Texon Building rehab project in South Hadley delayed by lack of financing
Sunday, December 28, 2008
By SANDRA E. CONSTANTINE
sconstantine@repub.com
SOUTH HADLEY - The developer hoping to rehabilitate the former Texon Building into a $10 million retail complex with housing units says the project will be delayed at least a year because of the difficulty in securing financing in the current national economic climate.
"We are working on it, but the overall situation regarding funding real estate projects right now is very, very difficult because of the crisis we are going through," developer Herbert Berezin, of Longmeadow, said recently.
Because of the economic crisis, Berezin said many banks have stopped lending money for such projects.
He is hopeful of putting together public and private funding to convert the first two floors of the former mill building along the Connecticut River in the Falls section into space for such concerns as shops, offices, galleries, a restaurant and a health club.
The rest of the brick, 19th century building would be used as housing for people 55 and older. He hopes to create 65 to 75 units of housing consisting of studio and one-bedroom units.
"It is a huge building and it is in deplorable condition," Berezin said. "There are a whole host of problems that will have to be dealt with."
One of the difficulties is securing enough parking, he said. To that end, Berezin said he is negotiating with Northeast Utilities, which owns some of the parking area near the structure.
He noted that the project will require multiple approvals from various government agencies, including the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the town's Historical Commission.
Berezin has done a number of projects rehabilitating old mill buildings such as the Brassworks in Williamsburg, Leeds Village Apartments in Northampton and Sargeant Arms Apartments in Holyoke.
He is currently working on projects in the former Ampad Building in Holyoke and the Arts and Industry Building in Northampton.
"If it were to come to fruition it would set the tone for revitalization in the Falls," Selectboard Chairwoman Carlene C. Hamlin said of Berezin's project.
The building is held by the Holyoke Gas & Electric Department, which also owns the nearby Holyoke dam. As one of the conditions of the dam license the Holyoke utility has with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is that the building either be redeveloped or demolish.
The selectboard has agreed to allow razing of the dilapidated mill building to be put off until November 2011 as long as a new owner takes title to it by June 30, 2011.
Meanwhile, the Holyoke utility is expected to complete the Lower Riverside Park and a park near the dam gate house at the site by December 2009.
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Sunday, December 21, 2008
South Hadley raises demand fees on late tax bills
South Hadley raises demand fees on late tax bills
Sunday, December 21, 2008
By SANDRA E. CONSTANTINE
sconstantine@repub.com
SOUTH HADLEY - Town Collector Deborah L. Baldini asked the Selectboard to raise the demand fee on late bills from $5 to $10, but got more than she bargained for when they increased it to $30.
The Selectboard voted 3-1 Tuesday to raise the fee to $30, the new maximum allowed by the state. Selectman Robert G. Judge made the motion, which was supported by Selectman Gregory R. Sheehan and Selectboard Chairwoman Carlene C. Hamlin. Selectman John R. Hine, who voted against the $30 fee, had made a motion earlier for a $10 demand fee but it died for lack of a second.
"A lot of people are struggling right now. That's a big amount to penalize," Baldini said of the $30 demand fee, which took effect immediately.
The new fee means Baldini will lose her discretion to waive fees in instances which people have a good reason for paying late as long as the bill and the demand are $15 or less.
Judge commented before making the motion that a $30 fee should ensure that people do not let bills slide.
In fiscal 2008, Baldini collected demand fees on 524 real estate tax bills, 48 personal property tax bills and 2,726 excise bills. Excise bills are issued for motor vehicles, including motorcycles, and trailers.
That year, her office sent out about 16,300 excise bills, 7,038 real estate tax bills and 210 personal property bills.
A survey by Baldini's office shows that the following communities have raised their demand fees from $5 to $10: Amherst, Concord, Holliston, Hinsdale, Milford and Oxford.
Sunday, December 21, 2008
By SANDRA E. CONSTANTINE
sconstantine@repub.com
SOUTH HADLEY - Town Collector Deborah L. Baldini asked the Selectboard to raise the demand fee on late bills from $5 to $10, but got more than she bargained for when they increased it to $30.
