by Heather Brandon | Nov 22, 2006 | Urban Compass
Timothy Brennan is Executive Director of the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission, based in West Springfield. I sat down with him to learn about the agency’s role in the follow-up to the September Urban Land Institute panel visit to Springfield, as well as to...
by Heather Brandon | Nov 22, 2006 | Urban Compass
Springfield Mayor Charles Ryan: Clearly [Judge Sweeney’s] is a very serious decision (PDF), and one that bothers us deeply. The trash fee was not anything that was done on a whim; it was done with significant forethought. As a matter of fact, it was recommended...
by Heather Brandon | Nov 22, 2006 | Urban Compass
Following is a excerpted transcript, edited for brevity, of a Finance Control Board meeting on June 27, 2006, regarding a proposed trash fee charged to Springfield residents. Transcript in its entirety provided courtesy of resident Sheila McElwaine and hosted by the...
by Heather Brandon | Nov 24, 2006 | Urban Compass
Folks in Springfield seem generally poised to pay a trash fee, some grudgingly, some quite willing. The major frustration this week, spurred by the lawsuit brought by ten residents against the city, the mayor, and the Finance Control Board, is this notion that we...
by Heather Brandon | Nov 24, 2006 | Urban Compass
Accolade elm trees were planted along Sumner Avenue this week as part of a massive, partly grant-funded effort to put new trees in the ground. An August article in Forest Park News reported that this fall’s 54 tree plantings—52 along Sumner Avenue in Forest...
