Hadley rejects $700,000 affordable housing funding

Community Preservation Committee · Meeting of September 14, 2026

Hadley's Community Preservation Committee voted down $700,000 in funding for an affordable-housing project while advancing $251,500 for other town meeting warrant articles. The panel rejected the Parmar and Sons request 7-0 with one abstention after member Amy Fyden read concerns from Shelly Guhring of the Massachusetts Housing Partnership, including that only 14 percent of the planned 50 units would be affordable, short of the town's 15 percent target. Member Ray Mieczkowski said the application "just feels like it's flawed in many ways." The committee separately approved $40,000 for cemetery records digitization, $181,500 for engineering work on a Middle and East Street multi-use path, and $30,000 to update the town's open space plan, all 7-0 or 8-0.

Town Administrator Nate Malloy said the path project could unlock up to $1 million in future Complete Streets construction funds. The three approved items head to Hadley's October 22 fall town meeting.

In the full story:

• Minutes and Treasurer's Report
• DPW Cemetery Records Digitization and Preservation, $40,000
• Parmar and Sons Affordable Housing Application, $700,000
• Middle and East Street Multi-Use Path Engineering Study, $181,500
• Open Space and Recreation Plan Update, $30,000
• Land Use Coordinator Hiring Update
• New CPA Project Ideas and Public Outreach
• Preservation Project Status Updates
• Announcements and Scheduling
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,597 words

Source: the Community Preservation Committee meeting of September 14, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

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