The Selectboard voted 3-1 Tuesday to raise the fee to $30, the new maximum allowed by the state. Selectman Robert G. Judge made the motion, which was supported by Selectman Gregory R. Sheehan and Selectboard Chairwoman Carlene C. Hamlin. Selectman John R. Hine, who voted against the $30 fee, had made a motion earlier for a $10 demand fee but it died for lack of a second.
"A lot of people are struggling right now. That's a big amount to penalize," Baldini said of the $30 demand fee, which took effect immediately.
The new fee means Baldini will lose her discretion to waive fees in instances which people have a good reason for paying late as long as the bill and the demand are $15 or less.
Judge commented before making the motion that a $30 fee should ensure that people do not let bills slide.
In fiscal 2008, Baldini collected demand fees on 524 real estate tax bills, 48 personal property tax bills and 2,726 excise bills. Excise bills are issued for motor vehicles, including motorcycles, and trailers.
That year, her office sent out about 16,300 excise bills, 7,038 real estate tax bills and 210 personal property bills.
A survey by Baldini's office shows that the following communities have raised their demand fees from $5 to $10: Amherst, Concord, Holliston, Hinsdale, Milford and Oxford.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Trash fees stable for next year
Trash fees stable for next year
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Fees for household trash collection will remain the same in 2009, but changes are coming, according to a report by the town's Solid Waste Advisory Committee.
The Selectboard voted Tuesday to keep fees at $39 per person per household for the coming year, but according to the committee's report, those fees could rise to $107 if the South Hadley landfill on Industrial Drive closes as scheduled at the end of 2010.
The anticipated fee increase would reflect the increased cost of disposing of trash once the landfill closes. Currently, the town's agreement with Interstate Waste Services, which runs the town-owned landfill, allows for most of the trash generated in town to be disposed of at no cost.
The committee recommends that biweekly curbside pickup continue but that a pay-as-you-throw program be instituted by the end of 2009. Charging more for those who toss more trash will serve two purposes, said John Higgins, committee chairman. It would be a more equitable system and encourage more recycling, which saves money and the environment, he said.
A technical assistance grant has been received from the state Department of Environmental Protection for 80 hours of help in formulating a waste reduction or pay-as-you-throw program.
An application to operate a transfer station at the current recycling center adjacent to the landfill is another committee recommendation. Once the landfill closes, the recycling center will not be able to collect bulk waste items or trash unless a transfer station permit is issued by the DEP.
Arlene Miller, a municipal assistance coordinator for the DEP who helped the committee, said a transfer station application should be straightforward but take 18 to 24 months nonetheless.
Both the transfer station application and waste reduction program will be explored by his department, said Jim Reidy, public works superintendent, but the closing of the landfill is not a certainty. The town is negotiating with Interstate Waste Services for a 21-acre expansion of the site.
"There is a possibility it could happen," Reidy said.
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Delay on Texon building OK'd
The Selectboard signed off on a delay in the disposition of the old Texon building on Canal Street but anticipates the development of two riverfront parks by the Holyoke Gas & Electric Department to begin next year.
The old mill building is owned by the Holyoke utility. As part of the federal Energy Regulatory Commission process of re-licensing the Holyoke Dam, it is required to sell the building to a developer or demolish it. A Holyoke developer with experience rehabilitating and converting old mills into multi-use buildings has expressed interest, said Town Planner Richard Harris, but the current credit crunch will delay the project a couple of years.
The Selectboard agreed to allow demolition to be delayed until November 2011, as long as a new owner takes title to the vacant, dilapidated 1900 building, which has more than 100,000 square feet of floor space and sits on 14 acres at the base of the dam, by June 30, 2011.
Meanwhile, HG&E will begin construction Lower Riverside Park below the building, which will have trails and picnic areas and Gatehouse Park upstream of the old dam. Both parks will include informational installations about the historic canal, the earliest commercial canal in the country.
Along with the town's redevelopment of the Beachgrounds Park, the parks represent more than $1 million in recreational investments on the riverfront, Harris said.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Thursday, December 11, 2008
South Hadley Charter Commission supports switch to mayor
Thursday, December 11, 2008
By SANDRA E. CONSTANTINE
sconstantine@repub.com
SOUTH HADLEY - The Charter Commission has completed a preliminary report on its plan to switch the town to a mayoral form of government that includes leaving the status of appointed and elected officials as is, having the mayor serve on the School Committee and creating a seven-member council.
