Southwick Select Board Appoints Planning Board Member, Approves $38,200 in Year-End Transfers
Southwick Select Board fills Planning Board vacancy, approves $38,200 in year-end transfers, and moves to address vacation liability.
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Southwick Conservation Commission Issues Erosion Orders, Tables Mountain Road Shoreline Hearing
Southwick Conservation Commission ordered emergency erosion controls at a Congamond Lakes island property and cleared hazardous tree removal at a Silvergrass Lane home during its July 6 hybrid meeting.
Southwick Lake Management Committee questions authority behind dam reconstruction project
Southwick's Lake Management Committee raised questions about whether the town has authority to approve a dam reconstruction at 159 Feeding Hills Road, as the project's engineer missed a November 2025 completion deadline and promised a revised schedule by July 3.
Southwick Finance Committee approves package of FY 2026 year-end transfers unanimously
Southwick Finance Committee approves year-end departmental transfers and names acting leadership ahead of June 30 close.
Southwick Board of Assessors Approves FY 2027 Warrants, Plans Cyclical Inspection RFP
Southwick Board of Assessors approves FY 2027 warrant package and begins planning for long-deferred cyclical property inspection program.
Southwick Select Board Executes WGI Tax Deal, Hears Master Plan Year-One Report
Southwick Select Board executes WGI tax increment financing deal and clears eight votes at June 22 meeting.
Zoning Board Hears Appeal Over Disputed Commercial Use on North Loomis Street
Southwick's Zoning Board of Appeals heard a contested appeal Monday over whether a nonconforming concrete manufacturing use at 351 North Loomis Street has been legally abandoned.
Southwick EDC Declares Fiscal Year Goals Met, Plans Business Coffee Series for Fall
Southwick's Economic Development Commission closed its fiscal year declaring two master plan action items complete and sketching out three priority goals for fiscal 2027.
Southwick Planning Board Approves Loomis Street Permits, Tables Sheep Pasture Parcel Swap
Southwick Planning Board unanimously grants four special permits for South Loomis Street subdivision and tables a parcel swap over an unidentified structure.
Southwick Select Board declines right of first refusal on Klaus Anderson Road property
Southwick Select Board waives right of first refusal on 177 Klaus Anderson Road, clearing a pending private sale. The board voted 2-0 Monday — with member Russ Deedee absent — after the Agricultural Commission became the final town body to unanimously recommend against exercising the option.