The Pittsfield Board of Health has found itself at odds in recent years with the administration at City Hall on issues from mosquito spraying to the group of residents reporting
For the sixth time this summer, mosquitoes infected with West Nile virus have been found in Pittsfield. Infected mosquitoes have also been reported in Richmond, Otis, Tyringham and Sheffield elevating
In narrowly rejecting city health officials plea for a spraying plan this year, the council sent the plan back to the Board of Health and Conservation Commission for a discussion
The Pittsfield City Council opted out of the spraying portion of the city s mosquito control plan in 2021. An attempt to revive that spraying effort failed Tuesday by one vote.
Members of the city’s Board of Health said Wednesday night that they feel their “hands have been tied” when it comes to protecting residents from the risk of mosquito-borne illnesses