South Hadley public meetings in 2023
3 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Town Meeting Review Committee
The committee unanimously approved the draft minutes from the August 15, 2023 meeting. It decided to retain the original schedule of meetings on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 6:30 PM. Members agreed that survey questions 1‑14 will be included, revised, and consolidated by a sub‑committee, and that respondents may optionally provide their names so the TMRC can track participation. The group also set guidelines for a concise survey format.
- Approved August 15, 2023 meeting minutes (unanimous)
- Decided to keep meetings on 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 6:30 PM
- Confirmed the By‑Law Review Committee is currently operating
- Determined survey questions 1‑14 will be included, revised, and consolidated by a sub‑committee
- Allowed optional name disclosure for survey respondents with tracking capability
- Adopted minimal‑discussion format for each survey question (include, exclude, or revise)
- Set survey length target of 15‑20 questions to avoid excess length
- Chose to continue reviewing survey questions rather than move to other topics
Planning Board
The Board endorsed an Approval Not Required (ANR) plan to create a 3-acre parcel for an apartment building development. The Board also adopted revisions to its Open Comment Period policy and approved several sets of previous meeting minutes.
- Endorsed ANR plan to create a new parcel from Assessor Map 28 Parcels 200 and 316 (5-0)
- Adopted revisions to the Open Comment Period policy (5-0)
- Approved minutes for July 10 executive session, July 24 regular meeting, and August 14 executive session (5-0)
- Deferred approval of August 14 regular meeting minutes to a future meeting
- Voted to enter executive session to discuss litigation regarding Chicopee Concrete Service, Inc (5-0)
Public Schools
The School Committee approved handbook updates for four schools and updated the athletic concussion policy. The board also accepted a donation from the Class of 1973 and approved several payment warrants.
- Approved handbook changes for all four schools (5-0)
- Approved athletic concussion policy JJIF & JJIF-R (5-0)
- Accepted donation from Class of 1973 for high school field trips and activities (5-0)
- Approved warrants totaling $2,363,131.45 across three votes
- Approved minutes from 8/3/23 (4-0, 1 abstention)
- Agreed to trial a hybrid meeting model on October 19th
- Decided to move forward with evaluating the Interim Superintendent