Holyoke Ordinance Committee recommends replacing council supermajority with simple majority vote
HOLYOKE -- May 7, 2026, Holyoke Ordinance Committee advances simple-majority voting rule and continues divisive zoning hearing to September. The committee voted 3-1 Thursday to recommend that the full City Council lower the threshold for passing ordinances from a two-thirds supermajority to a simple majority of the 13-