Southwick Select Board waives right of first refusal on 177 Klaus Anderson Road, clearing a pending private sale. The board voted 2-0 Monday — with member Russ Deedee absent — after the Agricultural Commission became the final town body to unanimously recommend against exercising the option.
Southwick Conservation Commission approves wetland delineation and issues amended restoration enforcement order.
Lake Management Committee approves year-three eDNA survey under $250,000 grant. Chair Dick Grannells' committee voted unanimously to accept a Stantec proposal for the lake eDNA survey, part of the USACE/DCR Hydrilla Grant Project, and issued a purchase order to begin work. A 2026 Solitude invasives
SOUTHWICK -- June 11, 2026, Southwick's Lake Management Committee renewed an invasive species treatment contract and flagged nighttime watercraft speeding as an urgent safety concern at its June 11 meeting. Committee Chair Dick
Park and Recreation Commission confirms pickleball court construction timeline. The Select Board-approved project is expected to take approximately three months, with courts opening in late fall or spring pending contract finalization and bonding. The town beach faces ongoing staffing challenges
Southwick Agricultural Commission votes unanimously to pass on a Chapter 61A farmland parcel.
Southwick Agricultural Commission unanimously declines right of first refusal on a Chapter 61A parcel and adds two prospective members.
Southwick advances open space plan revision with consulting firm. The Open Space Land Management Committee approved $2,750 in grant funding for fiscal 2026 ($2,475 from the Land Conservation Assistance Grant, $275 from the town) to hire Pioneer Valley Planning Commission, led by Derek Strahan, to
Library Board reviews budget and discusses director's absence. The FY 2027 budget, approved by voters in May, increases salaries 4 percent to $341,477 while reducing operations spending 8 percent to $171,109. Assistant Director Heather Dunfee reported that staff support is strong during Director
Southwick's Open Space Land Management Committee launched its Open Space and Recreation Plan update at a June 9 meeting, welcoming Pioneer Valley Planning Commission planners Derek Strahan and Mimi Keflin to lead the project.