Government · Select Board
Council panel reviews Urban Woodlands ordinance edits
Springfield's City Council Sustainability and Environmental Committee reviewed proposed edits to a draft Urban Woodlands Ordinance but took no vote.
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Government · Select Board
Council panels revisit biomass plant permit fight
Springfield's City Council public safety and health committees revisited the long-running Palmer Renewable Energy biomass plant fight after an appeals court reinstated the project's building permits.
Government · Conservation
Commission approves Oak Park Drive title fix
Springfield's Conservation Commission cleared a title defect on an Oak Park Drive property ahead of a Friday closing.
Government · Other Committee
Southwick Panel Votes 4-0 to Launch Open Space Survey
The Southwick Open Space and Recreation Plan Committee voted 4-0 to launch its community survey and keep it open through a January 2027 public visioning session.
Government · Finance Committee
Finance Committee Elects New Chair, Vice Chair
The Southwick Finance Committee reorganized its leadership and set an early direction for the fiscal 2027 budget.
Government · Town Meeting
Town Meeting approves rewritten school district agreement
Hampden's Fall Special Town Meeting approved a rewritten Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District Agreement and voted to authorize the sale of the town's vacant Townhouse building.
Government · Select Board
Council Approves Halal Poultry Market Permit
Springfield Council approved a halal live poultry market for a long-vacant Page Boulevard building.
Government · Select Board
Southwick board OKs fire bond, business transfers
The Southwick Select Board approved ownership transfers at two local businesses, signed off on fire apparatus bond paperwork and appointed new firefighters and animal inspectors.
Government · Other Committee
Board reviews new state variance standard
The Southwick Zoning Board of Appeals discussed a state law change that makes it harder to deny variances.
Government · Other Committee
Lake panel reviews $9 million flood outlet plan
Southwick's lake panel reviewed a narrowed, $9 million flood-control option for the Congamond Lakes.
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