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Pittsfield provides ARPA quarterly update; council highlights three affordable-housing projects and warns of rising costs
Summary
City staff reported $40.6 million in ARPA funding received in 2021, $28.1 million allocated as of Dec. 31, 2024; officials highlighted three ARPA-funded affordable housing projects and discussed higher-than-expected construction bids and federal compliance risks.
City staff on the Pittsfield ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) team presented a quarterly update to the City Council and highlighted several ongoing projects, including three affordable housing efforts funded through the city’s Affordable Housing Trust.
Gina Armstrong, ARPA program lead, told councilors the city received $40.6 million in ARPA funds in 2021 and had allocated $28.1 million (69 percent) as of Dec. 31, 2024, with roughly half of funded projects completed. Armstrong reviewed completed public-health initiatives, recent capital work and community grants before turning the presentation over to Director Dodds of Community Development to describe housing projects.
"We all are aware, I think, that we are in a housing crisis in the Pittsfield, and we need to be exploring,…
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