Finance Committee Approves $114,906 in Transfers
The Agawam Finance Committee approved $114,906 in budget transfers to cover municipal shortfalls. Members unanimously approved $50,000 from the Reserve Fund to the electricity and heat account, citing "an unprecedented cold winter that significantly increased energy usage across the facilities."
Finance Committee · Meeting of June 1, 2026
AGAWAM — The Agawam Finance Committee approved $114,906 in budget transfers to cover municipal shortfalls. Members unanimously approved $50,000 from the Reserve Fund to the electricity and heat account, citing "an unprecedented cold winter that significantly increased energy usage across the facilities." A second $51,000 transfer covered a solar-purchase account shortfall; the mayor explained the town buys output from two solar arrays, one shared with the Town of Longmeadow, and resells the energy at a markup over Eversource's rate. A third transfer of $13,906 funded "voter notice cards and printing street listing books." The committee also approved its May 18 minutes.
All three transfer votes passed without recorded opposition.
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