To improve the intersection, it must be widened, and city officials say doing that requires land takings.
HOLYOKE -- A public hearing will be held Monday regarding land takings by eminent domain and property easements the city is seeking for traffic improvements at Lower Westfield Road and Homestead Avenue.
The hearing will be at 6:30 p.m. in City Council Chambers at City Hall, Ward 5 City Councilor Linda L. Vacon said in an email Tuesday.
Widening the intersection has been considered a prelude to construction of a $16 million plaza that would include a Big Y supermarket at the site of the former Atlas Copco compressor factory at 161 Lower Westfield Road. A Big Y official said the company is reevaluating its part in that plan in light of a plan to build a Walmart nearby.