Government · Select Board
Committee reviews PCB find at water plant site
Springfield water officials said PCBs found at a treatment plant site pose no risk to tap water.
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Government · Historical Commission
Commission approves Old First Church restoration
Springfield's Historical Commission approved exterior restoration of Old First Church and settled three unauthorized-window cases at its April 16 meeting.
Government · Select Board
Hall of Fame Details Hoop Hall's $900,000 Cost
Springfield's Planning and Economic Development Subcommittee heard that the Basketball Hall of Fame spends $900,000 a year producing the Hoop Hall Classic and often loses money on it.
Government · Select Board
Finance Committee takes up food contract for full council
Springfield's City Council Finance Committee weighed a school food service contract and library bonding. Staff asked for a one-year contract with four one-year renewal options, five years in all, to draw more bidders, and said vendor returns to the city are capped at $3 million.
Government · Select Board
Council accepts $6.8M for East Springfield library
Springfield City Council accepted a $6,837,061 state grant for a new East Springfield library. Library Director Molly Fogarty said the new branch would be about 8,723 square feet, up from a little over 3,000. Every councilor voted yes on the grant and the construction bond order.
Government · Select Board
Residents urge courthouse revenue plan, pot sentencing fix
Springfield residents pressed the City Council to act on courthouse funding and marijuana sentencing during Monday's public speak-out.
Government · Police Commission
Commissioners discuss police rep at annual meeting
Springfield police commissioners discussed sending a police captain or deputy chief to next year's annual meeting.
Government · License Commission
Commission approves Allen Street package store move
The Springfield License Commission voted 5-0 to approve relocating Sullivan's Allen Street package store to Island Pond Road.
Government · Select Board
Police to cover sheriff patrol gaps at Forest Park
Springfield police said they would absorb patrol gaps left by Hampden County Sheriff's Department cuts. The City Council's Public Safety Subcommittee, led by Council Member Jerry Martin, heard that the state-level cut was $26 million.
Government · Select Board
Council approves food truck rules, $125 yearly fee
Springfield City Council approved food truck rules, including a $125 annual permit fee, on a 10-0 vote. The final step on Chapter 279 followed amendments requiring a City Council-issued permit to operate between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. and 50-foot setbacks from homes (100 feet with a generator).
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