Greenfield County Insight

Key updates for local professionals and businesses:

• Wider eligibility: First-time buyers up to 135% area median income qualify for $25,000 0%...

Key takeaways for Franklin County budgets:

• $9.4M added for education and local aid through amendments
• Relies on Fair Share surtax to fund schools,...

Burn before May 1 if needed statewide – not allowed everywhere.

• Permits required where permitted
• Notify fire department ahead of time
• Be ready to extinguish immediately

Franklin County landscapers, farms, sites: Shift to alternatives post-deadline.

Statewide cancer crisis hits firefighters hard, with over 75% of line-of-duty deaths cancer-related. Officials urge all MA communities, including...

GCC Labor Action

• 🔥 Walk-in Protest at Greenfield Community College: The Greenfield Community College Professional Association is holding a...

Critical for Franklin County school planning:

• Unanimous House vote creates 180-day window for teachers/nurses hired before July 1, 2001 to join...

• Fire risk mitigation: Dry April (7th driest in Boston area) gets relief from steady rain after midnight in central MA, best odds quarter-inch+...

• Healey Administration awards nearly $2 million to 229 local fire departments statewide
• Supports SAFE and Senior SAFE programs for children and...

Key updates for Greenfield/Franklin County business planning:

• Warm, sunny Wednesday afternoon, temps mid-60s to low 70s statewide (Springfield at...

Greenfield Community College faces labor unrest with GCCPA's walk-in protest today at 8 a.m. at the front entrance.

Key issues:

• 10% budget deficit...

Economic Development Updates

• 🔥 Data Center Rules Advance: Franklin County leaders move closer to new rules for development of data centers...

• Greenfield flushing May 4-15, 2026: Expect temporary discoloration, low pressure, cloudy/rusty water.
• Clears sediment for better water quality,...

• 10 artist murals on downtown sidewalks celebrate US Semiquincentennial
• Painted in stages to maintain pedestrian access
• Inaugural tour June 26, 5 PM with Greenfield Arts Walk

Key draw for local business vibrancy and tourism.

Key broadband boost for Franklin County remote work and businesses:

• Sertex's MSA with Whip City Fiber installs over 1,000 underground drops...

30-minute YouTube video of the 4-28-26 FC Council meeting is available, with 4 views and no likes/comments yet. Key resource for tracking local politics, budgets, and policies.

Franklin County leaders held a Tuesday meeting on proposed SALDO rules for data center development, after postponing a vote earlier this month. This step signals potential boosts to local economic development through regulated tech infrastructure.

Crime alert: Scammers text residents claiming outstanding arrest warrants, demanding personal info or money. Police report numerous cases.

Key facts...

Public Safety Generator Purchase

• 🔥 City Council Approves $250K Borrowing: Greenfield City Council unanimously voted at an emergency meeting to...

Greenfield City Council unanimously voted last Thursday to adopt MGL Chapter 32B, Section 19 for transitioning to state GIC health insurance, reaching agreement with unions in their first meeting. They'll reconvene to fix minor writing errors.

Critical upgrade approved: City Council unanimously OKs borrowing $250K for new backup generator at police station serving Greenfield/FRCOG 911...