Longmeadow voters reject $8.6 million fiber bond
Longmeadow town meeting rejects $8.6 million municipal fiber bond, 270-374.
Town Meeting · Meeting of May 12, 2026
Longmeadow town meeting rejects $8.6 million municipal fiber bond, 270-374. The two-thirds vote fell well short after Select Board presenter Hemovathy defended a $90-a-month pricing model built on Fiber Springs' financials, while Finance Committee member Weida warned the plan included no inflation assumption. Engineer Kurt Friedman urged members to "vote no," arguing residents should keep multiple broadband options, while telemedicine physician Steven Locke said dropped Comcast connections disrupt patient care.
Separately, members adopted a graduated sidewalk snow-removal fine schedule 135-85, approved a $93,377,134.51 fiscal 2027 budget 120-18, joined the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company 109-46, passed a citizen-petition dangerous dog ordinance 70-48 after resident Sally Hage described a fatal dog attack, and rejected a side-yard solar panel bylaw 46-61.
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Source: the Town Meeting meeting of May 12, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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