City Council

City Council votes unanimously on $2.35 million school building purchase. The Chicopee City Council appropriated $2.35 million from unexpended library renovation funds to purchase a downtown building at 219 and 225 Exchange Street for the School Department's administrative offices, closing July 10.

Chicopee City Council raises municipal salaries across eight departments. The council unanimously or near-unanimously enacted salary ordinances for employees in the Mayor's office, Auditing, Treasurer, City Council, Planning, and Law (two ordinances) and Human Resources, with new compensation

Chicopee approves Tiana Steffenhagen as new City Auditor. The City Council unanimously appointed Steffenhagen, an assistant auditor with 15 years of experience and 18 years total city service, to lead the department. At an interview before the vote, Steffenhagen outlined plans to modernize

City Council votes to press state on insufficient road funding. The Chicopee City Council passed a resolution 10 to 3 calling on Massachusetts to increase Chapter 90 allocations and modernize the funding formula to better reflect aging infrastructure and rising construction costs. Council President

Chicopee City Council approves $15.2 million in water infrastructure bonds. The council voted unanimously to authorize the appropriations and bonds, including $12.7 million for nitrogen reduction improvements at the Water Pollution Control Facility and $2 million for advanced metering