Hadley looks to rein in riverside campsites
The Connecticut River as seen from the Hadley dike, Monday, April 9, 2018. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO
By SCOTT MERZBACH
HADLEY Many of the cities and towns with Connecticut River frontage prohibit recreational vehicles and campers to be set up at the edge of the waterway for any length of time.
But with Hadley, unlike Northampton and Hatfield, continuing to permit campsites along the river for the warm-weather months, the presence of trailers and motorhomes has continued to grow in these flood-prone areas.
“So they all come to Hadley, and what was a few trailers is in the hundreds, sometimes,” Joseph Zgrodnik told his colleagues at a Planning Board meeting this week.
Hadley looks to rein in riverside campsites
Modified: 12/17/2020 7:54:19 PM
HADLEY Many of the cities and towns with Connecticut River frontage prohibit recreational vehicles and campers to be set up at the edge of the waterway for any length of time.
But with Hadley, unlike Northampton and Hatfield, continuing to permit campsites along the river for the warm-weather months, the presence of trailers and motorhomes has continued to grow in these flood-prone areas.
“So they all come to Hadley, and what was a few trailers is in the hundreds, sometimes,” Joseph Zgrodnik told his colleagues at a Planning Board meeting this week.