CPA Committee Re-Elects Officers, Delays Funding Votes

CPA Committee · Meeting of August 24, 2026

Hadley's CPA Committee re-elected its officers and weighed a $700,000 housing subsidy request without voting. Shardul Parmar sought the money to offset construction costs for seven affordable apartments required in his family's approved 50-unit, over-55 building at 41 Russell Street. Committee member Sherry questioned whether the units would stay affordable if the property were sold, and Secretary Mark Dunn warned Parmar that town meeting voters "may say you're a developer" regardless of family ties.

The committee also heard requests for $40,000 to digitize cemetery records, $181,500 for multi-use paths on Middle and East streets, and $30,000 for an updated Open Space and Recreation Plan. Members voted 8-0 to reclaim $8,250 and $4,393 in unused grant balances. All four funding requests return for a vote September 14.

In the full story:

• Treasurer's Report
• Officer Elections
• Cemetery Records Digitization
• Affordable Housing Subsidy Request, 41 Russell Street
• Mark Dunn also raised what residents might say at town meeting
• Multi-Use Path Design, Middle and East Streets
• Open Space and Recreation Plan Update
• Financial Housekeeping and Project Updates
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,897 words

Source: the CPA Committee meeting of August 24, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.