On this episode of So That Reminds Me, co-hosts Ryan Feyre and Tyler Garnet sit down with Easthampton Mayor Salem Derby to discuss one of the most consequential votes facing the city in recent memory: a proposed $6.9 million Proposition 2½ override.

With city finances at a crossroads, Derby explains how Easthampton arrived at this point, the budget pressures driving the request and what residents need to know before heading to the ballot box. The mayor breaks down what passage of the override would mean for municipal services, schools, public safety and long-term financial stability, and what potential cuts, changes and challenges the community could face if voters reject the measure.

• Welcome: 0:30
• What’s Happening in Western Mass — Chicopee stories: 4:13
• Easthampton Mayor Salem Derby: 9:49
• Wrap up: 40:30