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Here’s a photo of the Town of Hawley’s new highway truck. Scroll down for details.

Specifications (from Highway Boss Gary Mitchell):
♦ Year, Make and Model: 2019 Freightliner 108SD
♦ Transmission: Allison, Standard (‘Very Smooth’)
♦ Rating: 430 Horsepower Continue reading →

SPECIAL TOWN MEETING UPDATE — The Special Town Meeting was a very quick one, with unanimous votes in favor of all three Warrant articles. The following items of clarification were offered:

(1) The Town has determined that there are sufficient funds currently residing in reserves to cover the $180,000 purchase for the new truck, so no borrowing is anticipated. Any “left over” monies will go to repair of the damaged truck.

(2) The need for $8,000 to cover OSHA compliance costs came about as a result of new federal regulations regarding fuel and other liquid storage vessels.

(3) The $2,000 request for Fire Fighter Stipend resulted from an usually high number of Fire Department calls during fourth quarter, 2018.

The recent highway truck accident and two other issues have precipitated a Special Town Meeting, which has been scheduled by the Selectboard for 6:30 pm Wednesday, December 26. Included in the Town Meeting Warrant are the following fiscal items: Continue reading →

Hawley Administrative Assistant Cass Nawrocki recently issued the following bulletins by email:

THE MASSACHUSETTS OFFICE OF HOUSING AND ECONOMIC Development has awarded the Town of Hawley $466,900 for the rebuilding of Route 8A, focusing on the intersection with Pudding Hollow Road. According to an article in the October 19 Greenfield Recorder, Hawley is “. . . among  eight rural communities that will recieve $7.3 million worth of road and bridge fixes through the MassWorks grant program.”

The other seven towns included in this rural grant group are:
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HAWLEY STATE ELECTION – TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Hawley will be holding the State Election on Tuesday, November 6, 2018 from 7 am to 8 pm at the Town Office, 8 Pudding Hollow Road in Hawley.

Absentee ballots are now available. Please come by on Wednesdays from 9 to 12 or during regular office hours to fill out an application for an absentee ballot. The application file is also available on our town website. Click HERE.

Early Voting is now closed.

Hawley Town Clerk Pamela Shrimpton can be reached at 413-339-5518 (Office) or 413-339-4091 (Home), or email townclerk@townofhawley.com.

Thanks and see you on Election Day!

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A TREE FALLS in such a way that it straddles Town/Resident property lines? A new Tree Removal policy, adopted by the Hawley Selectboard at its October 2 meeting, spells out the options.

This policy, which is aimed at clarifying rather than changing existing practices, addresses the following:

► Who gets to use the tree?
► Requesting Town’s help for tree disposal;
► Highway Department/Tree Warden considerations; and,
► Policy limitations.

This one-page .pdf file can be downloaded HERE.

THE TOWN OF HAWLEY SELECTBOARD ADOPTED a new tree tapping policy at its Tuesday, September 18 meeting. The purpose of the policy is to set standards and definitions regarding the tapping of trees on Town-owned land.  Included in the policy are:

<> A definition of “Tapping”;
<> What constitutes Town-owned land for this purpose;
<> Annual authorization needed; and,
<> Policy exceptions.

Download a .pdf copy of the Tree Tapping Policy HERE.

FRCOG’s COOPERATIVE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE (CPHS) and the Mohawk Area Public Health Commission (MAPHCO) are offering a series of eight free flu clinics at various Franklin County locations during October and early November. Hi-dose vaccinations for seniors and Flu mist for children will be available.

For a list of the times, dates and locations of the clinics, click HERE.
Call Lisa White, R.N. Public Health Nurse, at 413-665-1400 ext. 114 if you have questions.

MASSACHUSETTS STATE PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS in the Tuesday, September 4, election at the Hawley Town Office. Town Clerk Pamela Shrimpton reports there was a 30% overall voter turnout. To view the tallies, click on the links, below:

THE HAWLEY BOARD OF SLECTMEN ENACTED a new, local advertising policy at their August 21 meeting. The policy defines the conditions under which local Hawley businesses can post business cards or small fliers advertising their goods and services at the Town Office. The items addressed in the policy include: 

• Definitions of “Hawley Business”
• Right to Advertise
• Printed Materials Requirements
• Placement of Printed Materials
• Flyers for Bulletin Board Events Display

Click HERE for a copy of the policy.