The regular menu for the Ledges is available online, and daily specials are also planned:

issuu.com/ordereze/docs/frigos-menu

Know Your Town’s Annual Banquet on June 7 will be held at the Ledges. Hope to see many members and friends there!

Valley View Restaurant
Ledges Golf Course (www.ledgesgc.com)
18 Mulligan Drive, South Hadley, MA 01075
Open every day of the week to the public rain or shine (seasonal)
Lunch starts at 11am
Dinner specials start at 5pm- 9pm
Phone: 413-532-2307
Contact: Samatha Wood

Public Forum on Proposed Zoning Bylaw Revisions:
Thursday, May 17, 2012

Last year Town Meeting appropriated $30,000 for the Planning Board to hire a consultant to assist the community in making selected revisions to the Town’s Zoning Bylaws. The Planning Board hired Joel Russell and Associates in the summer of 2011 to undertake this task focusing on several priority issues including the following:

• Special permit and site plan review criteria and procedures
• Multifamily development
• Flexible development
• Affordable housing
• South Hadley Falls
• Consistency with the Master Plan
• Home occupations
• Purposes of the zoning districts
• Parking requirements

Over the past 9-10 months, the Planning Board has worked with Joel Russell and Associates to develop proposed Zoning Bylaw amendments which will be further refined and brought forward for Town Meeting consideration later this year. The drafts of these proposals as well as a summary of the proposals are currently posted on the Planning Board’s web page:

http://www.southhadley.org/Pages/SouthHadleyMA_Planning/ZBRProject/

The next step in this process is two public forums scheduled for Monday, April 30, 2012 and Thursday, May 17, 2012 (both at 7:00 p.m. in the Town Hall Auditorium). These forums will provide the public with opportunities to learn about and ask questions regarding the draft proposals and to offer comments for the Board and consultants to consider when making further revisions to the drafts.

The Planning Board encourages everyone to attend at least one of the forums and offer their input. If someone is unable to attend the forums, the Board would ask that they please review the draft proposals on the website and submit comments to the Planning Board by the end of May 2012.

Last year Town Meeting appropriated $30,000 for the Planning Board to hire a consultant to assist the community in making selected revisions to the Town’s Zoning Bylaws. The Planning Board hired Joel Russell and Associates in the summer of 2011 to undertake this task focusing on several priority issues including the following:

• Special permit and site plan review criteria and procedures
• Multifamily development
• Flexible development
• Affordable housing
• South Hadley Falls
• Consistency with the Master Plan
• Home occupations
• Purposes of the zoning districts
• Parking requirements

Over the past 9-10 months, the Planning Board has worked with Joel Russell and Associates to develop proposed Zoning Bylaw amendments which will be further refined and brought forward for Town Meeting consideration later this year. The drafts of these proposals as well as a summary of the proposals are currently posted on the Planning Board’s web page:

http://www.southhadley.org/Pages/SouthHadleyMA_Planning/ZBRProject/

The next step in this process is two public forums scheduled for Monday, April 30, 2012 and Thursday, May 17, 2012 (both at 7:00 p.m. in the Town Hall Auditorium). These forums will provide the public with opportunities to learn about and ask questions regarding the draft proposals and to offer comments for the Board and consultants to consider when making further revisions to the drafts.

The Planning Board encourages everyone to attend at least one of the forums and offer their input. If someone is unable to attend the forums, the Board would ask that they please review the draft proposals on the website and submit comments to the Planning Board by the end of May 2012.

What should South Hadley Falls look like?
In one month? In one year? Or, ten years from now?

Help address these questions by attending these public meetings:

Community Forum
Monday, April 23, 6:30pm, Town Hall Auditorium

Findings and Next Steps
Wednesday, April 25, 6:30pm, Town Hall Auditorium

FREE CHILDCARE and REFRESHMENTS provided

South Hadley is one of seven communities nationwide chosen to participate in the 2012 Sustainable Design Assessment Team (SDAT) program of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). This program funds teams of volunteer professionals to help communities work toward a sustainable future. SDAT members may include architects, urban designers, landscape architects, attorneys, and economic development specialists. The South Hadley team will be chosen to address our local concerns, and gathered from around the country.

Your voice counts in rebuilding our community. All are welcome.

www.facebook.com/SouthHadleySDAT

For more information, e-mail: shsdat@hotmail.com
SDAT program details: www.aia.org/about/initiatives/AIAS075425

Information flyer (1-page PDF)

• April 12, 2012 (7:00pm, Thursday)
  RECAP Coffee Klatch at the home of Martha Terry to review information gathered as small meetings in February and March

Newly appointed Youth Commission Director Adam Roberts and Several members of the Commission will discuss the Commission’s mission vision, 2012 projects, and opportunities for young people within this organization. The South Hadley Youth Commission, now entering its second year, is a youth-led group tasked with empowering young people to become change-makers in our community.

The public is invited and refreshments will be served.

Town Elections will be held on Tuesday, March 6, 2012, from 7am to 8pm at South Hadley High School.