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Thursday, September 24, 2026

Holyoke Planning Board weighs contested rezoning bid for Crescent Street rehab facility.

From Holyoke News

• Finance Committee takes up grants, stipends amid casino aid cut. Holyoke's Finance Committee took up a slate of state and federal grants, including snow and ice aid that still leaves the city's overtime account deep in the red, as councilors pressed the state over a shrunken casino mitigation payment blamed on Boston's World Cup spending.Holyoke News
• Planning Board previews final plan, weighs rehab rezoning. Holyoke's Planning Board previewed its long-awaited comprehensive plan, built from more than 1,000 public comments over two and a half years, and took up a contested rezoning bid for a 120-bed residential treatment facility on Crescent Street that residents said could displace neighbors.Holyoke News
• Development panel weighs dog-sitting permit, barbershop zoning question. Holyoke's Development and Government Relations Committee took up a special permit for a King Street dog-sitting business after neighbors objected in writing over noise, and separately revisited a Sargent Street barbershop's zoning status after the applicant called the multi-committee process a burden.Holyoke News

Coming up

• Wed, Sep 30, 10 a.m.: Citywide clean-up marks Hispanic Heritage Month Sept. 30. The Hampden County Sheriff's Department and Holyoke's Department of Public Works will hold a citywide clean-up Wednesday, September 30, from 10 a.m. to noon, part of the city's Hispanic Heritage Month observance running September 15 to October 15.City of Holyoke