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House approves Senate bill abolishing Hampshire Council of Governments, pay agency debts including $5.8M pension liability
Updated Jan 06, 2021;
BOSTON – The House approved a Senate bill Tuesday night to abolish Hampshire Council of Governments that includes language to pay the financially collapsed agency’s known obligations – that include an estimated $5.8 million pension liability.
The bill is now on Gov. Charlie Baker’s desk. The Governor has ten days to sign, veto, or amend it.
Following the bill’s passage, members of the western Massachusetts legislative delegation that shepherded this legislation through both chambers, released a statement titled “Hampshire County cities and towns shielded from millions of dollars in liabilities.”