"Route 47 might become "Preservation Road""

Judge said, "People love to use it and sometimes go out of their way to use it because it's scenic," he said. "Some parts of it haven't changed in a long time."

"Judge said he favors using public money for the local match to access the federal dollars..."The presence of open space is important to the people of South Hadley," he said.

"People are concerned about open space being turned into housing or other uses. We know there's continued development pressure, but we want to manage that and make conscious decisions about growth and not have it happen in a haphazard way."

South Hadley Settles Clean Water Act Violations