Government · Select Board
Council panel reviews grants, no votes taken
Springfield's City Council Finance Committee reviewed roughly ten state and federal grants and a $5 million charter school tuition increase without taking any formal vote.
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Government · Select Board
Council Advances Dirt Bike Fine Overhaul
The Springfield City Council voted 12-0 to advance a new ordinance overhauling fines for illegal dirt bikes and ATVs.
Government · Other Committee
Assessors Approve Abatements, Sewer Betterment Warrants
Southwick's Board of Assessors corrected undervalued outbuildings without raising townwide property values.
Government · Council on Aging
Southwick seniors plan widows, singles support group
The Southwick Council on Aging sketched plans for a new monthly support group for widows, widowers and single seniors called "Solo Southwick Seniors," aimed at launching in early December.
Government · Conservation
Panel approves closure of unpermitted 1960s landfill
The Southwick Conservation Commission approved a notice of intent to close the long-unpermitted Doiron Landfill at 49 Sam West Road.
Government · Select Board
Board OKs $30 library gift, hears hydrant concerns
A Bugbee Road resident told the Southwick Select Board that outdated fire hydrant coding and shared pump station design may be delaying emergency water flow, citing a 2018 house fire on his street that killed two adults.
Government · Cultural Council
Cultural Council sets $800 signage budget
The Southwick Cultural Council reviewed 27 grant applications totaling $23,130, far more than the roughly $8,463 it expects to have available this cycle.
Government · Select Board
Council panel hears red-light camera bill, takes no vote
Springfield's council committees heard a pitch for red-light cameras but took no vote on backing the state bill.
Government · Select Board
Springfield Panel Hears Lanternfly Control Guidance
Springfield City Council committee heard a forestry briefing on the spotted lanternfly and other invasive pests threatening local trees and crops.
Government · Planning Board
Planning Board approves Dunkin's redevelopment, 4-1
The Hampden Planning Board voted 4-1 to approve a special permit for a rebuilt Dunkin' Donuts and an undefined retail building at Two Summers Road. Chair Patrick Coyne said the application needed four of five votes to pass.
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