"Anyone who is currently elected will remain elected and anyone currently appointed will remain appointed," Commission Chairwoman Constance A. Clancy said Tuesday. "We don't want to make too many changes. We want to streamline the town with a new form of government, but we do not want to make changes across the board."
There is some sentiment in town that residents rejected a previous charter commission's recommendation in 2000 to adopt the mayoral form of government because it proposed changing a number of elected positions to appointed ones. In April of that year, residents voted 2,248 to 1,865 to reject a charter change.
The preliminary plan has been sent on to the state Attorney General's office to be checked for legal form.
South Hadley currently has a Town Meeting form of government with elected members along with a Selectboard that directs a town administrator.
Clancy said the preliminary report will be published, probably by the middle of next week, in a local newspaper. The next step will be a public hearing scheduled for 7 p.m. on Jan. 15 in the Selectboard's meeting room in Town Hall.
Clancy said the document is subject to change, depending on the public input gathered at that hearing. The final product will go before voters in the municipal election on April 6.
Commissioners have agreed to recommend forming a seven-member council. One councilor would be elected from each of the town's five precincts and two would be elected at large.
Earlier, commissioners had favored having nine councilors, but reduced that number after residents said the council would be too large, Clancy said.
Commissioners would like the mayor to be a member of the School Committee, but not necessarily serve as its chair. That change would expand the school board to six members.
"Making the mayor part of the School Committee is the predominant way communities go to the mayoral form," Clancy said.
The commission also recommended that all terms of office be for two years and that the first election under a charter change take place in November with successive elections held also in November.
Every household in town will be mailed a copy of the commission's final report sometime before the April 6 municipal election, Clancy said.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
By SANDRA E. CONSTANTINE
sconstantine@repub.com
SOUTH HADLEY - The Charter Commission has completed a preliminary report on its plan to switch the town to a mayoral form of government that includes leaving the status of appointed and elected officials as is, having the mayor serve on the School Committee and creating a seven-member council.
"Anyone who is currently elected will remain elected and anyone currently appointed will remain appointed," Commission Chairwoman Constance A. Clancy said Tuesday. "We don't want to make too many changes. We want to streamline the town with a new form of government, but we do not want to make changes across the board."
There is some sentiment in town that residents rejected a previous charter commission's recommendation in 2000 to adopt the mayoral form of government because it proposed changing a number of elected positions to appointed ones. In April of that year, residents voted 2,248 to 1,865 to reject a charter change.
The preliminary plan has been sent on to the state Attorney General's office to be checked for legal form.
South Hadley currently has a Town Meeting form of government with elected members along with a Selectboard that directs a town administrator.
Clancy said the preliminary report will be published, probably by the middle of next week, in a local newspaper. The next step will be a public hearing scheduled for 7 p.m. on Jan. 15 in the Selectboard's meeting room in Town Hall.
Clancy said the document is subject to change, depending on the public input gathered at that hearing. The final product will go before voters in the municipal election on April 6.
Commissioners have agreed to recommend forming a seven-member council. One councilor would be elected from each of the town's five precincts and two would be elected at large.
Earlier, commissioners had favored having nine councilors, but reduced that number after residents said the council would be too large, Clancy said.
Commissioners would like the mayor to be a member of the School Committee, but not necessarily serve as its chair. That change would expand the school board to six members.
"Making the mayor part of the School Committee is the predominant way communities go to the mayoral form," Clancy said.
The commission also recommended that all terms of office be for two years and that the first election under a charter change take place in November with successive elections held also in November.
Every household in town will be mailed a copy of the commission's final report sometime before the April 6 municipal election, Clancy said.
Saturday, November 22, 2008
"S. Hadley parking ban reversed"
>SOUTH HADLEY - The Selectboard Tuesday dropped a recently adopted winter parking ban barring on-street parking when 6 inches or more of snow are forecast in the wake of some residents expressing concerns about not having adequate off-street parking.
In its place, the board voted 5-0 to mandate that there be no on-street residential parking when accumulating snow and ice are forecast on Route 116 and Main, Bridge, Lamb, Bardwell and North Main streets.
The town will continue to call for vehicles to be parked on the even-numbered side of streets on even-numbered dates and on odd-numbered sides of the street on odd-numbered dates when accumulating snow is forecast.
