Government · Other Committee
Assessors approve tax liens, move to executive session
Southwick's Board of Assessors cleared six routine tax votes and moved into closed session over confidential abatement matters.
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Government · Board of Assessors
Board of Assessors approves warrants and sewer betterments
Southwick assessors approve multiple warrants, betterments, and liens at Monday meeting. The Board of Assessors approved routine administrative items, including Motor Vehicle commitment number four, an Agricultural lien for 84 South Loomis, and Amended Sewer Betterment Warrants and Commitments for
Government · Water
Water board denies abatement, sets repayment path
The Southwick Water Commissioners voted 3-0 to deny an abatement on a $916.97 water bill for a vacant house at 6 Eagle Street.
Government · Other Committee
Southwick EDC Elects Fuller as New Chair
Southwick's Economic Development Commission elected Serena Fuller as chair, ending Greg Dialer's two-year run, with Julie Bichny named vice chair and Dialer taking over as clerk. All officer votes and approval of June meeting minutes were unanimous among the three members present.
Government · Council on Aging
Southwick Council on Aging Elects New Chair
Southwick's Council on Aging elected Elaine as its new chairperson in its annual reorganization vote. The board confirmed Carol as co-chair and Donna Foise as secretary in a 4-0 roll call.
Government · Select Board
Select Board Awards $213,018 Gargon Terrace Bid
The Southwick Select Board awarded a $213,018 paving contract to Palmer Paving for the Gargon Terrace project and tabled a vote on creating a nine-member Green Energy Bylaw Committee.
Government · Conservation
Panel orders pipe shutdown, approves lake dock
The Southwick Conservation Commission voted 4-0 to order a Board of Health cease-and-desist on a gray water pipe still discharging into a drainage ravine off South Longyard Road.
Government · Select Board
Select Board approves $213,018 paving contract, accountant employment deal.
Southwick awards $213,018 Gargon Terrace paving contract and approves revised accountant agreement. Chair Doug Moglin, Vice Chair Russ Anderson, and Clerk Joseph Deedy voted unanimously on both items.
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of 2026-08-10 through 2026-08-16
One Southwick obituary was published this week: Stoll, Steven, 62, who died Tuesday, August 10, 2026. Arrangements are with Forastiere Family Funeral & Cremation, as listed on Echovita.
Government · Other Committee
Lake panel votes to split Open Space Plan item
The Southwick Lake Management Committee voted 7-0 to split a state Open Space Plan deadline tied to Congamond Lakes restoration, separating a near-term repair item from a longer-range dredging question.