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Holyoke's Community Preservation Act Committee recommended full funding for all six projects on its April 8 agenda, awarding $671,960 to be sent to the city council for final approval.

Holyoke's Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee confirmed May 22 for its fourth annual Mayoral Bike Ride and sketched a monthly summer events calendar running through September. The committee, meeting April 8, set Fame, a downtown restaurant, as the start and end point for the 5-to-7 p.m.

Holyoke's Commission on Disability unanimously approved a 17-question resident accessibility survey and received a presentation on the city's state-funded climate resilience planning process at its March 26 meeting.

Holyoke's Ordinance Committee voted unanimously to ban second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides on all city-owned property, targeting a July 1, 2026 effective date.

Holyoke's development committee approved a mall height permit and split $1 million in opioid settlement funds at its March 23 meeting.

Holyoke's Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee heard a pitch for the city's updated state climate resilience planning process and sketched out summer bike programming at its March 11 meeting.

Holyoke's Public Safety Committee cleared more than a dozen standing DPW and engineering orders Monday, some dating to 2022.

Holyoke's Ordinance Committee tabled two ordinance revisions and continued a cannabis hours public hearing at its March 4 meeting.

Holyoke's Charter and Rules Committee advanced three charter amendments tied to the city's financial reorganization act and tabled two others for redrafting at its March 2 meeting.

Holyoke's Commission on Disability approved a wheelchair-access variance for the Wright's Block development on High Street and voted to petition the mayor over snow-removal hardships for disabled residents.