West Springfield zone changes, new hire part Mayor Will Reichelt’s recovery plan
Updated Feb 15, 2021;
WEST SPRINGFIELD Recovering from the economic downturn caused by COVID-19 starts with a series of small steps, according to Mayor William Reichelt.
Reichelt sent town councilors a job description on Friday for his proposed hire of a temporary economic recovery administrator. He is also asking councilors to take up a package of zoning amendments and a local tax break that he considers the “low-hanging fruit” of business-friendly reform. They aren’t major changes in town policy, but they are a start, the mayor said.
“The complaint I’ve heard for years is the red tape people have to get through to get things done,” he said. “The idea behind this was, working with Allyson (Manuel) at our Planning Department, what do you see as the easy changes, the non-controversial changes that would benefit business development.”