Department of Public Works Superintendent James M. Reidy recommended the change, telling the board residents raised concerns about an outright parking ban.
In response to questions from Selectboard Chairwoman Carlene C. Hamlin, Reidy said there should be adequate parking along Walnut and Elm streets to accommodate residents of Bardwell Street.
Selectman Robert G. Judge questioned if residents of Walnut and Elm streets might not complain the new policy would create parking problems on their streets.
Police Chief David J. LaBrie responded that there is also room for parking for Bardwell Street residents on nearby Gaylord Street.
Selectman Gregory R. Sheehan chastised Reidy as not having done "due diligence" by doing more research before proposing the outright ban that was adopted earlier this month.
The board on Nov. 3 approved an outright ban at the suggestion of Reidy, who had told selectmen an outright ban rather than just an even-odd parking ban would make it easier to remove snow.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Selectboard vote to oppose Question One
SELECTBOARD'S MEETING
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2008
SELECTBOARD'S MEETING ROOM -6:00 P.M.
MINUTES
The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m.
Present: Selectboard Members Carlene C. Hamlin, Chair; Gregory R. Sheehan; Robert G. Judge; John R. Hine;
Marilyn G. Ishler; Town Administrator Michael A. Szlosek
...
9.
DISCUSSION OF BALLOT QUESTION #1 -ROBERT JUDGE
SB Member Judge handed out information pertaining to Question #1 on the Election Ballot for November 4, 2008. He stated that he feels if question #1 passes, it would be very bad for the Town and, therefore, he strongly recommends that fellow Board members oppose Question #1.
SB Member Ishler stated that she previously was not in favor of the Board taking a stand. However, as it will have a dramatic effect on local aid she now feels they need to take a stand. She noted that both Amherst and Northampton have taken a stand to oppose Question #1.
Chair Hamlin noted that there is no one present to speak in favor of Question #1 and, therefore, there is not a fair discussion on the pros and cons. She noted that the Selectboard previously voted not to take issue on a ballot question with regard to the Charter move.
Following discussion, SB Member Ishler moved that the Selectboard take a position in opposition of Question #1 on the November 4th Ballot with regard to the elimination of the state tax. The motion was seconded and the Board voted three in favor of the motion and two opposed (SB Members Hamlin and Sheehan opposed).
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2008
SELECTBOARD'S MEETING ROOM -6:00 P.M.
MINUTES
The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m.
Present: Selectboard Members Carlene C. Hamlin, Chair; Gregory R. Sheehan; Robert G. Judge; John R. Hine;
Marilyn G. Ishler; Town Administrator Michael A. Szlosek
...
9.
DISCUSSION OF BALLOT QUESTION #1 -ROBERT JUDGE
SB Member Judge handed out information pertaining to Question #1 on the Election Ballot for November 4, 2008. He stated that he feels if question #1 passes, it would be very bad for the Town and, therefore, he strongly recommends that fellow Board members oppose Question #1.
SB Member Ishler stated that she previously was not in favor of the Board taking a stand. However, as it will have a dramatic effect on local aid she now feels they need to take a stand. She noted that both Amherst and Northampton have taken a stand to oppose Question #1.
Chair Hamlin noted that there is no one present to speak in favor of Question #1 and, therefore, there is not a fair discussion on the pros and cons. She noted that the Selectboard previously voted not to take issue on a ballot question with regard to the Charter move.
Following discussion, SB Member Ishler moved that the Selectboard take a position in opposition of Question #1 on the November 4th Ballot with regard to the elimination of the state tax. The motion was seconded and the Board voted three in favor of the motion and two opposed (SB Members Hamlin and Sheehan opposed).
Friday, July 25, 2008
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Good information from the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission
Martha:
Thank you. This subject is on our August 26 agenda. All Selectboard members have received information, including a CD “Valley Vision 2.” I hope you can attend our August 26 meeting.
- Bob
From: Martha Johnson [mailto: mjggdi@comcast.net ]
Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 10:38 AM
To: bob judge
Subject: Fwd: Green Resources online
From: Miller, Catherine [mailto:Cmiller@PVPC.ORG]
Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 12:59 PM
The website for the Pioneer Valley Sustainability Network is www.pvsustain.com
The website for the Sustainable Development code is:
http://law.du.edu/images/uploads/rmlui/rmlui-sustainable-betaV1-1.pdf
The website for the Local Government Sustainability Toolkit is:
http://www4.uwm.edu/shwec/publications/cabinet/reductionreuse/SustainabilityToolkit.pdf
Monday, July 21, 2008
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Comments about South Hadley Falls
From:
Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 1:41 AM
To:
Subject: Re:
Hey Bob,
Thank you, I'll try my best to attend...
