Lake Management Committee approves prior meeting minutes at routine June session. Members voted unanimously to accept the May 28 minutes and approved the June 11 minutes 6-0-3, with Eric Mueller, Malcolm DeBay, and Mike DeBay abstaining.
Southwick Select Board approves WGI tax-increment deal amid routine fiscal actions. The three-member board unanimously backed a Tax Increment Financing agreement with WGI and accepted combined grants totaling $2,103.22 for the public library and animal control office. The board also approved
Southwick Board of Assessors approves FY27 preliminary tax warrants. The board, with Chairman John Cain and Clerk William Brown present, approved preliminary Real Estate and Personal Property Warrants and Commitments for fiscal year 2027, along with supplemental tax warrants for properties at 97
Southwick Economic Development Commission completes two Master Plan actions, approves social media contract. The commission submitted its business database and website redesign projects to MPIC on May 28, officially completing two key fiscal 2026 Master Plan objectives with "green zone"
Planning Board grants special permits for modified estate lot development at South Loomis Street.
Southwick Select Board rejects Right of First Refusal on Klaus Anderson Road property. Chair Doug Moglin and Vice-Chair Russ Anderson voted 2-0 to decline the town's Right of First Refusal, following unanimous votes against the option from the Agricultural Commission, Planning Board, and Zoning
Lake Management Committee approves year-three eDNA survey under $250,000 grant. Chair Dick Grannells' committee voted unanimously to accept a Stantec proposal for the lake eDNA survey, part of the USACE/DCR Hydrilla Grant Project, and issued a purchase order to begin work. A 2026 Solitude invasives
Park and Recreation Commission confirms pickleball court construction timeline. The Select Board-approved project is expected to take approximately three months, with courts opening in late fall or spring pending contract finalization and bonding. The town beach faces ongoing staffing challenges
Southwick advances open space plan revision with consulting firm. The Open Space Land Management Committee approved $2,750 in grant funding for fiscal 2026 ($2,475 from the Land Conservation Assistance Grant, $275 from the town) to hire Pioneer Valley Planning Commission, led by Derek Strahan, to
Library Board reviews budget and discusses director's absence. The FY 2027 budget, approved by voters in May, increases salaries 4 percent to $341,477 while reducing operations spending 8 percent to $171,109. Assistant Director Heather Dunfee reported that staff support is strong during Director
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