Letter: Verizon, city, could set bad precedent

Letter: Verizon, city, could set bad precedent

To the editor: I live in the neighborhood of southeast Pittsfield formerly known as “shack town.” Our neighborhood is made up of hardworking people. We are teachers, students, war veterans, roofers, cancer survivors, health care workers, DPW workers, your...
Letter: On cell tower, city didn’t meet spirit of law

Letter: On cell tower, city didn’t meet spirit of law

To the editor: I am writing to voice my opinions about the Verizon cell tower construction at the top of Alma Street in Pittsfield. Verizon, along with the city, are indicating that the permits for the cell tower were legally obtained with regards to notifying all...
Letter: Give residents a voice on cell tower

Letter: Give residents a voice on cell tower

To the editor: Recently the neighborhood I grew up in has become a party to concerns regarding the placement of a cell phone tower within a residential neighborhood. Beyond the issue of whether it is right or wrong, is the deeper issue of the city’s totally...