My main interest/area of input would be anything regarding:
- Economic development in the Falls.
- Smart growth = mixed-use of Texon building. This needs to happen, it's a unique structure with major historical significance and this is the town landmark. Look at the town emblem/seal. If this is demolished, a great opportunity and proof of the industrial past of the city is gone forever.
- Pushing the town officials to look for developers for the redevelopment of Michael's Market. Right now, this is embarrassing for the town. The first thing you see driving over the bridge is a boarded up building, a liquor store and tattoo parlor.
- Taking vacant lot/corner by Main/Bridge (eminent domain if need be) for real estate development. Complete eye-sore and highly visable area for potential commerce. It'd be amazing to re-build the Cowan Block.
- Overriding building codes so that new buildings can be built on
- Utilizing the vacant lot near Haas Electric on
- Moving forward on the
- Utilizing the water-front
- If we are to have an effective environmental policy, downtowns are important.
- If we are to have an effective transportation policy, downtowns are important.
- If we are to have meaningful historic preservation, downtowns are important.
- If we want Smart Growth, downtowns are not only important but irreplaceable.
- If a local official wants to claim the treasured mantle of fiscal responsibility, downtown revitalization is imperative.
- If we want to avoid Generica, downtown is essential to establish differentiation.
- If the community is going to compete in economic globalization without being swallowed by cultural globalization, downtown revitalization has to be central to the strategy.
- If new businesses, innovative businesses, and creative businesses are going to be fostered and encouraged, a community will need a downtown where that can take place.
- If we are to have buildings with meaning, buildings with value, buildings with values, they will be downtown.
- If we are to have public places of public expression, we need a downtown.
- If a community is going to embrace diversity instead of hide from it, celebrate diversity instead of deny it, then that has to take place downtown, it ain't gonna happen anywhere else...."
- Donovan Rypkema
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Monday, July 14, 2008
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Thursday, July 10, 2008
The South Hadley Comprehensive Plan
From: CPAC [mailto:cpac@southhadley.org]
Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 10:44 AM
To: 'Andrew Rogers'; Barry Del Castilho; Bill Sutton; 'Dan Evans'; David Labrie; 'Deborah Baldini'; Gus Sayer; 'Janice Stone'; Jennifer Picard; Jennifer Wolowicz; Jim Reidy; Joe Rodio; 'John O'Connor'; 'Judith Barthelette'; 'Lisa Napiorkowski'; Lynn Roberts ; Melissa LaBonte; Mike LaMontagne; 'Missy Couture'; Ola Herbert; 'S. Hadley Community TV'; 'Sharon Hart'; 'Steve Reno'; 'Wayne Doerpholz'; Yem Lip; 'Bill Judd'; 'Bill Selkirk'; 'David Keefe'; 'Jeff Cyr'; 'Carlene Hamlin'; 'Greg Sheehan'; 'John Hine'; 'Marilyn Ishler'; 'Robert Judge'; 'Andrew Orr'
Cc: Linda Young; Melissa O'Brien
Subject: Comprehensive Plan Website
Good Morning,
As you are aware, the Planning Board created a 15-member committee to develop the Town’s new Comprehensive Plan. Our consultant, VHB, Inc. has created a website for this project. I would encourage you to visit the website and keep informed as to the status of the planning effort and upcoming events. Additional drafts of plan elements, issue papers, meeting minutes, and reference materials will also be added to the site as work continues. The link to this site is: http://www.vhb.com/southhadley/default.asp
Please pay particular note to the “Issue Gathering” sessions scheduled for July 23, 24, 28, and 29 at the high school library (see “Upcoming Events” on the website).
If you have any questions or comments about the process, please feel free to contact me. You may also use the comment email/form on the site.
Sincerely,
Richard Harris, AICP
South Hadley Town Planner
Saturday, July 5, 2008
The ambulance issue
On July 8, the Selectboard will consider a revised Memorandum of Agreement between the Town and the Fire Districts, and a reorganization of the Ambulance Committee. Please give me your opinion or comments.
