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Carvana Dominates Public Comment Discussion in Select Board The Westfield NewsSearch for The Westfield News Westfield350.com The WestfieldNews Serving Westfield, Southwick, and surrounding Hilltowns “TIME IS THE ONLY WEATHER CRITIC WITHOUT TONIGHT AMBITION.” Partly Cloudy. JOHN STEINBECK Low of 55. www.thewestfieldnews.com VOL. 86 NO. 151 $1.00 THURSDAY,TUESDAY, JUNEJULY 27, 15, 2017 2021 VOL. 75 cents 90 NO. 166 Carvana dominates public comment discussion in Select Board, Little League Planning Board Westfield Little League Baseball 10-Year-Old All-Stars’s Andrew Almeida Leadoff pitcher Dylan Rozell (77) on the By PETER CURRIER Staff Writer (14) makes the tag at third base. See story and photos Page 6.. (MARC mound. (MARC ST.ONGE/THE WESTFIELD ST.ONGE/THE WESTFIELD NEWS) NEWS) SOUTHWICK — Carvana dominated public comment in both the Select Board and Planning Board meetings July 12 and 13 as the July 20 public hearing drew nearer. Though Carvana was not on the agenda in either meeting, comments and questions from residents in the public comment period of both meetings were overwhelmingly related to Carvana. Council convenes for final Resident James Wong said during the July 12 Planning Board meeting that he was concerned that Carvana would fail and leave Southwick with a vacant 65.7 acre asphalt lot. vote on ordinance changes “The market for used cars is high, but it is going to crash very quickly, based on the fact that they are going to have a By AMY PORTER and Building departments that had appealed to the ZBA. shortage in car supply manufacturing,” said Wong, “So Staff Writer couldn’t enforce the zoning She said the appeal was Carvana may not even be a viable business in three years.” WESTFIELD – Ward 6 law as currently defined. denied, but it did shine a light Residents in both meetings expressed concerns over wheth- Councilor William Onyski, “The board decided they on what family is. “Family is er Southwick’s fire department would be able to handle a fire who chairs the Legislative need to bring the definition up not biology only. How do you at the Carvana facility. and Ordinance sub-commit- to speed to contemporary use, legislate the use of land and At the Planning Board meeting July 13, former Planning tee, thanked city councilors and seeks to expand the defi- dwelling based on DNA and Board Chair Roz Terry spoke to give advice to the board after for attending a special meet- nition of family from people marriage? We support this, it watching them over the course of the Carvana saga. ing on July 13 for a second who are related to include a encompasses people that A portion of Terry’s speech was cut off during technical dif- vote on changes to city ordi- group of four people not relat- choose their family,” she said. ficulties, and could not be heard on the Zoom call. nances before the clock ran ed operating as a single After being sent to Zoning, She said that the Planning Board should listen to everybody out on the process. household unit on a non-tran- Planning and Development, who gives their input in a hearing, while also conforming to The ordinance changes had sient basis,” Vinskey said, the word family was switched Ward 6 Councilor William their role of making a decision based on whether the proposed originated in the Zoning adding that the definition to household in the ordinance. Onyski. (THE WESTFIELD land use is legal and appropriate. She compared the Planning Board of Appeals, gone would be for zoning purposes The change permits four unre- NEWS FILE PHOTO) Board’s role to that of a jury. through approval by the only. lated people living together as Terry’s biggest point was that the board members should Planning Board and several Vinskey said “family” a household, and does not up to three roomers may be call her with any questions on how to handle any particular city council committees would then consist of house- alter the current definition of considered common occu- applications. before coming to the council hold occupancy as a group of related family. pancy. “Rely on us, rely on the other people in this community,” for a vote. four people. He said five to During the discussion of Onyski said the changes said Terry, “You are here for all of us, and I am still here for The most discussed change six people would be an equiv- the changes in the L&O com- had been vetted through the you.” was made to the definition of alent of two-family for densi- mittee, Onyski said in the new Law Department and code Other residents expressed concerns over the fact that two family for the purpose of city ty and parking. He said they definitions being added a sin- enforcement, and the developments are being proposed that may require large ordinances. During the also