Hadley commissioner presses director on soccer costs

Recreation Commission · Meeting of September 28, 2026

HADLEY — A Hadley Recreation Commission meeting erupted into a dispute over unverified youth soccer program costs. Commissioner Karina said she had sought financial data "since June" and calculated that 40 Roots registrations at $180 each would total $7,200, questioning whether that covered uniforms and league fees after a 20 percent fee increase this year. Recreation Director Amy said she lacked time for a detailed cost analysis, calling the request "a demand," while Commission Chair Diane said "it's not really the role of the commissioner to be micromanaging the director." Commissioner Jim said he trusted Amy's management.

Town Administrator Nate Malloy had supplied a ledger showing roughly $40,000 across four department accounts. No vote was taken; the commission tentatively set an October 13 follow-up meeting for Amy to provide a tier-by-tier spreadsheet of soccer registrations and costs.

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• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 1,938 words

Source: the Recreation Commission meeting of September 28, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

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