Government · Library
Southwick Library Trustees Approve Minutes, Flag Fuel Budget Shortfall
Southwick Library trustees grappled with a near-depleted fuel budget and a trustee vacancy at their June 9 meeting.
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Government · Select Board
Select Board approves Park and Recreation Director and $478,890 pickleball courts
Southwick Select Board approves park director hire and $478,890 pickleball courts. Chair Doug Moglin, Vice-Chair Russ Anderson, and Clerk Joe Deedy voted unanimously to advance Kristen Gibson as Park and Recreation Director and to authorize the Whalley Park Pickleball Courts project at its final
Government · Select Board
Southwick Hires Parks and Rec Director, Awards $478,898 Pickleball Court Contract
Southwick Select Board unanimously hired a new Parks and Recreation director and awarded a nearly $479,000 construction contract for pickleball courts at Wally Park at its June 8 meeting.
Government · Council on Aging
Southwick Council on Aging Logs $2,200 in Grants, Restructures Staff Position
Southwick Council on Aging reports $2,200 in new grants and restructures a staff position. At the June 8 meeting, Director Lisa reported receipt of a $1,500 Sarah Gillette grant and a $700 Massachusetts Cultural Council grant designated for a live music performer.
Government · Other Committee
Southwick Master Plan Panel Reports 17 of 20 Action Items Approved, Confronts Records Gap
Southwick's Master Plan Implementation Committee reviewed historic preservation priorities and confronted a years-long gap in its official meeting records at its June 2 meeting.
Government · Board of Health
Southwick Board of Health Blocks Tulhamer Lane Building Permit Until New Septic System Designed
Southwick Board of Health unanimously blocks building permit on Tulhamer Lane, citing septic system in groundwater.
Government · Select Board
Southwick Select Board Reorganizes, Sets Transfer Station Fees and Hires Police Officer
Southwick Select Board reorganizes, hires a police officer, and raises transfer station sticker fees to $195.
Government · Conservation
Southwick Conservation Commission Approves South Loomis Subdivision Stormwater Plan With $15,000 Bond
Southwick Conservation Commission unanimously approved a stormwater management plan for a four-lot subdivision at 6 South Loomis Street, setting a $15,000 performance bond.
Government · Lake Management Committee
Lake Management Committee approves Hydrilla survey plan, minus one task.
Lake Management Committee approves Hydrilla eDNA survey, minus one task pending risk review. Chair Dick Grannells led the vote to accept a $67,754 Stantec proposal for four-task Congamond Lake testing, funded by grant, but excluded task two involving dead Ballyhoo bait fish as a controlled DNA
Government · Other Committee
Southwick Lake Panel Unanimously Approves $67,754 Hydrilla Grant Contract
Southwick Lake Management Committee approves $67,754 hydrilla grant in year three of invasive-plant program.