Planning Board approves wireless tower special permit at 20 Juniper Road and minor ADA walkway modification at Feeding Hills Road restaurant. Chair Jessica Thornton and members Diane Juzba, Marcus Phelps, Jason Grunwald, and Associate Member Giovanni Allsop (Vice-Chair David Spina absent) waived
Southwick Public Library Board of Trustees met to review April programming and address FY 2027 budget constraints. Director Lynn Blair reported 3,020 visitors and 5,369 circulated items in April, with 257 attendees at 22 programs. The Summer Reading Kick-off will be held June 24 from 5:00 to 7:30
Planning Board approves wireless communications facility and site plan for 20 Juniper Road public safety tower. The Board voted 5-0 with one abstention to grant approval contingent on confirmation that easement documentation is appropriate, with Southwick Fire Chief Richard Stefanowicz noting the
Open Space Land Management Committee approves prior minutes, clarifies duties under new companion panel. Chair Conner Fleury, Vice Chair Phil Price, and Clerk Martha Kane reviewed documents for the newly established Open Space and Recreation Plan Committee and flagged confusion about whether
Southwick Finance Committee approves $44K in emergency transfers and backs town meeting warrant. The committee unanimously approved three reserve fund transfers totaling $44,340: $7,500 for street lighting electricity, $9,000 for public safety building fuel, and $27,840 for public safety building
Select Board and Finance Committee approve $14.5M general government budget for FY27. Chair Diane Gale and Clerk Russell Anderson joined Finance Committee members including Joe Deedy, Karen DeMaio, Sheri Knowlton, Albert Rusilowicz, and David Methe in backing the budget unanimously, which includes
Southwick Finance Committee approves $14.5M FY2027 budget unanimously. Chairman Joseph Deedy and a quorum of Finance Committee members voted without opposition to approve the general operating budget of $14,505,025. The committee also unanimously approved departmental budgets including General
Southwick assessors approve Senior Exemption age change for town meeting ballot. The Board of Assessors unanimously accepted meeting minutes and Motor Vehicle abatements at its April 27 meeting and directed the Select Board to place warrant language on the spring ballot to lower the Senior
Master Plan committee approves completion of five action items, cancels three others. Southwick's three-member committee, chaired by Norm Cheever and including Select Board member Diane Gale and Planning Board member Dave Spina, voted unanimously to cancel the creation of a Climate Change
Southwick Finance Committee unanimously approves $90,550 in capital spending for six projects. The committee backed Street Acceptance ($20,000), Handicap Accessibility ($2,850), Canal Brook Beaver Dam and Log Removal ($5,700), Accounting Copier Replacement ($7,000), and Grinder Pump Repairs reduced