Rent Gouging Linchpin of Rising Welfare Costs
Pittsfield welfare chief Donald W. Stack condemns high rents as a core driver of welfare costs. He cites rents of 85 to 80 dollars for unheated flats despite state caps of 50 for unheated and 62 for heated units, with landlords using taxes to justify increases. The department pays most of the rent, and lumped reimbursements mask rental spikes. Stack warns of potential 120 dollar rents and calls for new housing. Public fears touch IUEGE Pensioners Club and NAACP panels as citizens learn rent gouging bites into budgets.
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Pittsfield
Donald W. Stack
State Public Welfare Office
Stack
Welfare Department
Iuege Pensioners Club
NAACP
Berkshire Gas Self Cleaning Ovens Showcas ed in Pittsfield
Berkshire Gas Co tests self cleaning gas ranges in Pittsfield highlighting ease of use from turn on to cool down in two to three hours, minimal cleaning cost, and energy efficiency. The American Gas Association notes faster, cheaper cleaning versus other methods, with multiple styles and compact boiler replacement benefits.
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Berkshire Gas Co
American Gas Association
Ready mix concrete guidance for home projects
Ready mix concrete is sold by the cubic yard and delivered in multiples of yards. For home improvements, order ready mix with a minimum of six sacks of cement per cubic yard and not more than six gallons of water per sack. Request air entrained concrete to reduce scaling in freeze thaw cycles.
Legislature Drafts Bill to Bypass Local Zone Codes
Massachusetts lawmakers propose a housing bill to bypass tight zoning in cities and towns to ease low and moderate income housing shortages. The measure creates an appeal route for denied or onerous permits, enabling regional planning bodies or a three member state-appointed panel to grant construction permits and speed approvals.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Committee On Urban Affairs
Commonwealth
Publi
Board of Appeals
District Planning Commission
Metropolitan Area Planning Council
State Department of Community Affairs
District Commission
Special Appeals Committee
Planning Center For Kitchen Easy To Build
Instructional text describes converting a bottom cupboard shelf, an emptied utensil drawer, a 2-foot breadboard, and a telephone into a kitchen planning center. It recommends a pull-out writing counter of edge-glued fir or similar wood, mounted in a base cabinet at 20 or 28 inches with heavy-duty file drawer guides. A nearby utensil drawer stores pencils and paper, while the shelf holds cookbooks and a recipe box and part of the length serves as pigeonholes for bills. The telephone is relocated to the planning center to complete the setup.
Painting Concrete Walls in Damp Cloudy Weather
Advice to paint concrete block walls with two coats of Portland cement paint sold as powder to be mixed per directions. Recommend damp cloudy days for application to avoid rapid drying from direct sun. Mention cement water paint, concrete and moisture aid proper hardening.
NAREB Head Sees Prices Climbing In Indianapolis
Indianapolis real estate news cites John Colton of the National Association of Real Estate Boards urging quick buying as studies show rising home prices and demand. March median price for existing single family homes hit 21160, up 7.4 percent from a year earlier with sales up 10.5 percent. Largest share of sales were 15000 to 24999, three bedroom homes led at 56.9 percent, two bedroom 20.5 percent. Also notes expectations of higher rates and costs. End with patio adoption ad for precast concrete units.
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Indianapolis
Ind
John Colton
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Indianapolis Real Estate Board
Nareb Department Ofesearch
Cotton
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Central Labor Council
West Pittsfield
Prentice Bradley
CLC
Beyond Critical
Cern
State Welfare Department
Back Yard
Johns Building Supply
Crane Ave
Ca. O, Mfg. Co.,inc
Plainfield
Mass
Ves
Shedd
Chrysler
Lipton’s
South St
Chrysler Corporation
Nareb
Touraine
Tont Uraing
Carr Hardware
North St
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