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City of Holyoke Annual Fireworks Celebration Announced

The City of Holyoke will be hosting the annual 4th of July fireworks on Friday, June 27 (with a rain-date of June 29). The event will take place on the grounds of Holyoke Community College, at 303 Homestead Avenue. This event is sponsored by Holyoke Gas and Electric. And we are thankful for our partnership … Continued

Aggressive schedule to fully fund Retirement is driving high taxes

“Why are my taxes so high?” Fair question! There are about three budget busters driving your high taxes but there is one in particular I want to highlight. When it comes to your property tax there’s a little-known but very substantial contributing factor: the public employee pension appropriation. Unlike public safety, schools, or roads, the … Continued

Holyoke’s Municipal Finance Modernization Act presented to City Council

At an April City Council meeting an order was taken up and forwarded to appropriate committees (Charter and Rules Committee and Ordinance Committee) along with a 20 page document introducing a suite of changes to the city ordinances and city charter. These changes specifically aim to modernize and achieve efficiencies in how financial resources are managed. The … Continued

Adopt-an-Island Program – City of Holyoke

The Adopt-an-Island program in the City of Holyoke is a program the Mayor’s office has been organizing for decades and has been a source of pride in our community. The program welcomes residents and local businesses to voluntarily take over empty lots or “islands” in high traffic areas of the city and beautify them by … Continued

Friendly reminder to community of responsibility to keep city clean

With warmer days ahead, I want to remind the community (residents and businesses alike) of our shared responsibility to keep our city clean. This is extremely important, not only because it’s required by our city laws but because it’s the right thing to do for each other and for our environment. This means making sure … Continued

Standard & Poor (S&P) affirms Holyoke’s A+ rating

HOLYOKE — In an announcement welcomed by City officials, the Standard & Poor (S&P) rating agency has affirmed Holyoke’s A+ bond rating and given Holyoke high marks for its financial management policies. Click to review report.  S&P also assigned the City its “SP-1+” short-term rating for $32.2 million in bond anticipation notes (BANs). SP-1+ is … Continued

FY26 Budget Planning Process begins

The new budget preparation season is here! A memo to all departments with instructions for the FY26 budget planning process was distributed today. To review memo click here. While departments work on their first draft budget requests, just like in previous years, the Mayor will be connecting with City Councilors one-on-one to go over their objectives … Continued

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