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Council Backs Pot Ban Despite Planners' Vote Q&A SPORTS YOUTH Recycling Rivalry Wins advocate game a worth wastes not turkey a bird PAGE 2 PAGE 9 PAGE 16 AGAWAM ADVERTISER NEWS A TURLEY PUBLICATION ❙ www.turley.com December 5, 2019 ❙ Vol. 41, No. 40 ❙ $1.00 www.agawamadvertisernews.turley.com MARIJUANA BUSINESSES Council backs pot ban despite planners’ vote By Michael Ballway “I think that vote was enough [email protected] to convince me,” said Councilor Paul Cavallo. Though the turnout City councilors followed the was only 21 percent, he added, will of voters to ban recreation- “If they didn’t show up, shame al marijuana businesses this on them. If they were really for it, week, but not before receiving a they had an opportunity to vote pro-marijuana recommendation for it.” from the Planning Board. In voting for the ban, the Councilors voted 8-0, with council went against the rec- three members absent, to adopt ommendation of the Planning a permanent ban at their Dec. 2 Board, which co-hosted this meeting. The new law would es- week’s public hearing. sentially extend the current mor- The Planning Board itself atorium, which expires Dec. 31. was split, with member Mario Granger School pupils show off some of the snow globes they helped to As ordinances require two votes Tedeschi, a city councilor-elect, make while enjoying the relaxing sounds of a crackling “fire” in a class- to be adopted, the deciding vote siding with his future colleagues room on Nov. 27. From left are Alexis Gagno, Gabriella Sterner, Connor will be at the council’s next meet- in recommending the ban. He Sullivan, Joseph Uneeger and Hunter Prefontaine. More photos, page 8. ing, scheduled for Dec. 16. was outvoted by Planning Board PHOTOS BY MIKE LYDICK Many councilors have said Chairman Mark Paleologopou- their vote would be determined los and member Charles Elfman. by the results of a non-binding The other two Planning Board referendum on recreational mar- members did not attend the Dec. of the ijuana businesses on the town’s 2 meeting. Nov. 5 ballot. Agawam voted “It’s a missed opportunity for 2,682 to 1,831 against allowing the businesses. MARIJUANA ❙ page 12 Art season Granger student Rachel Haire puts the finishing touches of red PROPERTY TAX paint on a small clay pot that will become a holiday ornament. Business gets a break MAIN STREET Mayor: Town should be the first time in the past several years that Agawam has set a tax encouraging growth of rate without councilors split on industrial, commercial land whether to favor businesses or Organic recycling center breaks ground residents. This year’s tax shift is a factor of 1.55, which works out to By Shelby Macri By Michael Ballway [email protected] [email protected] rates of $16.83 per $1,000 assessed value for residential taxpayers, Commercial taxpayers will see and $31.61 for owners of com- Last month, before the snow a reduction in tax rates this fiscal mercial, industrial and personal started falling, Vanguard Renew- year, while homeowners’ rates are property. ables managed to start work on back on the rise after barely budg- “I always supported less[er] its new organic waste recycling ing last year. residential rates, but I went to facility on Main Street. Accounting for changes in real City Hall and spoke with Sam The company held a ground- estate valuations, the new rates and we analyzed the tax rates, breaking ceremony Wednesday, amount to a $160 annual tax hike and 1.55, I think, is very fair,” said Nov. 20, at the softball field next for the owner of the average Aga- Councilor George Bitzas. to the former Southworth Paper Pink flags mark the limits of the construction site at 299 Main St., Agawam, and the wam single-family house, valued In recent years, the City Coun- building, at 299 Main St., Aga- wam. chipper is in the approximate spot of the entrance to the organic waste recycling at $244,150, and a tax cut of $72 cil has often divided into factions, facility to be built there. PHOTOS BY SHELBY MACRI per year for the owner of the av- with some supporting lower resi- The contractor, Chris Ward- erage small business valued at dential rates than the mayor rec- well, pointed out multicolored $220,032. ommends, and some advocating stakes marking the layout of the building. ruption of the neighborhood as The City Council voted 8-0 to lower commercial rates. Bitzas, 5.4-acre site, including where the A thick tree line separates the possible, and has also committed approve the new rates as recom- for example, had asked for a shift building will be, where the park- building site from the street, so to design features that