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The Select Board voted 5-0 to require six-foot fencing for dogs involved in a nuisance hearing, with a fence contract due by March 20, installation by May 1, immediate restraint, and licensing by the end of March. The board also approved 20 mph school zones on portions of Bliss Road and Hopkins Place and in other locations recommended by the Traffic Roads Advisory Group.
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The dog-related order requires the animals to be restrained and the property to receive a six-foot stockade fence; violations could lead to civil action by Longmeadow. New or formally designated 20 mph school zones will apply near St. Mary’s Academy and other recommended locations. The town’s FY2027 budget outlook also changed after health insurance costs rose 11.2%, increasing the health insurance budget line by $174,853 above the initial projection.
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