Tonights city council vote will determine Holyoke's business direction for the remainder of the year.
The vote in question is the one on the transfer station moratorium. Voting for the moratorium will have no real affect on whether the station gets built, it's going to happen regardless, but a yes vote for the moratorium will send a loud message heard by all businesses looking to come to Holyoke.
A yes vote scenario will result in a law suits against the city by parties invested in the transfer station, as well as action by the state Attorney General's office for acting outside the law. The anti-business stance of the local government will become well known by business people. The city will suffer legal costs, potential fines, and stigmatization by the business community.
A no vote scenario would herald a pro-business stance. A commitment to supporting the working people of Holyoke, job creation, business development, and increasing the tax base. A return to the pro-business policies that built Holyoke.
What's your opinion?
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*update* City council rejects the moratorium.
Councilor Lopez amended the order at the last minute to a 4 month moratorium. The city council voted 8 to 7 in favor of the moratorium, but as a zoning change it required a two thirds majority to pass.
1 comment:
I am sorry that people living there feel put upon by this, but with the sewage treatment plant already there, I don't see that there is added burden.
It is a transfer station. Not a dump, not a long term storage space, and not a junk yard.
We would all like to see nice, clean business come to town, but we cannot afford to lose this opportunity.
M
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