South Hadley Board of Registrars reports strong early voting for April 26 town election. Town Clerk Sarah B. Gmeiner told the board that over 1,000 mail-in and early in-person ballots have already been received, compared to approximately 1,100 total votes cast in 2025. One candidate has notified
Assessors present tax exemption options to Selectboard in joint meeting. Associate Assessor Melissa L. Couture Rimbold outlined local option exemptions and possible adoptions or changes, with Selectboard Chair Jeff Cyr calling the presentation long overdue. Chair Kevin E. Taugher stated the
Selectboard approves dispatch agreements and defers tax exemptions. The board unanimously authorized a Memorandum of Agreement and Intermunicipal Agreement for Regional Dispatch, and approved a sewer use fee warrant of $2,214,500 for the April 1, 2026 billing date. A joint presentation by Associate
Board of Assessors approves Fiscal 2026 exemptions and reimbursement claims. Chair Kevin E. Taugher, Clerk Thomas R. Reidy, and Member Lynn Masson unanimously approved six new exemption applications totaling $6,900.64, bringing Fiscal 2026 totals to 247 exemptions worth $190,090.52 including 16
South Hadley library trustees unanimously endorse April 14 override vote. Chair David Morrell and the eight trustees present approved a formal statement of support, warning that without full funding the library faces staff reductions and operating-hour cuts, and would fail to meet Massachusetts
South Hadley Affordable Housing Trust explores small multifamily development but identifies zoning and sprinkler code as obstacles. The seven-member trust received a $2,500 Massachusetts Housing Partnership Mini-Boost Grant to clarify strategic direction and confirmed that Wayfinders, developer of
South Hadley's Growing Wild subcommittee organized native plant initiatives for the growing season. Tom Dennis will coordinate a New England Wildflower Program group order for residents; Rebekah Cornell, Conservation Administrator, will present an updated Growing Wild lecture on July 29. Planning
Conservation Commission approves Orchards Golf Club permit extension, defers SHELD hearing. Chair April Doroski's panel unanimously extended Order of Conditions #288-0463 for the golf course's routine operations, with a site visit planned for the coming weeks. Brandon Coe, Golf Club Superintendent,
School Committee approves warrants and Best Buddies donation at April meeting. Vice Chair Danielle Cooke oversaw approval of warrants #2026-247 ($179,186.85) and #2026-255 ($158,655.91), passing three to one with Cooke abstaining, followed by approval of warrant #2026-242 ($259,290.26) and biweekly
South Hadley Elementary School Building Project Committee delays preferred option selection. Chair Diane Mulvaney's Committee voted unanimously March 31 to revisit all three design alternatives--a renovation-addition, a new building on the current site with revised traffic patterns, and a
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