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Voters advance sewer line project in Hatfield Hatfield Town Hall GAZETTE FILE PHOTO Published: 5/13/2021 11:55:50 AM HATFIELD — A Route 5 water and sewer infrastructure project can move forward with minor changes following annual Town Meeting approval this week, despite a property owner’s effort to have an associated raw sewage pumping station moved from the site of a restaurant. During Tuesday evening’s three-hour, outdoor meeting that took up a 29-article warrant, voters approved all spending articles, including an $11.38 million operating budget that is $44,546 less than this year�...

Hatfield TM to take up spending, zoning and changing board’s name KEVIN GUTTING Hatfield Town Hall. Published: 5/9/2021 7:39:48 PM HATFIELD — Decisions related to completing the Route 5 water and sewer infrastructure project, rezoning a parcel on North Hatfield Road to light industrial and changing the name of the top policy board so it is gender neutral could be made by residents at annual Town Meeting Tuesday. The meeting, and its 29-article warrant, is to be called to order at 6 p.m. at the Lions Club pavilion on Billings Way, with people encouraged to bring hand sanitizer and bug sp...

Amherst seeks public input on intersection rebuild in Pomeroy village center Amherst Town Hall GAZETTE FILE PHOTO Published: 4/15/2021 9:42:02 AM AMHERST — A $1.5 million project to rebuild the intersection in Pomeroy village center, and make other improvements for pedestrians and bicyclists, will be the subject of a pop-up event Saturday morning. From 10 a.m. to noon, town officials are holding a walking tour so people can provide suggestions and see concepts for how the intersection of West Street, Pomeroy Lane and West Pomeroy Lane might change using a grant from the MassWorks Infrastr...

North Amherst intersection left out of capital spending proposal North Amherst Library, Jan. 16, 2020. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO Published: 4/6/2021 8:25:31 PM AMHERST — A planned reconfiguration of two intersections in North Amherst center could be delayed as the town continues to await funding sources for the $1.8 million project. Though the Department of Public Works sought $450,000 for an engineering study, the Joint Capital Planning Committee recently nixed this borrowing request as part of its recommended $6.3 million capital improvement plan for the town. The decision comes even though fo...

State officials discuss water infrastructure funding Participants at Wednesday’s discussion on water infrastructure funding, which was organized by the Franklin Regional Council of Governments, Pioneer Valley Planning Commission and Berkshire Regional Planning Commission. Screenshot Published: 2/25/2021 6:42:28 PM State and local officials met remotely Wednesday night to discuss the importance of locating funding to support local and regional water suppliers and treatment facilities. “While we often don’t think enough about our water and wastewater infrastructure, and it’s sometimes n...