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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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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 · 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.
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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 · 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 · 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.
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 · 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A Bugbee Road resident told the Southwick Select Board that outdated fire hydrant coding and shared pump station design may be delaying emergency water flow, citing a 2018 house fire on his street that killed two adults.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 · 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.
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