Select Board seeks voter approval on local meals tax
Southwick Select Board votes to advance local meals tax to town meeting. In a 2-1 vote, Chair Diane Gale and Clerk Russ Anderson backed the 0.75 percent meals tax question for the warrant; Vice-Chair Doug Moglin opposed. The board estimates the tax could generate approximately $120,000 annually for
Select Board · Meeting of March 9, 2026
Southwick Select Board votes to advance local meals tax to town meeting. In a 2-1 vote, Chair Diane Gale and Clerk Russ Anderson backed the 0.75 percent meals tax question for the warrant; Vice-Chair Doug Moglin opposed. The board estimates the tax could generate approximately $120,000 annually for the town.
Separately, the board unanimously approved a $26,000 reimbursement for Slab Brook-Tannery Road culvert replacement design work and a $25,000 Pioneer Valley Planning Commission grant to update the open space and recreation plan.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of March 9, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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