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Transparency and preservation: Elmwood Forest and public access to city information raised at Holyoke forum
6393453 · October 23, 2025
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Summary
Candidates exchanged views about transparency in city hall and the protection of Elmwood Forest after a lawyer-led tax-title process and council communications drew scrutiny.
Transparency in city government and protection of Elmwood Forest surfaced as connected concerns at the Holyoke bilingual candidate forum.
Ward 3 councilor David Bartley criticized omissions in a recent City Law Department communication and described efforts to pursue a tax-title action to recover delinquent taxes on a portion of Elmwood Forest.…
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