Southwick Assessors Cancel Master Plan Business Incentive Item, Citing State Law Limits Southwick Board of Assessors votes to cancel master plan business tax incentive item.
Finance Committee hears FY2027 budget presentations from seven departments Budget season opens for Southwick as departments present FY2027 proposals. The Finance Committee and Select Board held a joint hybrid budget hearing on Saturday, March 21, where representatives from the Board of Assessors, Department of Public Works, Water Commission, Buildings and Grounds, Police
Southwick Boards Weigh Four New Firefighters and a $1 Million Engine Replacement Southwick's Select Board and Finance Committee heard requests Saturday for four new firefighters, a $960,000-to-$1.2-million fire engine, and a $150,000 residential property inspection overhaul, while school officials warned of a budget gap the town cannot yet close.
Southwick Water Board Keeps Elderly Rate Flat Despite $26,000 Revenue Gap Southwick Water Commissioners voted unanimously Thursday to preserve the town's flat elderly water rate, rejecting a staff proposal to charge seniors at standard tiered rates once usage exceeds 15,000 gallons per billing cycle.
Southwick Cultural Council advances 25th art show plans, reviews playwright proposal Southwick Cultural Council prepares for its 25th annual art show and fields a theater proposal. The council met March 19 and confirmed the art show will run Saturday and Sunday, April 25 and 26, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with a Friday evening reception from 4:30 to 8 p.m.