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Stop and Shop Strike Continues with No Deal in Sight TONIGHT Cloudy with a chance of Showers. Low of 36. Search for The Westfield News The WestfieldNews Search“I TH forI NKThe WestfieldAMER ICNewsA IS RICHER Westfield350.com The WestfieldNews IN INTELLIGENCE THAN ANY Serving Westfield, Southwick, and surrounding Hilltowns “TIME IS OTHERTHE ONLY COUNTRY IN WEATHER CRITICTHE WITHOUTWORLD; AND THAT TONIGHT ITS INTELLAMBITIONIGENCE.” IS MORE Partly Cloudy. SCAJOHNTTERED STEINBECK THAN IN ANY Search for The Westfield News Westfield350.comWestfield350.orgLow of 55. Thewww.thewestfieldnews.com WestfieldNews COUNTRY OF THE WORLD.” Serving Westfield, Southwick, and surrounding Hilltowns “T —IME WILL IS DURA THE NTONLY WEATHERVOL. 86 NO. 151 TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 2017 75 centsCRITIC WITHOUT VOL.88TONIGHT NO. 89 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 2019 75AMBITION Cents .” Partly Cloudy. JOHN STEINBECK Low of 55. www.thewestfieldnews.com StopVOL. 86 NO. 151and Shop TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 2017 Planning Board 75 cents Strike continues reviews short with no deal term rental in sight ordinance By PETER CURRIER By AMY PORTER Correspondent Correspondent WESTFIELD — The Stop and Shop strike is nearing its WESTFIELD – At Tuesday’s Planning Board meet- first full week and there does not appear to be any sign of ing, chairman William Carellas said the City Council a deal being reached between the grocery store chain and asked the Planning Board for their input on a zoning the five unions that have been in negotiations since the ordinance amendment for short term residential rentals. beginning of the year. Ward 4 Councilor Michael Burns gave a history of the No deliveries have been ordinance, which was created following numerous com- made to Stop and Shop plaints from residents on Overlook Drive regarding an locations since the employ- AirBnB rental on the street. At the time, the building ees did a mass walk-out at 1 inspector said that no ordinance existed to regulate the p.m. last Thursday, accord- AirBnB , which was being used as a party house. ing to Marsha Bassett of Work on the local ordinance stopped in May because UFCW 1459. People are the state had introduced a bill. In December, Governor now being allowed in to at Charles Baker signed a bill regulating short term rentals. least the Westfield location, City planner Jay Vinskey said that Attorney Shanna but there are no employees Reed wrote the ordinance based in part on ones in Salem inside to assist them besides and Manchester-by-the-Sea. a few managers. The cash Burns said more and more cities and towns are creat- registers are unmanned, so Gateway vs. Commerce ing local ordinances. He added that he had received a potential customers must letter from a couple on Grove St. who ran a successful use the self-service cash Nicole Hannigan (15) sends one down the line against AirBnB . “We need to keep them in mind. There are at registers instead. Commerce. See story and photos in today’s Sports least seven or eight in Westfield,” he said. Because there have been Section. (Photo by Marc St.Onge) Vinskey explained that they had to strike a balance no deliveries, perishable between the ability to have a short term rental, and put- food is in low stock as prod- ting in some safeguards. He said the City Council is ucts begin to near the expi- looking for recommendations from the Planning Board. ration date. The shelves Seen on Monday, the stock He said now someone can buy a house and rent it out have not been fully stocked daily, weekly or monthly, without a permit. The ordi- of meats in the store is as they normally would each Projects being submitted dwindling as there are no nance would establish a local registry, and require a day. The employees striking zoning permit from the building inspector. new deliveries coming in. outside many locations have Much of the food in this through M.V.P. program Burns said the City Council will look at it at Monday’s been seen holding signs ask- (April 22) meeting. “We want a new piece of legislation. image has since passed its ing people to not cross the sell-by date, which in most By PETER CURRIER It’s not perfect, but it’s a start,” Burns said. picket line, and to go to “I think it’s a great idea,” said Carellas, adding that he cases was April 16th. (Photo other stores if they really Correspondent by Peter Currier) SOUTHWICK – DPW Director Randy Brown is in the process would like to see a yearly limitation on number of days need something. The bank allowable to rent on the permit. and pharmacy inside the of submitting two projects to the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs as part of the M.V.P. Vinskey said