Southwick Morning Brief, Oct. 27: Finance Committee meets Tuesday at Town Hall

From Southwick News

• Conservation panel extends South Road erosion deadline Southwick's Conservation Commission extended an erosion-control enforcement deadline at 5 and 9 South Road after a surveyor fell behind on a required wetland delineation, over the objection of a neighboring homeowner who says fill damage to her property remains unresolved.Southwick News
• Select Board sends data center zoning to hearing Southwick's Select Board voted to send proposed zoning amendments on data centers and battery storage to a Planning Board hearing, after planners rejected a moratorium and members weighed getting ahead of a wave of applications.Southwick News
• Health board sets Oct. 20 septic hearing date Southwick's Board of Health set an October 20 hearing on a septic variance for a marijuana cultivation facility after the applicant missed an abutter-notice deadline, as the board also pressed to be included in zoning talks on battery storage siting.Southwick News
• Planning Board approves Granville Road marijuana facility Southwick's Planning Board approved permits for the town's first marijuana cultivation facility on Granville Road, while separately continuing a Crepes Tea House outdoor-cooking request after the fire chief found video of lit candles violating fire code.Southwick News
• Conservation panel approves 1960s landfill closure Southwick's Conservation Commission signed off on closing the long-unpermitted Doiron Landfill on Sam West Road, which took municipal waste without a proper engineered cover from the 1960s through the 1970s and later received additional waste into the 2020s.Southwick News
• Council on Aging plans widows, singles support group Southwick's Council on Aging sketched plans for a new monthly support group for widows, widowers and single seniors, aiming for an early December launch, as members also flagged senior center closures later this month and on Nov. 3.Southwick News
• Resident raises hydrant concerns to Select Board A longtime Bugbee Road resident told Southwick's Select Board that outdated fire hydrant markings and shared pump station design could delay emergency water flow, citing a 2018 house fire on his street that killed two people; the board took no action.Southwick News
• Health board approves cannabis farm septic variance Southwick's Board of Health approved a septic system for a cannabis cultivation facility on Granville Road instead of a lengthy sewer extension, while also opening debate over the town's first home-burial policy, with written criteria not expected until December.Southwick News
• Planning Board closes three hearings, continues zoning rewrite Southwick's Planning Board continued its townwide zoning rewrite, funded by a $45,000 state grant creating new transitional and town-center overlay districts, while closing hearings on a Crepes Tea House expansion, an S.G. Plumbing building and a Shore Road addition.Southwick News
• CPC shifts funds for inclusive school playground Southwick's Community Preservation Committee moved funding between reserve categories to cover the top contractor bid for an elementary school's inclusive playground, after switching to pour-in-place surfacing to save money, and tabled talk of a new affordable housing trust.Southwick News

Happening Tue, Oct 27

• 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.: Early In-Person Voting for State Election: Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m Early In-Person Voting for State Election is listed on the town calendar for Tuesday, Oct. 27 at 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at - Town Hall Auditorium 454 College Highway.Town of Southwick
• 5:30 p.m.: Finance Committee meets Tuesday at Town Hall Southwick's Finance Committee meets Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in Conference Room 3 at 454 College Highway.Town of Southwick
• 7:00 p.m.: Open Space Recreation panel meets Tuesday Southwick's Open Space Recreation Plan Committee meets Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Conference Room 2 at 454 College Highway.Town of Southwick

Coming up

• Wed, Oct 28, 5:30 p.m.: Board of Assessors meets Wednesday Southwick's Board of Assessors meets Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at Town Hall.Town of Southwick
• Mon, Nov 2, 6:00 p.m.: Library hosts fermented foods workshop Nov. 2 The Southwick Public Library hosts "Sour & Savory: Mastering the Art of Fermented Foods" on November 2 at 6 p.m. at 95 Feeding Hills Road.Southwick Public Library

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