Government · Select Board
Select Board Deems Matzok Dog a Nuisance
Southwick Select Board deems a repeat-offender dog a nuisance and sends the case to Westfield District Court.
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Government · Board of Health
Southwick Board Enforces New State Kratom Ban
Southwick Board of Health enforces statewide kratom ban at all 12 town retailers.
Government · Other Committee
Lake panel approves minutes, demands more boat patrols
Southwick's Lake Management Committee voted 7-0 to approve amended Aug. 13 minutes and pressed the town's police chief over nighttime speeding and thin staffing on Lake Congamond.
Government · Lake Management Committee
Lake board schedules public Congamond flooding forum
Lake Management Committee schedules October public forum to unveil Congamond flooding solutions. The committee confirmed a public meeting for October 20 or 21 at Town Hall to present four proposed solutions to chronic Congamond flooding, with participation expected from state and local officials.
Government · Open Space Committees
Committee Refines Survey for Open Space and Recreation Plan
Southwick's Open Space and Recreation Plan Committee provided feedback on a draft public survey intended to gather resident input on recreational priorities.
Government · Other Committee
Southwick Panel Reworks Draft Open Space Survey
Southwick's Open Space and Recreation Plan Committee voted 6-0 to approve prior minutes, then spent most of its August 25 meeting rewriting a draft resident survey with Pioneer Valley Planning Commission planner Derek Strahan.
Government · Other Committee
Assessors approve tax liens, move to executive session
Southwick's Board of Assessors cleared six routine tax votes and moved into closed session over confidential abatement matters.
Government · Board of Assessors
Board of Assessors approves warrants and sewer betterments
Southwick assessors approve multiple warrants, betterments, and liens at Monday meeting. The Board of Assessors approved routine administrative items, including Motor Vehicle commitment number four, an Agricultural lien for 84 South Loomis, and Amended Sewer Betterment Warrants and Commitments for
Government · Water
Water board denies abatement, sets repayment path
The Southwick Water Commissioners voted 3-0 to deny an abatement on a $916.97 water bill for a vacant house at 6 Eagle Street.
Government · Other Committee
Southwick EDC Elects Fuller as New Chair
Southwick's Economic Development Commission elected Serena Fuller as chair, ending Greg Dialer's two-year run, with Julie Bichny named vice chair and Dialer taking over as clerk. All officer votes and approval of June meeting minutes were unanimous among the three members present.
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