On September 8, 2022, 9 City of Holyoke staff members from 5 different departments attended the 2022 Reclaiming Vacant Properties Conference in Chicago. These employees include:
- Aaron Vega – Director, Office of Planning and Economic Development
- Jennifer Keitt – Development Specialist, Office of Planning and Economic Development
- Jack Carolan – Planner II, Office of Planning and Economic Development
- Jamie Morrow – Paralegal, Law Department
- Laura Wilson – Tax Collector
- Sean Gonsalves – Director, Board of Health
- Ryan Paxton – Sanitarian, Board of Health
- Mark Fortin – Captain, Fire Department
- Luiz Izquierdo, Captain, Fire Department
Several workshops and focused informational briefings were attended by Holyoke employees that covered a number of topics. Click on the following link to review the report provided by each of the employees that attended: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wGouRHrf8MVw6efQcW1Q5fRWPdSKu4BI/view?usp=share_link