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Open Space panel approves new permanent subcommittee structure under Conservation Commission.

Southwick's Open Space Land Management Committee embraces permanent subcommittee structure under Conservation Commission guidance. The committee, renamed from its prior informal status following separate February 2nd votes by Con Com and the Select Board, will manage town open space properties in

Library Board approves policy updates, hires part-time assistant.

Southwick Public Library Board unanimously adopts two policy updates and backs funding for new position. Library Director Lynn Blair reported 34 programs served 373 participants in December and January, with January use statistics rising year-over-year despite daily borrowing limits on the Hoopla

Select Board approves conservation restriction, accepts land gift proposal for dog park.

Select Board advances dog park proposal to Annual Town Meeting. Representatives of the Friends of the Southwick Dog Park, a nonprofit established in 2024, proposed donating 32 acres at 67 Hudson Drive to create Dillinger's Park, a multifunctional facility with areas for senior dogs and residents,

Master Plan committee approves new police facility items, tracks housing transfer.

Master Plan Implementation Committee approves two new police facility items. Chair Norm Cheever and the committee unanimously backed Facility and Services 1.8 New and Facility and Services 1.9 New, both previously approved by the Planning Board and Select Board. The committee also unanimously

Planning Board continues Crepes Tea House hearing, delays tree-trimming decision

Planning Board defers twin major hearings and routes tax incentive matter to Select Board. The board voted unanimously to continue the Crepes Tea House special permit hearing to March 10, 2026, pending Board of Health review, and to defer Eversource Energy's Klaus Anderson Road tree-removal project