Westhampton voters advance public safety complex
Westhampton Select Board member Maureen Dempsey checks a long line of residents in for a special drive-thru town meeting at the Hampshire Regional High School parking lot to approve a new multimillion-dollar public safety complex Saturday in Westhampton. FOR THE GAZETTE/Sabato Visconti
With the floor open for public comment, Westhampton resident Matt Murphy asks questions about the bidding process for a new public safety complex during a special socially distanced Saturday Town Meeting at Hampshire Regional High School in Westhampton. FOR THE GAZETTE/Sabato Visconti
A special Town Meeting to approve a new public safety complex drew a large turnout, creating an unexpected traffic jam outside the Hampshire Regional High School Saturday in Westhampton. FOR THE GAZETTE/Sabato Visconti
Westhampton bringing proposed $4.3M safety complex back before voters
Steve Holt, left, the assistant fire chief, and Select Board Chairman Phil Dowling stand outside the public safety building in Westhampton. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS
Steve Holt, the assistant fire chief in Westhampton, and Phil Dowling, a member of the committee, look over proposed plans for the new public Safety Complex in Westhampton. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS
The existing Westhampton public safety complex. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS
Steve Holt, the assistant fire chief in Westhampton, explains how little room there is in the current public safety building for the equipment and protective gear. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS