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Finance Committee approves sending $137,500 transfer request for Open Architects to full council; mayor to provide scope and DLS letter

5880381 · October 1, 2025
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The Finance Committee voted to forward to the full City Council a request to appropriate $137,500 from a CAFO salary line to the mayor’s contracted services to expand work with Open Architects (consultant TJ Plant).

The Holyoke City Council Finance Committee voted to forward to the full City Council a request to appropriate $137,500 in fiscal-year 2026 funds by transfer from a CAFO salary line to the mayor’s contracted services line to expand an engagement with Open Architects and consultant TJ Plant.

The transfer request was introduced via a letter from Mayor Garcia read into the record. The mayor said Open Architects has been providing financial forecasting, capital planning and operational support under a $50,000 state grant and that the requested transfer is…

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