Longmeadow Historic District Commission approves four residential applications. The commission unanimously approved garage door replacement at 931 Longmeadow Street and three applications at 1028 Longmeadow Street for homeowner John Robbins—kitchen window replacement, mini-split air conditioning
Parks and Recreation Commission hears resident Tom Shea on pool upgrade delays. Tom Shea, a resident of 81 Green Meadow Drive, addressed the Commission during public participation, noting that about 52 percent of a $1.6 million pool upgrade fund approved in 2023 remains unspent with pools set to
Longmeadow Energy Committee advances Climate Code plan, schedules May festival. The Energy and Sustainability Committee voted 7-1 on April 9 to approve amended March minutes. Andrea Chasen will present a summary of the specialized opt-in code, part of the Climate Action Plan, at the May 4 Select
Future Building Use Task Force establishes resident comment procedures for meetings. The Longmeadow task force set individual speaker limits to three minutes with a maximum of 15 total minutes per meeting, held every other month. Task Force Chair Paul Dunkerley led discussion on consolidating
Longmeadow Select Board sends $8.6 million fiber-network bond to May Town Meeting despite sharp resident pushback.
Longmeadow Select Board approves 30 warrant articles for May 12 town meeting. The board voted unanimously to advance articles covering the fiscal 2027 budget, capital improvements, and bylaw amendments. Major approvals included 450,000 dollars in free cash for Department of Public Works snow and
Finance Committee rejects fiber network funding on governance, financial analysis concerns. The committee voted 6-1 against recommending Article 7, an $8,615,000 bonding authorization for the town's Municipal Light Plant and fiber optic network project, citing insufficient financial vetting,
Longmeadow Planning Board opens public hearing on major middle school building project. The Planning Board opened a public hearing for the proposed Middle School Building Project at 410 Williams Street, involving demolition of the existing building, new construction, and an athletic field, with
Board of Assessors approves motor vehicle and real estate abatement hearing. The Board unanimously approved March motor vehicle abatements of $4,579.66, presented by Principal Assessor Maria T. Cataldo. Members Michael McLane, Anthony Martin, and Augusto Bairos also heard arguments on four
Longmeadow Tree Warden denies removal of six Public Shade Trees for middle school project. Tree Warden Leah Wallner held a March 26 hearing at 410 Williams Street on removal of three trees at that location and three at 458 Williams Street, all proposed by the middle school project team to