Pittsfield City Councilors reacted with disbelief and frustration as Ward 2 Councilor Charles Kronick made repeated attempts to cut the new office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion budget and described his "religious principle" that negates the experience and existence of trans people.
Councilors react to Ward 2 councilor Charles Kronick's opinions on pronouns.
Councilors react to Ward 2 councilor Charles Kronick's opinions on pronouns.
Meg Britton-Mehlisch
Pittsfield Reporter
Meg Britton-Mehlisch is the Pittsfield reporter for The Berkshire Eagle. Born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri, she previously worked at the Prior Lake American and its sister publications under the Southwest News Media umbrella in Savage, Minnesota.
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The proposed FY 2023 budget presented to the City Council Tuesday night, would direct nearly $100 million to the municipal operating budget, $72 million to the Pittsfield Public Schools budget, $16 million to the city’s water and sewer enterprise budgets and $10 million to other expenses.