Please give me your comments and suggestions about South Hadley government
Please give me your opinions about the issues facing South Hadley.
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Monday, March 31, 2008
From Pam Dalton of South Hadley
Hi Bob,
One issue is the fact that we have two separate Fire Districts and Fire Departments in town. I think almost everyone I have talked to agrees that our town is not large enough to warrant two separate Districts, each with their own Fire Departments. I understand that this goes back to the history of our town and it currently involves Water Departments, their policies and rates. When you ‘take a step back’ and think in a business minded view it just seems to make more sense to have our 2 fire stations working together as one Fire Department and possibly even one Water Department. Our electric department isn’t divided into two organizations. There is savings in eliminating duplication of services. I understand that this is not a popular view with those involved in the two separate organizations. If it could have so many benefits for the town in the long run then shouldn’t it be at least proposed to the people who live in town and maybe let the voters decide?
Pam Dalton
Sunday, March 30, 2008
From Carol Boardway of South Hadley
1. Revitalization and rejuvenation of the Falls area.
2. Communication. Often the town passes bylaws and make decisions that do not get to the community-at-large. This information could be enclosed with town bills. The building inspector, health department and planning board should be following up on goings on in town. Some communities have a position for this purpose.
3. Infrastructure. There are very old sewer and water lines in town which haven't been expanded with the growth of the town. Road maintenance is also a concern.
4. Taxes. Budgets need scrutinizing. Grant writers may come into play.
5. Recycling. I would like to see an increase in our recycling effort.
6. Farms. I am aware of two big farms on Alvord Street. The town should be alert to these open spaces.
7. Library. We have a wonderful library, but we could use a better facility.
8. Fire Departments. Do we need two? The ambulance service is critical.
9. A number of folks at the community meeting were conerned with the building growth of the town especially condos built on small parcels of land.
10. The Golf Course. We need to lessen the burden on the town. We should look into what Amherst did last year to end their deficit.
11. Landfill. Another concern is the future of our landfill. Is it feasible to maintain a portion just for our own town use?
12. Pollution. I have concerns about the power plant on Route 5, in Holyoke, burning coal. We need to be sure our town businesses are not violating regulations and encouraged to do beter than regulations require.
2. Communication. Often the town passes bylaws and make decisions that do not get to the community-at-large. This information could be enclosed with town bills. The building inspector, health department and planning board should be following up on goings on in town. Some communities have a position for this purpose.
3. Infrastructure. There are very old sewer and water lines in town which haven't been expanded with the growth of the town. Road maintenance is also a concern.
4. Taxes. Budgets need scrutinizing. Grant writers may come into play.
5. Recycling. I would like to see an increase in our recycling effort.
6. Farms. I am aware of two big farms on Alvord Street. The town should be alert to these open spaces.
7. Library. We have a wonderful library, but we could use a better facility.
8. Fire Departments. Do we need two? The ambulance service is critical.
9. A number of folks at the community meeting were conerned with the building growth of the town especially condos built on small parcels of land.
10. The Golf Course. We need to lessen the burden on the town. We should look into what Amherst did last year to end their deficit.
11. Landfill. Another concern is the future of our landfill. Is it feasible to maintain a portion just for our own town use?
12. Pollution. I have concerns about the power plant on Route 5, in Holyoke, burning coal. We need to be sure our town businesses are not violating regulations and encouraged to do beter than regulations require.
Saturday, January 19, 2008
From Sally and Ken Bald of South Hadley
Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 2:04 PM
To: BobJudge@comcast.net
Subject: Questions about your thoughts on some subjects
To: BobJudge@comcast.net
Subject: Questions about your thoughts on some subjects
Dear Bob,
We have a few questions for you. Please tell us how you feel about the following issues.
Curbside Pick Up fees and the Sewer Use are charged as fees instead of part of our taxes. Taxes are deductible; fees are not.
Garbage collections are charged on number of residents, not on number of containers.
What are your opinions on the Ledges Golf Course?
We now have a part-time Tree Warden...
There are no safe and pleasant playground areas for young children.
We wish you luck and hope to support your efforts at election to Selectman.
Thanks for your time.
Sally and Ken Bald
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