Board defers tax rate vote to November 4
Hadley Select Board deferred a tax rate decision to November 4 after members flagged unanswered assessor questions.
Hadley Select Board deferred a tax rate decision to November 4 after members flagged unanswered assessor questions.
Hadley's Select Board voted to recommend all 25 warrant articles ahead of the town's October 22 Special Town Meeting, with the sharpest debate centered on a $90,000 fire administrative vehicle.
Hadley's Select Board closed a 25-article warrant for an Oct. 22 special town meeting and appointed Luke Wisniewski to the Hadley Housing Authority. The board, David J.
Hadley Select Board splits $2.2 million capital plan into separate warrant articles for the Oct. 22 special town meeting.
Hadley Select Board and Finance Committee weigh $5.9 million to $9.7 million in Hopkins Academy HVAC options.
Hadley's Select Board heard a water study warning bills could nearly triple by 2032.
Hadley's Select Board voted 5-0 to hire a combined assistant treasurer-collector as both finance offices lose veteran staff.
Hadley's Select Board and Finance Committee warned that delaying this year's override onto regular tax bills could mean a 26 percent single-quarter jump instead of a 13 percent increase split across two bills.
Hadley's Select Board set an Oct. 22 special Town Meeting and hired two full-time police officers to fill long-standing vacancies.
The Hadley Select Board voted to use a roughly $3,000 anonymous donation to hire an insurance broker. Assistant Town Administrator Jennifer Sanders James said health insurance is "probably one of the biggest expenses for the town" and that employee satisfaction with current coverage "is not great."
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