Government · Planning Board
Deerfield Planning Board sets one-ADU-per-lot limit, 1,200-square-foot special permit cap
Deerfield Planning Board agrees to one-ADU-per-lot limit and 1,200-square-foot special permit cap.
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Government · Finance Committee
Deerfield Finance Committee unanimously backs Elm Street easement article for Town Meeting
Deerfield Finance Committee votes 5-0 to recommend Elm Street easement article ahead of May 11 Town Meeting.
Government · South County EMS Chief Screening Committee
South County EMS screening committee elects Paciorek as chair
South County EMS Chief Screening Committee elects leadership ahead of chief interviews. The committee, composed of Deerfield Police Chief John Paciorek, Jr., Whately Fire Chief J.P. Kennedy, and Sunderland Police Chief Erik Demetropoulos, unanimously elected Paciorek as chair and Kennedy as vice
Government · Conservation Commission
Commission continues MassDOT hearing with new wetland rules
Deerfield Conservation Commission continues MassDOT rotary project hearing with new environmental conditions. Chair Peter Law required additional signage in wetland replication areas and annual maintenance reports on stormwater catch basins for the Routes 5 and 10 intersection improvement project.
Government · Other Committee
Deerfield panel weighs CPC funds for senior heating aid
Deerfield's Ad Hoc Senior Housing Committee weighed using Community Preservation Act funds for heating aid instead of a standalone senior complex.
Government · Other Committee
Deerfield panel backs architect study for senior center site
Deerfield-area senior center panel clears path for architect study despite funding gap.
Government · Selectboard _ Board of Health
Selectboard approves Annual Town Meeting warrant for May 11
Deerfield Selectboard handles routine business with unanimous approvals on meetings, benefits, and events. The board posted the warrant for the Annual Town Meeting on May 11 at 6 p.m. at Frontier Regional School and unanimously ratified a health insurance benefits agreement effective July 1 with
Government · Ad Hoc Senior Housing Committee
Senior Housing Committee explores utilities assistance funding
Ad Hoc Senior Housing Committee explores utilities-assistance funding options. The committee, led by Chair Lili Dwight, discussed potential Community Preservation Act funding to support utilities assistance for seniors and renters through the Franklin County Regional Housing Authority, pending
Government · Board of Health
Deerfield Selectboard approves town meeting warrant, health insurance deal, and cannabis inquiry
Deerfield Selectboard approves annual town meeting warrant, health insurance deal, and six other actions at April 29 session.
Government · Board of Assessors
Deerfield assessors approve prior minutes, hold property requests
Deerfield Board of Assessors approves routine business at brief meeting. Members Skip Sobieski, Frank Leone, and Charles Shattuck, with Clerk Karen Menard, unanimously approved April 22 minutes on a 3-0 vote. The board held two requests to remove decedent names from properties, Map 151 Lot 71 and