Town of Hawley

NOMINATION PAPERS FOR THE HAWLEY TOWN ELECTION are available at the Hawley Town Office, 8 Pudding Hollow Road, or by contacting Town Clerk Pamela Shrimpton at 339-5518/339-4091.

The following offices will be up for election:
♦ Selectman/Board of Health (3 year term). Incumbent Hussain Hamdan
♦ Assessor (3 year term). Incumbent Edward Brady
♦ Hawlemont School Committee (3 year term). Incumbent Hussain Hamdan
♦ Representative K-12 Committee for MTRSD (3 year term). Vacant
♦ Non-Parent Member LEC for Hawlemont School District (3 year term). Incumbent Suzanne Crawford
♦ Moderator (1 year term). Incumbent Kirby “Lark” Thwing
♦ Auditor (1 year term). Incumbent Carla Clark

Please contact Pamela if you are interested in any of the positions, whether as a nominated candidate or as a write-in. Last day to submit papers is March 25^th. Thanks and please don’t hesitate to ask any questions about the positions…we Hawleyites would love to have you on board!

A RABIES VACCINATION CLINIC will be held on Saturday, March 30 from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon at the Hawley Town Office, 8 Pudding Hollow Road, Hawley, MA.

⇒ Rabies vaccinations will be $15.00 each.
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IT WAS REPORTED AT THE FEBRUARY 19 Hawley Selectboard meeting that Berkshire East is intending to replace one of the blades on its large wind turbine. Originally scheduled for late March,  supplier delays have caused this project to be put off until mid-to-late April, according to Hawley Highway Superintendent Gary Mitchell.

The plan is to bring the new blade in through Pond Road, then Forget Road, and then to proceed along East Road and up to the windmill site.

Gary is working with Berkshire East to bolster the condition of the roads to the turbine site and minimize any damage.

THOSE WHO WITNESSED THE AFTERMATH of Hurricane Irene would no doubt readily agree to the importance of having a disaster plan for the Town of Hawley. While such a plan was in place when that mega-storm hit in 2011, it was clear after the tumult subsided that a more detailed plan would have been helpful.

A special committee — the Hazard Mitigation Plan Renewal Committee — is currently working on such a detailed plan for the Town. This project involves the renewal of a version that was put in place in 2014. This current update must be completed by June, 2020.

The next meeting of the Renewal  Committee has been set for Friday, March 8 at 12:00 pm at the Hawley Town Office.
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