the short term rental must be the resi- Westfield location remain open. In a statement on Monday, dence of the owner. Carellas asked if “snow birds,” Stop and Shop President Mark McGowan said that the (Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness) Program. A state-run program, the M.V.P. program addresses issues or residents who go south for the winter, would be able to stores will remain open, but the seafood, bakery, deli, and rent their home for five months. Vinskey said the ordi- customer service counters will be out of commission. hazards in a community that have developed due to climate change. The program also allows municipalities to apply for nance limits short term rentals to seven days, but they “This is not something we wanted to do,” said Bassett, could be rented four times a month. “They left us no choice.” grant funding by being a part of the program and developing plans and actions that revolve around climate change. New Planning Board member Richard Salois sug- Talks between the five unions and the company have gested that the building inspector review the permit been done through a federal mediator. Among many rea- See M.V.P. Program, Page 7 annually. “These things make sense. There are not a lot sons the unions gave for striking was to protect their exist- of hotel rooms in Westfield,” he commented. ing pensions, said Joe Lesko, a member of United Food Vinskey said the ordinance does state every 12 and Commercial Workers (UFCW) 371. He also said that months for the permit, but that he would clarify that the company sought to eliminate time-and-a-half pay on language in the ordinance. “It’s not intended as some- Sundays and reduce vacation time, among other benefit thing you can pull. This is written to provide the stan- cuts. City to hold annual dards. If they’re meeting all of those, it’s a by right use. In a company statement, Stop and Shop representatives Planning Board member Bernard Puza said the state said that their offer to unions was as follows: Keeping the has a new law taxing short term rentals at 5.7%, just like pensions for all associates as assigned with it being 100 hotel rooms. “Is the city collecting taxes,” he asked. percent funded by the company, no cuts to pension benefits Earth Day Cleanup Vinskey said not yet, because they waited for the state to already earned by associates, and an increase of 20 percent finalize their legislation. of the company’s contribution to the pension fund. They By PETER CURRIER Correspondent also said they are offering a pay increase to all associates See Planning Board, Page 7 with no changes to the current time-and-a-half Sundays. In WESTFIELD- The 7th annual Earth Day Cleanup will take the offer was also a provision that made no changes to the place on Saturday, April 27th beginning at 8 a.m. at the Masonic amount of paid time off. They said the company offers Lodge on Broad St.. The yearly event is being sponsored by 10-12 paid holidays per year for most employees. Mayor Brian Sullivan and will allow residents and others to take As far as health care, Stop and Shop has offered to pay part in a cleanup of some of Westfield’s most littered areas. 92 percent of employee health premiums with at least 88 Karen Leigh, Westfield’s Conservation Coordinator, said that percent for individual coverage. They added that deduct- each year she can expect about 150 to take part in the event. ibles would not increase or change at all under their pro- People will arrive and be put into groups to go to certain spots posal and spouses would be eligible for the health plan. In to pick up litter and trash. addition, the statement said that, in Local 371 and 919, “It seems like we get more people every year,” said Leigh,” I there would be no changes to out-of-pocket maximums. In think a lot of it is that people who didn’t go see the work that Locals 1459, 1445 and 328, the out-of-pocket maximums was done, and they become excited to join up the next year.” would match what Local 371 and 919 already have in their Leigh said that some businesses in Westfield will do a group plan for Stop & Shop associates. outing to take part in the cleanup. Full Gospel Church, on Union Street, has pledged approximately 70 people to take place this “First, we want you to know, Stop & Shop recognizes Planning Board member Cheryl Crowe, Kristine the valuable role our associates play in creating a great year, according to Leigh. Fedora and Jay Vinskey of Planning Dept. (Photo by Amy Porter) See Stop and Shop, Page 7 See Annual Earth Day Cleanup, Page 7 DPW still seeking more funding for stormwater work By GREG FITZpaTRICK and complete with their stormwa- structures in Southwick using they’ve asked Brown to modify Correspondent ter plan.
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