Erving Town Meeting voters to consider capital projects, building reuse
Along with the operating budget and other financial articles, Erving Annual Town Meeting voters will consider authorizing the Selectboard to continue toward repurposing the 18 Pleasant St. building that used to house the offices of the Union 28 school system. Staff File Photo/Paul Franz
Published: 5/6/2021 8:08:44 PM
ERVING A proposed fiscal year 2022 budget that represents roughly a 5 percent increase over the current year’s budget and a handful of ongoing infrastructure projects will come before voters at Annual Town Meeting on Wednesday.
Town Meeting will start at 7 p.m. outside Erving Elementary School.
Montague police review to be discussed Monday
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MONTAGUE A review of the Montague Police Department’s policies and practices that started last year in the wake of a national movement to reconsider the role of police departments has finished, and is set to be publicly discussed starting next week.
The review, which was conducted by two separate committees investigating different aspects of the Police Department, did not find any significant points of concern, according to the facilitators of each of the two groups.
“Overall I thought the reports were very positive,” said Selectboard Chair Rich Kuklewicz. “But there are things we need to discuss, and there are questions people will ask.”
Erving opts out of state’s mosquito control program, proposes town-run alternative
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ERVING Mosquito control services will likely be handled internally by the town this year, as the Selectboard has moved to opt out of a state program that has raised concerns in several other local towns.
The state’s program, through the Department of Agricultural Resources, includes an option for aerial spraying, in case certain diseases are found in local mosquito populations.
Individual towns have the ability to opt out of this program, if they can provide an alternative mosquito control plan that meets requirements set by the state. Greenfield, Montague and Wendell are among the communities that have chosen to opt out.
Voters to consider budget with new school maintenance costs at Heath Town Meeting
Heath’s Annual Town Meeting is scheduled for Saturday at 9 a.m. under a tent at the former elementary school, 18 Jacobs Road. STAFF FILE PHOTO
Published: 5/6/2021 3:47:02 PM
HEATH A proposed fiscal year 2022 budget that represents an increase of 8 percent over this year’s budget and that includes money to maintain the former elementary school will be the key article at Annual Town Meeting on Saturday.
Town Meeting will start at 9 a.m. under a tent at the former Heath Elementary School building, at 18 Jacobs Road.
Outside the budget, there are notable items on revising the town’s zoning bylaws, and two non-binding articles on the use of the town’s office buildings.
Selectboard, Finance Committee races top Heath election ballot
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Published: 5/5/2021 4:36:50 PM
HEATH Contested races for Selectboard and Finance Committee top the town election ballot on Friday. Polls will be open from noon to 6 p.m. at 18 Jacobs Road, the former elementary school.
Karen Brooks and Susan Lively, both of whom have previously served in Heath town government, are running for Selectboard.
The previous board member, Gloria Fisher, is not running for re-election. Fisher was elected for a three-year term in 2018. She had previously worked as the Heath town coordinator. Fisher could not be reached for comment by press time.
In the Finance Committee race, six candidates are running for three available seats. Among the six, the only one who is currently a member of the committee is Ned Wolf, who serves as chair. The five others are newcomers.