Westhampton Finance Committee balances budget with $125,000 override and $125,000 free cash. Chair Tad Weiss reported a shortfall requiring $35,000 in additional cuts to municipal and education budgets; the elementary school committee voted to reduce the town's burden by $57,000, bringing the
Westhampton Finance Committee approves $125,000 override and free cash transfer to balance budget. Chair Tad Weiss and the seven-member committee recommended the override after the Westhampton Elementary School Committee voted to reduce the town's burden by $57,000, composed of a $45,000
Westhampton Finance Committee backs revolving-fund articles, defers regional-school recommendation. The seven-member committee voted unanimously to approve Articles 2, 3, and 5 and to recommend the municipal budget 6-0-1 on May 4. However, Chair Tad Weiss's committee voted 7-0-0 to take no action
Westhampton Finance Committee charts path through $285,000 budget deficit. Chair Tad Weiss and his committee heard from Police Chief Dave White, Fire Chief Dave Antosz, and Highway Superintendent Bill Jablonski on departmental needs, including a $61,588 police adjustment for COLA and the retention
Westhampton Planning Board unanimously denies moto-cross permit at watershed site. The board rejected a Special Permit application for a moto-cross event at 0 Main Road, finding the property sits in a Watershed Overlay Protection District where commercial activity is prohibited under town zoning.
Westhampton Finance Committee completes budget review, cuts $9,000 and identifies remaining deficit of $285,000. The seven-member committee, chaired by Stephen Holt, approved line-by-line spending through multiple departments, including authorization for two additional audits totaling $27,000
Westhampton Planning Board denies motocross race permit on zoning grounds. The board unanimously rejected Aaron Bauer's application to hold two annual one-day motocross events at his Main Road property, finding the commercial use incompatible with Watershed Protection Overlay District restrictions.
Planning Board defers motocross decision as Main Road neighbors clash. The board heard three hours of public testimony on Aaron Bauer's special permit application to host one-day motocross races twice yearly on his 17-acre property in the Water Supply Protection District, with approximately 245
Westhampton Conservation Commission halts work on Main Road property over wetlands violations. The board ordered an immediate halt to unauthorized work at 412 Main Road, where property owner Sean Jeffords completed grading, erosion control, rock walls, and stone work within the resource area buffer
Westhampton library trustees prepare strategies for protecting core services if a Proposition 2.5 override fails. Director Meaghan Schwelm reported February circulation of 1,671 items, down from 1,742 a year prior, and outlined consulting with EveryLibrary to prioritize services serving vulnerable
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