Hawley voters adopt 20 Town Meeting articles in 22 minutes, including Charlemont Ambulance fee
Hawley Town Offices at 8 Pudding Hollow Road. The 2021 Annual Town Meeting was held in the parking lot on Monday. STAFF PHOTO/DOMENIC POLI
Twenty-four voters showed up to the parking lot at Hawley Town Offices at 8 Pudding Hollow Road for Annual Town Meeting on Monday. The necessary quorum was 10 voters. STAFF PHOTO/DOMENIC POLI
Kirby “Lark” Thwing, right, moderates Hawley’s Annual Town Meeting in the parking lot of the Town Offices at 8 Pudding Hollow Road on Monday. To the left are Selectboard Chair Hussain Hamdan; election worker Suzy Groden, who did most of the voter check-in; and Town Clerk Pamela Shrimpton. STAFF PHOTO/DOMENIC POLI
All articles pass at Heath Town Meeting, including school maintenance costs
About 110 voters gathered outside the former Heath Elementary School on Saturday morning to approve 25 articles at Annual Town Meeting. Staff Photo/Zack DeLuca
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HEATH Annual Town Meeting voters approved all 25 articles Saturday, including revisions to town zoning bylaws, two nonbinding articles put forward by citizen’s petition and a fiscal year 2022 budget with an 8 percent increase that includes money to maintain the former elementary school building.
Approximately 110 voters gathered at 9 a.m. under a tent at the former Heath Elementary School at 18 Jacobs Road. While all articles ultimately passed, the meeting lasted nearly four hours with discussion on multiple articles.
Erving Town Meeting voters to consider capital projects, building reuse
Along with the operating budget and other financial articles, Erving Annual Town Meeting voters will consider authorizing the Selectboard to continue toward repurposing the 18 Pleasant St. building that used to house the offices of the Union 28 school system. Staff File Photo/Paul Franz
Published: 5/6/2021 8:08:44 PM
ERVING A proposed fiscal year 2022 budget that represents roughly a 5 percent increase over the current year’s budget and a handful of ongoing infrastructure projects will come before voters at Annual Town Meeting on Wednesday.
Town Meeting will start at 7 p.m. outside Erving Elementary School.
Bulletin Board: Turners Falls/FC Tech baseball and softball to tangle in primetime May 14
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The battle for the Powertown will take place in primetime this spring.
Turners Falls High School will host Franklin County Technical School in varsity baseball and softball on May 14 at the Bourdeau Fields Complex. Baseball will begin at 6 p.m. while softball is set for a 7 p.m. first pitch.
In the bottom of the second inning in both varsity games, Turners Falls will “pass the hat” to collect money for the Food Bank of Western Mass. Fans are permitted to attend the games, but masks are required and they must be socially distanced from other families.
Voters to consider budget with new school maintenance costs at Heath Town Meeting
Heath’s Annual Town Meeting is scheduled for Saturday at 9 a.m. under a tent at the former elementary school, 18 Jacobs Road. STAFF FILE PHOTO
Published: 5/6/2021 3:47:02 PM
HEATH A proposed fiscal year 2022 budget that represents an increase of 8 percent over this year’s budget and that includes money to maintain the former elementary school will be the key article at Annual Town Meeting on Saturday.
Town Meeting will start at 9 a.m. under a tent at the former Heath Elementary School building, at 18 Jacobs Road.
Outside the budget, there are notable items on revising the town’s zoning bylaws, and two non-binding articles on the use of the town’s office buildings.