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Where things stand with the Mayor’s fire station budget request heading into December

  • Posted on December 2, 2020
  • by Pete Brown

I watched last night’s Committee Chairs meeting and was able to get a better sense of the timeline for a final vote on funding for the new fire station. When…

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Citizen petitions and initiatives, oh my!

  • Posted on November 23, 2020
  • by Pete Brown

While writing my post about the Accessory Dwelling Unit zoning amendment, I made a note for myself that I should also spend some time digging into the issue of citizen…

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The City Council hears from GCET, funds Wisdom Way work, and continues to fret about the fire station and the library.

  • Posted on November 21, 2020November 22, 2020
  • by Pete Brown

Despite the amount of time they consumed, the DPW cuts, Accessory Dwelling Units, and Greenfield’s tax classification were not the only topics the City Council addressed on Wednesday evening. Wisdom…

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The City Council approves a single property tax rate for 2021.

  • Posted on November 20, 2020
  • by Pete Brown

One of the many items up for discussion at the Greenfield City Council’s November 18 regular meeting was whether city would stay with a single property tax rate. The motion…

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Posts coming over the next few days on the Nov. 18 City Council meeting.

  • Posted on November 19, 2020November 19, 2020
  • by Pete Brown

Last night’s meeting of the City Council ran more than four hours, and it is taking me a while to get through the entire recording. Look for multiple posts coming…

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Previously, on Greenfield: Accessory Dwelling Units

  • Posted on November 17, 2020November 17, 2020
  • by Pete Brown

I have felt for a while that news coverage of politics and current events would benefit from the “Previously on…” segments that happen at the beginning of every episode of…

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November 15, 2020 – The week ahead

  • Posted on November 15, 2020November 15, 2020
  • by Pete Brown

Here’s what I will be focusing on over the coming week: Monday: Budget & Finance Subcommittee meeting (School Committee – The posted agenda for this meeting is pretty thin. The…

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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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The EDC considers zoning amendments, property assessments (or the lack thereof), and the First National Bank.

  • Posted on November 13, 2020November 13, 2020
  • by Pete Brown

It’s a few days late, but I managed to catch up on this past Tuesday’s meeting of the Economic Development Committee of the Greenfield City Council. It was a fairly…

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Charter Review Committee – Budget timing AND BEYOND!!

  • Posted on November 12, 2020
  • by Pete Brown

The final topic on the agenda for the November 9 meeting of the Greenfield Charter Review Committee (for a bit of background on this committee, see the beginning of this…

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