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Letters to the Editor

Feb 12, 2025

Laurel Street MassDOT project

Letters to the Editor

I am writing this letter to bring community awareness to the MassDOT/Longmeadow project. I am one of the few residents who will have part of their property seized by eminent domain. I first became aware of this project when I received a letter from the town back in...

Feb 12, 2025

Questions about Zeller’s resignation

Letters to the Editor

The recent resignation of Longmeadow Board of Assessors Chairperson Michael Zeller in his letter to The Reminder raises questions on the rationale and decision by the Select Board which led to Mr. Zeller’s stepping down. Mr. Zeller who has 15 years of experience on...

Feb 12, 2025

Vote of no confidence

Letters to the Editor

Mr. Michael Zeller recently posted a letter explaining why he resigned from the Longmeadow Board of Assessors after serving for 15 years. He talked about serving our community as an unpaid volunteer while devoting thousands of hours of personal time serving as a...

Feb 5, 2025

DPW workers help with sidewalk cleanup

Letters to the Editor

I live at Brownstone Gardens and I frequently walk on the Pleasant Street sidewalk. One cold day recently I was walking and picking up the various pieces of trash left along the way. I normally take a small plastic bag with me, but this day I didn’t, and had my...

Jan 22, 2025

Why did the BOA need a fresh start?

Letters to the Editor

The Board of Assessors is responsible for determining the fair and equitable valuation of all real and personal property in the town and proposing the tax rate, in accordance with Massachusetts laws. The BOA impacts every residence and business.

Jan 22, 2025

Clarifying the TWB discussion

Letters to the Editor

I am writing to clarify and correct certain information that was reported in The Reminder article “Leaders discuss potential town offices move.” The current Town House (not Thornton Burgess) was gifted to the town of Hampden by Miss Elizabeth Sessions in 1931. The...

Nov 6, 2024

Wrong location for middle school

Letters to the Editor

Article 6 is a wakeup call to Longmeadow residents signed by over 300 citizens who agree that the current Williams Middle School site is the wrong location. At the Nov. 12 Town Meeting, voters will get to decide whether they support a new consolidated middle school to be built on the current (WMS) property site despite some major disadvantages which threaten long term consequences for the town.