keep most mended by Mayor William Sapel- ing lot and loading dock will be, that the facility won’t be visible to odors and noises indoors. li and Assessor Sam Konieczny, TAX ❙ page 7 and where the driveway will join the surrounding community. Van- the driveway for the Southworth guard wants to create as little dis- RECYCLING ❙ page 7 413.786.7747 • Fax: 413.786.8457 • Facebook: @AgawamAdvertiserNews • Email: [email protected] Find them AGAWAM at Rocky’s 10 Springfield St. AG ADV AG Stocked with rockys.com Storm Essentials 9.75x1.5 1910225_ROCKYS-WinterSaleAds.indd 1 11/18/19 10:48 AM Page 2 ❙ AGAWAM ADVERTISER NEWS ❙ December 5, 2019 Q & AGAWAM IN THIS ISSUE Eco-friendly a lifestyle for recycling advocate Police Log .........5 By Shelby Macri in the toys after a certain lived in Agawam? [email protected] Abbey Massaro set of kids are done playing A: I grew up here, just Opinion ..............6 with them. It’s okay to give over there on Northwood ecycling is more than Why you should know her: En- toys that are gently used Street, I went to UMa- Sports ................9 putting bottles and vironmental specialist, alumna and parents, grandparents, ss-Amherst for college, and cans and old news- of the SAFE (Students Against aunts and uncles, whoev- then I moved to Springfield. Calendar ..........11 Rpapers into a curbside Violating the Environment) Club er, are invited to come and Then shortly after, I moved toter. It’s a way of think- at AHS, vice president of the shop and make it a surprise back into Agawam and I Zero Waste Club. Seniors ............11 ing about production and for their kids. think I’ve been living back Favorite thing about Aga- consumption — using less in Agawam for the past Public Notices ..12 wam: “People are so generous, Q: What else does the energy, creating less waste and you see the community five or so years. It’s a great club do? Youth ................ 13 and putting old products come together.” community, ’cause people to new uses. Abbey Mas- PHOTO BY SHELBY MACRI A: We also organize a are always coming togeth- Classifieds ....... 14 saro, a 2010 Agawam High children’s used clothing ex- er and they’re so generous School graduate, knows all many things, like helping Nancy Bobskill, Judy Kie- change once or twice a year. when they’re donating their about that. At her day job, them donate leftover food, ly, Danielle Light, Susan They usually happen in the stuff, or food, anything in 16 PAGES she helps businesses adopt administering food waste Grossberg, and myself. spring or before the spring. general. It’s always nice eco-friendly practices. In programs, maybe divert Anyone is welcome to join, Usually, when people are around the holidays, espe- her hometown, she’s vice food scrapes to a compost they can get in touch with gearing up and thinking cially here, ’cause it’s such a president of the Zero Waste facility. us at our events, they can about warmer weather, close-knit community. Tips offered Club, which helps families help out and volunteer at and they do their spring reduce their environmental Q: Locally, you’re part of the events! Also, the Aga- clean outs, They can bring Q: What’s it like to be on nutrition, impact through programs the Zero Waste Club. How wam High School is really their clothing to the Aga- the vice president of a club like this weekend’s Holiday did that start? great, because their Nation- wam Public Library on a you created with you former weight loss Used Toy Exchange, with A: Nancy Bobskill was al Honor Society usually Friday in order to shop on teacher? free “shopping” of gently my environmental science volunteers for the events. Saturday. We also organize A: Well, we’re friends The Food Bank of West- used items from 10 a.m. to teacher [at Agawam High They’ll take up collections stuff swaps in our own little and colleagues now, and I ern Massachusetts will 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at School], then when I grad- for either toys or clothing at group, were we invite peo- think we were on the same present a seminar on nutri- the Agawam Public Library, uated from college and sort the school and then bring ple over to Nancy’s house page back then when I was tion and weight control this 750 Cooper St. of moved back home and those materials to the Aga- and we do stuff swaps. a student. And we’re still on month in Agawam. started planting my roots wam Public Library, then It’s all about reducing our the same page now, we have The seminar is 10 to Q: What’s your job? back in Agawam, we creat- they even volunteer at the stuff, so before we think that goal of just keeping 11:30 a.m.
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