Government · City Council
Springfield panel reviews draft tree-cutting ordinance
Springfield's Sustainability and Environment Committee reviewed a long-awaited draft ordinance regulating tree removal on private property.
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Government · Other Committee
Southwick Lake Board Reappoints Chair, Vice Chair
Southwick Lake Management Committee reappoints its chair and vice chair and questions a $95,000 boathouse. The seven-member committee, meeting by Zoom, voted unanimously to keep Dick as chair and Malcolm DeVay as vice chair for another term.
Government · Select Board
Hampden Awards $542,622 Paving Contract
Hampden Select Board awards a $542,622 paving contract and wrangles with Wilbraham over who pays to patch an aging middle school.
Government · City Council
Audit flags 22 unregistered school buses in Springfield
Springfield audit committee finds 22 school buses still unregistered for excise tax.
Government · City Council
Audit: Springfield fixed most school bus contract flaws
Springfield audit subcommittee hears most bus contract fixes done, but 22 buses still unregistered.
Government · Other Committee
License Commission redoes votes after missing seconds
Springfield License Commission redoes two unseconded votes in brief virtual meeting.
Government · Conservation
Conservation Commission Approves Erosion Fix for Broadbrook
Springfield Conservation Commission swaps pump for cofferdam on Broadbrook erosion project.
Government · Conservation Commission
Commission halts high school pool contractor over dumping
East Longmeadow orders high school pool contractor to stop work after chemical dump turns pond white.
Government · Planning Board
Planning Board OKs Hudson Drive aircraft-parts plant
Southwick Planning Board approves 59,335-square-foot aircraft-parts plant on Hudson Drive.
Government · Select Board
Select Board, Health Board Map Out BESS Review
Southwick's Select Board and Board of Health drafted a shared checklist to coordinate how town departments will review battery energy storage system applications.
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