Sewer, Property Tax Rates on Monday’s City Council Agenda
The Finance Committee had one item on its agenda this week. The committee, chaired by Councilor Patti Devine, discussed how to pay for a $927,788 shortfall in the sewer budget. […]
OT for Police, Safer Roads, Seating for Councilors, Multi-Family Dwellings
Four committees held meetings this week. All the approved motions, or proposals, will be addressed by the full city council at forthcoming meetings. The City Council meets on Nov. 7, […]
Getting a Handle on Problem Trees
Two meetings were held this week by City Council committees. FINANCE COMMITTEE The city Department of Public Works is looking to hire two additional employees to help with trimming and […]
Complaint Hotline for City Employees
The Finance Committee met and maybe as a result of its chair, City Councilor Patti Devine, the meeting came in at under one hour and produced the funds for a […]
Elected Officials Back To Work
Three committees of the City Council met this week to discuss the tax-exempt status of the Holyoke Library to McNulty Park being used by people who are homeless. FINANCE COMMITTEE […]
City On Course to Fix Sewage Problem
In the words of the federal Justice Department: “The Justice Department, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts have entered into a consent decree [...]
This Week in Government Affairs: The Budgeting Begins
City Council Meets on Budget The City Council met with the mayor and other departments heads as part of the process of going over the city’s budget line by line. […]
Long-debated Tax Used to Support Holyoke Projects Returns to City Council, Again
EN ESPAÑOL, PULSE AQUÍ The Finance Committee, chaired by City Councilor Patricia Devine, discussed the much-debated tax fee for the Community Preservation Act, which is at 1.5 percent and taxed [...]