SOUTHWICK — Since the state mandated that every municipality must adopt a zoning bylaw that allows, by right, the construction of what is often called a mother-in-law suite or accessory dwelling unit, the Planning Board began the process of drafting its own Tuesday night.
SOUTHWICK — Of the five articles on the warrant for Tuesday’s Special Town Meeting the citizens’ petition to lower the speed limit on College Highway was the only one not approved.
SOUTHWICK — After a ruling by the federal Environmental Protection Agency last October that every lead or copper water line in the country must be replaced in 12 years, the DPW is continuing its effort to verify the materials used in the water service lines of every home in town with a new initiative.
SOUTHWICK — The principals of Pioneer Valley Trading Co., the recreational cannabis store working through the permitting process to open in town, made their first appearance in front of the Planning Board on Jan. 7 and they were “excited to get it going.”
SOUTHWICK — As the Planning Board wrapped up its over two-hour meeting on Jan. 7, Chair Michael Doherty and board member David Sutton announced they were resigning.