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
Westhampton's Finance Committee and Selectboard chart deficit response after failed override. The joint meeting on April 15 came after voters rejected a Proposition 2-1/2 override, 314 to 373, leaving a remaining budget gap of $389,893 after recent adjustments. Finance Committee Chair Weiss
Selectboard approves $500,000 tax override for fiscal 2027 schools and town services. The board voted unanimously to place the override question on an April 11 special election ballot. Selectboard Chair Susan Bronstein and members Jennifer Milikowsky and Scott Johndrow stated that the structural
Westhampton Selectboard approves ambulance services contract through 2029. Susan Bronstein, Chair, and Jennifer Milikowsky voted unanimously (Scott Johndrow absent) to approve a three-year contract with the city of Easthampton at $60,000 annually, with increases of $5,000 each year through fiscal
Westhampton Selectboard approves school solar contract, three other major votes. The board unanimously approved a photovoltaic installation contract for Westhampton Elementary School with Chair Susan Bronstein authorized to execute via DocuSign, alongside a joint Community Development Block Grant
Westhampton Selectboard unanimously endorses $500k Proposition 2-1/2 override and approves heat pump upgrades. Chair Susan Bronstein secured board authorization to sign the grant contract for weatherization work at Town Hall and its annex, funded by Green Communities/DOER grant and Eversource
Westhampton Selectboard and Finance Committee host Proposition 2-1/2 override briefing. The joint meeting drew approximately 65 residents to hear presentations from Meaghan Schwelm, Library Director; John Shaw, Cemetery; and Vito Perrone, School Superintendent. The boards accepted written questions
Finance Committee approves prior minutes and takes up $40K out-of-district student placement. Superintendent Vito Perrone and Central Office Business Manager Dawn Scaparotti said the midyear cost, not budgeted in FY26, will be covered through Extraordinary Relief funds; no additional FY27 spending