Finance Committee Approves $114,906 in Transfers

Finance Committee · Meeting of June 1, 2026

AGAWAM — The Agawam Finance Committee approved $114,906 in budget transfers to cover municipal shortfalls. Members unanimously approved $50,000 from the Reserve Fund to the electricity and heat account, citing "an unprecedented cold winter that significantly increased energy usage across the facilities." A second $51,000 transfer covered a solar-purchase account shortfall; the mayor explained the town buys output from two solar arrays, one shared with the Town of Longmeadow, and resells the energy at a markup over Eversource's rate. A third transfer of $13,906 funded "voter notice cards and printing street listing books." The committee also approved its May 18 minutes.

All three transfer votes passed without recorded opposition.

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Source: the Finance Committee meeting of June 1, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

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