Select Board approves lake treatment contract and health insurance withdrawal.
Southwick Select Board backs invasive species management contract and municipal health insurance exit. The board unanimously approved Solitude's three-year service contract for lake treatment at $30,000 per calendar year, with costs shared by Suffield and Citizens Restoring Congamond under the DCR
Select Board · Meeting of March 30, 2026
Southwick Select Board backs invasive species management contract and municipal health insurance exit. The board unanimously approved Solitude's three-year service contract for lake treatment at $30,000 per calendar year, with costs shared by Suffield and Citizens Restoring Congamond under the DCR three-year hydrilla grant. In separate votes, the board unanimously approved the Veterans Intermunicipal Agreement covering Southwick, Granville, Tolland, Russell, and Agawam; appointed Bryan Menard, an electrician and solar developer, to the Master Plan Implementation Committee through June 30, 2026; and reappointed Lizanne Bennett as Inspector of Animals.
Chair Diane Gale's motion to withdraw from Hampshire County Group Insurance Trust effective June 30, 2026 passed 2-1, with Clerk Russell Anderson abstaining.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of March 30, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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