Deerfield Senior Housing Committee reports on housing proposals and farmland mapping. The Ad Hoc Senior Housing Committee met remotely August 5 with all four members present: Chair Lili Dwight, C. Blake Gilmore, Pam Predmore, and Carolyn Shores Ness. The committee reviewed technical questions from
Deerfield Selectboard fills town planner and ZBA seats in one sitting. Chair Trevor McDaniel and members Tim Hilchey and Blake Gilmore voted 3-0 to appoint Clara Ingersoll as town planner and John Cunningham to the Zoning Board of Appeals, filling the unexpired term of Tia Christiansen.
Deerfield senior housing panel presses developer on storage and drainage before next review. The Ad Hoc Senior Housing Committee, led by Lili Dwight, reviewed a subcommittee's scoring of a proposal from respondent RDI for a new senior housing project at the St.
Deerfield Planning Board unanimously backs zoning amendments to boost affordable housing. The board voted 5-0 to recommend approval of changes to zoning Sections 2230, 3100, and 3900, focusing on accessory dwelling unit regulations including parking requirements and special permit language. Chair
Deerfield Open Space Committee charts new course after grant rejection. With a MassTrails grant proposal turned down, the committee is pursuing playgrounds at two potential town sites and exploring a master's thesis accessible trail project with a UMass landscape architecture graduate student. The
Deerfield Planning Board sends ADU zoning overhaul to fall Town Meeting. The board voted 5-0 to close a lightly attended public hearing and recommend amendments to sections 2230, 3100 and 3900 of the zoning bylaw, covering accessory dwelling units, parking and use regulations.
Deerfield Personnel Board votes 3-0-1 to reclassify a vacant police staff assistant job from grade C to grade E.
Twelve property transfers were recorded in Deerfield between July 3 and Aug. 1, though only three deeds listed a sale price. Prices ranged from $141,000 for 340 Greenfield Road to $900,000 for 28 Captain Lathrop Drive, with a median of $299,900 among the priced sales. The month's most notable
Ad Hoc Senior Housing Committee advances RFP and farmer initiatives. Committee members Lili Dwight, Blake Gilmore, Pam Predmore, and Carolyn Ness met on July 29 to review the senior housing RFP, with Dwight heading the review process. The committee unanimously approved prior minutes. Carolyn Ness
Deerfield senior housing panel taps Dwight for developer RFP review. The Ad Hoc Senior Housing Committee voted 3-0 to send member Lili Dwight to a new committee reviewing RDI's response to the town's senior housing RFP, meeting Wednesday with the proposer.