Government · Select Board
Council panel reviews Urban Woodlands ordinance edits
Springfield's City Council Sustainability and Environmental Committee reviewed proposed edits to a draft Urban Woodlands Ordinance but took no vote.
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Government · Select Board
Council panels revisit biomass plant permit fight
Springfield's City Council public safety and health committees revisited the long-running Palmer Renewable Energy biomass plant fight after an appeals court reinstated the project's building permits.
Government · Conservation
Commission approves Oak Park Drive title fix
Springfield's Conservation Commission cleared a title defect on an Oak Park Drive property ahead of a Friday closing.
Government · Select Board
Council Approves Halal Poultry Market Permit
Springfield Council approved a halal live poultry market for a long-vacant Page Boulevard building.
Government · Finance Committee
Assessors Present FY27 Tax Shift Plan to Panel
Springfield's Tax Classification Committee reviewed FY27 property tax options but took no vote on the residential-commercial split.
Government · Select Board
Council panel reviews grants, no votes taken
Springfield's City Council Finance Committee reviewed roughly ten state and federal grants and a $5 million charter school tuition increase without taking any formal vote.
Government · Select Board
Council Advances Dirt Bike Fine Overhaul
The Springfield City Council voted 12-0 to advance a new ordinance overhauling fines for illegal dirt bikes and ATVs.
Government · Select Board
Council panel hears red-light camera bill, takes no vote
Springfield's council committees heard a pitch for red-light cameras but took no vote on backing the state bill.
Government · Select Board
Springfield Panel Hears Lanternfly Control Guidance
Springfield City Council committee heard a forestry briefing on the spotted lanternfly and other invasive pests threatening local trees and crops.
Government · Select Board
Springfield Panel Debates Door-to-Door Sales Rules
The Springfield City Council's General Government Committee began drafting a tougher door-to-door sales ordinance after a solar-panel salesman harassed a councilor's wife at their home.
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