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Holyoke Ordinance Committee Opens Zoning Overhaul Hearings, Continues to May 7

HOLYOKE — April 14, 2026 — Holyoke's Ordinance Committee opened a contentious public hearing on a 41-order zoning overhaul Tuesday, drawing a packed chamber of residents furious over a mailed notice they called confusing and alarming. Chair Meg McGrath-Smith and committee member Mimi Panitch, a former Planning Board

Holyoke Public Safety Committee Tables Wyckoff Country Club Noise Complaints Pending Permit Review

HOLYOKE — April 13, 2026 — Holyoke Public Safety Committee tables Wyckoff Country Club noise complaints, seeks permits and enforcement review. Chair Councillor Anne Tallheimer presided over Monday's meeting, where residents from at least four streets adjacent to the Chicopee-area golf course described outdoor DJ events running five to

Holyoke Public Service Committee Advances Poet Laureate Concept, Four Board Appointments

HOLYOKE — April 9, 2026 — Holyoke's Public Service Committee voted unanimously to recommend the full City Council explore creating a poet laureate position for the city, while clearing four mayoral appointments to city boards. Councilor Talia Talheimer, the proposal's lead sponsor, described the position as carrying a

Holyoke committee directs solicitor to draft public comment identification rule

Holyoke's Charter and Rules Committee voted 3-0 to have the city solicitor draft a formal rule requiring public comment participants to give their name and either their street address or ward number.

Holyoke CPA Committee Approves Nearly $672,000 for Six City Projects

Holyoke's Community Preservation Act Committee recommended full funding for all six projects on its April 8 agenda, awarding $671,960 to be sent to the city council for final approval.

Holyoke Bike-Ped Committee Sets May 22 Mayoral Ride, Plans Summer Events

HOLYOKE — April 8, 2026 — Holyoke's Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee confirmed May 22 for its fourth annual Mayoral Bike Ride and sketched a monthly summer events calendar running through September. The committee, meeting April 8, set Fame, a downtown restaurant, as the start and end point for the

Holyoke Council Approves $61,000 in Police Grants, Stalls on Rodenticide Ban

HOLYOKE — April 7, 2026 — Holyoke City Council unanimously approved two no-match public safety grants totaling $61,049.95 but failed to pass a housing incentive deal and tabled a proposed ban on second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides at its April 7 meeting. The $47,149.95 Project Safe Neighborhood grant

Holyoke Disability Commission Unanimously Approves Long-Awaited Accessibility Survey

HOLYOKE — March 26, 2026 — Holyoke's Commission on Disability unanimously approved a 17-question resident accessibility survey and received a presentation on the city's state-funded climate resilience planning process at its March 26 meeting. The five-to-zero vote launches a project roughly three and a

Holyoke Finance Committee Backs Police Radios, Weighs $900,000 Chamber Renovation

HOLYOKE — March 25, 2026 — Holyoke Finance Committee hears $900,000 chamber renovation estimate and tables a legal claims transfer. The committee received a 50-percent schematic design estimate of $898,445 for a full council chamber renovation — potentially reaching $1.1 million with a 20-percent contingency — but took no

Holyoke moves to ban rat poison on city property, targets July 1 effective date

HOLYOKE — March 24, 2026 — Holyoke's Ordinance Committee voted unanimously to ban second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides on all city-owned property, targeting a July 1, 2026 effective date. Committee Chair Megan McGrath Smith brought the 5-0 vote after DPW Director Michael Gallagher confirmed the city currently uses SGAR

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