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Public Safety Committee approves prior minutes, reviews quarterly department report

The Easthampton City Council Public Safety Committee unanimously approved prior meeting minutes and heard a quarterly overview from Department of Public Works Director Greg Nuttelman. The committee reviewed infrastructure priorities including the Glendale Bridge and Cottage Street pedestrian safety

Finance Subcommittee approves FY'27 budget with 9.54 percent increase

School Finance Subcommittee unanimously approves FY'27 budget with 9.54 percent increase. Director of Business Services Julia Saari-Franks presented the proposal to Subcommittee Chair Megan W. Harvey, members Laura Scott and Bonnie Atkins, Superintendent Michelle Balch, and Mayor Salem Derby. The

Conservation Commission advances draft wetlands ordinance, continues Ballard Street hearing.

Conservation Commission advances draft wetlands ordinance to city council for subcommittee review. The ordinance, a multi-year effort begun in 2022, expands protections beyond state regulations by setting stream floodplain boundaries at the 500-year level (versus 100-year under state law),

Community Garden Committee sets renewal deadline, schedules spring events

Easthampton Community Garden Committee sets spring membership deadlines and event schedule. Chair Sarah King's committee approved a revised "Acceptance, Payment and Expectations Form: 2026" and set March 31 as the renewal deadline for current gardeners, with new gardener orientation scheduled for

Committees authorize funding request for UMass groundwater study

Easthampton housing and aquifer committees seek city funding for groundwater study. The Affordable and Fair Housing Partnership and Aquifer Protection Committee unanimously authorized Chair Janna Tetreault to request a $25,000 commitment from the city toward a two-year UMass Hydrogeology Lab study