
 
In addition to the launch of a new municipal website, all email addresses for city employees will also have a new domain starting later this month. More information will be shared once this process is finalized.

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Dalton Board Signs Off on Land Sale Over Residents' Objections

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff

Residents demanded the right to speak but the agenda did not include public comment. Amy Musante holds a sign saying the town now as '$20,000 less for a police station.'
DALTON, Mass. — The Select Board signed the sale on the last of what had been known as the Bardin property Monday even as a handful of residents demanded the right to speak against the action. 
 
The quitclaim deed transfers the nine acres to Thomas and Esther Balardini, who purchased the two other parcels in Dalton. They were the third-highest bidders at $31,500. Despite this, the board awarded them the land in an effort to keep the property intact.
 
"It's going to be an ongoing battle but one I think that has to be fought [because of] the disregard for the taxpayers," said Dicken Crane, the high bidder at $51,510.
 
"If it was personal I would let it go, but this affects everyone and backing down is not in my nature." 
 
Crane had appealed to the board to accept his bid during two previous meetings. He and others opposed to accepting the lower bid say it cost the town $20,000. After the meeting, Crane said he will be filing a lawsuit and has a citizen's petition for the next town meeting with over 100 signatures. 
 
Three members of the board — Chair Robert Bishop Jr., John Boyle, and Marc Strout — attended the 10-minute meeting. Members Anthony Pagliarulo and Daniel Esko previously expressed their disapproval of the sale to the Balardinis. 
 
Pagliarulo voted against the sale but did sign the purchase-and-sale agreement earlier this month. His reasoning was the explanation by the town attorney during an executive session that, unlike procurement, where the board is required to accept the lowest bid for services, it does have some discretion when it comes to accepting bids in this instance.
 
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