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Commission backs wayfinding, eyes MassWorks infrastructure support

Development commission advances housing and wayfinding priorities. Easthampton is now officially designated a Housing Choice Community, opening grant opportunities, and the town's Housing Production Plan has been updated. Planning director Allyson Manuel reported 500 survey responses on downtown

Council on Aging approves March minutes, discusses senior center delays

Council on Aging approves March minutes, weighs mayor's senior center freeze. The board voted 8-0 to accept prior minutes and discussed the mayor's decision to withhold $100,000 for a senior center feasibility study until the high school debt is paid off. Chair Cathie Schweitzer reported that the

Appointment Committee advances four mayoral nominees

The Appointment Committee unanimously advances four mayoral nominees to the full council. Councilors Jadczak and Markee voted to recommend Patricia Krusko to the Council on Aging, Jennifer Sandler to the Community Relations Committee, Ethan Abeles to the Manhan Rail Trail Committee, and Wendy

Finance Committee approves $3.3 million in supplemental appropriations

Easthampton Finance Committee approves $3.3 million in appropriations. Chair Tom Peake and members Koni Denham and Jonathan Schmidt unanimously recommended $700,000 and $500,000 in transfers to stabilization funds, plus infrastructure investments of $200,000 for water meters, $150,000 for

Board Defers Cost-Allocation Pact Pending Auditor Review

Board of Public Works defers enterprise fund accord pending auditor review. Chair Thomas Malsbury and the three-member board unanimously postponed action on a decade-old cost-allocation agreement, requesting the city auditor to provide detailed financial breakdowns of chargeback allocations before