Government · Select Board
Chicopee City Council Tentatively Approves More Than 20 FY2026 Department Budgets
Chicopee City Council tentatively approves more than 20 FY2026 departmental budgets in first night of hearings.
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Chicopee School Committee Approves $1.7 Million in Warrants, Advances Sweeping Policy Revisions
Chicopee School Committee approves $1.7 million in bills warrants and advances roughly 50 student policy revisions on first reading.
Schools · School Committee
Chicopee school budget subcommittee unanimously advances $132.8 million FY26 spending plan
Chicopee school budget subcommittee forwards $132.8 million FY26 spending plan with three-year deficit warning.
Government · Finance Committee
Chicopee Finance Committee Approves $26,476 for Fire Headquarters Floor Engineering
Chicopee Finance Committee unanimously approves $26,476 to begin repairs at Fire Department headquarters.
Schools · School Committee
Chicopee School Committee approves $810,278 in warrants, enters collective bargaining session
Chicopee School Committee approves $810,278 in warrants and hears student warning of $100,000 federal food cut. The committee voted 10-0 with one abstention on each of two bills warrants — $372,512.65 and $437,765.48 — at its March 19 regular meeting, with member Ron Dought abstaining on both.
Government · Select Board
Chicopee City Council approves nine mayor's orders worth more than $220,000
Chicopee City Council unanimously approved nine mayor's orders totaling roughly $224,000 at its March 18 meeting, led by a $120,000 emergency appropriation for DPW sanitation vehicle repairs.
Government · Select Board
Chicopee Council Approves Brisa Land Deal, $125,000 Cabotville Security Funding
Chicopee City Council clears path for Brisa housing project and spends $125,000 securing Cabotville mill.
Schools · School Committee
Chicopee School Committee approves virtual school expansion, nearly $1 million in warrants
Chicopee School Committee approves nearly $1 million in warrants and expands virtual school enrollment.
Schools · School Committee
Chicopee School Committee approves three warrants totaling more than $4.4 million
Chicopee School Committee approves $4.4 million in warrants and expands chairperson signing authority.
Government · Select Board
Chicopee City Council Approves $42,000 in Police and HR Special-Account Funds
Chicopee City Council approves federal grant, $42,000 in special-account funds, and a new municipal appointee at its January 7 meeting. The council voted to accept the FY 2024 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant under Mayor's Order 1.