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Comment on Wahconah Park: Is This Really Happening? by Pittsfield: Above the Law | BEAT's Blog

Pittsfield: Above the Law | BEAT's Blog — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 10:51:15 +0000

[...] repeated violations of environmental law at Wahconah Park in Pittsfield (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8). The violations continue. To minimize flooding in the parking lot, which is in the floodplain [...]

Comment on Pittsfield: We don’t make the floods; we make them worse. by Pittsfield: Above the Law | BEAT's Blog

Pittsfield: Above the Law | BEAT's Blog — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 10:50:59 +0000

[...] about the city’s repeated violations of environmental law at Wahconah Park in Pittsfield (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8). The violations continue. To minimize flooding in the parking lot, which is [...]

Comment on I love baseball too, but… by Pittsfield: Above the Law | BEAT's Blog

Pittsfield: Above the Law | BEAT's Blog — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 18:59:17 +0000

Comment on Promise them anything… by Pittsfield: Above the Law | BEAT's Blog

Pittsfield: Above the Law | BEAT's Blog — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 18:58:36 +0000

[...] repeated violations of environmental law at Wahconah Park in Pittsfield (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8). The violations continue. To minimize flooding in the parking lot, which is in the [...]

Comment on Contact Us by Tom Webster

Tom Webster — Wed, 12 May 2010 22:05:59 +0000

I am requesting that you add me to the e-mail list for your blog. Thank You.
Tom Webster

Comment on Pittsfield’s Conservation Agent by Elaine B. Panitz, MD MPH

Elaine B. Panitz, MD MPH — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:32:00 +0000

Bruce, I am trying to find your writings on Bonded Concrete, Century Acquisitions, etc., but am having no luck. Would you please let me know where I can find a chronology of the interactions of Bonded with Pittsfield in ramming through the hot mix asphalt operation? Many thanks, Elaine.

Comment on How to Build a Chicken Coop: By The Fox by Chicken Housing

Chicken Housing — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:55:18 +0000

This is a wounderfull post. Keep it up…

Comment on How to Build a Chicken Coop: By The Fox by Bruce Winn

Bruce Winn — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 20:26:14 +0000

Thanks, Rene.
It’s more than a little frustrating watching engineers take advantage of the fact that Conservation Commissioners (volunteers) seldom understand the issues being brought before them. I think there are solutions to this problem. One would be for the commissioners to demand that their full-time conservation agent provide them with the relevant information and facts for each case before the meeting. (They are supposed to do this, but Pittsfield’s almost never does.) This would allow them to be better prepared for discussions. Also, they should be more willing to continue hearings until their next meeting if they don’t understand or if they have unanswered questions. These issues are too important to rush through if you don’t really understand them.
Bruce

Comment on How to Build a Chicken Coop: By The Fox by Rene Wendell

Rene Wendell — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 19:29:31 +0000

Wow, doesn’t really suprise me with Mr. Scalise. he has pulled shady stuff before and gotten away with it. And unfortunately, it doesn’t suprise me with the Pittsfield conservation commission either. They commonly have projects come before them that are way over their heads. Thanks Bruce for this. Watch those bums and keep up the good work!

Comment on Let’s talk by environmental information

environmental information — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:01:12 +0000

Very good information. Thanks for letting me know about this to help me in my environmental studies.