Government · Selectboard
Selectboard Appoints O'Connor Town Accountant
Hampden Selectboard appointed Julia O'Connor as town accountant, breaking a 2-2 hiring-committee deadlock.
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Government · Conservation
Commission OKs Project, Warns of $300 Daily Fine
Hampden Conservation Commission conditionally approved a construction project pending state habitat review and warned a developer of a $300-a-day fine.
Government · Other Committee
CPC Votes to Shift $240,000 for School Playground
Southwick's Community Preservation Committee voted to shift $240,000 toward an elementary school's inclusive playground project.
Government · Finance Committee
Harrisbrook School Closes $6M Under Budget
Ludlow's Harrisbrook Elementary School project officially closed $6 million under budget.
Government · Select Board
Select Board Advances Facilities Manager Plan
Blandford Select Board voted unanimously to move forward with creating a part-time facilities and grounds manager position.
Government · Finance Committee
Assessors Present FY27 Tax Shift Plan to Panel
Springfield's Tax Classification Committee reviewed FY27 property tax options but took no vote on the residential-commercial split.
Government · Planning Board
Board continues zoning rewrite, closes three hearings
The Southwick Planning Board continued its hearing on a townwide zoning rewrite and closed three other public hearings.
Government · Select Board
Council OKs $5.86M Bond For Zott Park Revamp
The Chicopee City Council approved a $1 million federal grant and a $5.86 million bond for the first phase of a Zott Memorial Park overhaul.
Government · Board of Health
Health board approves cannabis farm septic variance
Southwick's Board of Health approved a septic variance for a cannabis cultivation facility on Granville Road and opened debate over the town's first home-burial policy.
Government · City Council
Council Approves Chapter 90, School Policy Resolutions
Agawam City Council backed two resolutions and tabled a housing trust fund proposal.
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