The Pittsfield Board of Health voted unanimously to order demolition of three long-abandoned properties. Acting Chairperson Jeffery A. Leppo led the board in approving orders for 154 Francis Avenue (vacant since 2021, condemned 2022), 48-50 Brown Street (damaged by a 2018 fire, condemned), and
Pittsfield Board of Health suspended a $250 tobacco fine while maintaining the violation on record. The board unanimously approved the suspension for a Mobile Extramart violation discovered March 24 at 115 Dalton Ave, which involved sale of blunt wraps, pricing violations, and an unlocked humidor.
The Board of Health unanimously approved a draft Peer Outreach Program Logic Model designed to engage unhoused and at-risk residents. Chairperson Roberta Elliot and members Jeffery A. Leppo, Andrew Plager, David Pill, and Ivan J. Gould backed the framework, developed with UMass's Center for Program
Pittsfield Board of Health unanimously continued nuisance order for six-year vacant property. The board voted to extend the 2022 demolition order against 159 Union Street pending completion of specific remediation work by March 24, 2026, after attorney Steven Hemmingway reported that estate
Pittsfield Board of Health voted unanimously on camping ordinance recommendation for City Council. The Board approved a draft resolution addressing homelessness through a community-centered public health approach, directing Director Andy Cambi to present the recommendation to City Council on
Pittsfield Board of Health unanimously upheld the revocation of Berkshire Pipe & Tobacco's tobacco permit. Owner Nipul Saluja appeared to apologize for failing to attend the December hearing but disputed violations; Chairperson Roberta Elliot and Board Members Jeffrey Leppo, Andrew Plager, and
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