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A repeated push by City Councilor Michael Sullivan to bring forward a proposal declaring that Holyoke is not a “sanctuary city” was tabled in the Development & Governmental Relations [...]

The critical and continuing issue of all things garbage bedevils the city. To get actionable information about how to resolve as best as possible some of the issues, from overflowing […]

A Joint Meeting of the Ordinance and Charter & Rules Committees discussed what a reorganized city financial office would look like — how many employees, salaries, who responds to who, [...]

In this week’s Finance Committee meeting, Police Chief Brian Keenan told councilors that safe streets come with a high price that must be budgeted. The conversation was among the first […]

The Finance Committee approved a grant for $606,446.54 directed the the Holyoke Police Department. The money will go toward support programs and partnership that address community policing and [...]

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. […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]