South Hadley Library Trustees receive warning on FY27 budget reductions. Library Director Joe Rodio reported that the proposed 7 percent town budget cut would fall below the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners' Minimum Appropriation Requirement, forcing the library to seek a waiver to
South Hadley Building Committee approves design delivery method and site studies. The Elementary School Project Building Committee unanimously adopted Design-Bid-Build as the project delivery method and authorized approximately $55,000 in additional services for a site survey and traffic study
South Hadley School Committee backs $11 million override. Vice Chair Danielle Cooke moved to endorse the measure following a Budget Task Force report presentation; the motion, seconded by member Charles Miles, passed unanimously with all five committee members voting in favor. The override now
South Hadley Redevelopment Authority approved its FY26 budget allocation request for May Annual Town Meeting, designed to assist property owners in South Hadley Falls who cannot afford redevelopment costs. The Select Board voted unanimously to support the request; Town Administrator Wong called the
Planning Board schedules public hearing on sign bylaw amendments. Chair Diane Supczak-Mulvaney and the Board voted unanimously to approve January 12 minutes and moved forward with a revised sign bylaw draft presented by Director Anne Capra that consolidates regulatory standards on sign size,
Master Plan Implementation Committee fills two vacant seats and shifts reporting strategy. Chair Nate Therien requested nominations to replace departing members Susan Perry and Robbie Martin. The Committee agreed to abandon outdated Excel forms in favor of open-ended strategic discussions with
South Hadley Zoning Board denies variance for Granby Road corner lot. The board unanimously rejected Andrew Bazukin's request to reduce the required 40-foot front setback to 31 feet for an undeveloped corner parcel at Assessors' Map 16, Lot 90, in the Residential A-1 district. Vice Chair Jacqueline
Conservation Commission unanimously reauthorizes administrator to sign determinations. The South Hadley Conservation Commission voted unanimously February 18 to reauthorize Conservation Administrator Rebekah Cornell to sign Determinations and Orders on behalf of the Commission with new board
South Hadley Selectboard backs sewer rate increase and gifts for pickleball expansion. The board unanimously approved raising the annual sewer fee by $25 per equivalent dwelling unit to $525 for fiscal 2027, citing costs associated with planned wastewater treatment plant upgrades outlined in a
Elementary School Building Project Communications Subcommittee coordinates messaging on budget and override concerns. Members Jennifer Voyik, Chuck Romboletti, Elizabeth Wood, Eric Friesner, and Teresa Winters-Tobin reviewed community email correspondence and a draft recap from a February 5
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