Deerfield Selectboard reorganizes with unanimous votes for new leadership. Blake Gilmore was elected Chair, Tim Hilchey Vice Chair, and Trevor McDaniel Clerk. The board unanimously approved three Community Preservation Fund agreements totaling $145,984: $136,000 for the 1821 Meeting House
Deerfield senior housing committee launches state-backed farmland conversion pilot. Committee Chair Lili Dwight and members C. Blake Gilmore and Carolyn Shores Ness met with state legislators to explore a model allowing seniors to downsize while young farmers purchase their land using Agricultural
Deerfield Selectboard reorganizes under new chair Blake Gilmore and approves nearly $146,000 in Community Preservation grants.
Deerfield's Conservation Committee regrouped after a failed town meeting vote on a specialized building energy code left the town unable to apply for a state roadmap energy grant. Chair M.A.
Deerfield's senior housing panel pushed its RFP response deadline to July 9.
Deerfield Selectboard accepts four resignations and authorizes EMS chief negotiations. With two members present and one absent, the board voted unanimously to grant Town Administrator Christopher Dunne authority to negotiate a contract with Tim Drumgool for the South County EMS Chief position. In a
Deerfield extends senior housing RFP to July 9 for environmental assessment. The Ad Hoc Senior Housing Committee voted unanimously to approve prior meeting minutes and extended the RFP deadline to allow incorporation of a Brownfields assessment report expected by the end of May. The committee
Deerfield Selectboard accepts EMS chief recommendation and processes four staff resignations in under 15 minutes.
Deerfield Board of Assessors approved the 2026 Motor Vehicle Excise Commitment #3 at its May 19 meeting. Members Skip Sobieski and Frank Leone voted 2-0 to remove Map 96 Lot 1 from Chapter 61 classification. The board also approved motor vehicle excise abatements from the submitted list and
Personnel Board unanimously approves new Performance Management Program and recommends it to Selectboard. Town Administrator Christopher Dunne presented the draft program, which the board approved unanimously and recommended for Selectboard adoption. The board reached consensus to remove matron