Hadley voters bless new riverside camping regs
Published: 5/24/2021 9:05:59 PM
HADLEY More campers will be allowed by right to be parked along the Connecticut River after voters at annual Town Meeting on Saturday unanimously approved revisions to a 1980s-era flood overlay district bylaw.
While the change institutes a fee of $100 per camper every three years, and mandates that each site have at least 2,500 square feet of land and a minimum of 25 feet between campers, multiple RVs on a site are allowed for the first time.
During the 2½-hour meeting on a humid afternoon, voters easily adopted and passed 28 articles, including an $18.06 million municipal budget. They also approved Community Preservation Act spending that will create an emergency rental assistance program for people affected financially by COVID-19.
Permitting fees for riverbank campground likely to stay in Hadley
The banks of the Connecticut River in Hadley. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO
Published: 4/9/2021 12:21:32 PM
HADLEY Permit fees for recreational vehicles to be allowed on campsites along the Connecticut River are unlikely to be reduced, despite complaints from property owners about the high costs of going before the town’s Conservation Commission.
At Wednesday’s Select Board meeting, Conservation Commission Chairwoman Paulette Kuzdeba defended the fees as mandatory under the state’s Wetlands Protection Act, as the fees for the so-called notice of intent filings, required when there is any potential altering of wetlands, are set by the state.