Greenfield panel backs nurses, advances rental registry and EV rules

Other Committee · Meeting of April 8, 2026

Greenfield committee backs striking-adjacent nurses, advances rental registry and EV fleet policy toward May hearings. The Appointments and Organizations Committee voted unanimously to approve a resolution supporting Baystate Franklin Medical Center nurses in contract talks, with nurse Stacy Miner testifying, "We fought hard to secure these patient limits when we went on strike in 2017 and 2018." The panel also reappointed Eva Carrier to the Board of Registrars of Voters through April 30, 2029, and reviewed a rental registry ordinance, presented by Housing Greenfield's Susan Moragafdick, that would charge landlords $30 per unit annually, capped at $1,000. A zero-emission vehicle procurement policy and a proposed tear gas restriction on Greenfield police, introduced by Councilor Brown, both drew extended debate; the tear gas measure was tabled for further discussion.

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Source: the Other Committee meeting of April 8, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.