Assessors approve 5 percent value hike

From East Longmeadow News

• School Committee fast-tracks student safety policies. East Longmeadow's School Committee opened its first meeting in the new high school by taking up seclusion, restraint and Protect Act safety policies, as new Superintendent Joanne Menard outlined her entry plan and the district weighed a shorthanded girls' JV soccer roster.East Longmeadow News
• Conservation panel weighs two builds, presses cleanups. East Longmeadow's Conservation Commission took up two new construction proposals and pressed two overdue cleanup cases, including a Somers Road contractor who missed a hiring deadline and a Vineland Avenue restoration site now months behind schedule.East Longmeadow News
• Golf simulator, pizza shop hours before Planning Board. East Longmeadow's Planning Board weighed a special permit for an eight-bay indoor golf simulator with a kitchen and alcohol service on Baldwin Street, plus later hours for a North Main Street pizza shop and a stalled Chestnut Street redevelopment tied to litigation.East Longmeadow News
• Assessors weigh property value hike for fiscal 2027. East Longmeadow's Board of Assessors considered a consultant's call to push fiscal 2027 property values toward the mid-90s assessment-to-sale ratio after sales volumes fell by roughly half over five years. Second-quarter tax bills are due November 2.East Longmeadow News
• Board of Health revisits 44 Elm Street violations. East Longmeadow's Board of Health revisited unresolved violations at 44 Elm Street after a follow-up inspection found none of the issues cited in August corrected, with the owner citing a pending eviction process before repairs can begin.East Longmeadow News

Coming up

• Tomorrow, 8:30 a.m.: Veterans service district board meets Wednesday. The Eastern Hampden County Veterans Service District, which covers East Longmeadow, holds its regular board meeting Wednesday morning at 8:30.Town of East Longmeadow
• Tomorrow, 11:30 a.m.: Schools hold half day for staff development. East Longmeadow Public Schools hold a half day Wednesday, September 23, with staff professional development scheduled from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.Town of East Longmeadow
• Tomorrow, 6:00 p.m.: Conservation Commission returns to Ramona's Way case. East Longmeadow's Conservation Commission meets Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the Council on Aging Media Room, with a continued partial certificate request for 17 Ramona's Way on the agenda after inspectors found stored firewood and pallets within the site's work limit.Town of East Longmeadow
• Tomorrow, 6:15 p.m.: High school hosts student, parent open house. East Longmeadow High School hosts a student and parent open house Wednesday, September 23, at 6:15 p.m. at 180 Maple Street.Town of East Longmeadow
• Thu, Sep 24, 2:30 p.m.: After school chorus meets Thursday. East Longmeadow Public Schools' after-school chorus program meets Thursday, September 24, from 2:30 to 3:15 p.m.Town of East Longmeadow
• Thu, Sep 24, 2:40 p.m.: Girls on the Run holds sessions this week. Girls on the Run sessions run at 77 Hampden Road on Thursday, September 24, and again Monday, September 28, from 2:40 to 4:10 p.m.Town of East Longmeadow

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