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Holyoke council approves two zone-change ordinances, adopts police property-damage reporting ordinance and confirms housing appointments
Summary
At its April 1 meeting the City Council approved two zoning change ordinances for multiunit properties, adopted an ordinance requiring police to report motor-vehicle damage to city property above $1,000, and confirmed two appointments to the Holyoke Housing Authority; several other items were received, referred, or tabled.
The Holyoke City Council on April 1 passed two ordinances changing the zoning for two properties to allow duplexes/triplex apartments, adopted an ordinance requiring police to report motor-vehicle damage to city property above $1,000, and confirmed two housing-authority appointments.
The zoning measures (agenda items 7 and 8) were presented by Councilor Israel Rivera and approved on first and second readings and then by roll call as ordinances. The council recorded the vote as unanimous.
The council also adopted an ordinance (agenda item 11) requiring police to report damage to city property greater than $1,000 to the City Council, the mayor and the law department. Councilor Jordan explained the change would raise the threshold to $1,000 and require…
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