Government · Conservation
Commission OKs Pond-Area Cleanup, Paving Plan
Springfield's Conservation Commission voted 5-0 to clear a pond-area cleanup and paving project.
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The Select Board, Finance Committee, Town Meeting and every other town board, from the meeting record.
Government · Select Board
Springfield Panel Advances Rent Control Resolution
Springfield's General Government Subcommittee voted unanimously to send a rent control resolution to the full City Council.
Government · Select Board
Springfield council panel advances parking permit rule
Springfield's City Council Economic Development Committee voted unanimously to advance a zoning change requiring a special permit for new downtown surface parking lots.
Government · Select Board
Springfield panel recommends 20 CPA project grants
Springfield's Finance Committee advanced 20 Community Preservation Act grants after the CPC chair capped awards to two major affordable housing developments.
Government · Select Board
Mercy Addiction Grant Grows to $6 Million
A Springfield City Council committee reviewed Mercy Medical Center's behavioral health funding and heard that a state and federal addiction treatment grant has grown to as much as $6 million.
Government · Select Board
Council sends Youth Commission plan back to panel
The Springfield City Council accepted more than $15.8 million in federal housing and community development grants and sent a Youth Commission overhaul back to committee after members objected to being excluded from oversight.
Government · Select Board
Council approves $1.04 billion FY27 budget 10-3
Springfield's City Council approved a $1.039 billion FY27 budget 10-3 after rejecting a motion to delay the vote. Mayor Dominic J. Sarno's budget, a 5.4 percent increase over FY26, includes nearly $709 million for schools and $330 million in city-side spending, with reserves at $94.4 million.
Government · Select Board
Panel votes to back Rivera for SRA seat
Springfield's General Government Subcommittee voted unanimously to recommend Angela Rivera for the Springfield Redevelopment Authority Board.
Government · License Commission
License Commission continues Lamour hearing over gaps
Springfield's License Commission continued a hearing on a shooting outside the bar Lamour to June 10 after flagging missing security-policy language and undisclosed surveillance footage.
Government · Select Board
DPW's cheaper trash deal saves $620,000
Springfield DPW locked in a cheaper trash contract, trimming its enterprise budget by about $620,000. Director Chris Signoli told the City Council the city's landfill tipping fee will drop from $115.21 to $100 a ton for fiscal 2027, pushing the DPW enterprise fund down 3.4 percent to $13.9 million.
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