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Aug 17, 2026

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Briefing

Jun 15, 2026

Agawam Council Approves Fiscal Year Budget

The City Council approved the Fiscal Year 2027 annual operating budget by a 9-0 vote, with two absences. The council also approved $350,000 for improvements to leased emergency-management space and $130,000 for Water Department equipment.

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Briefing

Jun 1, 2026

Council approves key budget transfers

The City Council unanimously approved three budget transfers totaling $234,906: $50,000 for electricity and heat, $171,000 for solar purchases, and $13,906 for voter notices and street-list printing. The proposed Fiscal Year 2027 operating budget was tabled unanimously until June 15.

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Briefing

May 18, 2026

Council Approves Solar Projects and Key Spending

The City Council unanimously approved lease and power-purchase agreements for solar generating projects at six municipal schools and the Agawam Public Library. Members also approved $236,616.34 for golf-course maintenance equipment, funding transfers for snow and ice operations, and orders supporting reconstruction of the Cooper, Suffield, and Rowley Street intersection.

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Briefing

May 4, 2026

Council Approves Capital Improvement Plan

The City Council approved Agawam’s Fiscal Year 2027–2031 Capital Improvement Plan by an 11–0 vote after a public hearing. It also approved a $69,195 transfer to Department of Public Works accounts and three other resolutions by unanimous votes.

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Briefing

Apr 21, 2026

City Council meeting summary

The council unanimously approved $2,577,398 in borrowing for two Agawam Fire Department pump trucks. It also approved an $18,760 fire department grant, several Community Preservation Fund actions, a $99,070 transfer to police accounts, and a $92,000 transfer for municipal golf operations.

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Briefing

Apr 6, 2026

Council advances funding and election actions

The Council referred a $2,577,398 borrowing request for two fire engine pump trucks to its Finance Committee and approved election-related actions by unanimous 11-0 votes. It also scheduled public hearings for the five-year capital plan on May 4 and a proposed zone change on May 18.

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Briefing

Mar 16, 2026

Council approves firefighter contract funding

The council unanimously approved a $103,034.65 transfer to fund the first year of a new collective bargaining agreement with the Firefighters Association.

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Briefing

Mar 2, 2026

City Council Approves Fund Transfers

The City Council unanimously approved four fund-transfer resolutions, including a transfer from the Municipal Golf Stabilization Fund to the Capital Stabilization Fund to pay off golf cart debt 22 months early.

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Briefing

Feb 17, 2026

Council Advances Zoning and Fund Measures

The council referred a zoning petition for two Mill Street properties to the Planning Board and set a public hearing for March 16, 2026. Four proposed transfers involving water, wastewater, and municipal golf funds were sent to the Finance Committee for the next agenda.

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Briefing

Feb 2, 2026

Council approves police 911 grant

Agawam City Council approved a $115,879 911 Support and Incentive Grant for the Agawam Police Department by a 10-0 vote, with one councilor absent. The council also approved a Cosgrove Street land deed, opposed two mileage-based tax bills, renewed Balfour Motors’ Class 2 dealer license, and rejected a domestic partnership ordinance on its first reading.

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Briefing

Jan 20, 2026

Council Approves Three Dealer Licenses

The City Council approved three Class 2 dealer licenses by 10-0 votes, with one councilor absent.

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Briefing

Jan 5, 2026

Council elects new leadership

The City Council unanimously elected Anthony Russo as president and Anthony Suffriti as vice president, with 9 yes votes and 2 councilors absent.

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