The Southwick Council on Aging sketched plans for a new monthly support group for widows, widowers and single seniors called "Solo Southwick Seniors," aimed at launching in early December.
The Southwick Conservation Commission approved a notice of intent to close the long-unpermitted Doiron Landfill at 49 Sam West Road.
The Southwick Cultural Council reviewed 27 grant applications totaling $23,130, far more than the roughly $8,463 it expects to have available this cycle.
Southwick's Agricultural Commission approved July minutes and pressed ahead on 2027 Open Farm Day planning. Chairman Zach Barnett and members Deb Humphrey, Jess Parker, Janice Prifty and Bert Hansen voted 5-0 by roll call to accept the minutes as amended.
The Southwick Parks and Recreation Committee voted to appoint Laura Sylvia as its representative to the Community Preservation Committee. Dan Welch, John Wally and Rachel Stevenson joined Sylvia in a unanimous 4-0 roll-call vote on October 14.
Southwick's Open Space Recreation Plan Committee revised draft survey questions, adding senior center expansion and a dog park to the options list.
The Southwick Public Library Board of Trustees discussed revising the library director's job description and voted unanimously to decline a donated grandfather clock.
The Lake Management Committee scheduled aquatic invasive species treatment for October 13 and coordinated a boat tour for October 23 to advance dredging funding. Solitude identified Hydrilla in Middle Pond and both Hydrilla and Eurasian Watermilfoil in South Pond.
Southwick's Lake Management Committee approved September minutes 6-0 with one abstention and locked in a 23-acre hydrilla treatment for October 13.
The Southwick Planning Board approved a special permit, site plan and stormwater permit for a marijuana cultivation facility at 34 Granville Road, calling it the town's first such operation.
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