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Should Greenfield landlords be required to have vacant rental units inspected?

  • Posted on November 14, 2020November 14, 2020
  • by Pete Brown

A significant portion of the Appointments & Ordinance Committee’s November 11 meeting was devoted to a proposed ordinance that would require vacated rental units in Greenfield to be inspected by…

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What happened with the library vote…

  • Posted on December 19, 2018
  • by Pete Brown

The motion to authorize the borrowing authority for the new library project was on the floor for discussion by the Council, and it became clear that Councilor Sund was going…

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A few preliminary answers on tree management in Greenfield

  • Posted on April 16, 2018April 16, 2018
  • by Pete Brown

While the tree work I saw last week on Smith Street seems not to have been anything the town was doing, it got me interested in how tree management works…

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Looks like some trees are coming down on Smith Street.
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Looks like some trees are coming down on Smith Street.

  • Posted on April 9, 2018April 9, 2018
  • by Pete Brown

Update: I talked to the Greenfield DPW, and this work is apparently not anything f they are doing. They said they currently have one tree in Smith Street that is…

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Doug Mayo talks about privatization of town services

  • Posted on March 7, 2018
  • by Pete Brown

I sat down for coffee last week with Precinct 8 Councilor Doug Mayo to discuss his proposed ordinance regarding privatization of municipal services such as garbage and recycling collection and…

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No response from Council member Isaac Mass about GCET vote
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No response from Council member Isaac Mass about GCET vote

  • Posted on February 23, 2018February 23, 2018
  • by Pete Brown

I reached out to Town Councilor Isaac Mass earlier this week to ask why he believes that a special election would be required to change GCET’s status to an Enterprise…

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DPW public forum, or more than you ever wanted to know about waste removal in Greenfield
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DPW public forum, or more than you ever wanted to know about waste removal in Greenfield

  • Posted on February 23, 2018February 23, 2018
  • by Pete Brown

Last night at Greenfield High School, Department of Public Works Director Don Ouellette hosted a public forum on waste disposal. There were two topics on the agenda: The proposal to…

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Live-blogging the DPW public forum
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Live-blogging the DPW public forum

  • Posted on February 22, 2018February 22, 2018
  • by Pete Brown

I’m trying something new with this evening’s DPW public forum. Instead of live-tweeting the meeting and annoying all my non-Greenfield Twitter/Facebook followers, I will be live-blogging it here (assuming everything…

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The town’s lawyer says GCET should be both an Enterprise Fund and a Municipal Light Plant.

  • Posted on February 21, 2018
  • by Pete Brown

I posted earlier about enterprise fund versus Municipal Light Plant status for GCET. In response, Town Councilor Otis Wheeler mentioned that the town’s legal counsel is advising that GCET needs…

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It seems like GCET should have been an Enterprise Fund from the start.
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It seems like GCET should have been an Enterprise Fund from the start.

  • Posted on February 20, 2018
  • by Pete Brown

While I have not yet had a chance to sift through how Municipal Light Plants work and why GCET was created as one, the other question I have been meaning…

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