looked at other college gle family dwelling would be Building Department had amounts of water. In addition to Carvana, a 100-unit residen- Planning Board approval of communities and found that changed to a building on a lot approved it. tial development is being proposed to be built at 42 Depot St. the change, City Planner Jay Amherst and Northampton designed and occupied as a At the special meeting on One resident cited high water usage figures for the residential Vinskey said the ZBA looked have the same type of lan- residence for one household; July 13, the ordinance change development, to which Planning Board Chair Michael Doherty at other college communities guage. or two-family, a residence for passed unanimously on the said that applications are often written with design standards and how they defined “fami- “I want a legal opinion two households living inde- second reading with no dis- in mind, rather than actual usage. ly” in the ordinances. He said from our Law Department. I pendently in separate units. A cussion. At-large Councilor “There are things called design standards, those are signifi- the ZBA recommended have a real problem with the multi-family residence would Richard K. Sullivan Jr. cantly higher than any actual use,” said Doherty. changing the definition of a definition of a family as con- be three or more households thanked the Teneros for their Another resident asked why the Carvana driveway would be family to four persons living stituting four people,” said living independently in sepa- involvement in the process. on Tannery Road, rather than the larger College Highway. together as a household. At-large Councilor Cindy C. rate units on the same lot. Also voted were changes Doherty said that he was not sure of Carvana’s reasoning, but Initially, the city council Harris at the hearing. She A household is defined as to ordinances involving non- he guessed that the wetland area along College Highway may balked at changing the defini- also asked why not eliminate persons living together in one conforming lots, allowing be one reason. tion of family to four unrelat- the word family for the pur- dwelling unit consisting of more flexibility in certain While the Select Board was meeting July 12, the Agawam ed persons. During a public pose of the ordinance. either members of common circumstances. Also City Council met and discussed a proposal to send a letter to hearing in May, Vinskey said Westfield residents Sheila occupancy, or related by approved was an ordinance the Southwick Planning Board expressing their concerns over the ZBA had heard an appeal Tenero and Dan Tenero also blood, marriage or similar change to allow the Council the project’s potential impact on Agawam. of an enforcement matter called in during the hearing, domestic partnership, legal on Aging to host their meet- Doherty said that he was at the city council meeting. He said which hinged on that defini- saying they were in favor of adoption or guardianship. ings at the Westfield Senior he appreciated that Agawam is concerned about Carvana, but tion, and learned that the Law the petition and are the couple Domestic help, caregivers or Center. he fears that they did not do as much research into the project as they could have. One resident asked where the July 20 public hearing would take place, as the June 29 hearing had drawn a crowd far larger than Town Hall could reliably handle. Doherty said that there had been a plan to host the meeting at Southwick Velis says child tax credit is a way Regional School’s auditorium at 6 p.m., but that it had not yet been finalized. to ‘support working families’ By HOPE E. TREMBLAY take advantage of all federal supports YouthWorks summer Editor available to them.” WESTFIELD – State Sen. John C. Anyone who filed taxes in the past Velis is touting the increased 2021 Child two years will automatically receive the positions still available Tax Credit under President Joseph monthly payment starting July 15. The By AMY PORTER Biden’s American Rescue Plan as sup- remaining tax credit will be distributed Staff Writer porting families. when residents file their 2021 taxes nest WESTFIELD – YouthWorks coordinator and Westfield Under this plan, the 2021 child tax year. High School adjustment counselor Joseph Fiore said there are credit was increased to $3,600 per child Anyone who did not file their 2019 or still some summer positions available for youth ages 16 to 21 under age six, and $3,000 for every child 2020 taxes can apply for the child tax who are not currently employed. between age six and 17. To help families credit by filling out a form on the child- Fiore said the positions pay $13.50 now, half of the child tax credit is being taxcredit.gov website.
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