Select Board approves future building request and three street closures.
Select Board approves future use request for Old Town Hall. The Board unanimously backed a Request for Future Use proposal designed to solicit preliminary developer ideas before determining whether a formal Request for Proposals or zoning changes may be appropriate, with Town Manager Lyn Simmons
Select Board · Meeting of September 8, 2026
LONGMEADOW — Select Board approves future use request for Old Town Hall. The Board unanimously backed a Request for Future Use proposal designed to solicit preliminary developer ideas before determining whether a formal Request for Proposals or zoning changes may be appropriate, with Town Manager Lyn Simmons clarifying that any final action or property transfer would require Town Meeting approval. The Board also unanimously approved three street closure applications for block parties on Ellington Street, Belleclaire Avenue, and East Greenwich and Normandy scheduled for September 19 and 27, passed a 9/11 25th Anniversary proclamation, and unanimously approved a regional support letter advocating for Longmeadow representation on the Springfield Water and Sewer Commission.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of September 8, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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