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Southwick Select Board holds lowest sewer tier flat, raises upper tiers 2.5 percent

SOUTHWICK -- March 23, 2026, Southwick Select Board approves tiered sewer rate increase and advances budget calendar toward town meeting. The board voted 3-0 Monday to hold the lowest usage tier flat while raising the second and third sewer tiers by 2.5 percent each for fiscal 2027, a structure

Southwick Select Board holds lowest sewer tier flat, raises upper tiers 2.5 percent

SOUTHWICK -- March 23, 2026, Southwick Select Board approves tiered sewer rate increase and advances budget calendar toward town meeting. The board voted 3-0 Monday to hold the lowest usage tier flat while raising the second and third sewer tiers by 2.5 percent each for fiscal 2027, a structure

Southwick Assessors Cancel Master Plan Business Incentive Item, Citing State Law Limits

SOUTHWICK -- March 23, 2026, Southwick Board of Assessors votes to cancel master plan business tax incentive item. The board, meeting Monday in Conference Room 2, unanimously accepted and then canceled master plan action item 2.6, which had directed the creation of a tax incentive program for existing businesses; Director

Blandford Select Board approves highway trailer contract, hears cannabis HCA pitch

BLANDFORD -- March 23, 2026, Blandford Select Board approves calcium trailer purchase, hears cannabis cultivation pitch, and sets compressed special town meeting timeline. The board unanimously approved a purchase order with vendor ABI for a custom calcium trailer, funded through Chapter 90 state reimbursement, with payment due within 30 days of

Southwick Boards Weigh Four New Firefighters and a $1 Million Engine Replacement

SOUTHWICK -- March 21, 2026, Southwick's Select Board and Finance Committee heard requests Saturday for four new firefighters, a $960,000-to-$1.2-million fire engine, and a $150,000 residential property inspection overhaul, while school officials warned of a budget gap the town cannot yet close. Fire