West Springfield council has questions on proposed business advocate
Updated Jan 20, 2021;
WEST SPRINGFIELD — Businesses will need help bouncing back when the coronavirus pandemic subsides, but the Town Council is split on whether funding a new government office would help.
At their meeting Tuesday, councilors could not reach a consensus on whether to back a proposal by Council President Brian Griffin and Mayor William Reichelt to hire a temporary economic recovery administrator with a $35,000 salary for the five months remaining in the current fiscal year.
“Oftentimes a business just doesn’t know where to turn,” said Griffin. “Having a direct individual for our business community to go to for this technical advisory assistance will go a long way toward us recovering. It’s going to take years for us to recover. This is one of the best hires we could have in this time.”